Dorset Police seek CCTV curtain twitching volunteers
Story link: Dorset Police seek CCTV curtain twitching volunteers by Alan Harten
The Dorset Police force has placed advertisements in local newspapers searching for volunteers who would like to take over the task of watching some of the counties CCTV feeds to relieve overstretched police officers.
The move has met with immediate rebuke from not only civil liberty activists but also other police officials. Dorset Police would like [...]
Conway launches new corner friendly camera
Story link: Conway launches new corner friendly camera by Alan Harten
UK-based CCTV manufacturer Conway Security has released a new high-security corner mounted camera with infrared illuminators; this new system will possibly be greeted with open arms by installation engineers who have always struggled with a simple but almost insurmountable problem.
The problem is that the corners of rooms and buildings are generally not square, they may [...]
Council debates future of Leedswatch system
Story link: Council debates future of Leedswatch system by Jan Harris
The CCTV system in Leeds, a service known as Leedswatch, was recently the subject of the ‘CCTV Cities’ programme on Channel 5.
The Leedswatch service provides one of the largest CCTV camera networks in Europe.
The programme showed several incidents where the city’s huge network of 350 cameras, covering 240 square miles, helped to make [...]
Stagecoach invests £1.5m in CCTV
Story link: Stagecoach invests £1.5m in CCTV by Jan Harris
Stagecoach has signed a £1.5m contract to deploy CCTV on the 580 new buses ordered by the company in 2008 and 2009.
The buses will be fitted with digital CCTV systems from LOOK CCTV, a subsidiary of Quadnetics group.
LOOK will also be responsible for the installation and maintenance of the new systems, in a [...]
IndigoVision Launches H.264 HD IP Cameras
Story link: IndigoVision Launches H.264 HD IP Cameras by Jan Harris
Edinburgh-based IndigoVision, a manufacturer of IP video and alarm management solutions, is launching the HD 10000 series of high definition IP CCTV cameras.
The HD 10000 series complements Indigo Vision’s 8000 and 9000 IP Cameras and is compatible with its integrated end-to-end IP Video solution.
The HD 10000 cameras feature H.264 compression technology, and allow [...]
QED’s Spiderex stops spider infestation
Story link: QED’s Spiderex stops spider infestation by Jan Harris
Security equipment specialist, QED, has developed an aerosol spray to solve the problem of spiders building their webs on CCTV equipment.
Spiders are attracted to the warm areas around CCTV camera housings and PIR detectors, and their webs can trigger false alarms, or obscure the CCTV camera’s view.
QED’s new product, called Spiderex, is part [...]
IndigoVision technology monitors Manchester centre
Story link: IndigoVision technology monitors Manchester centre by Jan Harris
A digital CCTV system from IndigoVision, the IP Video technology company, has been installed in Manchester’s Wythenshawe Shopping Centre, which is owned by St Modwen Properties.
The IP network system, deployed by IndigoVision’s local partner VideoTec Ltd, replaces an existing analogue matrix system.
The system monitors both internal and external retail units, as well as [...]
Brigade Electronics launches waterproof vehicle-CCTV
Story link: Brigade Electronics launches waterproof vehicle-CCTV by Jan Harris
Brigade Electronics, a specialist in vehicle safety reversing systems, is launching new waterproof CCTV solutions.
The VBV790C and BE890C cameras have an IP rating of 69K, and are dust proof as well as watertight.
They feature infrared LEDs for high-quality performance in low-light conditions, and can be used in extreme weather conditions.
They are ideal [...]
Dedicated Micros protects school playground
Story link: Dedicated Micros protects school playground by Jan Harris
Security equipment from Dedicated Micros, a Warrington-based CCTV technology company, is helping to safeguard children at Little Aston Primary School in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
The equipment monitors the UK’s first ever interactive playground.
Children playing in the outdoor playground can log onto a computerised system and collect points from the equipment they play on.
The [...]