nypd enhance job program. alexis mcadams is live and eric city with the details. tell us all about this, alex. hi arthel. these are new canine detection dogs there gorged them subway systems in new york city like this from behind me. the nypd now is the only police department and the world that are using this type of technology on the dogs. investigators tell us these canines will now have the ability to keep tracking what used to be a undetectable explosives for their year old look at the new technology crated by the nypd. they work for the private tech company to create a special dog harness that would with the electronic the sensors inside the harness enabled the k-9 officer to detect radiation or other chemical or even biological agents that dogs nose just can t. nypd tells technology has a proven success rate. the technology is very reliable. it surprises us how reliable it is sometimes. and we are always still discovering things about the
the department worked with a private tech company that create a special dog harness equipped with electronics. and that s sensors enable the k-9 officers to detect radiation or chemical or biological agents that a dog s nose can t. the tech was necessary in a fight against terrorism. international terrorism groups were intentionally creating a gap in our detection capability specific to the dog. they were kind of gearing it to avoid detection by a dog. so they were they started to create unconventional explosive devices. now, each harness has multiple zones sores that sent readings to a command post and then the officers can take a look at readings and respond accordingly. and i can stay at one location and track them all
their coverage. there is a gap in their detection capability if they do not have this specifically. this is real and it is happening. and we know it because of our intelligence. that is why the k-9 c are so important. each dog harness has multiple sensors that send a real type updates to a mobile command post. the officers tracked those readings and respond accordingly. there in 24 seven threat the transit system. when they re out and about we can pull them up on the laptop or on the computer. and see what is going on with these teams. now jon, and these dogs and k-9 units are out across newark city subway system if you re writing it you might see them for the nypd s work on this technology for about five years. they really unveiled it a few years back when the pope came to town they re going to continue to use it to keep people safe, jon good to have it too bad we need it.
system. she mentioned so many people are worried when they take the subway s every single day about their safety for they have these highly trained specialist k-9 use it investigators say can sniff out what used to be undetectable explosive devices for the point here is to keep people safe and prevent mass incidents and tragedies we take a look on your screen right there. this ointment talk about throughout the day put this up close look at the new technology from the nypd which was created by those officers for the department here new york city were for the private tech company to create that special dog harness equipped with electronics. each sensor inside the harness enables the k-9 officer to detect radiation and other chemical or biological agents that dogs nose just can t write nypd tells us the tech advancement was necessary in the fight against terrorism sharing the program out the other help keep america safe. i will say that if there are k-9 units to do counterterrorism typ