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  1. New CCTV system deployed at accident blackspot in Shropshire

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    A couple of new CCTV surveillance cameras have been installed at a known accident hotspot in Shropshire, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.

    A spate of accidents at the Llynclys crossroads on the A483 led both the parish and Shropshire councils to press Highways England for improvements.

    In August four children and three adults were injured in a crash at the junction.

    Now road engineers have put up cameras on the crossroads.

    Highways England route manager for Shropshire, Robert Jaffier said: “We’re working really closely with the parish council and local authority to examine the way traffic travels around the junction. To do this, we have installed some temporary CCTV cameras that will monitor driver behaviour and help us to identify the next steps.”

    “Highways England is committed to making roads safer and we are always encouraging safer driving behaviours. We have already reduced the speed limit on this stretch of road and we will continue to work with the local authority and those that use the junction to see what further measures can be put in place.”

    CCTV SURVEILLANCE – TOP UK SUPPLIER AND INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR OF DIGITAL CCTV SYSTEMS

    One of the key elements enabling Stoke-on-Trent City Council to reduce security costs was remote monitoring.

    At CCTV Surveillance, we can offer you this service. We have seen it save countless customers money just like the council due to less staff being needed on patrol and lower insurance costs.

    The CCTV Surveillance monitoring centre is staffed 24/7 all year round by highly trained operators, all of whom share a passion for security. They can take immediate action on the video footage that they are alerted to, either by using the intercom link to warn away offenders or calling the police and specified keyholders.

    Our top-range systems use the latest digital technology to provide real time viewing and control of cameras via a broadband connection. For further security and information gathering we can provide you with facial recognition CCTV software (including a revolutionary rapid deployment kit) and automatic number-plate recognition.

    We provide several other security services as well as remote monitoring, such as our System Takeover, where we can take on the time and responsibility of running and maintaining your existing security system for you. All of our CCTV systems can also integrate with our access control systems. For example, this could allow the automatic opening or barring of doors if a certain person is picked up on the cameras.

    If you are worried about the security of your premises, we can perform an in-depth assessment with a full spectrum penetration test that replicates real-life threats – everything from social engineering to lock picking and getting past alarms. We can also provide a smaller physical penetration-only test.

    If you want to reduce security costs today, please contact us on enquiries@cctv-surveillance.co.uk or ring 01480 223955.

  2. CCTV surveillance camera system set to be installed at Hartlepool’s Rossmere Park

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    A new CCTV surveillance camera system is set to be deployed in Hartlepool’s Rossmere Park in a bid to help crackdown on antisocial behaviour, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.

    Proposals were submitted by Hartlepool Borough Council chiefs earlier this year to put the two CCTV columns, measuring eight metres and 10 metres, in the park. It came as part of plans to install CCTV security cameras at all major parks across the town to help combat anti-social behaviour and vandalism.

    The council planning committee approved the plans, with reassurances being given from council staff the cameras were to combat anti-social behaviour and would not invade people’s privacy.

    Sylvia Pinkney, head of public protection at the council, said: “It has been identified as being appropriate for the prevention of crime and disorder.

    “The park has been subject to anti-social behaviour most recently relating to the events area and the play site, the installation of public space CCTV will provide a level of protection to the site and improved community safety.

    “The location and height of each camera has been selected to provide the best available coverage of the park whilst being able to obtain a wireless link.

    “They are not there to be intrusive to the residents in the area, they are there to protect the park and would be used if an incident occurs.”

    She also added all staff operating cameras would be fully trained, audited, and act within human rights, privacy and data protection laws.

    CCTV SURVEILLANCE – TOP UK SUPPLIER AND INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR OF DIGITAL CCTV SYSTEMS

    One of the key elements enabling Stoke-on-Trent City Council to reduce security costs was remote monitoring.

    At CCTV Surveillance, we can offer you this service. We have seen it save countless customers money just like the council due to less staff being needed on patrol and lower insurance costs.

