California's Pomona Police Department has taken delivery of a Total Mission Solutions Package from Trakka Systems, whose unparalleled surveillance package consists of the TrakkaCam TC-300 EO/IR, gyro-stabilised, compact multi-sensor surveillance camera, the sophisticated multispectral TrakkaBeam TLX searchlight and TrakkaMaps TM-100 moving maps and video management system. The PPD MD-500E helicopter assists ground units in performing routine patrols, surveillance missions, search and rescue, counterterrorism patrols, searches, transports, speed enforcement, vehicle pursuits and command and control for emergency incidents.

“This system is epic. Clear video, rapid mapping system with tons of easily used features. The system is amazing. I love it, my crew loves it and I'm beyond excited to have it,” says PPD lead tactical flight officer Tim Cooper.

Trakka's Airborne Total Mission Solutions are designed to meet and exceed the aviation industry's most stringent requirements. The TrakkaCam TC-300 is a versatile, compact, long-range, multi-sensor surveillance system designed for installation on various manned and unmanned platforms. Its advanced features and sophisticated image processors are embedded within the single-LRU configuration and feature four-axis, active gyro-stabilisation and integrated six-axis passive isolation to provide highly stable, crystal clear high-definition imagery.

Advanced image processing modes, such as image blending, split-screen and picture-in-picture, allow users to simultaneously exploit images from the different sensors and extract details that would otherwise go undetected by a single sensor. Another feature, moving target detection (MTI), is embedded right into the system. The TC-300 is a non-ITAR exportable product and RTCA DO-160 tested for environmental, electromagnetic and mechanical compliance, making it ideal for use in even the harshest environments.

TrakkaBeams TLX is the latest generation of searchlights in a class of its own. The TLX is inertially stabilised for enhanced performance and ease of use. Utilising a unique Xenon technology, the TLX system provides an efficient and more intense beam from the centre to the edges. The aerodynamic design and lightweight eliminate the need for a counterweight, even with side-mounted systems. Up to six different filters can be selected in less than one second; Covert IR illumination (for assets with NVG), visible red, green or amber and white light options. The TLX is DO-160G certified & DO-178 compliant.

TM-100 is a full-featured mission mapping and video management system that can run on various computer platforms, including notebooks and ruggedised laptops. The affordable and flexible architecture is easily customisable with open-source and proprietary secure databases. Designed to integrate with TrakkaCam cameras and TrakkaBeam searchlights, the TM-100 can slew the camera and searchlight line of sight to any point on the map with the touch of the screen, mouse click, address, intersection, city, points of interest or coordinate entries. The TM-100's intuitive touchscreen controls offer 3D, street, satellite and custom map views, with augmented reality overlays on live video imagery.