RedShift Systems appoints UK distributor
Story link: RedShift Systems appoints UK distributor by Jan Harris
USA-based RedShift Systems, a supplier of low cost thermal imaging systems, has appointed Armstrong Optical of Northants as its distributor for the UK and Ireland
RedShift Systems bases its products around its Thermal Light Valve (TLV) technology. The RedShift 1160 is a long wavelength infrared camera engine. It is designed to enable OEMs to quickly introduce [...]
Radiation-resistant lenses from Resolve Optics
Story link: Radiation-resistant lenses from Resolve Optics by Jan Harris
Resolve Optics Ltd, which is based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, has developed a range of radiation-resistant lenses for use in radioactive environments.
The non-browning lenses are designed to withstand a total radiation dose of 100,000,000rads and temperatures up to 55 degrees centigrade without discoloration.
The range includes fixed focus and motorised zoom lenses and the company [...]
EU funds robot project for cities
Story link: EU funds robot project for cities by Jan Harris
The EU is funding a project at the Technical University of Catalonia which aims to use robots within urban settings, in order to eventually promote traffic-free streets in European cities.
The three-year project, called Ubiquitous Robots in Urban Settings (Urus), will design and develop plans for a city which accommodates wirelessly networked robots that can autonomously [...]
New pan-tilt unit from Directed Perception
Story link: New pan-tilt unit from Directed Perception by Jan Harris
Directed Perception has announced the availability of the PTU-D47 model computer controlled pan-tilt unit.
The fully integrated, computer-controlled unit provides precise pointing and real-time control of cameras and other payloads to 12 lbs.
It features a rugged all-in-one design which supports single and multi-part payloads including cameras, lasers and antennae.
It offers speeds to 300 [...]
Luminite launches wireless Passive InfraRed Sensors
Story link: Luminite launches wireless Passive InfraRed Sensors by Jan Harris
Luminite Electronics has launched Genesis, a wireless PIR (passive infrared sensor) which offers advanced features at a lower cost than traditional solutions.
The Genesis wireless PIR features an improved detection range and a choice of four different lenses. It can transmit signals beyond 1 km depending on environmental conditions. With the use of repeaters it [...]
Barcelona Metro implements intelligent video surveillance
Story link: Barcelona Metro implements intelligent video surveillance by Jan Harris
Barcelona Metro is implementing an intelligent video surveillance system from Sony on Line 9 (L-9) to provide safety and operating efficiency across its network.
The integrated networked video surveillance system is built on the DEPA (Distributed Enhanced Processing Architecture) platform. It features Sony’s IP monitoring software RealShot Manager and 1,585 IP cameras deployed at the [...]
Aucom launches DIY surveillance kit
Story link: Aucom launches DIY surveillance kit by Jan Harris
Aucom’s DIY surveillance kit is targeted at small businesses and home owners who require a cost-effective security solution, with the bonus that it can be easily accessed over the internet.
The kit includes a built in video server for streaming network video over a network. A user can connect to the DVR from a home network [...]
Restaurants benefiting from CCTV
Story link: Restaurants benefiting from CCTV by Jan Harris
Fast food restaurants such as Subway and McDonald’s in the US are increasingly benefiting from the use of CCTV systems – a trend that other food service companies are expected to follow.
Surveillance experts believe that the food industry will be the next big industry to take-up the use of CCTV in order to combat [...]
CCTV Software Can Detect Criminals
Story link: CCTV Software Can Detect Criminals by Jan Harris
Zicom Electronic Security Systems, a Mumbai-based security solutions company, is developing software that can identify known criminals or terrorists in a crowd using facial recognition technology.
The software works in conjunction with closed-circuit cameras and can set off an alarm if a known suspect, or suspicious activity is detected.
A monitoring team can then review [...]
Switch Enhancement Reduces Camera Network Costs
Story link: Switch Enhancement Reduces Camera Network Costs by Jan Harris
GarrettCom Europe has enhanced its standard layer 2 Ethernet switches with IGMP software. The development significantly reduces the cost of Ethernet traffic management in data intensive video applications where multiple cameras are used.
The IGMP L2 option allows users to utilise standard Ethernet switches instead of the much more expensive layer 3 switches and routers [...]
