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Face Detection and Intelligent Video Analysis among the most important developments in video surveillance technologies

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Face detection (or facial recognition) and intelligent video analysis are among the most important developments in video surveillance technologies over the past few years, experts believe. Face detection is a technology which identifies human faces by comparing captured images against an image data bank or watch list of known/wanted individuals by identifying the key features […]

Local council considers making CCTV systems in taxis mandatory

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A local council is considering making CCTV systems mandatory for all taxis in its area, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Sandwell Council is considering implementing this new rule by next June following a review of the local authority’s private hire and Hackney carriage licensing policy. Though a […]

New CCTV surveillance system with facial recognition functionality to help trace missing people faster

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A police force is considering deploying a ‘regional CCTV system’ to help trace vulnerable missing people more effectively using state-of-the-art technology including facial recognition access control. West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson has approved Home Office funding for a £106,000 feasibility study to look at a regional ‘interoperability CCTV’ system. Under the current […]

CCTV surveillance system enables local residents to create “Australia’s safest street”

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Local residents in a Melbourne neighbourhood have joined forced to install a full-coverage CCTV surveillance system, thereby creating what they consider to be “Australia’s safest street”, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. Residents of Teatree Street in Diggers Rest have put together a network that provides constant coverage […]

Plans put forward for installing a CCTV surveillance system in Shepshed town centre

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Plans for installing five CCTV surveillance cameras in Shepshed town centre have been put forward by a sub-committee, who has proposed that the majority of money left over from a Charnwood Borough Council grant be used to fund video surveillance, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Shepshed Town Team […]

New comprehensive CCTV system deployed at the Ipswich Haven Marina

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A new comprehensive CCTV system has been deployed at Ipswich Haven Marina, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The £33,000 new system includes multiple state-of-the-art CCTV cameras designed to enhance security. Following its most recent expansion, the marina now has 320 berths and attracts more than 2,000 visiting […]

China’s CCTV Surveillance Plans – 600 Million Cameras by 2020, All Facial Recognition Enabled

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China plans to add 450 million CCTV surveillance cameras to its already existing 176 million units by 2020, while also extending the reach of its facial recognition systems, experts in the CCTV surveillance market have argued. Deploying facial recognition systems on a massive scale should be an easier process in China than in most other […]

Police claims CCTV system helps solve 75% of crimes in New Dehli

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Police in New Dehli claims that their CCTV surveillance system has helped officers solve 75% of crimes in the city, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest. While the CCTV system is not a very modern one and some of the footage is not evidence-grade quality, officers claim it is […]

Facial recognition CCTV cameras to be deployed on Australian public transport network

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Facial recognition CCTV cameras are set to be deployed across the public transport network including trains, trams and buses at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia next year, to identify potential terror suspects before they can get close to any sporting or public venue, a news report has been able to suggest. In what […]

New CCTV surveillance and ANPR camera system to monitor traffic flow in Aberdeen

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A new CCTV surveillance and ANPR camera system will be installed on key routes around Aberdeen in order to monitor traffic flow and journey times, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The information collected by the £300,000 system will be used information to help the flow of traffic […]