Pune: A common scenario faced by the police and other law enforcement agencies is they need to enter a building but don’t know what awaits them inside. Soon, Maharashtra Police will get a tennis ball-sized device that could provide an answer.  

The cops will induct Eye Ball video sensor surveillance system, which provides live wireless 360° audio/video data in both indoor and outdoor environments when direct observation is difficult or unsafe to achieve. It is an excellent surveillance tool for small hazardous and confined spaces, and can be thrown by hand to reach difficult or dangerous locations.

The features and benefits of surveillance systems can be expanded with the remote observation kits. The kit offers variety of mounting devices to increase versatility and functionality in deployment, while the remote observation kit allows secondary viewing of the same video as seen on the Personal Display Unit (PDU) at a remote location to see and hear exactly what the field operators see and hear.

According to officials, the Eye Ball video sensor will be able to survive a “throw” or “roll” of more than 50 metres with landings in rough terrain, concrete piles of debris or through windows. 

It will have 360° audio and video coverage, continuous operation up to minimum 2 hours, night vision capability with transmission range of 100 metres outdoors and 25 metres indoors.  It will be capable of detecting human voice from more than five metres. In pitch dark night also, the infra red (IR) is not visible to the human eye, which will give an edge to the Eye Ball system else the adversary can damage it. 

At present, the police will get one unit and based on its performance more such units will be purchased. “Such equipment helps a lot during terrorist attacks especially in buildings, like during the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. With the help of Eye Ball, we can easily find terrorists,” an officer told Sakal Times.