Case Study: LAPD achieves safe, high-definition monitoring of Space Shuttle Endeavour parade with Milestone Systems XProtect VMS

LAPD Deployed Milestone Video to Monitor Space Shuttle Endeavour's "Mission 26"

Milestone Systems’ XProtect video management software was used by the Los Angeles Police Department to monitor Space Shuttle Endeavour’s 12‑mile "Mission 26" transfer through crowds of hundreds of thousands. The challenge was to provide flexible, high‑definition surveillance and real‑time situational awareness along a lengthy, changing route to protect people, property and the shuttle during the two‑day move.

The LAPD deployed temporary 720p/1080p AXIS PTZ cameras linked over a wireless mesh and managed by Milestone XProtect, using a “leap‑frog” camera redeployment strategy to maintain continuous coverage. The solution delivered multiple simultaneous HD views, live monitoring and archived review, enabling optimal situational awareness and a safe escort for Endeavour—and proved easily repeatable for other large city events.

LAPD Space Shuttle Endeavour

Rich Cowgill

Police Surveillance Specialist, LAPD Major Crimes, Technical Support Unit