<s>
The	O
Large	B-Application
Emergency	I-Application
Event	I-Application
Digital	I-Application
Information	I-Application
Repository	I-Application
(	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
and	O
web	O
application	O
that	O
allows	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
and	O
video	O
sharing	O
and	O
enables	O
citizens	O
to	O
submit	O
pictures	O
and	O
videos	O
directly	O
to	O
law	O
enforcement	O
and	O
relief	O
agencies	O
during	O
major	O
occurrences	O
including	O
natural	O
disasters	O
,	O
terrorist	O
,	O
and	O
criminal	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LEEDIR	B-Application
's	O
free	O
platform	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
by	O
law	O
enforcement	O
and/or	O
relief	O
agencies	O
during	O
a	O
major	O
emergency	O
event	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
receive	O
uploads	O
from	O
citizens	O
immediately	O
after	O
activation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
application	O
platform	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
providers	O
CitizenGlobal	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
the	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
application	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
developers	O
at	O
CitizenGlobal	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
by	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Sheriff	O
's	O
Department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
platform	O
provides	O
upload	O
interfaces	O
for	O
eyewitnesses	O
and	O
an	O
analysis	O
and	O
management	O
system	O
for	O
law	O
enforcement	O
and	O
relief	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LEEDIR	B-Application
is	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
highly	O
scalable	O
,	O
secure	O
cloud	O
infrastructure	O
provided	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LEEDIR	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
CitizenGlobal	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
County	O
Sheriff	O
's	O
Department	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Services	I-Application
for	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
central	O
repository	O
for	O
eyewitnesses	O
to	O
send	O
photos/videos	O
during	O
a	O
terrorist	O
event	O
or	O
natural	O
disaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LEEDIR/Sheriff	O
'	O
s	O
Department	O
partnership	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LEEDIR	B-Application
's	O
secure	O
cloud-based	O
infrastructure	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
platform	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
,	O
to	O
all	O
law	O
enforcement	O
and	O
relief	O
agencies	O
throughout	O
the	O
U.S.A.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
the	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
Eyewitness	O
Platform	O
was	O
launched	O
via	O
a	O
simulation	O
exercise	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
County	O
Sheriff	O
's	O
Department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
simulation	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
and	O
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
platform	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
officials	O
to	O
sort	O
through	O
the	O
tremendous	O
amount	O
of	O
eyewitness	O
accounts	O
following	O
a	O
large	O
scall	O
emergency	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
application	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Santa	O
Barbara	O
County	O
Sheriff	O
's	O
Department	O
to	O
help	O
gather	O
clues	O
following	O
the	O
civil	O
unrest	O
in	O
Deltopia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LEEDIR	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
CitizenGlobal	O
and	O
supported	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LEEDIR	B-Application
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Android	O
,	O
iOS	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
to	O
citizens	O
,	O
law	O
enforcement	O
,	O
and	O
relief	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
submit	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
anonymously	O
from	O
their	O
mobile	O
phone	O
or	O
online	O
through	O
the	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
submissions	O
can	O
be	O
any	O
length	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
uploaded	O
and	O
sent	O
through	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
or	O
directly	O
through	O
the	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photo	O
submissions	O
can	O
be	O
uploaded	O
and	O
sent	O
through	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
or	O
directly	O
through	O
the	O
LEEDIR	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
