Simulation Software News & Articles

We connected with four of the top industry experts in the area of police simulators, and got their thoughts on the challenges, solutions, and future prospects for this continually-developing technology. ...

Even as the capabilities of silicon-based simulators increase, our carbon-based simulators (a.k.a. trainers and role players), still need traditional 'inert' training tools. ...

FAAC's DrivingForce simulation technology aims to make inroads in the law enforcement training community. ...

By Greg Buckner Ogemaw County Herald OGEMAW COUNTY, Mich. — West Branch Police Department Chief Rodger Williams and officer Travis Collins go through a training exercise with the IES Interactive ...

By PoliceOne Staff Mini choppers that assisted in an emergency drill conducted by Japanese police may find themselves a more permanent place on the force after the experiment's success. In a video ...

By Mike Conneen WJLA.com Prince George's County police now have a new tool to help them train for dangerous situations. The Judgmental Enhancement Training System (JETS) will help officers train to ...

KXAN.com ROUND ROCK, Texas — Round Rock police are training using a powerful new tool. A unique, live-fire facility allows officers to fire real bullets using their actual service weapons in realistic, ...

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 ...