lord_casek Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Smart phones used to track graffiti vandals in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Law enforcement agencies are now using smart phones to track and arrest graffiti vandals in Los Angeles, a newspaper report said on Saturday. The graffiti-tracking program, spearheaded by the Tracking and Automated Graffiti Removal System, or TAGRS, allows graffiti- cleaning crews equipped with smart phones to photograph the markings and upload them to a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) database, the Los Angeles Times said. The photos are used to gather evidence for prosecution and restitution, the paper quoted city officials as saying. Once the graffiti suspects' identities are discovered, the information is added to the TAGRS database and may eventually uncover incidents involving the same suspects, the paper said. The LAPD launched a pilot project in 2009 in Van Nuys near Los Angeles, modeling its version on one run by the Orange County Sheriff's Department, according to the report. The program is now anchored at four LAPD stations, Van Nuys, Hollenbeck, Central and Harbor, said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's spokeswoman Casey Hernandez. Los Angeles spends about 10 million dollars a year cleaning up graffiti, Hernandez said. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-03/06/c_13763077.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I am literally taking a break from sex and chain smoking to say that this is a non-story. I was hoping I could come in and say that graffiti writers need to stop being so goddamn social. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHIT. Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 well maybe they shouldn't be doing graffiti in the first place, its illegal for a reason you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T4M* Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 now isnt that smart? taking graff pics with "smart" phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Smart phone br0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vharkano Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 if those phones were so "smart" they wouldnt need to take photos theyd just remember ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Oh shit, he's right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 skynet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spaceman Spiff Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Soooo all this means is that "graffiti- cleaning crews" are taking pictures with location information with their cell phones? It's not like you could do the same thing with a camera and a map. Oh, wait..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Soooo all this means is that "graffiti- cleaning crews" are taking pictures with location information with their cell phones? It's not like you could do the same thing with a camera and a map. Oh, wait..... RTA. They are taking pics which are uploaded into a police database and used to compile evidence (and make a case) against writers who have their identities discovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 this isn't exactly a new technique. (see: Boston) they are just using phones now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I have this joint clipped, and I don't have a lighter. Stove is electric, not viable. Isn't a 3 month sentence standard in Cali for Graff? For a 'liberal' state they seem pretty vicious towards their criminal element, even if it's a non-violent crime (gr4ffin'.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 this isn't exactly a new technique. (see: Boston) they are just using phones now. Just a good example of technology being used in a fucked up fashion. Consider this: GPS tagged photos show general area of where a particular writer paints, narrow it down, discover identity, bust. Gat: get a burner red hot and light it, son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christo-f Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I don't see how this is different than any other database other than that the pics and loc are uploaded via the net on a phone. Bottom line is they still got to catch you first!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 I don't see how this is different than any other database other than that the pics and loc are uploaded via the net on a phone. Bottom line is they still got to catch you first!! I'm just glad they don't buttfuck you when they arrest you. That would be terrible. /needs to smoke herb, stat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Peep this: Las Vegas has extended this concept to civilian cell phone hero's now. Download their graffiti app (iphone and droid), take a geotagged photo. The photo goes straight to their database then two things happen. Buff squad comes to buff automatically and the VS has the photo stored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 That sucks. I wonder if you could send them a corrupted pic with a virus in it so that as soon as it's opened it starts erasing their db? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteeth Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 that is beautiful thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 There would be a backup of the db, of course...Maybe a time released virus... I really should have concentrated on learning to code when I was younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christo-f Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Peep this: Las Vegas has extended this concept to civilian cell phone hero's now. Download their graffiti app (iphone and droid), take a geotagged photo. The photo goes straight to their database then two things happen. Buff squad comes to buff automatically and the VS has the photo stored. Nnnnnnow we're talking a little more revolutionary. Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickfury Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 my prediction: graffitis going to evolve into this crazy cat and mouse game..where a writers writing random words each time instead of sticking to one..but then the vandalsquad will have the crayz algorithms to id niggas based on the stylistics of it.. but then in retaliationa ll the writers in teh world will start writing the same one word in teh same style.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 my prediction: graffitis going to evolve into this crazy cat and mouse game..where a writers writing random words each time instead of sticking to one..but then the vandalsquad will have the crayz algorithms to id niggas based on the stylistics of it.. but then in retaliationa ll the writers in teh world will start writing the same one word in teh same style.... By the time anything like that happens, there will be so many cameras that it won't be necessary. You'll be on camera a minimum of 50 times by the time you walk a block away from your house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerkherder1 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 TAGRS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 TAGRS The new system installed in the projects is called....no, I can't do it. Ok, I can. North American Ghetto Recon Surveillance 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I have this joint clipped, and I don't have a lighter. Stove is electric, not viable. Isn't a 3 month sentence standard in Cali for Graff? For a 'liberal' state they seem pretty vicious towards their criminal element, even if it's a non-violent crime (gr4ffin'.) California gargles balls on a lot of their criminal penalties...3 strike system for instance, shoplift a couple hundred bucks worth of stuff three times, uh oh, prison for life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 By the time anything like that happens, there will be so many cameras that it won't be necessary. You'll be on camera a minimum of 50 times by the time you walk a block away from your house. Cameras are easy to beat, kids are already doing it. Put an IR led on the top of your fitteds brim and it burns out your image on camera (night time only) I think it started in England and made its way here, google that shit, pretty cool technique. To your average passerby they cant see the light but it's picked up on camera, kind of like shining a bright flashlight in someones eyes and standing directly behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Cameras are easy to beat, kids are already doing it. Put an IR led on the top of your fitteds brim and it burns out your image on camera (night time only) I think it started in England and made its way here, google that shit, pretty cool technique. To your average passerby they cant see the light but it's picked up on camera, kind of like shining a bright flashlight in someones eyes and standing directly behind it. I think I posted something about that in the boredom project thread. There is also a wild technique that is being used these days using satellites (this sounds so absurd) to identify people via their gate and even shadow. Tie this in with street cameras, smart phones, geolocation, etc. and it's fucking insane. Here's a howto http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-make-infrared-mask-hide-your-face-from-cameras-201280/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_blank_ Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 wtf?? you guys tag?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 this isn't exactly a new technique. (see: Boston) they are just using phones now. this is what i came here to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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