Municipal Archives
February 19, 2007
Municipal video surveillance a success in Cuneo, Italy
The Municipality of Cuneo, in Italy's Piedmont province, recently implemented a vast video surveillance system that demonstrates the many benefits of an IP network. The system was set up by the Security Department of the Municipality of Cuneo in an effort to protect the city's rich artistic heritage from vandalism, reduce crime, and improve road conditions.
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Posted By Dan on February 19, 2007 10:28 PM | Comments (0)
February 23, 2007
Officials Say Cameras will Deter Crime
Video surveillance cameras have endless uses and have served many wide-ranging purposes since they appeared in the mid-20th century. Arguably the most popular use for security cameras is theft and crime prevention - if a store has video surveillance cameras installed, any attempt at robbery or crime could be documented on tape and used as evidence. Many security experts also argue that visible security cameras also may serve as a psychological deterrent, and that warnings or prominently displayed cameras prevent potential criminals from acting out.
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Posted By Jennifer on February 23, 2007 4:11 PM | Comments (0)
February 26, 2007
UK Cameras Talk Back
Municipal security cameras are everywhere in the UK; CCTV cameras have been used for years to protect streets, sidewalks, and bus and subway stations from crimes like theft, vandalism and violence. Now, officials in Plymouth have announced that surveillance cameras will have an unusual new feature - they'll talk back.
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Posted By Jennifer on February 26, 2007 4:14 PM | Comments (0)
March 6, 2007
Intelligent Video - Will it Fill the Surveillance Gap?
Security cameras have long been heralded as the ultimate security solution for businesses and retail stores. While it's true that cameras can help identify criminals, and their presence has a psychological effect that prevents some crimes, the major shortfall with video surveillance cameras has been their inability to detect crimes as they occur.
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Posted By Jennifer on March 6, 2007 4:19 PM | Comments (0)
April 4, 2007
Richmond plans for advanced video surveillance system
The police department in Richmond, Calif. is in the final stages of selecting a vendor for a proposed $1.5 million video surveillance network meant to curb violence and increase safety in the city's highest-crime neighborhoods. While members of the community have been asking for security cameras for years, the city feels its patience has paid off, with new technology offering cameras that are more effective and affordable than ever before.
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Posted By Dan on April 4, 2007 9:29 PM | Comments (0)
April 10, 2007
Security Cameras in UK get technology-mandated update
Concerns over footage quality of public CCTV cameras in Britain has mounted a huge campaign for an overhaul of the current surveillance system. Officials want to unify the current CCTV networks - piecemeal combinations of different technologies and quality - to create a new, uniform system with the capability to produce evidence-quality footage for official investigations.
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Posted By Jennifer on April 10, 2007 4:50 PM | Comments (0)
April 17, 2007
Kenora, Ontario moving ahead with municipal surveillance plans
The Kenora City Council has decided it can't wait any longer on its plans to install a municipal video surveillance system that will provide enhanced safety for its residents, visitors, and facilities. Although a decision on funding assistance from the Downtown BIZ association is still up in the air, the council is pushing strongly to move forward with or without the extra financial support.
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Posted By Dan on April 17, 2007 9:06 PM | Comments (0)
April 27, 2007
Davenport police take municipal surveillance to the next level
So chances are you have seen a camera mounted atop a traffic signal in your town. They're pretty widespread and a popular method of keeping speeders and runners of red lights in check, and an effective way of raising funds through tickets. It's also pretty likely that the police department in your hometown has surveillance cameras mounted on the dashboards of their cruisers - the cameras help protect both the officers and the people they pull over and arrest, and can also provide valuable evidence during prosecution. Davenport, Iowa police and city officials recently announced a plan to boost municipal surveillance cameras to add additional street cameras and also network in a system of portable cameras for police car
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Posted By Jennifer on April 27, 2007 4:53 PM | Comments (0)
May 31, 2007
Security cameras to prevent unauthorized dumping
Residents of Chesterton, IN who are accustomed to illegally dumping grass clippings and other detritus at the town dump may be in for an unwelcome surprise - tickets issued from a new surveillance system. Town Commissioner John Schnadenberg spearheaded the installation of the surveillance system after repeated concerns over illegal dumping. Turns out that residents, including some out-of-towners, had not only been dumping illegally, but had also been leaving behind trash that could result in serious injuries for sanitation workers if it got into a wood chipper or other processing equipment. The system of security cameras - which cost about $5,000 to install, has already helped to issue several $100 citations. Schnadenberg is hoping to increase the citations for non-Chesterton residents to hit the message home. Schnadenberg says the surveillance cameras have been the most effective solution to the dumping problem thus far - he wishes they could have been installed five years ago.
