Re:New software could have ID’d Boston bomber
by tantalor on Thursday May 30, 2013 @01:54AM
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If the super resolution software worked, then you don't release the information to the media and you skip step 2.
That's important because the suspect will most likely flee once they realize you have their image.
Instead you develop leads and set up surveillance.
The software could've given a clearer image of a suspect which would've aided police in finding said suspect. Figuring out who actually placed the bomb in the first place was bottleneck #1 and probably took the bulk of the time. Bottleneck #2 is finding out who that person is and this is made easier with the crowd-sourcing that is local news. Bottleneck #3 is physically finding the person which they even had trouble doing with Boston on lockdown.
It's a neat solution to a very real problem, so technically very cool just not what the article is billing it as.