    The CCTV Surveillance monitoring centre is staffed 24/7 all year round by highly trained operators, all of whom share a passion for security. They can take immediate action on the video footage that they are alerted to, either by using the intercom link to warn away offenders or calling the police and specified keyholders.

    Our top-range systems use the latest digital technology to provide real time viewing and control of cameras via a broadband connection. For further security and information gathering we can provide you with facial recognition software (including a revolutionary rapid deployment kit) and automatic number-plate recognition.

    We provide several other security services as well as remote monitoring, such as our System Takeover, where we can take on the time and responsibility of running and maintaining your existing security system for you. All of our CCTV systems can also integrate with our access control systems. For example, this could allow the automatic opening or barring of doors if a certain person is picked up on the cameras.

    If you are worried about the security of your premises, we can perform an in-depth assessment with a full spectrum penetration test which replicates real-life threats – everything from social engineering to lock picking and getting past alarms. We can also provide a smaller physical penetration-only test.

    If you want to reduce security costs today, please contact us on enquiries@cctv-surveillance.co.uk or ring 01480 223955.

  3. Police use of automated facial recognition is legal, Cardiff High Court decides

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    The High Court in Cardiff has now found that South Wales Police’s use to date of automated facial recognition (AFR) has been consistent with the requirements of the Human Rights Act and data protection legislation, a government report reveals.

    It also found that the current legal regime is adequate to ensure the appropriate and non-arbitrary use of the AFR system that has been used in trials by South Wales Police.

    According to the UK Government’s Office of the Biometrics Commissioner, whilst South Wales Police should be commended for the thoughtful, considered way in which they have carried out their trials to date there remains a wider issue, which is not limited to whether there is a legal basis for the police to carry out trials of AFR.

    The bigger question going forward is whether there should be a specific legal framework for the police (and others) to routinely deploy new biometrics including AFR but also voice recognition, gait analysis, iris analysis or other new biometric technologies as they emerge.

    CCTV Surveillance – The experts in deploying Facial Recognition CCTV systems

    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 access control 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.

    The system fully supports runtime alarm management, is highly tunable (control based on time-frames, sequentially, etc) and even allows alarms to be exported to common formats (PDF, Excel) and remote devices (mobile, PDA, tablet, security control centre).

  4. V-Series NVRs

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    Wavestore V-Series NVRs deliver an enterprise recording, management and control solution for large size projects that demand mission-critical reliability. Typically, at least 128 network cameras can be connected to each NVR, which are supplied with pre-installed Wavestore’s Video Management Software (VMS). Throughput of 1,200Mbits/sec is provided with multiple network interfaces to segregate incoming and outgoing network traffic. Ports can be bonded to provide fault-tolerance and maintain high-performance at all times.

    Housed in a rack mountable 2U case, V-Series NVRs come complete with dual power supply as standard and can accommodate up to 12 x 3.5” hot swappable hard drives to provide up to 120TB of storage. This can deliver more than 45 days continuous real-time recording from 128 Full HD cameras with RAID5 redundancy.

    KEY FEATURES

    • Form factor: 2U rackmount
    • NVR channels: Typically 128Max.
    • HDD’s: 12 x hot swap
    • Max. storage: 120TBMax.
    • IP throughput: 1,200Mbits/sec
    • RAID: HyperRAID™ ready (up to N+5)
    • HDD spin down: EcoStore™ ready
    • Failover ready: Yes
    • Operating System (OS): Linux with VMS embedded
    • Wavestore VMS: Pre-installed, ready to license any level
    • Quick Camera Group setup: Yes
    • On-board WaveView client operation: For set-up only
    • Remote WaveView & WaveView Mobile client operation: Yes
    • Dual PSU: Yes
    • Standard warranty: Three-year
    • Extended warranty: Five-year (option)
    • Up to 4096bit encryption with comprehensive cyber-security package provided as standard
    • Fully ONVIF conformant and truly open-platform
    • Compatible with the world’s leading camera brands and video formats, including H.265, H.264, MJPEG, MPEG-4, MxPEG and JPEG2000
    • Compatible with a wide range of camera technology including UHD, 4K, HD, 360° fisheye, panoramic, thermal, HD over analogue and analogue.
    • Client-side 360-degree camera dewarping and the ability to create multiple virtual cameras from a single video stream
    • Comprehensive third-party integration capability across Intelligent Video Analytics, Access Control, Intruder Detection and other technologies*
    • Powerful events & metadata engine*
    • View live and recorded video on the same screen at the same time
    • Group up to 255 Wavestore NVRs/HVRs together for centralised control and management*
    • Instantaneous logarithmic scrub-bar and SmartSearch
    • Three-click evidential export in a host of popular container formats
    • Lip-synchronised audio

