Dispatch-based responder camera activation

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions embodied thereon for activating a responder camera, wherein the instructions, in response to execution by a dispatch computing system, cause the dispatch computing system to:

• receive an indication of a location or an event;
• determine a geographic area associated with the location or event;
• transmit a dispatch request the responder, the dispatch request includes dispatch instructions that request the responder to respond to a situation at the location or event;
• in response to the dispatch request, receive a dispatch acknowledgement from a responder, the dispatch acknowledgement indicating that the responder accepts the dispatch instructions, the dispatch acknowledgement further includes information added to the dispatch acknowledgement prior to sending the dispatch acknowledgement indicating that the responder is en route to the geographic area;
• and
• in response to receiving the dispatch acknowledgement that includes the added information indicating that the responder is en route to the geographic area from the responder, automatically send a camera activation signal to the responder camera, the activation signal sent by the dispatch computing system without manual activation by a user of the dispatch computing system;
• wherein
• in response to receiving the camera activation signal, the responder camera begins capturing a video.

A dispatch computing system for activating a responder camera, the dispatch computing system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium having instructions embodied thereon, wherein the instructions, in response to execution by the processor, cause the dispatch computing system to:
• receive an indication of a location or an event;
• determine a geographic area associated with the location or event;
• transmit a dispatch request the responder, the dispatch request includes dispatch instructions that request the responder to respond to a situation at the location or event;
• in response to the dispatch request, receive a dispatch acknowledgement from a responder, the dispatch acknowledgement indicating that the responder accepts the dispatch instructions, the dispatch acknowledgement further includes information added to the dispatch acknowledgement prior to sending the dispatch acknowledgement indicating that the responder is en route to the geographic area;
• and
• in response to receiving the dispatch acknowledgement that includes the added information indicating that the responder is en route to the geographic area from the responder, automatically send a camera activation signal to the responder camera, the activation signal sent by the dispatch computing system without manual activation by a user of the dispatch computing system;
• wherein
• in response to receiving the camera activation signal, the responder camera begins capturing a video.