Ipsotek V10 intelligent scene analysis wins Home Office approval
Story link: Ipsotek V10 intelligent scene analysis wins Home Office approval by Brian Turner
Ipsotek’s V10 intelligent scene analysis system is the latest in a line of security products to win approval from the UK Home Office.
Ipsotek’s V10 intelligent scene analysis system satisfied Home Office requirements as an i-LIDS approved secondary detection system for operational alert use in sterile zone monitoring
applications during testing as part of the i-LIDS (Image [...]
Axis IP-Surveillance installed at Rose Bowl
Story link: Axis IP-Surveillance installed at Rose Bowl by Brian Turner
AXIS 214 PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Network Cameras from Axis communications have been installed by iCode at the Rose Bowl, as part of an upgrade to the stadium’s surveillance operations.
The upgrade also included networking 16 existing CCTV cameras to 4 AXIS 241Q (Quad) Video Servers. These would then be able to convert analogue into digital [...]
HomeCamera service allows mobile surveillance
Story link: HomeCamera service allows mobile surveillance by Brian Turner
Wireless Intellect Labs of Singapore has launched HomeCamera in the UK, a service that allows users to monitor video and images from their home via the internet.
The service is especially geared towards monitoring via mobile devices, such as 3G or WAP enabled mobile phones.
HomeCamera is billed as easy to use, with a user simply registering [...]
Extreme CCTV’s Moondance pan-tilt-zoom camera success in China
Story link: Extreme CCTV’s Moondance pan-tilt-zoom camera success in China by Lin Freestone
In a notable infrastructure application, Extreme CCTV Inc’s Moondance cameras will be used at one of China’s major nuclear power plants for surveillance at critical zones. Extreme’s innovative Moondance camera, which is branded as Forward Vision’s Mic1-400 “Metal Mickey” in China, has been recently specified for several prestigious security projects.
The sales success of the [...]
Dunbar CCTV bid succeeds
Story link: Dunbar CCTV bid succeeds by Jan Harris
Dunbar has succeeded in its bid to have CCTV cameras deployed in the town, after over a decade of campaigning for the technology.
East Lothian Council announced this week that Dunbar will be included in the ‘Safer Communities’ strategy, which will be introduced next week.
The strategy gives a firm commitment for CCTV facilities in [...]
Zandar CCTV installation on Long Island Rail Road in US
Story link: Zandar CCTV installation on Long Island Rail Road in US by Lin Freestone
A $1.3m CCTV system has been installed at Syosset station on the Long Island Rail Road in New York to improve passenger safety and reduce the risk of accidents. Three Predator VC12 MultiViewers from Zandar Technologies are improving passenger safety.
Prior to the installation of the system, there was an unacceptably high number of injuries to [...]
Edinburgh Council monitors traffic with SENKOADL lenses
Story link: Edinburgh Council monitors traffic with SENKOADL lenses by Jan Harris
Edinburgh City Council has deployed video equipment from SENKOADL, a US-based supplier of high quality CCTV lenses, to monitor traffic in the centre of Edinburgh.
The Council installed around 50 fixed focal length lenses from SENKOADL, mainly on traffic light poles at major roads leading in and out of the city.
The 2/3” format lenses are [...]
Liberal Democrats call for curb on surveillance society
Story link: Liberal Democrats call for curb on surveillance society by Jan Harris
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell and home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg are to launch a campaign to roll-back legislation which threatens the privacy of UK citizens.
The campaign will be launched at the Liberal Democrat party conference next month.
The move could mark the end of Gordon Brown’s hopes to secure cross-party consensus on [...]
CCTV drone polices V Festival
Story link: CCTV drone polices V Festival by Jan Harris
Staffordshire Police have used a CCTV drone for the first time - to help patrol the V Festival site at Weston Park on the border of Staffordshire and Shropshire.
The remote control drone, dubbed ‘The Spy In The Sky’, resembles a helicopter. It flew around the site, and was particularly focused on the festival’s car [...]
Delhi Metro stations to get CCTV cameras
Story link: Delhi Metro stations to get CCTV cameras by Lin Freestone
Delhi Metro is to have closed circuit cameras installed at all its Metro stations, in addition to those at its Line-2 underground stations. The move is aimed at making the mass transport system more secure for Delhi citizens, and also to aid post-incident investigation.
