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An emergency call comes in about a possible bomb in lower Manhattan and an alert pops up on
computer screens at the New York Police Department, instantly showing officers an interactive map of
the neighborhood, footage from nearby security cameras, whether there are high radiation levels and
whether any other threats have been made against the city. In a click, police know exactly what they're
getting into.
Such a hypothetical scenario may seem like something out of a futuristic crime drama, but the
technology is real, developed in a partnership between America's largest police department and
Microsoft Corp., and the latest version has been quietly in use for about a year. The project could pay off
in more ways than one: The NYPD could make tens of millions of dollars under an unprecedented
marketing deal that allows Microsoft to sell the system to other law enforcement agencies and civilian
companies around the world. The city will get a 30 percent cut.
The Domain Awareness System, known as the dashboard, gives easy access to the police
department's voluminous arrest records, emergency calls, more than 3,000 security cameras citywide,
license plate readers and portable radiation detectors -- data that raises privacy concerns for some civil
liberties groups. But the dashboard system mines existing tools and doesn't create any new surveillance.
Right now, it is used only in NYPD offices, mostly in the counterterrorism unit. Eventually, the system
could supply crime-fighting information in real time to officers on laptops in their squad cars and on
mobile devices while they walk the beat.
57 What is the article mainly about?
The NYPD has demonstrated a good use of technology in their security maintenance work.
The NYPD has found a way to increase their budget.
The NYPD and Microsoft Corp. are in good terms.
The Domain Awareness System is the key to countering cyber crimes in New York.
58 Based on the article, what would NOT happen if an emergent call reaches a policeman of the NYPD who is
using the dashboard?
An interactive map of the neighborhood would show on computer screen.
An alert would pop on computer screen.
The arrest records of lower Manhattan would show on computer screen.
Footage from nearby security cameras would show on computer screen.
59 Why could the project of the dashboard pay off in more than one way?
Microsoft would donate their profit to the city of New York.
The NYPD could get much income from the sales the system.
The project of the dashboard would also lead to futuristic crime drama business.
The project of the dashboard would bring cooperation with civilian companies.
60 Based on the article, which of the following statements is true?
The current dashboard system raises security concerns for some political groups.
The current dashboard system is used in all Manhattan police officer departments.
It takes a lot of time for the system to supply crime fighting information.
The current dashboard system uses the tools and data available to the NYPD.