However, where the government will not create such systems, industry can maintain its social license to operate by building such systems itself.

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In addition to providing a nationwide, interoperable network for Public Safety for the first time, it would provide the ability to view real-time video, check license plates in real time, and download building layouts so fire fighters could see how the building is laid out and if there are any hazardous materials inside.

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"If you have bats roosting in your building, you can't disturb them in any way without getting a special license, " says Kelly Gunnell, Built Environment Officer with the Bat Conservation Trust, a charitable organization in London, England.

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