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No. 42
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE C CTV USER GROUP
Winter 2011
www.cctvusergroup.com
4.2 million
cameras?
That’s what we’ve been
told but new research
paints a different picture
Chelmsford saves local
journalist from thug
Deputy editor of local paper saved
from savage attack, praises CCTV
scheme – a good news story indeed
Winning combination
Police liaison officers in CCTV control
rooms are making a big difference in
fighting crime and building cooperation
Also in this issue
• Surveillance in schools and campuses
• Latest camera technology • Talking
Shop • CCTV research • And more...
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Welcome & News
by Peter Fry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
News
Protection of Freedoms Bill. . . . . . . . . . 8
10 Just how many cameras we
have seems to matter quite a lot
to some people but until now we
haven’t had a rigorous estimate
Rooms with a View
Revisiting Chelmsford:
Local paper reacts to attack. . . . . . . . . 15
Features
How many cameras are there
in the UK? An exclusive report
by the ACPO lead on CCTV . . . . . . . . 10
Surveillance for a high-security
airport warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
15 Cameras in Chelmsford captured the moment that a journalist
for the local paper was attacked in
the early hours of the morning
Police liaison officers:
How they increase the effectiveness
of CCTV and policing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Camera technology: the latest . . . . . . . 26
Education surveillance:
Protecting our students . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Columns
Talking Shop with Simon Lambert . . . 32
Martin Gill on CCTV research . . . . . . 33
21 Putting police liaison officers
in the CCTV control room makes a
big difference to the effectiveness
of CCTV and the police
Plus
Industry news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Directory of companies . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29 Crime in schools and on campuses is a big problem, but CCTV
and other security measures can
have a dramatic influence
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Welcome and News
Local authorities must study the facts before cutting CCTV budgets
Peter Fry,
Director,
CCTV User
Group
AT THIS time of
the year I would
normally be wishing
everyone a Happy
and
Prosperous
New Year, but for
the majority of those involved with public area
CCTV there seems little likelihood of that in
2011. A gloomy prediction? Well, a picture
seems to be developing which to me has a very
gloomy scenario.
Since caveman days, the prime human need
has been safety and security, and these remain
with us to this day. We appreciate that Local
Authorities and other public bodies have very
difficult decisions to make and are subject
to many constraints and pressures, but our
elected members MUST make decisions based
on knowledge rather than information from
inaccurate statistics, dogma or misleading media
reporting. As representatives of the public, their
decisions must reflect the publics’ views rather
than those of other organisations which have
other axes to grind, and use fallacious statistics
to try and make their point.
At a time when according to the News there
will be 10,000 fewer police officers on the street
in a year’s time, does it make any sense at all to
reduce the effectiveness of public area CCTV
systems? Even those organisations that have
argued for fewer cameras have made the prime
point of their argument that the savings would
fund hundreds more Police Officers. Under the
present expected cuts, officers on the street will
be lost and this will be exacerbated by the loss
of public area CCTV. The cameras help bring
incidents to Police attention, and to give them
the evidence to ensure criminals are brought to
justice (see Rooms with a View on page 15 for
an example of this).
D ISCUSSION
FORUM
Now, whilst Local
An independent survey of public support for CCTV
Authorities are final- • 90% of the public support public area CCTV by local authorities
ising their budgets • 82% believe CCTV saves money by reducing police and court time
for next year to meet • 80% believe public area CCTV does not infringe their privacy
the government cuts, • 76% consider there is the right amount or too few public area cameras
it might be a good • 71% believe public area CCTV makes them feel safer and reduces crime
time to remind Local • 70% are against removal of CCTV cameras by public bodies to meet government savings
Authorities of pub- Public area CCTV: the facts
lic attitudes to public There are approximately 400 local authority and police run town and city centre CCTV
space CCTV. It has a systems with an average of 100 cameras each, or a total of about 40,000 cameras
critical role in support- largely funded by local authorities as part of their responsibilities to prevent crime and
ing the police and pro- disorder. Some of the inner-city systems deal with up to 12,000 incidents a year, but
a more general average would be around 2,500 which nationally equates to 1 million
viding incontrovertible incidents annually. In addition, privately owned cameras covering public areas could inevidence, dealing with clude transport systems, shopping centres, car parks, sports or leisure centres, social
issues from anti-social housing areas, hospitals, universities, etc. The User Group estimate is about 1.5 million
behaviour to terrorism, cameras within this category. Other cameras owned by public bodies, often included in
and how this role is surveys by other organisations, are largely provided for building and staff security or
respected by the public building management.
at large.
