Intelligent lock focuses CCTV on bicycle thieves
Story link: Intelligent lock focuses CCTV on bicycle thieves by Jan Harris
The University of Portsmouth and Winchester-based security company, SOS Response, have developed an innovative bicycle security system.
The £6,000 system was invested by Hampshire police officer Dave Fairbrother. A bicycle is locked up at a special rack, and the owner then sends a text message to a security office.
If an unauthorised person tries to steal [...]
Most people ignore talking CCTV
Story link: Most people ignore talking CCTV by Jan Harris
Salford Council has revealed that over half of the people admonished for their behaviour by a new ‘talking’ CCTV system, in Eccles, ignored the reprimand.
Between 1 June 2007 and 18 September 2007, CCTV camera operators made 40 announcements over speakers connected to the cameras, reprimanding members of the public for anti-social behaviour such as [...]
New high definition camera from Sony
Story link: New high definition camera from Sony by Lin Freestone
Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions Division has launched a new FCB-H10 colour camera module which addresses demanding picture quality requirements in high definition security applications by combining 10x optical zoom with true high definition at 1080i or 720p.
This first HD camera in the Sony FCB Series is a compact unit measuring 47.2 x 43.1 [...]
Lib Dems call for greater CCTV regulation
Story link: Lib Dems call for greater CCTV regulation by Jan Harris
At their party conference, the Liberal Democrats called for measures to eliminate the UK’s ’surveillance society’.
With the UK currently the most watched country on the planet, with a CCTV camera for every 16 people, the party is calling for the assurance that all CCTV will be subject to appropriate regulation.
Other measures called for [...]
Network testing almost completed at St Pancras
Story link: Network testing almost completed at St Pancras by Jan Harris
Final tests are being completed on the new data network at St Pancras International Station in London.
The newly refurbished railway station is due to open this year, following an £800m investment. Improvements include a £500,000 data network by ICT specialist Bailey Teswaine, providing one of the fastest networking infrastructures in the UK.
It will [...]
Aruba adds Wi-Fi video surveillance
Story link: Aruba adds Wi-Fi video surveillance by Lin Freestone
Wireless switch maker Aruba has added features to manage IP-based CCTV cameras, predicting a boom in wireless public-safety monitoring which streams digital video direct to staff with mobile devices. The wireless video surveillance solution is targeted at public safety applications at universities, security applications at corporate facilities and retail facilities, and supply chain management at [...]
AD Group acquires Baxall mini-domes and CCTV cameras
Story link: AD Group acquires Baxall mini-domes and CCTV cameras by Jan Harris
AD Group has acquired Baxall’s intellectual property, inventory and production equipment from the company’s administrators, KPMG. The acquisition allows AD Group to supply a true end-to-end CCTV solution.
Baxall’s products will be marketed and sold by AD Group’s subsidiary, Dedicated Micros, including the Dedicated Micros CCTV product family, and ICE range of mini-domes and cameras. [...]
Safe School Technologies launches security systems for schools
Story link: Safe School Technologies launches security systems for schools by Jan Harris
London-based company, Safe School Technologies, has launched a number of security systems specifically designed to protect the safety of pupils and school teachers.
The systems aim to fulfil the specific security needs of schools, which may not be fully addressed by systems from generic security companies.
The products include SentryVision, a security management CCTV solution, [...]
Norbain announces availability of AXIS 211W Network Camera
Story link: Norbain announces availability of AXIS 211W Network Camera by Jan Harris
The AXIS 211W Network Camera is now available through Norbain, a Reading-based distributor of CCTV, Access Control and Intruder Detection equipment.
For ease of installation and relocation, the camera offers both a wireless IEEE 802.11g/b connection to the network and a wired Ethernet connection supporting Power over Ethernet.
The product comes with an omni-directional indoor [...]
Lib Dems suggest CCTV ineffective on crime
Story link: Lib Dems suggest CCTV ineffective on crime by Jan Harris
According to an analysis of London’s £200 million CCTV network by the Liberal Democrats, there is no evidence that CCTV cameras help to solve crime.
There are 10,534 CCTV cameras in 32 London Boroughs, owned and controlled by local authorities and Transport for London.
