Police Technology

The book Police Technology by Raymond E. Foster explores technology applications in criminal justice, policing and law enforcement

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POLICE TECHNOLOGY - Chapter Five

Learning Objectives
and
Key Terms with Hyperlinks to Definitions

Learning Objectives

The student will understand the basic parts of a map and how they are used.
The student will understand the theory of trilateration in conjunction with time difference on arrival (TDOA).
The student will understand how global positioning satellites operate.
The student will understand the difference between a map and a geographic information system.
The student will understand the different types of information contained in a geographic information system and the general uses of that information.

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The hyperlinks provided for the Key Terms may take you to a simple definition, or an article wherein the term is described:

Automatic Vehicle Locator

Differential Correction

Dilution of Precision

Ephemeris Error

Geographic Information

Global Positioning Satellite

Points, Lines, and Areas

Selective Availability (SA)

State Plane Coordinates

Time Difference on Arrival

Universal Transverse