Dubai will soon introduce facial recognition on public transport
‘ We want to ensure a high level of security in metro stations’
Dubaiwill soon introduce a facial recognition system on public transport to beef up security, an official said yesterday.
“This technology has proven its effectiveness to identify suspicious and wanted people,” said Obaid Al Hathboor, Director of Dubai’s Transport Security Department.
“We aspire to raise our performance by building on our current capabilities, to ensure a high level of security in metro stations and other transport sectors,” said Al Hathboor.
His comments came as Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, inaugurated the Hamdan Smart Station for Simulation and Training.
The facility aims to enhance security efforts and increase the readiness of law enforcement personnel. Equipped with the latest tools, the station utilises virtual reality and simulation technologies to provide comprehensive scenario- based emergency training.
Dubai Police yesterday used facial recognition in a simulated scenario to identify gunmen launching an attack on a metro station.
The Hamdan Smart Station for Simulation and Training, a stateofthe- art training facility of the Transport Security Department was inaugurated in Dubai yesterday.
The station aims to enhance security efforts and increase the readiness of security and law enforcement personnel.
Equipped with the latest tools, the station utilises virtual reality and simulation technologies to provide comprehensive scenario- based emergency training.
Inaugurating the station, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, said the UAE security sector has become one of the most advanced globally thanks to the guidance of the leadership and their keenness to strengthen the country’s security system and ensure protection for the entire community.
The Crown Prince of Dubai highlighted the unlimited support given by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to enhance Dubai’s security system and ensure its excellence.
Shaikh Hamdan praised the high- level readiness of security personnel and their keenness to train and adopt the latest technologies and smart initiatives that serve the emirate’s security needs.
Shaikh Hamdan was briefed on the smart security systems used in the operation room, including the CCTV systems installed in Dubai Metro stations, the Artificial Intelligence ( AI) surveillance cameras installed in the Expo 2020 Metro Station and the smart biometric attendance system.
During his tour, Shaikh Hamdan attended a hostage crisis simulation training inside
a metro cabin and visited the operations room, laboratory and the future lobby of the Hamdan Smart Station for Simulation and Training.
Shaikh Hamdan also congratulated the Hamdan Smart Station for Simulation and Training for earning a Guinness World Record for the largest workshop hosted for transport security experts.
The workshop was attended by 321 experts and discussed the key challenges facing the security sector.
Chairman of the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai Shaikh Mansoor Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Deputy Chief of Police and General Security in Dubai Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim; and other top officials attended the inauguration.