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Posted By Jennifer on May 31, 2007 5:06 PM | Comments (0)
June 18, 2007
Flint business district launches video surveillance system
18 security cameras now watch over a business district in Michigan's Flint Township. And the district is not being sly about their arrival. The police department, with help from members of the local Target store, has placed 50 signs along commercial stretches within view of the cameras, announcing their presence. Authorities are confident that public knowledge of the surveillance system will lead to a drop in criminal activity.
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Posted By Dan on June 18, 2007 5:44 PM | Comments (0)
June 21, 2007
Extreme CCTV surveillance cameras to protect critical Vancouver, BC infrastructure
When was the last time you thought about where your power came from? What about your gas? The water that comes out of your shower every morning? Maybe it was yesterday, or this morning, or maybe you've never thought about it before. We take infrastructure - the network of vital services like electricity, power, water and gas - for granted. Paradoxically, however, power plants and water treatment facilities, as well as other infrastructure elements like train stations, highways and ports, are susceptible for the same reason.
Posted By Jennifer on June 21, 2007 5:15 PM | Comments (0)
July 9, 2007
El Cerrito businesses to go for IP video
Businesses located in the East Bay town of El Cerrito will be installing IP video cameras under a new police initiative, in an attempt to strengthen crime fighting and encourage safety in local commerce. The initiative, spearheaded by El Cerrito police chief Scott Kirkland, will require nearly every business in the town to install a system of digital security cameras. El Cerrito's high crime and murder rate have made this new law appealing to law enforcement, and new developments in IP video technology have made crime fighting, crime deterrence and criminal investigations easier.
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Posted By Jennifer on July 9, 2007 5:31 PM | Comments (0)
September 14, 2007
Security cameras provide 24-hour watch in South Dallas
Walking through the Jubilee Park neighborhood in South Dallas is certainly no walk in the park. The area has a history of crime and drug-dealing. But recent efforts have been made to clean up this section of South Dallas. The latest move involves the installation of 7 new surveillance cameras to watch over high-crime hot spots. The system will eventually expand to 14 cameras.
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Posted By Dan on September 14, 2007 9:50 PM | Comments (0)
November 9, 2007
Miami set to install video surveillance system
Miami is the latest in a string of U.S. cities looking to significantly beef up their video security efforts. The new camera system will provide continuous coverage throughout several downtown areas, including the Biscayne Boulevard corridor, the banking district, and the core of the city. The cameras will be monitored 24 hours a day from the police department's communications center.
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Posted By Dan on November 9, 2007 11:02 PM | Comments (0)
November 19, 2007
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania tests out its law enforcement surveillance camera system
At the beginning, video surveillance systems for public law enforcement were limited to large cities like New York and Chicago. But things are changing. In medium-sized cities and towns across America, surveillance systems are helping law enforcement officials to capture criminals, monitor weather conditions and more. Now Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, once the location of Babe Ruth’s record-breaking home run, has introduced its own video surveillance system. It may not be a big city, but approximately 42,500 people call it home, and according to local law enforcement, that’s big enough to warrant an advanced surveillance system like Chicago’s.
Posted By Jennifer on November 19, 2007 11:44 PM | Comments (0)
December 31, 2007
Portable solar-powered surveillance camera to monitor New Years revelers
Police in Buffalo, N.Y. will be using an innovative, portable surveillance system today to monitor crowds during the city's New Years Eve celebration. The system includes a unique, solar-powered camera that will transmit live images from the festivities to a mobile police command vehicle. Operators can pan, tilt and zoom the camera remotely. Early tests of the solar-powered security camera demonstrated its ability to clearly pick out faces and even display the writing on a package left in the street.
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Posted By Dan on December 31, 2007 5:51 PM | Comments (0)
January 10, 2008
Gettysburg addresses surveillance with portable system from Sur-Tec
Police in Gettysburg, Penn. will soon be using a portable, state-of-the-art video surveillance system to monitor streets, alleyways, and other trouble spots throughout the borough. The XOA Portable Video Surveillance System, manufactured by Sur-Tec Inc., features four remote surveillance cameras and a transportable split-screen monitor which can be viewed anywhere, say for instance in a police vehicle, or within the department's headquarters.
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Posted By Dan on January 10, 2008 11:37 PM | Comments (0)
January 11, 2008
Louisiana parish steps up municipal surveillance
When you think of public security cameras, the first thing that comes to mind is crime prevention. True, cameras are usually put in place to prevent petty crimes like robbery and vandalism, and to keep citizens and visitors safe from prowlers and other unsavory characters. St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana, however, has added municipal security cameras to tackle another problem - litter.