The Liberal Democrats compared the number of cameras in each London [...]
North Staffordshire buses fitted with CCTV
Story link: North Staffordshire buses fitted with CCTV by Jan Harris
Transport company, First, is fitting 12 low floor, easy access buses in North Staffordshire with CCTV systems, in order to enhance passenger safety.
Six CCTV cameras will be fitted on each bus, providing full coverage of the passenger area and also an external record of road events.
First will use footage from the cameras to help [...]
Legal concerns raised over Google Maps’ Street View
Story link: Legal concerns raised over Google Maps’ Street View by Lin Freestone
Some concerns have been raised about Google Maps’ new high-resolution images in its Street View feature, which enables people to easily find, discover, and plan activities relevant to a location.
So far, Google has used the tool in maps of just nine US cities. It offers 360-degree views at the street level, including people informally [...]
Britain perceived as surveillance society according to survey
Story link: Britain perceived as surveillance society according to survey by Jan Harris
According to an online poll for Liberty, the civil rights group, almost 60 per cent of people believe that Britain has become a surveillance society.
The poll also found that only 17 per cent of Britons trusted the authorities to maintain the confidentiality of their personal data.
Liberty believes that anti-terrorism measures implemented since the [...]
New CCTV cameras for hazardous areas
Story link: New CCTV cameras for hazardous areas by Lin Freestone
ProDetec, an Australian supplier of high quality equipment and systems, has released new CCTV cameras for hazardous areas and marine environments. These high-resolution cameras create images with crystal clear detail that is absolutely essential when applying CCTV in high risk environments.
The COEX CCTV cameras are manufactured from high grade electro-polished 316L stainless steel for maximum [...]
CCTV analysis could predict and prevent disasters
Story link: CCTV analysis could predict and prevent disasters by Lin Freestone
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich has studied CCTV footage of disasters as it is believed that CCTV analysis could spot and warn of dangerous tensions to prevent them happening.
The team studied footage of the stampede on Saudi Arabia’s Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj of 2006 and found that crowds can experience sudden [...]
Imaging technique could enhance CCTV surveillance
Story link: Imaging technique could enhance CCTV surveillance by Jan Harris
A University of Glasgow researcher demonstrated an imaging technique which could enhance the effectiveness of security and surveillance systems, at the BA Festival of Science, in York.
The technique is designed to help with facial recognition. Studies have found that both people and computers are currently poor at recognising faces and cannot reliably match a [...]
Canadian company to provide CCTV for Heathrow
Story link: Canadian company to provide CCTV for Heathrow by Jan Harris
Forward Vision Mic1-400 cameras from Canadian company, Extreme CCTV Inc, have been chosen to provide surveillance at the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow International Airport.
Forty six of the cameras, which are nicknamed ‘Metal Mickeys’, will be installed as part of the terminal’s £70 million security and telecommunications network.
Twenty of the rugged, pan-tilt-zoom cameras were [...]
Wireless CCTV launches 3G MicroVue
Story link: Wireless CCTV launches 3G MicroVue by Jan Harris
Wireless CCTV, a UK-based provider of wireless CCTV surveillance systems, has launched 3G MicroVue, its most compact ever mobile surveillance solution.
3G MicroVue is a fully integrated unit which can be remotely controlled. Operators can view live and recorded evidential quality video footage from 2 separate cameras.
The system also features a bidirectional audio option, [...]
Macedonia to install CCTV in health service premises
Story link: Macedonia to install CCTV in health service premises by Lin Freestone
The Macedonian government is planning to put all public health service premises under constant watch to enable better control over the quality of the health service, and to increase the security of the medical staff.
Surveillance cameras will be installed at hospital entrances, reception desks and in hallways. Medical stores and central pharmacies will also have [...]
Bell Security secures CCTV contract for Imperial War Museum
Story link: Bell Security secures CCTV contract for Imperial War Museum by Jan Harris
London-based Bell Security is to provide next generation security and fire systems to the Imperial War Museum, including its main site in London, Duxford Aviation Museum, Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms, HMS Belfast and IWM North in Manchester.
The contract covers the provision of CCTV, access control systems, intruder and fire alarms, voice alarm [...]