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Surveillance Camera Commissioner announces the world’s first Surveillance Camera Day

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The world’s first Surveillance Camera Day will take place on the 20th of June, marking an important step forward in the National Surveillance Camera Strategy for England and Wales, the Surveillance Camera Commissioner has announced. The event aims to raise public awareness about how and why surveillance cameras are used, the regulations governing their use […]

Over 25% of CCTV systems ran by local councils in the Scottish Borders now out of order, report finds

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More than a quarter of all the CCTV systems ran by public authorities across the Scottish Borders are not currently working at the required standards, a recent news report has been able to suggest. According to the paper, outdated closed-circuit TV systems monitoring streets in the region are being allowed to fall into disrepair as […]

The global CCTV surveillance camera’s market is set for steady growth until 2025

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The global CCTV surveillance cameras’ market is set to grow at a very strong pace over the next 6 years, due mainly to the increasing security concerns that are prompting more and more people to employ CCTV cameras worldwide, a recent market research report has been able to suggest. The “CCTV Camera Market: Global Industry […]

Facial recognition systems to be used for preventing tourists’ anti-social behaviour

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Tourist displaying anti-social behaviour in Beijing may soon find themselves unable to access some of the city’s attractions thanks to facial recognition technology, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Local authorities are planning to install cameras with facial recognition features across the city’s hot spots, a move aimed at curbing tourists with […]

Video analytics software can easily transform surveillance footage into actionable intelligence

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Video analytics solutions are the perfect solutions to help transform a huge amount of video surveillance footage into actionable intelligence, experts believe, and they’re becoming increasingly important as the number of CCTV surveillance cameras deployed around the world increases. There are more than 350 million CCTV surveillance cameras in operation globally, recording huge amounts of […]

Integrated CCTV surveillance systems will help improve health and safety provisions on construction sites

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Integrated CCTV surveillance systems that bring together the best of live video feeds and access control can help bolster both security and health and safety provisions on construction sites, experts believe. CCTV surveillance systems can help site manager fulfil their legal duty to know who is on their site and where they are at all […]

University CCTV surveillance system receives official certification mark

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The CCTV surveillance system installed at one of the UK’s oldest and most renowned universities has been awarded the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s certification mark after being audited against the 12 guiding principles of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, an official release by the government has been able to reveal. The University of Oxford is […]

Successful trials demonstrates facial recognition CCTV systems are perfect for combating prison drug smuggling

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Facial recognition technology is a very effective solution that enables the precise identification of visitors who may be trafficking drugs into prisons, Justice Secretary David Gauke has revealed. A biometric system featuring facial recognition technology has been successfully tested at 3 jails and is part of a wider crackdown on drugs entering prisons, the government […]

CCTV systems help drive down crime levels in West Lindsey

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The use of CCTV systems has had a positive effect in reducing crime across West Lindsey, a recent news report in the local newspapers has been able to suggest. The new figures show that 2,384 incidents were monitored across West Lindsey on council-owned CCTV cameras last year, while also completing 242 reviews for the police […]

AI and deep learning among the top trends in video content analytics, experts reveal

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Video analytics represents a staple feature in just about any modern video surveillance system and they are likely to become increasingly important moving forward as the solutions of choice for processing the huge volume of video data captured daily by millions of security cameras around the world. And in order to deal with this huge […]