  5. E-Series NVRs

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    Wavestore E-Series NVRs deliver a professional recording, management and control solution for small to medium size security and video surveillance systems. Typically, at least 32 network cameras can be connected to the NVRs, which are supplied pre-installed with Wavestore’s Video Management Software (VMS). There is also a hybrid option, which allows up to 16 analogue and typically up to 16 IP cameras to be connected simultaneously.

    Housed in a rack mountable 1U case, E-Series NVRs can accommodate 2 x 3.5” internal hard drives to provide up to 20TB of storage. This can deliver more than 31 days continuous real-time recording from 32 Full HD cameras**.

    The E-Series has a throughput of up to 300Mbits/sec and comes with dual network interfaces to segregate incoming and outgoing network traffic. The ports can be bonded to provide fault-tolerance for perfect performance at all times.

    KEY FEATURES

    • Form factor: 1U rackmount
    • NVR channels: Typically at least 32 (16 for Hybrid version when using analogue channels)
    • HVR channels: Up to 16 (Hybrid version)
    • Max. HDD’s: 2 x internal
    • Max. storage: 20TB
    • Max. IP throughput: 300Mbits/sec
    • HDD spin down: EcoStore™ ready
    • Operating System (OS): Linux with VMS embedded
    • Wavestore VMS: Pre-installed, ready to license any level
    • Quick Camera Group setup: Yes
    • On-board WaveView client operation: For set-up only
    • Remote WaveView & WaveView Mobile client operation: Yes
    • Up to 4096bit encryption with comprehensive cyber-security package provided as standard
    • Fully ONVIF conformant and truly open-platform
    • Compatible with the world’s leading camera brands and video formats, including H.265, H.264, MJPEG, MPEG-4, MxPEG and JPEG2000
    • Compatible with a wide range of camera technology including UHD, 4K, HD, 360° fisheye, panoramic, thermal, HD over analogue and analogue.
    • Client-side 360-degree camera dewarping and the ability to create multiple virtual cameras from a single video stream
    • Comprehensive third-party integration capability across Intelligent Video Analytics, Access Control, Intruder Detection and other technologies*
    • Powerful events & metadata engine*
    • View live and recorded video on the same screen at the same time
    • Group up to 255 Wavestore NVRs/HVRs together for centralised control and management*
    • Instantaneous logarithmic scrub-bar and SmartSearch
    • Three-click evidential export in a host of popular container formats
    • Lip-synchronised audio

  6. Plans approved for the upgrade of analogue CCTV systems in Weston

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    Plans to upgrade the old analogue CCTV system in Weston have been given the green light by local councillors, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.

    According to the original news source, the current system is in desperate need of replacing as a number of cameras no longer work and the equipment is out of date so cannot be repaired.

    The CCTV system covers Weston, Clevedon, Portishead and Nailsea and costs £310,000 a year to run. Weston Town Council contributes £80,844 towards the total, while the others pay £10,000 each.

    The cost of an upgrade is estimated at £350,000 – with Weston Town Council’s share likely to be around £100,000 on top of the £80,000 a year revenue cost.

    Councils are being asked to consider whether to decommission the cameras or commit to funding CCTV provision for the next five years. Modern digital cameras would increase functionality with automated recognition capabilities and significantly clearer images to help with prosecutions. Equipment would also be much easier and less expensive to replace or move.

