Simulation Software News & Articles

By PoliceOne StaffA security solution for headworn computers that is said to enhance situational awareness recently won a Golden-idea Award. Motorola Solutions held the contest to recognize innovations ...

San Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE, Calif. - Whereas a Wii game may teach someone to master the Super Mario Brothers' quest to rescue Princess Peach, the Santa Clara County-based creators of a new interactive ...

Police officers in Aurora are using a new training simulator ...

A $50k training system is being put to use for Rockford Police ...

Software is everywhere. Our vehicles utilize computer software to determine the fuel/oxygen mixture to run the engine for maximum gas mileage. Some of today’s kitchen refrigerators have touch screens ...

As I stated in part two of this series, intersections remain an enemy capable of injuring, disabling, and killing law enforcers across the country. The good news is that we have seen a number of trainers ...

Advances in software are being rolled out faster than ever these days, and as that happens, technology’s role in law enforcement steadily evolves. Some changes have swept the nation in the form of ...

By Tim Dees PoliceOne ContributorIf the processor, memory, hard drive and graphics card are the engine of a computer, software is the steering wheel, accelerator, brakes and navigation system. The best ...

Although there are 53 HYDRA training centers in the world, this is the first one operating in the U.S. ...

The Los Angeles Police Department has announced a new training system that will guide commanding officers during national disasters and emergencies. According to the LAPD press release, the state-of-the art training suite is “designed to test and hone decision-making skills in realistic critical-incident scenarios ranging from a terrorist attack to an earthquake.” ...

By Tim DeesComputer programs designed to assist investigators are diverse in both the way they work and the tasks they perform. What they do— or should —have in common is that they either perform ...

Pyramidal Technologies is set to release the long overdue update to the IBIS ballistics analysis system, using fully 3d images, and it's designed byMike Barrett, IBIS' lead developer. ...

By Jim Bergamo KVUE News AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department hopes a virtual training facility inside a tractor-trailer can help its officers learn how to survive and save lives in a constitutionally ...

By Sean Higgins zwire.comCOOLIDGE, Ariz. — Members of the Coolidge Police Department were given the opportunity to remediate themselves in evasive driving techniques and procedures without ever hitting ...

Together with the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), the Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice (NIJ) built the Use of Force Training Simulator, which uses computer-generated images (CGI) instead of standard video scenarios. ...

Why Simulators Are Only As Good As The Trainers That Operate ThemBy John Wills Training Contributor Thankfully, judgmental use of force simulators are ...

Part 1: Driving Simulation: The Future is Now with Capt. Travis Yates Driving Simulation: Part 2 Once a law enforcement agency decides to use driving simulators to enhance their driver training program, ...