Taser rolls out Axon body camera and digital evidence management solution in Canada

Taser International has rolled out its Axon body camera and Canadian based digital evidence management solution to police agencies across Canada.

The roll out comes after the company incorporated Axon Public Safety Canada as its wholly owned subsidiary.

The new entity is currently active and is expected to serve as Taser’s primary contracting and hiring entity in the country for its Axon solution in the future.

Taser International founder and CEO Rick Smith said: "Our end-to-end solution is the number one body camera and digital evidence management solution used by major police forces in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

"We’re thrilled to now offer our solution in Canada and continue working with Canadian law enforcement and justice officials to build, together, a new paradigm for policing."

Powered by a pocket-sized battery pack, Axon cameras are small, yet highly visible, and can be attached securely to sunglasses, a cap, a shirt collar, or a head mount.

While recording, the cameras capture a wide-angle, full-colour view of what an officer is facing and the video automatically uploads through a docking station to Evidence.com, where it can be easily accessed for review.

Evidence.com helps law enforcement capture, manage, and share their digital evidence without installation of in-house servers.

Claimed to be the most secure, scalable, and cost-effective solution for managing all types of digital evidence, Evidence.com automates the upload process to ensure security and integrity while keeping officers in the field rather than sitting at computers.

Taser’s foray into the Canadian market was driven by conversations with a number of key law enforcement officials in Canada to learn about the unique challenges faced by the officers, in 2014.

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Image: Axon cameras can be securely attached to sunglasses, a cap, a shirt collar, or a head mount. Photo: courtesy of TASER International Inc.