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| Hai'a opens control room to monitor movement of staff |
| 2012-06-30 |
| [Saudi Gazette] The Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai'a) has officially inaugurated its new control room which will enable it to monitor the movements of its field staff, Al-Watan Arabic daily reported. The control room which was officially opened at its headquarters in Riyadh and will enable officials to track field staff Kingdomwide. The new system will also enable the Hai'a to distribute its patrols according to geographic location. The system is designed to alert the control officer if a commission member leaves his designated area. Earlier, the Hai'a had signed an agreement with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) to develop a satellite tracking system. This led to the creation of the control room. The agreement also stipulates that KACST shall provide the Hai'a with digital maps and aerial photos, which will help the latter establish a geographic database. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 They do lolcats in the Kindom? Hai'a! I can haz Virtue? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-06-30 02:15 |