First responders can now use Axon Citizen to collect, manage
and share community digital evidence whilst maintaining social
distance
LONDON, March 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon
(Nasdaq: AAXN), and its United
Kingdom subsidiary, Axon Public Safety UK, announced today
that, in the interest of public health, it is providing access to
the full feature set of Axon Citizen and Axon Communities to police
forces across England and
Wales at no cost this year. This
is being offered to every agency that is not currently using the
digital evidence platform.
With this tool, officers can gather digital evidence from the
community by sending a personalised link via text message or email
from Axon's digital evidence management platform, Axon Evidence, or
the Axon Capture mobile app. This eliminates the need for in-person
interaction and helps to minimise officer exposure to COVID-19.
Agencies can learn more at www.axon.com/joinforces.
Whether officers are being asked to stay home or respond to
calls in their community, Axon is proud to offer a solution that
allows officers to continue to do their jobs whilst still
maintaining social distance. Providing widespread access to Axon
Citizen will enable more agencies to realise the benefits of
securely collecting, managing and sharing digital evidence on one
platform. Service for Axon customers who already have access to
Axon Citizen will not be affected — they will continue to receive
monthly software upgrades and access to the wider Axon Evidence
platform that is constantly improving and adding new features.
"Our mission has always been to protect life. By enabling
virtual evidence collection, we can immediately help first
responders and public safety officials reduce their exposure to
COVID-19," says Axon's CEO and founder, Rick Smith. "We're providing agencies around the
world open access to Axon Citizen during this crisis so officers
can avoid collecting digital files in person."
Today, officers may interact with members of the public to
collect digital evidence like photos, videos or other data. But
during the current period of social distancing, these interactions
for non-urgent evidence collection can put officers and citizens at
risk. Axon Citizen radically simplifies evidence collection and
allows officers to collect and manage community evidence from a
mobile or desktop device. The intuitive interface allows critical
evidence to be securely submitted into Axon Evidence in three
clicks, where the software's features can be used to easily create
a chain of custody and assess, catalog and search footage.
Before this emergency access programme, Axon Citizen was
available only to Evidence.com Pro license customers and Officer
Safety Plan 7+ customers, or as a separate purchase.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This programme is an emergency measure
intended to help public safety forces deploy the Axon mobile
evidence sharing platform to assist with social distancing measures
that are critically important both to slowing the spread of the
pandemic and to minimising officer exposure potential on duty. This
programme does not imply discounts, retroactive or prospective, to
existing service contracts.
About Axon
Axon is a network of devices, apps and people that helps public
safety personnel become smarter and safer. With a mission of
protecting life, our technologies give customers the confidence,
focus and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our
products impact every aspect of a public safety officer's
day-to-day experience.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all
of us. To date, there are more than 465,200 software seats booked
on the Axon network around the world and more than 225,000 lives
and countless dollars have been saved with the Axon network of
devices, apps and people. Learn more at www.axon.com or by calling
(800) 978-2737.
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Protect Life and the Delta Logo are trademarks of Axon Enterprise,
Inc., some of which are registered in the US and other countries.
For more information, visit www.axon.com/legal. All rights
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Contact:
Charlotte Phillips
Crest Advisory (on behalf of Axon Public Safety UK)
Charlotte.phillips@crestadvisory.com
07900 992481 OR Press@Axon.com
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