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  1. Facial Recognition and Video Analytics – The Future of CCTV Surveillance in tomorrow’s smart cities

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    Facial recognition CCTV and AI-driven video analytics are likely to become the centrepieces of CCTV surveillance systems in tomorrow’s smart cities, industry experts have argued.

    As globalisation increases the exposure of major cities to transnational threats is following a similar trend, especially since the growing population is also putting a strain on law enforcement resources. These inherent challenges in protecting cities – population and economic centres that make attractive soft targets – necessitate the early warning and identification of threats. CCTV systems featuring facial recognition and video analytics technology support this function as the third eye of cities by complementing the vigilance of police officers and the community.

    Furthermore, the advances in AI development improve the overall accuracy of video analytics – facial, behavioural and object recognition – therefore increasing the potential of CCTV systems o fully/semi-automate the processing and analysis of voluminous data collected from a vast network of cameras and in the long term decision-making.

    CCTV Surveillance – experts in deploying advanced facial recognition and video analytics solutions

    The Facial Recognition CCTV solution supplied by CCTV Surveillance dynamically compares images of individuals from incoming video streams against those stored in a predefined access control list and immediately sends alerts when a positive match occurs.

    The technology yields a very good level of performance despite partial occlusions of the face, the use of glasses, scarves or caps, changes of facial expression, and moderate rotations of the face. Moreover, it does not allow users to be impersonated using photographs.

    This biometric technology is the perfect solution to control the access to restricted security areas, especially since we’re talking about a completely automated system that requires very little interaction with the operator.

    Our Facial Recognition CCTV system can be easily integrated with existing ID management products and enables administrators to easily create Whitelists/Blacklists for specific areas, while subjects can be very easily enrolled from one or more photographs.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  2. CCTV Video Surveillance Market to Reach $63.2 billion by 2022

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    The CCTV Video Surveillance market is set to grow at a CAGR of 18.2% over the next few years, reaching an estimate $63.2 billion by 2022, a recent market research report has been able to suggest.

    The increasing crime rates, smart phone applications, compatibility with existing network, rising security concerns in all regions, and advanced high power embedded processor for real-time monitoring are fuelling the market growth of video surveillance, the paper from Wiseguyreports has suggested.

    IP-based video surveillance is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 25% during the forecast period due to increasing demand for surveillance cameras. Hardware dominated the video surveillance market with more than 85% of share among the global market. Cameras held the major share in hardware video surveillance market. Functional competences, standard based open architecture, and reduced cost of ownership are the factors fueling the hardware market growth.

    North America is the leading video surveillance market, accounting for more than 32% of the share. U.S. commanded the largest share among the North American region. Asia Pacific is expected to witness significant growth rate due to growing demand for smart imaging of everything and rapid growth in GDP.

    CCTV Surveillance – experts in deploying advanced CCTV systems that meet the customers’ specific requirements

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  3. BSIA advises firms and home owners to install CCTV surveillance and alarm equipment in order to mitigate potential threats over Christmas

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    The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is advising both businesses and home owners on the benefits of installing CCTV surveillance equipment and alarm systems in order to mitigate the potential threats that might appear throughout the Christmas festive season.

    In the past, it has been suggested that seasonality can affect crime rates, with the winter months giving opportunistic thieves extended hours of darkness in which to commit their crimes. Simple preparations, therefore, can help defend against these crimes and ensure that property is kept safe not just during the winter months, but year round as well.

    Remotely monitored CCTV via a smartphone can provide essential peace of mind and allows property owners to keep an eye on their properties whilst away. However, should any crimes occur, it is still essential to seek help from the Police to assist with the situation, as going yourself or asking a neighbour or friend for support, could result in potentially treacherous consequences.

    For anyone that employs detector activated remotely monitored CCTV systems, more commonly incorporated into a business premises, it is extremely important to be aware of the essential British standard BS 8418. An approved BS 8418 system not only enables the constant and efficient security monitoring of a premises, but will also provide a vital level one response from the police or another responding authority. This will deliver a benchmark level of security that can reduce insurance liability as well as decreasing the risk of theft and vandalism.

    CCTV Surveillance – suppliers of reliable CCTV video security systems at a very affordable price point

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  4. Local authorities are switching of CCTV surveillance systems due to lack of funding, report suggests

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    An increasingly higher number of local authorities across the UK are forced to switch off their CCTV surveillance systems in order to achieve budget savings, Tony Porter, the surveillance camera commissioner, wrote in his annual report for 2015-16.

