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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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

CCTV video monitoring systems can help reduce crime in the workplace

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CCTV video monitoring systems can help reduce the level of crime in the workplace, which accounts for an estimated £2 billion in lost revenue for UK companies each year, according to the BDO’s latest Fraudtrack report. It found that 32 per cent of that figure can be directly attributed to employees, costing organisations an estimated […]

Upgraded CCTV System in Colchester delivers impressive results

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A major upgrade process that saw a boost of the quality of CCTV footage and coverage in Colchester town centre is being heralded by the borough council, as it has led to the arrest of 104 people in just five months, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest. A Colchester […]

Video analytics systems help transform video data into actionable business intelligence

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Video Analytics is the latest-generation development in the field of video surveillance solutions, designed to help customers further improve the overall effectiveness of their CCTV security solution. These systems monitor video streams coming from analog, digital, or IP CCTV cameras in near real-time and automatically create current security alerts when recognizing specific types of events […]