Scottish Water installs Puurgen’s solar CCTV
Story link: Scottish Water installs Puurgen’s solar CCTV by Jan Harris
Scottish Water is protecting its Aberdeen site from fly-tippers with solar-powered CCTV from Puurgen.
The system includes a vandal-proof dome camera powered by a 180Watt-peak solar power system.
Innovative maximum power point tracker technology from Puurgen boosts solar capture by up to 40%.
Images from the camera are transmitted wirelessly via a 2.4GHz link to a [...]
CCTV trials in ambulances and A&E
Story link: CCTV trials in ambulances and A&E by Jan Harris
Patients receiving emergency medical treatment in emergency departments and ambulances are entitled to privacy, but at the same time the people administering the treatment are entitled to expect to be able to work without fear of verbal or physical abuse.
The growing number of attacks on emergency healthcare staff has led to the government launching [...]
Controlware boosts Warrington Collegiate’s security
Story link: Controlware boosts Warrington Collegiate’s security by Jan Harris
Controlware UK has strengthened security at Warrington Collegiate through the installation of an advanced surveillance solution.
The IP CCTV surveillance solution offers significant cost saving benefits as it can be managed in-house by the college’s IT staff.
It was installed as part of the £27 million re-development of Warrington Collegiate’s Winwick Road campus, which included [...]
Multipix released MP-HH600 H.264 IP PTZ camera
Story link: Multipix released MP-HH600 H.264 IP PTZ camera by Jan Harris
Multipix Intelligent Systems, which specialises in developing IP based security hardware and software for security applications, has released the Multipix MP-HH600 IP PTZ Camera.
MP-HH600 H.264 is designed to provide excellent HDTV performance.
It offers a 12x optical zoom combined with a 5 Megapixels CMOS sensor to give sharp images at 1080p resolution, at a [...]
Telent Completes CCTV Installation At Corby Station
Story link: Telent Completes CCTV Installation At Corby Station by Jan Harris
Telent, a network and communications specialist, has successfully completed the installation of a Customer Information and Security System at the new Corby railway station in Northamptonshire.
Services to London started from the town’s new, £17m station in February 2009, representing the first direct train service between Corby and London for 40 years.
Telent has installed [...]
Westminster Council and DfT In CCTV Row
Story link: Westminster Council and DfT In CCTV Row by Jan Harris
Westminster City Council claims that a ruling by the Department for Transport (DFT) that it must switch off its digital CCTV system, is ‘Draconian’ and could waste £15M of taxpayers’ money.
The DfT says that the council’s 100 digital CCTV cameras do not comply with the Traffic Management Act of 2004 which states that cameras [...]