The process of fitting of the cameras has already begun. [...]
New Vista pan and tilt units released
Story link: New Vista pan and tilt units released by Jan Harris
Norbain, a UK distributor of electronic security equipment, has announced the release of new Vista RoHS compliant pan and tilt units.
There are three new models, two 230V units, one with presets, and a 24V DC unit with presets.
Pan and tilt units enable CCTV installers to use camera and lens options, using larger [...]
Mumbai police use Zicom software in CCTV system
Story link: Mumbai police use Zicom software in CCTV system by Lin Freestone
Zicom Electronic Security Systems is supplying software for a new surveillance system being implemented in Mumbai, India. This software will have a database containing the registration numbers of vehicles used by criminals wanted by the Mumbai city police.
The database will be connected with the server of the main control room. As soon as a vehicle [...]
CCTV to be deployed in Hamble
Story link: CCTV to be deployed in Hamble by Jan Harris
The Parish Council has approved the deployment of CCTV in the village of Hamble, near Southampton, as part of a strategy to reduce grafitti, antisocial behaviour, and attacks on village residents.
The decision to install CCTV cameras at various locations throughout the yachting village follows several recent attacks on people in the village.
The latest attack [...]
Use of CCTV lenses at ports on western seaboard of USA
Story link: Use of CCTV lenses at ports on western seaboard of USA by Lin Freestone
Rainbow CCTV, a US supplier of security products, has supplied fixed focal length lenses for cargo recognition at major harbours on the western seaboard of the United States.
Ports including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Tacoma and Seattle are using manual iris and dc auto-iris lenses from the California-based manufacturer in assemblies created by Rainbow’s [...]
155 surveillance cameras planned for Dhaka
Story link: 155 surveillance cameras planned for Dhaka by Lin Freestone
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is to be placed under security surveillance when Dhaka Metropolitan Police installs 155 cameras at 59 points during the coming year. The police decided to install the digital surveillance system for traffic management and crime control, setting up a unified control room.
Under this “Command, Control and Communications Systems” (C3S) [...]
Wearable camera records what you see
Story link: Wearable camera records what you see by Jan Harris
Industrial designer Johan Frossen has collaborated with Sony Ericsson to develop a video camera which is worn either around the neck or on the head.
The fish-eye camera and microphone wirelessly transmit data to the user’s mobile phone for storage. It can then be edited and made into a non-fish eye format. It can [...]
Nairobi monitoring centre launched by Group 4 Securicor
Story link: Nairobi monitoring centre launched by Group 4 Securicor by Lin Freestone
Customers of Group 4 Securicor will now be able to monitor their homes, offices and premises from anywhere in the world through a new communication centre facility that uses video streaming. The centre has the capacity to implement the Nairobi Central Business District street Closed Circuit Television monitoring intended for surveillance in the city.
Group [...]
Mobotix launches partner programme for IP cameras
Story link: Mobotix launches partner programme for IP cameras by Jan Harris
Mobotix, a vendor of IP surveillance cameras has launched an official Accredited Partner Programme to sell surveillance systems in the UK.
German company Mobotix, has operated in the UK since 2003. It distributes its products through Anixter, ADI Gardiner and Mayflex.
Mobitix has experienced strong growth in the UK and is consequently now seeking new [...]
Visimetrics supplies DVRs to London Club sites
Story link: Visimetrics supplies DVRs to London Club sites by Jan Harris
Visimetrics, a Prestwick-based digital CCTV company, is supplying its Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) to London Clubs, as part of a new surveillance system being installed at the Casino at The Empire in London.
The DVRs will be installed by London Clubs own Technical Security Department, as part of a £15m refurbishment of the 55000 sq [...]
Surveillance software in Southern China
Story link: Surveillance software in Southern China by Lin Freestone
China Public Security Technology, a provider of real-time geographic information system and software operating service in China, is to provide software that links to a minimum of 20,000 police surveillance cameras being installed along streets in southern China. China Security is a market leader in a quickly growing industry in China.
China Public is also creating [...]