Graffiti Space Trap Tested
Feb 14, 10:25 am ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Psssst, wanna catch a tagger? Satellites and
super-sensitive sensors are now tuned to the sibilant hiss of spray cans in
a space-age effort to eradicate one of the oldest and most persistent urban
problems -- graffiti.
TaggerTrap, a graffiti eradication system being tested in several
California cities, uses global positioning system technology, cell phones
and sensors that recognize the ultrasonic pitch of spray cans to alert
police when vandals begin their work, representatives said.
"The tagger, when he pushes down on that spray can, he's calling police,"
said George Lerg, co-founder of TrapTec, the Escondido, California-based
company that developed TaggerTrap.
The unique, ultrasonic tone emitted by aerosol paint cans trips the
sensors, which signal a transmitter linked to a police cell phone or radio.
The global positioning system pinpoints the location of the transmitter,
Lerg said.
The portable sensors have a range of 100 feet in any direction.
Link:
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http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/02/17/9863314
Aussie Anarcho writes on Monday February 17 2003 @ 09:43PM PST: [ reply |
parent ]
what a load of bollox!! this just shows how desperate they are getting,
trying to make grafferz scared and compliant...just look at the walls
dammit - we are running the show and it's time we shut this idiotz who
think they are in control down!!
pr writes on Monday February 17 2003 @ 10:35PM PST: [ reply | parent ]
This demonstrates the need for an anarchist space pogrom to fire up enough
chaff to feed these dirty birds to the vacuum.The sheik and FARC and others
might help defray costs.If we cant shoot them down with space junk we
should shut down their relay ground stations in remote areas.(like
au)Anarchy is so close it is time to shut them all down,think of it as
mercy killing.