    Cllr Tim Taylor said: “Safety should be at the forefront of our agenda, but if we are going to be able to commit in principle we need to know the performance of the cameras and whether they are in the right place.”

    Councillors backed the proposal in principle as long as the town council is fully involved in the tender process for the system and if the final cost is acceptable.

    CCTV SURVEILLANCE – TOP UK SUPPLIER AND INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR OF DIGITAL CCTV SYSTEMS

    One of the key elements enabling Stoke-on-Trent City Council to reduce security costs was remote monitoring.

    At CCTV Surveillance, we can offer you this service. We have seen it save countless customers money just like the council due to less staff being needed on patrol and lower insurance costs.

    The CCTV Surveillance monitoring centre is staffed 24/7 all year round by highly trained operators, all of whom share a passion for security. They can take immediate action on the video footage that they are alerted to, either by using the intercom link to warn away offenders or calling the police and specified keyholders.

    Our top-range systems use the latest digital technology to provide real time viewing and control of cameras via a broadband connection. For further security and information gathering we can provide you with facial recognition software (including a revolutionary rapid deployment kit) and automatic number-plate recognition.

    We provide several other security services as well as remote monitoring, such as our System Takeover, where we can take on the time and responsibility of running and maintaining your existing security system for you. All of our CCTV systems can also integrate with our access control systems. For example, this could allow the automatic opening or barring of doors if a certain person is picked up on the cameras.

    If you are worried about the security of your premises, we can perform an in-depth assessment with a full spectrum penetration test which replicates real-life threats – everything from social engineering to lock picking and getting past alarms. We can also provide a smaller physical penetration-only test.

    If you want to reduce security costs today, please contact us on enquiries@cctv-surveillance.co.uk or ring 01480 223955.

  7. New high-end CCTV surveillance camera deployed at Newark market place as part of crime-reduction drive

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    A new high-end CCTV camera has been added as a preventative measure to provide increased coverage of Newark market place in a bid by local authorities and police to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the area, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.

    Newark and Sherwood District Council has funded the high definition camera, in partnership with the police and town council.

    It will act as a deterrent against crime and allow for images clear enough to identify and track offenders.

    Councillor David Lloyd, district council leader, said: “We work alongside the police to do everything we can to make our town centres safe places and it is without question that effective surveillance is crucial in crime enforcement.

    “The new camera will complement the existing permanent CCTV already in the market place and offer a greater scope to prevent crime and maximise our public safety efforts.

    “Crime and anti-social behaviour is down across Newark and Sherwood, including the town centre and we want it to stay this way.

    “I hope the new camera will give people confidence in knowing that evidence from the cameras will be readily available and help ensure this downward trend continues.”

    CCTV SURVEILLANCE – TOP UK SUPPLIER AND INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR OF DIGITAL CCTV SYSTEMS

    One of the key elements enabling Stoke-on-Trent City Council to reduce security costs was remote monitoring.

    At CCTV Surveillance, we can offer you this service. We have seen it save countless customers money just like the council due to less staff being needed on patrol and lower insurance costs.

    The CCTV Surveillance monitoring centre is staffed 24/7 all year round by highly trained operators, all of whom share a passion for security. They can take immediate action on the video footage that they are alerted to, either by using the intercom link to warn away offenders or calling the police and specified keyholders.

    Our top-range systems use the latest digital technology to provide real time viewing and control of cameras via a broadband connection. For further security and information gathering we can provide you with facial recognition software (including a revolutionary rapid deployment kit) and automatic number-plate recognition.

  8. Police in Macau conducts Extensive Facial Recognition and ANPR Camera test

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    Macau police have announced plans for a facial and object recognition trial that leverages the city’s extensive network of CCTV surveillance cameras, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Fifty cameras will be selected for the facial recognition test, while another 50 will be selected for license plate recognition.

    The cameras are being installed as part of Macau’s ongoing, four-phase rollout of 1,620 security cameras throughout the city. According to the Unitary Police Service Assistant to the Commissioner-General João Augusto da Rosa, Macau’s CCTV system has helped solve more than 2,000 cases since it was first implemented in 2016.