In the past few months, as we have followed surveillance, or making savings that reduce its
news stories from across the UK, we have seen effectiveness? How do local authorities think
several authorities considering CCTV system their electorate public will react if CCTV sysclosures or a reduction in monitoring hours tems are closed, or live monitoring of images
subject to immense lobbying from their elector- reduced? So let us look in more detail about
ate. In some cases the politicians have had to options that are actively being considered.
do some embarrassing U-turns due to public
pressure!
System closures
CCTV in crisis?
Is public area CCTV in crisis? Exactly what are
the facts?
The facts are straightforward. The great
majority of the general public not only support
public area CCTV but consider there are the
right amount, or even too few cameras.
More than 80 per cent believe CCTV saves
money by saving time for the police and courts.
More than 70 per cent believe CCTV makes
them feel safer and it reduces crime and are
against any removal of cameras to meet government savings.
Town and city centre systems are assisting the
police and courts with around 1 million incidents
per year.
So where is the sense in reducing CCTV
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AT LAST, after three years trying to get a new forum going to replace
Yahoo, with expert help we now have a new discussion forum hosted
on our main website www.cctvusergroup.com.
Your username and password are exactly the same as you were
informed for the main website (please email Keri@cctvusergroup.
com if you have forgotten them). The website and forum actually use
the same members database (one less database for us to manage!) and
non members cannot access it. These databases and the forum are
now protected under SSL technology to ensure we keep your details
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If they were to do this, what a waste it would be
of the capital investment they had already made
in providing the system!
What long-term contracts will they still be
obliged to pay, eg system maintenance, transmission contracts, monitoring room rent? Bear
in mind that the headline cost of any local
authority service usually includes a share of
‘central administration’ costs. That covers the
cost of the democratic process, the accountants,
legal officers, personnel officers, cleaners, word
processor operators, etc, as well as the cost of
the council building they are in and heating and
lighting. These ‘overhead’ costs to the council
are allocated over all services but don’t go away
simply if the CCTV service does! The potential
saving is not the same as the headline cost, so the
Please do not try and change the password as the format of the
forum uses that to judge which forums you have access to, and any
change will therefore lock you out of all forums.
At last this means that ALL members of the group can get involved
in the discussions, including those whose IT depts. banned connections to Yahoo or Google.
The forum also has many other options for expansion. Working
Groups can have their own secure discussion forum, and there is the
potential for regional CCTV Groups to have a separate one for their
region. Please let me know.
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Axe the management?
headline saving will never be achieved!
What additional costs will be incurred? For instance, staff redundancy
payments, removal of equipment (particularly cameras removed or signs
erected saying cameras are not in operation to avoid any risk of claims of
duty of care).
That CCTV is no longer operating will, of course, mean a risk of
increased vandalism and disorder at increased cost to the authority and
community and could affect the local economy if people are deterred from
visiting.
Who will fill the gap in the absence of CCTV keeping an eye on the town
or city centre? The police already have inadequate manpower resources,
and after the cuts will be even more stretched. It takes about five police
officers to be in post just to have one on duty 24/7/365 with rotas, holidays
and sickness, providing just one pair of eyes on the beat, and despite their
best efforts, they can only be at one place at any time.
Compare that with CCTV. Good CCTV operators can usually proactively monitor up to 50 cameras, enabling them to have an overview of the
activity of major incident hotspots and unusual activity in the town centre
and know the usual troublemakers.
So, is keeping the cameras but reducing live monitoring hours of operators a compromise?
The public recognise that cameras on their own can do little to enhance
their own security. Without personnel monitoring the cameras, no one can
react to incidents as they occur, no one is there to inform the police of an
incident, and their only value is (hopefully!) a post-incident record.
Without a professional, highly trained and skilled operator a camera can
only see about 10 degrees of arc out of 360. Like any handheld personal
camera, it can be zoomed out to see a wider angle, or zoomed in to concentrate on a particular target, but as everyone knows, if you zoom in you
are recording only a small part of the total area and if you are zoomed out
targets are small and the image becomes blurred with pixilation. In other
words, the evidential value of the image suffers drastically.
This also raises the question as to where the cameras should point. With
trained professional operators, they are always on the search for unusual activity and ensure the best images of the event are recorded. Without
human intervention, it is total luck whether any incident will be recorded
and leaving cameras on a preset tour is of little benefit as it might well
move just as an incident occurs or prevent a good evidential image of the
perpetrator.
