Ireland secures €2.75m funding for CCTV
Story link: Ireland secures €2.75m funding for CCTV by Jan Harris
The Minister for Justice, Mr Brian Lenihan, has approved funding of €2.75m for the community-based CCTV Scheme.
The funding will provide grants for CCTV systems to towns across Ireland, in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour and deter crime.
Sixteen local groups from 12 areas of Ireland will receive capital grants to help them install [...]
UK launch for smallest-ever single-chip CMOS camera
Story link: UK launch for smallest-ever single-chip CMOS camera by Jan Harris
TDC, a technical component distributor, is launching the smallest-ever single-chip CMOS camera to the UK market.
The camera, which features the OV6920 CameraChip, the world’s first 1.4mm sensor, is designed for security, surveillance and medical applications. It is also suitable for video-enabled phones, webcams, toys and games.
The OV6920 CameraChip allows the production of camera [...]
ID Technology wins contract for fifth year running
Story link: ID Technology wins contract for fifth year running by Lin Freestone
Specialist security company, ID Technology Group, was awarded the contract to keep a careful eye on some of the world’s most prestigious and sought-after antiques for the fifth year running. The valuable items, worth in excess of £500m, were on display at the 74th Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair in London.
The Manchester-based company [...]
Council’s CCTV surveillance has unexpected uses
Story link: Council’s CCTV surveillance has unexpected uses by Lin Freestone
A CCTV operation was set up by Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire following a complaint made by a member of the public. The object was to find out who, or what, was responsible for regularly leaving a mess by the side of the road at Cleckheaton, which was thought to be fouling by a dog. [...]
CCTV to be tripled in France
Story link: CCTV to be tripled in France by David Masters
The surveillance society continues, this time in France. The French interior minister, Michele Alliot Marie has announced that the government will be increasing the surveillance capabilities right across the country. In fact the figures being mentioned is that they intend to triple the existing CCTV network, which is quite an increase in surveillance capabilities.
Obviously the [...]
CCTV catches fly tippers
Story link: CCTV catches fly tippers by David Masters
Four people aged between 25 and 63 were surprised to find their local recycling centre closed in Wigan last Boxing day. But instead of returning home with all of their Christmas waste, they decided that being the season of good will that they would just leave a gift for staff to come back to.
Despite all [...]
CCTV not monitored in York
Story link: CCTV not monitored in York by David Masters
A police chief as stated that he is very disappointed to find that in the city of York, the sophisticated CCTV system is not being monitored around the clock.
This means that despite all of the assurances by local authorities that the streets of cities and large towns are safe, the CCTV is not being monitored, [...]
Drivers face new CCTV fine challenge.
Story link: Drivers face new CCTV fine challenge. by David Masters
Drivers who enter the lanes designated for cyclists could find themselves being caught on CCTV and being presented with a £120 fine for their trouble. Plans that give local authorities even more powers to enforce traffic infringements are to be given the go ahead. This will see the introduction of CCTV systems dedicated to monitoring [...]
Wireless CCTV aids police at Tour De France 2007
Story link: Wireless CCTV aids police at Tour De France 2007 by Jan Harris
Wireless CCTV Ltd deployed its 3G Wireless Dome Cameras to monitor the London and Kent stage of the Tour De France 2007.
The company was appointed by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council to provide monitoring equipment for the event and the deployment proved very successful with all stakeholders satisfied with both the equipment itself and [...]
Alnet’s Net Station transforms PCs into NVRs
Story link: Alnet’s Net Station transforms PCs into NVRs by Jan Harris
Alnet Systems has released released ‘Net Station’ software which transforms a PC into a Network Video Recorder (NVR).
The system works with up to 64 cameras, of which up to 32 can be analog cameras and the remaining 32 network cameras. All 64 cameras can be connected in IP technology.
Using the differential image compression [...]
