Astronaut photo of Abu Dhabi on the Persian Gulf, taken from the International Space Station, 2011. Wikicommons/ NASA Astronauts. Some rights reserved. Authorities in Abu Dhabi announced on Wednesday the launch of an emirate-wide surveillance system, which Middle East Eye previously revealed was installed by an Israeli-owned security company.
The Abu Dhabi Monitoring and Control Centre (ADMCC) said the new Falcon Eye surveillance system “links thousands of cameras spread across the city, as well as thousands of other cameras installed at facilities and buildings in the emirate”.
An official statement reported by Arabian Business said Falcon Eye will “help control roads by monitoring traffic violations while also monitoring significant behaviours in the city (Abu Dhabi) such as public hygiene and human assemblies in non-dedicated areas”.
