Survey tools
A variety of survey tools and methods were used to capture the digital footprint of the area.
Police Scotland technicians carried out walking and driven surveys of key zones and routes using:
- Csurv
- Forensic Compass
- Lima
COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference
Proactive radio frequency survey to capture the digital footprint of key locations within the scope of COP26, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference.
All key locations and routes were surveyed and the results mapped and presented in Chorus Analyse.
Overview
Police Scotland were asked to to proactively capture a digital picture of key locations, anticipated routes, and the main UN conference centre that would be served by temporary GSM and WiFi infrastructure.
Surveys covered a distance of 300 miles and captured almost 5,000 cell IDs and 180,000 WiFi SSIDs (Service Set Identifier / the name of the wireless network.)
Products Utilised
The Digital Footprint
Mapping Glasgow
All data was easily ingested by Chorus Analyse and the key arterial routes such as the Clyde Arc Bridge, Clyde Express way and anticipated protest routes were mapped.
MS Romantika
The MS Romantika arrived in Glasgow to provide floating accommodation for over 300 staff. The ship’s WiFi was captured and also mapped in Chorus Analyse.
Other SSIDs
As well as surveying cell tower coverage, the SSIDs of 121 Audis, 41 BMWs and 13,370 BT WiFi hot spots were picked up.
The Results
Police Scotland successfully surveyed all key locations and routes associated with the COP26 Conference.
The proactive work gave them a digital footprint that would have enabled faster response times if an incident took place during the event.
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