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Miami Beach unveils 'Arctic' Real Time Intelligence Center; police describe cameras, license-plate readers and drone capability
Summary
The City of Miami Beach presented a certificate July 9 recognizing the police department’s Real Time Intelligence Center, “Arctic,” which officials said began operations in March and integrates cameras, license-plate readers and a drone-first-responder capability.
The City of Miami Beach on July 9 presented a recognition certificate for the police department’s new Real Time Intelligence Center, known as “Arctic,” which began operations in March.
Police leaders and the chief described Arctic as an integrated operations center that provides real-time situational awareness and support for field officers. During the presentation the chief said the center uses “technology, leveraging it as best they can to make the city safer” and described the center’s assets: roughly 850 cameras with 1,600 views, 30 license-plate readers, social-media and threat monitoring, marine-traffic intelligence, integrated communications, and a drone program built around a Skydio X10 platform launched from the center. The chief also said Miami Beach is among a handful of U.S. jurisdictions with a drone capability that can be launched from the center.
Commissioners praised the center’s delivery ahead of a larger headquarters project by separating the Arctic project from a general obligation bond program and expediting deployment. Commissioner Fernandez credited city leadership and staff for “bifurcat[ing] the real time intelligence center from the greater Miami Beach Police Department general obligation bond project” to accelerate its completion.
Police officials said the city is evaluating the Axon Fuses platform (an integrated evidence and camera-management system) at an estimated implementation cost discussed in the meeting as about $300,000; officials described the platform as a tool that can accept voluntary business and resident camera feeds and integrate GPS and tracking data in real time.
Staff identified operational team members during the recognition: Lieutenant Raymond Diaz, Edward Diaz, Aileen Papagapogony, and Ned Hana (police real-time crime specialists). The presentation was ceremonial; commissioners did not take separate legislative action on the floor during the recognition, though staff said the Axon Fuses purchase would be considered in a final budget process.