In many ways the problems highlighted in respect of closure also apply to
reducing monitoring hours and it simply is not a viable option.
S UMMER
CONFERENCE
Few appreciate the complexity of managing a CCTV system. It is not a
role you can expect any manager already with a fulltime job just to take
on these additional duties. And without effective professional management, the system itself will lose much of its effectiveness.
Management of a CCTV system is a fulltime job requiring initiative and
thinking outside the box but with an in-depth knowledge of all the legislation affecting CCTV. It also requires a working knowledge of the equipment
and its capabilities, the procedures necessary to ensure compliance with the
legislation, liaison and communication with all the partners involved, the
opportunities for income generation and excellent team management.
I find it incredible that in the last few months, some of the most experienced and highly respected CCTV managers in the UK have either been
made redundant or forced to accept early retirement, often without being
replaced or with others taking on their duties.
For those of you reading this who may have suddenly inherited the
fascinating the complex responsibilities of CCTV management, it’s worth
noting that helping people like yourself get to grips with this job was one
of the primary reasons why the CCTV User Group was formed in 1996.
Over the course of 15 years we have provided help and advice to hundreds
of managers, so if you need anything, please don’t hesitate to contact me at
[email protected].
Cutting costs, not effectiveness
So, the authority has to reduce costs, how can you do it without compromising effectiveness?
One option which a few authorities have adopted is the amalgamation
of systems with neighbouring authorities to achieve benefits of scale,
whilst still retaining the essential effectiveness. As in most things it is a
case of ‘horses for courses’ and might not be appropriate or viable in all
circumstances, as it will probably require some capital expenditure upfront
to achieve it. However, there are many examples in the UK of where such
arrangements work very well indeed with no reduction in effectiveness and
in most cases are the most effective solution.
The solution that is chosen in your area is, of course, down to your leaders
but hopefully they will recognise the value of the cameras and the operators
and appreciate that public support is full-square behind CCTV. If they can
avoid being distracted by the illusory savings associated with closing down
systems, perhaps they will instead find ways to increase the efficiency of the
system in which they have already invested so much.
13-15 June 2011 – Put it in your diary now
WE HAVE recently made a provisional booking at The Belfry
Hotel near Birmingham for the June Conference. The dates are
13-15 June 2011. The event will start with the evening buffet on
the 13th followed bright and early the next morning with the start
of the conference presentations.
Following the popular format of previous conferences, we aim
to have seminars, workshops and exhibitions to keep you up-todate with innovations and developments in the CCTV world.
We are currently arranging speakers for this event and if you
feel you would be able to make an interesting contribution, please
contact Peter Fry at [email protected].
Watch out for the flyer with all the details which will be out in
March. We hope to see you all there—a must for all end users and
companies.
Prices held
Set in 550 acres of finest countryside in the
West Midlands, the Belfry Hotel is the ideal
place to escape for business or pleasure
The User Group is pleased to confirm that for the third year running membership prices and, hopefully, conference fees will remain
unchanged for 2011.
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THE Government will appoint a surveillance
camera commissioner under the provisions of
the Protection of Freedoms Bill which was
introduced to the House of Commons on 11
February when it had its First Reading.
Part 2 of the Bill is devoted to “Regulation
of Surveillance”. In Chapter 1 of Part 2,
entitled “Regulation of CCTV and other surveillance camera technology”, the Bill introduces a Code of Practice to control ANPR and
CCTV and provides for the appointment of a
commissioner to regulate the code.
In Chapter 2, “Safeguards for certain surveillance under RIPA”, the Bill sets out how
government bodies can continue to conduct
directed surveillance subject to judicial oversight.
The Home Secretary Theresa May said the
Bill will bring to an end unwarranted intrusion
into the privacy of the individual by the state.
“The first duty of the state is the protection of
its citizens, but this should never be an excuse
for the government to intrude into people’s
private lives,” she said.
The provisions around CCTV and ANPR
will, she said, make the use of these technologies more proportionate and effective.
However, in the view of one critic of the
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Bill, it will actually make CCTV surveillance more efficient and do nothing to protect
privacy.
Dr Chris Pounder, a trainer in information law, told CCTV Image that the Bill is
aimed at cutting back the surveillance state
but doesn’t say anything about cutting back
CCTV or enhancing privacy. “It’s about making CCTV and ANPR more efficient,” he
claimed. “It’s being promoted as one thing but
it will achieve something different.”
