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September 06, 2005

Why this blog has been slow

I haven't posted anything in the last few weeks. Its not because there hasn't been any news. There are lots of stories on rolling out smart camera systems since the London bombings. Instead, I have been rethinking my commitment to this blog.

Originally, this blog came about when I begin some background work on researching smart camera systems. I thought these systems were innovative, useful, and a great technology for me to test my own theoretical work. Once I started digging, I found that while these systems had been in labs for year, they were just beginning to move into real world implementations. In fact, Chicago was planning the largest smart camera system. Studying the Chicago project would have allowed me to test my theories on digital government as well as provide a roadmap for other agencies implementing large scale video surveillance systems.

But Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) has denied me access. I am very disappointed, but have no recourse. The OEMC simply doesn't want anyone looking over their shoulder. This means I have no project to study. So for now, I have decided to sit on the sidelines until I can find another research opportunity. After all, I can't justify spending time on a project with no publishable outcome.

I am going to try to keep up with this field. I will continue to post interesting new stories on smart camera systems. But this blog now moves into the hobby category and there won't be multiple updates in a day.

Posted by rshah at September 6, 2005 01:38 PM

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