Dispatch-Based Responder Camera Activation

A method performed by a computing system for activating recording, the method comprising:

• receiving an indication of a location;
• determining a geographic area associated with the location;
• receiving a dispatch acknowledgement from a responder computing device associated with a responder, the dispatch acknowledgement indicating that the responder computing device is at the geographic area or that the responder computing device is en route to the geographic area;
• and
• in response to receiving the dispatch acknowledgement from the responder computing device, automatically sending a camera activation signal to a responder camera associated with the responder;
• and
• receiving video from the responder camera, wherein the responder camera is an on-body camera separate from the responder computing device and the video is received as a streaming video after sending the camera activation signal to the responder camera.

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

• receive an indication of a location or event;
• determine a geographic area associated with the location or event;
• receive a dispatch acknowledgement from a responder computing device associated with a responder, the dispatch acknowledgement indicating that the responder computing device is at the geographic area or that the responder computing device is en route to the geographic area;
• and
• in response to receiving the dispatch acknowledgement from the responder computing device, automatically send a camera activation signal to a responder camera associated with the responder;
• and
• receiving video from the responder camera, wherein the responder camera is separate from the responder computing device and the video is received in response to sending the camera activation signal to the responder camera.