Data protection rules lifted for Police to tap road cameras
Story link: Data protection rules lifted for Police to tap road cameras by Jan Harris
Data protection rules have been temporarily lifted, to allow real-time data from the 1,500 congestion charge cameras in London, to be used by the Metropolitan Police.
Transport for London has been given permission for the bulk transfer of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) data to the police. The move is part of the strategy to [...]
Transtech’s CCTV improves safety for taxi drivers
Story link: Transtech’s CCTV improves safety for taxi drivers by Jan Harris
Transtech Europe Ltd’s affordable CCTV system for taxis has significantly improved security for taxi drivers and passengers, leading to enquiries for the system from other European countries.
Transtech launched its low cost solution in January 2007, following successful trials in the East Midlands.
The company says that its system has made drivers feel more secure, [...]
Bosch Security and Milestone extend IP camera range
Story link: Bosch Security and Milestone extend IP camera range by Jan Harris
A strategic partnership between Bosch Security Systems, the IP camera and encoder company and Milestone Systems, which produces the XProtect IP video management suite, has extended its range of integrated hardware and software products.
Bosch has added its complete line of IP cameras to the list of integrations and also its single-channel VIP X1 and twin-channel [...]
SANYO releases IP/analogue hybrid DVR
Story link: SANYO releases IP/analogue hybrid DVR by Jan Harris
SANYO has announced a new hybrid DVR - the DSR-HB8000 - which can record images from a combination of both IP and analogue cameras in real time.
The DVR records at 400 frames per second and can capture images from up to sixteen cameras. Four of the cameras can be IP cameras.
Sixteen channel audio [...]
Europe warns of video surveillance threat to freedoms
Story link: Europe warns of video surveillance threat to freedoms by Jan Harris
The Council of Europe’s European Commission for Democracy through Law, also known as the Venice Commission, has warned that video surveillance of public places, by public operators, is a threat to the fundamental rights to respect for private life and freedom of movement.
The Commission recommends that member states should indicate the zones being filmed, [...]
US to emulate UK surveillance network
Story link: US to emulate UK surveillance network by Jan Harris
The UK network of around 4 million surveillance cameras is credited with playing a major role in the fight against terrorist and the US now seems set to follow the UK’s lead in the deployment of CCTV.
In New York, there are plans to fit hundreds of Manhattan buses with cameras. Motion sensors could also [...]
CCTV catches 2,000 incidents in just three months
Story link: CCTV catches 2,000 incidents in just three months by Jan Harris
Portsmouth’s network of 172 CCTV cameras captured over 2,000 incidents between April and June, highlighting the vital role they plan in combating crime and anti-social behaviour.
Around 84 arrests were made as a direct result of the incidents being spotted by CCTV camera operators at the control room in Portsmouth’s civic centre.
The cameras also provide [...]
Bosch trials CCTV safety system for cars
Story link: Bosch trials CCTV safety system for cars by Jan Harris
Bosch, the German electronics company, is trialling an on-board, intelligent CCTV system for cars, which could significantly improve car safety.
The system uses sensors and ultra-high-performance electronic systems to recognise when a crash is going to occur. It then automatically triggers the car’s safety devices before impact.
This gives pre-crash systems a few extra milliseconds [...]
High-tech CCTV comes to historic Railway Village
Story link: High-tech CCTV comes to historic Railway Village by Jan Harris
Swindon’s historic Railway Village could soon be home to high-tech CCTV cameras supplied by 802 Global.
The area, which is a heritage site, has an anti-social behaviour problem which the council is keen to address.
The ‘talking’ CCTV cameras, which would be attached to lampposts, would provide staff at the monitoring station with a 360-degree [...]
Video Analytics to be deployed at airports
Story link: Video Analytics to be deployed at airports by Jan Harris
A number of airports are understood to be considering the installation of Video Analytics technology in the face of a heightened threat of terrorist attacks.
It is believed that major airport, and smaller regional airports, are in talks with companies involved in developing the systems, which use computers to monitor CCTV images. [...]