Moray CCTV System To Be Upgraded
Story link: Moray CCTV System To Be Upgraded by Jan Harris
The CCTV system in Moray, Scotland is to be upgraded in summer 2007 following approval of the scheme by Moray Council’s CCTV partnership.
Existing cameras in Forres, Elgin and Buckie, will be upgraded from analogue to digital recording equipment, while CCTV cameras will be installed in Keith and Lossiemouth for the first time.
The new digital [...]
Visimetrics and NISYST Launch EPoS/DVR System
Story link: Visimetrics and NISYST Launch EPoS/DVR System by Jan Harris
Visimetrics (UK) Ltd, the CCTV specialist and leading EPoS provider NISYST have teamed up to produce a combined Electronic Point of Sale and Digital Video Recording system, named PoSDVR.
This system enables users to combine the capture, storage and access of digitally recorded CCTV images with EPoS data in the same physical unit.
PoSDVR integrates NISYST’s [...]
Extreme CCTV Announces UFLED Night-Vision Camera
Story link: Extreme CCTV Announces UFLED Night-Vision Camera by Jan Harris
British Columbian company, Extreme CCTV, has released the UFLED active-infrared night vision performance bundle – EXPB-3 – which provides infrared illumination for high-performance box cameras.
The package includes the UFLED IR Illuminator (850nm, 10º, 20º or 30º, 24V AC or DC), UFLED power supply unit, EX18 All-Weather Housing, wall mounted bracketry for the camera and [...]
Wireless CCTV Communication From Train
Story link: Wireless CCTV Communication From Train by Jan Harris
Nomad Digital has successfully demonstrated the first US wireless closed circuit television communication from on-board a passenger train, using WiMAX connectivity, for the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA).
The proof of concept (POC) was conducted on a moving train on 3 February 2007. Uninterrupted high-speed communication was achieved, enabled by Nomad’s wireless technology.
For [...]
Delay In Publishing CCTV Law Proposal
Story link: Delay In Publishing CCTV Law Proposal by Jan Harris
A joint review of CCTV effectiveness, by the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Home Office, will be published 3 months later than planned, to allow time for the Home office to consider concerns raised by social and civil liberties groups.
The proposal was drafted in 2006, in consultation with CCTV operators and law [...]
Motorola Introduces Homesight Surveillance Kit In UK
Story link: Motorola Introduces Homesight Surveillance Kit In UK by Jan Harris
Motorola is planning to offer its Homesight remote domestic monitoring kit in the UK.
The system allows homeowners to monitor their property while they are away, or keep an eye on children, via a computer or mobile phone.
Reseller MySecurity247 will start distributing a variety of Motorola Homesight components in March. The Homesight range includes [...]
Ideal Launches SecuriTEST CCTV Installation Tester
Story link: Ideal Launches SecuriTEST CCTV Installation Tester by Jan Harris
Ideal Industries, Inc. has introduced the multifunctional SecuriTEST(TM) CCTV/Security Installation Tester designed for use with video monitors, DVRs, fixed and PTZ cameras, and twisted pair cables.
The compact, handheld device features a bright 2.5-inch color LCD screen and weighs less than one pound. It is powered by either Alkaline or rechargeable Ni-MH batteries which provide [...]
Big Brother is watching – and it could be a good thing
Story link: Big Brother is watching – and it could be a good thing by Brian Turner
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) is being used all over the UK to help deter crime. Through out the region, there are probably around 4 million cameras watching what goes on. That’s about one camera for every 14 people.
The CCTV has many benefits. It is used to ticket speeders and others who violate [...]
CCTV Takes Prime Time
Story link: CCTV Takes Prime Time by Brian Turner
There must be a little peeping tom in everyone – or at least in the people who are watching television. The popularity of closed circuit television (CCTV) and reality programs seems to prove this to be true.
The phenomena started innocently enough with MTV’s The Real World. It seemed that the music station decided [...]
CCTV Expanding Its Reach
Story link: CCTV Expanding Its Reach by Brian Turner
What country will be the next to protect its citizens with CCTV?
England has settled into the concept of the government watching them where ever it wants. In this island country, CCTV cameras are as common as cracks in the sidewalk.
Movies, TV shows, and even books utilize the technology to further their plots. In [...]