Friday, August 21, 2026
The Network
A mobile-first, spatially narrated atlas tracing how local Canadian police technology decisions can become shared national capacity.
Ten things
- “Census only” means the jurisdiction is verified in the national table but its technology ledger is not yet researched; it does not mean no technology exists.
- A source-led map of how local police technology decisions can become a connected national system. Edmonton leads; every Canadian police jurisdiction is in scope.
- Edmonton, Regina, Calgary and Lethbridge have dedicated evidence ledgers; the remaining jurisdictions are explicitly queued for technology research.
- Edmonton then hosted the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police’s 2026 Annual Summit and policing trade show.
- This project follows both: what each community was told, and where its data, searches, alerts and permissions can travel afterward.
- Repeat that decision more than 200 times, and ask what the tools become when they can connect.
- EPS publicly described itself as the first police service in the world to test Axon facial recognition through body-worn video.
- Up to 50 officers; automatic “Silent Mode”; later review by trained officers.
- Architecture or terms permit connection, but local activation has not been established.
- Axon evidence reaches the Crown, while cross-agency platform access remains unproved.
Five questions
Which term completes this sourced statement? ““_____ only” means the jurisdiction is verified in the national table but its technology ledger is not yet researched; it does not mean no technology exists.”
Which term completes this sourced statement? “Edmonton, Regina, Calgary and _____ have dedicated evidence ledgers; the remaining jurisdictions are explicitly queued for technology research.”
Which term completes this sourced statement? “This project follows both: what each community was told, and where its data, searches, alerts and _____ can travel afterward.”
Which term completes this sourced statement? “EPS publicly described itself as the first police service in the world to test Axon facial _____ through body-worn video.”
Which term completes this sourced statement? “_____ or terms permit connection, but local activation has not been established.”