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Posted By Jennifer on January 11, 2008 4:15 PM | Comments (0)
January 24, 2008
Increase in South Florida security cameras puts video surveillance in focus
High-tech surveillance cameras are sprouting up across South Florida like wild sweet oranges. Public response to the cameras varies, but many agree that if they help in any way to cut down on crime, the presence of video surveillance is a good thing. Police view the new cutting-edge surveillance cameras, which monitor a wide variety of public spaces in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Hallandale Beach, and For Lauderdale, as valuable crime-fighting tools.
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Posted By Dan on January 24, 2008 12:09 AM | Comments (0)
February 1, 2008
Laguna Beach launches a new video surveillance system to catch wilderness fires early
In an effort to contain the wildfires that plague Laguna Beach (along with the rest of Southern California) during the dry season, the Bureau of Land Management gave the California Fire Safe Council a grant to implement a wireless video surveillance system in the wilderness areas around Laguna Beach. The system will cover over 20 square miles of vulnerable green belts, parks and other open spaces around the city to catch fires quickly, before they spread and destroy homes. Fifteen years ago, a fire that started around Laguna Canyon Road grew to burn 391 homes and burn over 16,680 acres in the Laguna Beach Urban area. And after the wildfires that recently devastated San Diego County, a video surveillance system for fire prevention purposes never seemed so timely.
Posted By Jennifer on February 1, 2008 10:28 PM | Comments (0)
February 4, 2008
France employs increased video surveillance to fight terrorists and gang violence
The French government plans to triple the number of video surveillance cameras by 2009 in a renewed effort to prevent terrorist attacks and street violence in urban areas. Right now, there are approximately 340,000 video cameras to keep watch in all of France, which will increase to 100,000 if everything goes according to plan. According to Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, the current number is not enough. She attributes the prevention of a recent attempt at a London terrorist attack to their video surveillance system, which, she told Le Monde, is "ten times more developed than ours."
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Posted By Jennifer on February 4, 2008 10:50 PM | Comments (0)
February 8, 2008
Gulfport police eye surveillance cameras with gunfire recognition
The police department in Gulfport Mississippi is asking the city council to approve the purchase of a high-tech surveillance system that can automatically detect and react to the sound of gunfire. The surveillance solution combines digital security cameras with an acoustical sound recognition system that uses a chain of microphones. The cameras are designed to quickly zero in on anyone who has shot a gun. The aim of the system is to serve as a proactive crime-fighting tool.
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Posted By Dan on February 8, 2008 10:36 PM | Comments (0)
February 11, 2008
GE Security boosts IP video with CoVi Technologies purchase
Austin, TX-based CoVi Technologies, a video surveillance company known for its advanced edge-centered surveillance products, has been acquired by GE security. CoVi's comprehensive knowledge of network systems was part of GE's motivation to acquire this up and coming IP video business - especially their focus on edge wireless network. Unlike 802.xx wireless networks, edge and mesh wireless networks spread coverage out over much greater distances. The easy transmission and powerful coverages over distances make edge and mesh wireless easy choices for large-scale surveillance installations, such as municipal surveillance.
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Posted By Jennifer on February 11, 2008 11:44 PM | Comments (0)
March 4, 2008
Indianapolis adds public security cameras to boost security in dangerous neighborhoods
Municipal security cameras already dot the dense urban areas of Indianapolis, IN; in downtown areas and near public spaces. These cameras, installed with federal grants from the Department of Homeland Security, have helped police make expedient arrests and identify drug dealers and possible terrorists.
Based on their existing security program's success, city officials have announced a plan to expand the city's surveillance program outward to several rough neighborhoods and other residential areas - hoping that the cameras will prevent crime and other problems - like drug dealing - that have compromised security in several areas around town.
Over the next few weeks, 19 cameras will be installed in neighborhoods in urban Indianapolis. Police and other officials hope that, like the original 21 camera system, the new cameras will help actively deter crimes from happening and help identify criminals who do commit crimes in a camera's field of vision.
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Posted By Jennifer on March 4, 2008 5:56 PM | Comments (0)
March 18, 2008
Chicago looks to link school surveillance cameras to police department and 911 center
After a string of deadly shootings and violent activity in and around Chicago area schools, the city is moving quickly to upgrade its surveillance program to include better video security for schools. Currently, Chicago's surveillance network includes 10,000 private and public security cameras. That number will grow by 45 percent once the school surveillance upgrade is completed. Federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security will finance the $418,000 project.
Posted By Dan on March 18, 2008 10:32 PM | Comments (0)
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