FREMONT, CA: Nowadays, the criminals outsmart cops with their sharp wit in planning and executing unlawful activities. For years, there has been a cat-and-mouse chase between law enforcement officials and criminals. These cops rely on advanced technologies to catch the culprit, and one among them is the use of spatial technology. Incorporation of GIS, a form of geospatial technology in detection, investigation, and tracking will make the law enforcement agencies agile while nipping the criminal activities in the bud. Tracking and tracing, especially when suspects are moving, becomes more accessible with geospatial technology.

Awareness about where the crime occurs is necessary to reduce it. Similarly, knowledge about the happenings in a particular region, the population there, and signs of violence eruption is necessary to mitigate the crime. This is where geospatial technology comes into the picture to support different law enforcement agencies with more effective strategic planning, decision-making, and automated emergency measures. The police forces can increasingly adopt GIS and use this information for the criminal investigation against children where the system can share data with other law enforcement agencies mutually.

In countries with fewer police stations, geospatial technology serves to locate and connect the caller to the nearest police station where the crime occurred. Another useful application is roadside ticketing using geospatial technology for speeding. All the smartphones are geospatially enabled, making it easy for police to keep a check on the speed violators using location analytics. Also, this technology allows locating vehicles using digital systems in them.