    The facial recognition test is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2020, when they will be gathering footage outside of Macau’s numerous hotels and casinos. Macau police representatives distinguished the program from similar surveillance systems in mainland China, stating that the police would follow appropriate guidelines to protect people’s privacy.

    CCTV Surveillance – expert suppliers of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and facial recognition solutions

    CCTV Surveillance has a proven long-term 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, including here our extensive range of ANPR solutions.

    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.

    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 access control 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.

    The system fully supports runtime alarm management, is highly tunable (control based on time-frames, sequentially, etc) and even allows alarms to be exported to common formats (PDF, Excel) and remote devices (mobile, PDA, tablet, security control centre).

  9. Cameras hoped to deter Hartlepool theft and vandalism

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    CCTV cameras will be installed in eight locations across Hartlepool, as part of the council’s plans to increase surveillance and deter crime.

    One camera will be installed at Ward Jackson Park, after play equipment was stolen. Another will be located close to the bowls club and coach house near Blakelock Road, and one more will cover a children’s playground with potentially at-risk play equipment at Blakelock Gardens.

    A council officer’s report for the camera at the Burn Valley Gardens play area states: “It is considered that the installation of the proposed CCTV camera would increase surveillance and therefore potentially help deter incidences of crime and disorder, particularly antisocial behaviour and acts of vandalism.”

    The Friends of Hartlepool’s Wild Green Spaces voluntary group approves of this decision by the council.

    Chair of the group Anne Brown said: “Anything that will help protect the parks and stop the wanton vandalism and thefts that goes on is a good idea.

    “But it’s important they are linked and monitored so that action can be taken fairly quickly.”

    Maria Seymour, of the Place in the Park Cafe, said: “I welcome it. Hopefully it might discourage people from damaging the play equipment and also protect businesses as well.”

    CCTV SURVEILLANCE – SPECIALISING IN ADVANCED ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR MAXIMUM SECURITY

    CCTV Surveillance employs a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

    The access control systems supplied by CCTV Surveillance also support an effective Fire Roll Call feature, which will enable employers to evacuate the personnel off the premises in a very orderly and clear manner, should a fire, explosion or some other type of catastrophe occur.

    If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by CCTV Surveillance, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just hit the contact button at the top of the screen. We’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.

  10. CCTV to save cemetery desecration

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    A Perth cemetery suffered a theft recently, when an unknown perpetrator stole flowers and decorations from the grave of a baby.

    Now the mother, Danielle Townsley Brown (32), has launched a campaign and a petition to get CCTV surveillance installed in the cemetery.

    She said: “Last Wednesday when I went up to Lexi’s grave the flowers had been stolen.

    “My baby girl’s flowers, the insert pots with pink lids and large silver bows were taken off her resting place. Everything was gone.

    “Having to go up and see that everything had been taken away – it’s heartbreaking. It’s not the first time it has happened. Earlier this year one of my friends found her grave trashed when her baby was only laid to rest four weeks before.

     “It’s bad enough when it’s an adult but when it’s a baby it is even more sensitive. So I just thought it is about time to do something about it.

    “Wellshill Cemetery needs cameras to protect the resting places within the cemetery, and give families a little peace of mind. The council own it and they’ll be the ones to do something about it.”

    CCTV SURVEILLANCE – EXPERTS IN DESIGNING AND DEPLOYING COMPREHENSIVE SURVEILLANCE SOLUTIONS

    CCTV Surveillance has a comprehensive level of expertise in the field of security installations, delivering high-quality, bespoke installations, designed to perfectly match the customers’ needs.

    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.

    Its site tree facility allows servers and individual cameras to be accessed quickly, and the inclusion of the multi-site viewing facility makes the management of sites more efficient and responses to events even quicker.

    Remote management of your CCTV network via LAN, WAN, or the internet is also possible through the CCTV software. Historical footage can be viewed remotely, and DVR setup parameters can be configured.

    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.