The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration seem like unlikely partners, yet the two have worked together to solve a number of crimes in recent years. NASA researchers developed sophisticated software called Video Image Stabilization and Registration, or VISAR, to analyze satellite video images, and the technology has enabled law enforcement officials to get a better look at telltale items from afar, such as a suspect’s face or the license plate of a getaway car.
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NASA Lends Crime Fighters a Hand
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski February 7, 2006 05:00 AMThe Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration seem like unlikely partners, yet the two have worked together to solve a number of crimes in recent years. NASA researchers developed sophisticated software called Video Image Stabilization and Registration, or VISAR, to analyze satellite video images, and the technology has enabled law enforcement officials to get a better look at telltale items from afar, such as a suspect’s face or the license plate of a getaway car.