    The monitoring of cameras has been reduced in many areas, with systems switched off completely in others, potentially leaving the public at greater risk, the report suggests.

    The report noted research which found a 46.4% decrease in council spending on the installation, maintenance and monitoring of CCTV since 2012, with spending on paid CCTV operators dropping by 47%. It also pointed out a common theme of disputes between local councils and police over who should pay for the service.

    The surveillance camera commissioner strongly encouraged collaboration between local authorities to maximise the benefit of CCTV, such as splitting funding with the police and updating systems with digital HD equipment.

    CCTV Surveillance – experts in taking over, maintaining, deploying or upgrading CCTV surveillance systems

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  5. CCTV surveillance systems to be deployed cross all Kirklees taxi according to new council proposal

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    CCTV surveillance systems could be deployed across all Kirkless taxis according to a new proposal by the local council, a news report has been able to suggest.

    Kirklees Council is considering a plan to make video and sound monitoring equipment mandatory in all Hackney Carriage and private hire vehicles licensed in the borough.

    The council says the move would help to protect drivers from assaults and racist abuse.

    In 2010 Kirklees offered grants to install CCTV in 120 taxis after a spate of attacks on drivers, but the scheme was voluntary. If approved, the new scheme would be compulsory for all taxis, but it will only allow police or council officials to get access to the recordings.

    Members of the public would be able to request a copy under the data protection act if an incident was reported.

    A spokesperson said: “The aim of the plan is to ensure the safety of passengers and drivers by deterring and preventing crime, reducing the fear of crime, helping the investigation of crime and assisting insurance companies investigating claims.

    “The proposal is that the taxis will be covered by audio and visual CCTV.

    “If the plan goes ahead it is intended that the audio element would only be in operation when the taxi was in use and that both the driver and the passenger would have the ability to turn it on, so that they could record any situation that they felt warranted it.”

    CCTV Surveillance has an extensive experience in providing customers with complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated product team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  6. Most CCTV surveillance systems still vulnerable to attacks, research suggests

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    The majority of CCTV systems are vulnerable to being hacked, but their owners lack the technical expertise to properly address these issues, a recent research report has been able to suggest.

    The survey of a cross-section of UK social housing providers, found that while almost 60 percent of respondents are aware that their CCTV systems are vulnerable to being hacked, 30 percent don’t know how to make their system more secure.

    The research also found that a third of housing associations are worried that their CCTV images are too low quality to identify criminals or intruders – even though this is why most of them installed CCTV in the first place, which means that they’re also in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA), which states that data recorded with the purpose of identifying individuals performing criminal activities must be of sufficient quality to do so, otherwise its capture is unjustified.

    Last, but certainly not least, 99 percent of housing providers rated the quality of CCTV images as being significantly important.

    CCTV Surveillance – delivering secure and reliable systems at Police standards

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  7. CCTV surveillance cameras to be used for flood detection across North-East rivers

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    The Environment Agency will use twelve CCTV surveillance cameras to monitor rivers across the North-East of England as part of an initiative to protect the region against flooding, a news report has been able to suggest.

    Twelve cameras have been installed at flooding hotspots where debris screens have been put in place to reduce the chance of a blockage or a debris dam being created.

    Real-time images from the cameras at sites across County Durham, Darlington and Teesside, will be relayed to Environment Agency staff working in the region’s incident room, who can react to rising water heights.

    CCTV Surveillance – experts in deploying CCTV video monitoring solutions across any environment

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. Our CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget while meeting (and exceeding) all your specific requirements.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  8. Surveillance Camera Commissioner launches fresh consultation into national surveillance camera strategy

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    The future of CCTV surveillance across England and Wales could change as the Surveillance Camera Commissioner has recently launched a consultation on a draft national surveillance camera strategy.

    The strategy aims to provide direction and leadership in the surveillance camera community to enable system operators to understand best practice and their legal obligations (such as those contained within the Data Protection Act and the Private Security Industry Act). It also aims to enable the surveillance camera community to demonstrate compliance with the principles of the surveillance camera code of practice and other guidance.

    The commissioner’s strategic vision is to assure the public that surveillance cameras in public places are there to keep and make them feel safe, and that those cameras are deployed and used responsibly, as well as transparently, in a manner which is proportionate to their legitimate purpose.

    Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Porter said:

    “This draft strategy has been 10 months in development – I’ve been working with a group of industry experts to get it into shape and now we are ready to consult on it. I welcome views from anyone whether they are an expert in the industry or a member of the public – the strategy is designed to benefit them – so their input will be invaluable to making sure it meets their needs when we begin work on delivering its objectives in 2017.”

    CCTV Surveillance – the go-to company for deploying or upgrading CCTV systems

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  9. Video analytics set to become standard features in IP CCTV cameras

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    Video analytics capabilities are likely to become standard built-in features for IP CCTV cameras as some of the biggest equipment manufacturers are making some very interesting moves in this direction.

    The increasing demand for highly detailed, 24/7 video images tends to generate huge amounts of data, which requires extensive transmission and storage capacity as well as time-consuming monitoring and assessment.

    One leading camera manufacturer, Bosch, has announced the roll-out of video analytics inside their cameras which means at the edge as a standard feature. By enhancing their existing and future IP cameras with this technology, Bosch claims it will enable users to effortlessly search through large amounts of video data and to pinpoint the information that matters most to them.

    Implementing a video analytics system right inside the camera will help create an intelligent video security system, using metadata which already means adding sense and structure to video data at the point of capture (at the edge) and enabling each camera to operate independently.

    Plus, decentralizing intelligence in this way eliminates a single point of failure (central analytics server), meaning that if one camera or encoder fails, the system maintains full performance. With built-in (edge) analytics, each camera in the network can then interpret captured video data and alert users of potential security threats in real time based on configurable triggers.

    CCTV Surveillance – experts in deploying the most advanced IP CCTV cameras with video analytics

    CCTV Surveillance supplies a full range of IP CCTV cameras and network solutions, designed to meet and exceed and customer’s requirements, regardless of the site’s size, location or particular features.

    Our IP CCTV systems can broadcast images across LANs (Local Area Networks), WANs (Wide Area Networks) or the Internet to a central location, where they can be recorded, viewed and managed.

    Plus, they deliver evidence-grade performance, since the range of IP surveillance cameras supplied by CCTV Surveillance offer megapixel resolution, at least 3x better quality than standard analogue cameras, within a very affordable budget. Unlike analogue CCTV systems, where the quality of the recorded video can degrade when copies are made, with IP CCTV, there is no loss of image quality on playback or recording.

  10. Video surveillance equipment to become increasingly popular across education security market

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    Video surveillance equipment is likely to become a key growth factor across the US education security market, a recent market research report has been able to suggest.

    The Education Security Market research report suggests that video surveillance equipment will see some of the fastest gains through 2020 in light of developments in the increasingly affordable, better performing IP cameras. These products have been favoured in recent years as a tool both to protect students and staff during major security incidents, and to deal with more routine disciplinary issues.

    The paper also points out that the various types of educational facilities have different security needs. For instance, higher education institutions are large campuses with multiple buildings, generally including residential facilities, laboratories with costly and sensitive equipment, and arenas and theaters where large crowds routinely gather. Therefore, their security needs are relatively extensive and involve the use of more costly systems.

    CCTV Surveillance – suppliers and installers of advanced IP-based CCTV camera systems

    IP CCTV video surveillance solutions (also known as networked cameras, IP CCTV cameras, Network Cameras, Internet-enabled security cameras or web cameras) are the future of video monitoring installations, as they deliver superior HD-grade image quality and ease of use at a very affordable price point.

    Networked cameras convert video and audio feeds into data, which is then streamed over a network or an Internet connection to just about anywhere around the world. Since they often use existing network points and cabling for faster and easier setup, IP cameras are also a most cost-effective and easily scalable solution than analogue CCTV systems.

    Beside supporting a superior level of flexibility in terms of installation options, IP CCTV cameras also deliver a significantly higher image quality than analogue solutions, with megapixel HD-grade models recording evidence-grade footage that can be easily and rapidly stored onto a standalone network video recorder or on dedicated network storage and retrieved.

    Furthermore, IP CCTV solutions can be integrated in a much more seamless fashion with other existing IT systems, in order to deliver centralised control and monitoring. Data from other security devices and from business systems can be associated with IP CCTV images and recordings to provide full ‘situational awareness’, while cameras can be easily controlled and monitored even from a web browser, due to the built-in remote operation capabilities.

    CCTV Surveillance supplies a full range of IP CCTV cameras and network solutions, designed to meet and exceed and customer’s requirements, regardless of the site’s size, location or particular features.