While not opposed to CCTV in itself, he
believes it is an interference to record details
about an individual and therefore as the technology becomes more powerful, the protections given to the public have to be enhanced.
He is also concerned that there is no provision in the Bill for CCTV in domestic
premises nor are there penalties for breaching
the code of practice.
He is also concerned that the appointment of a surveillance camera commissioner
will inevitably result in conflict with the
Information Commissioner as each will have
powers to regulate aspects of CCTV but no
obligation to consult with one another.
• A column written by Dr Chris Pounder is available to read at www.securitynewsdesk.com.
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Two million cameras in the UK
The number of CCTV cameras in the UK seems to matter a great deal to some people, and yet they
have continued to use the outdated and discredited figure of 4.2 million without question. Now, in an
attempt to inject more rigorous figures into the debate, we introduce a more reliable number
by DCC Graeme Gerrard, ACPO Lead
on CCTV, and Richard Thompson,
Cheshire Constabulary
THERE IS NO DOUBT that we have a lot of CCTV
cameras in the UK. Indeed, if you pay much notice
of the media, we have more cameras per head of
population than any other country. If we have more
cameras then it follows that we are being ‘watched’
more frequently and if we are being watched more
frequently then we have the basis for describing the
UK as a ‘Surveillance Society’.
Of course, the components of a ‘surveillance
society’ include far more than just CCTV cameras:
loyalty cards, communication records, automatic
number plate recognition systems (ANPR), coded
entry systems, keystroke monitoring of work stations
and GPS monitoring of vehicle movements are but a
few of the components. However, it is the image of a
CCTV camera that is frequently used by the media to
illustrate ‘surveillance society’ related stories – even
if the surveillance is not image based.
To claim that we have more CCTV cameras than
any other country assumes that we not only know
how many cameras there are in the UK but also how
many there are in every other country – a questionable assertion because, as we shall demonstrate in
this article, until now we didn’t even have a reliable
estimate of camera numbers in this country.
4.2 million...or less!
The most quoted figure for the number of cameras
in the UK is that produced by Michael McCahill and
Clive Norris in 2003. Their estimate of 4.2 million cameras is widely reported both in the UK and
abroad. Indeed, so pervasive has the McCahill and
Norris figure become that a search of Google identifies over 2400 references and many journalists, some
leading academics and until recently, even senior
politicians have used the 4.2 million estimate as if it
were incontrovertible fact.
But what does the McCahill and Norris figure relate
to? Many of those that use the figure have no idea
how it was calculated or what type of cameras were
counted. Does the figure include all cameras or just those that cover
public space? Does it include cameras on private property that you
have no access to? Does it include private domestic cameras? What
about speed cameras?
Since the UK was one of the first countries to deploy cameras on
the street, some commentators have assumed that the 4.2 million
figure relates to public space cameras. It doesn’t, but little wonder
then that we get headlines such as, “We are the most are spied upon
nation in the world.’’
The reality is that the McCahill and Norris figure (4,285,000 to
be precise) was based on counting the number of cameras along
approximately 1.5 kilometres of road in a busy commercial/shopping district. They chose part of Upper Richmond Road and the
entire length of Putney High Street in the London Borough of
Wandsworth. They started by counted the number of publicly
accessible premises and established the average number of cameras
per location, then added the number of open-street CCTV cameras operated by the Borough Council together with an estimate of
those operating in public institutions such as transport, hospitals
and schools. This figure was then extrapolated across the whole of
London (population 7.2 million residents). They estimated that there
were at least 500,000 CCTV cameras in London, or one camera for
every 14 residents. Extrapolating this figure across the UK (population of 60 million) gave them the 4.285 million – the number that is
quoted by so many to this day.
Those of us who do not live in a highly urbanised area may ques-
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tion the accuracy of extrapolating the number
of cameras found in a busy London commercial/shopping district across the whole of
the UK, but this is the figure that has entered
public consciousness both here and abroad
and is probably the figure by which we are
judged to have the most CCTV in the world.
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Another statement frequently quoted by the
media, often in conjunction with the 4.28
million figure is that, ‘the average Briton is
caught on security cameras some 300 times
a day’. This figure was produced by Garry
Armstrong and Clive Norris in 1999 and is
based on the fictional journey of a fictional
character as he travels around London on
one day.
The character, Thomas Reams, had a busy
day indeed, during which he travelled through Every camera known to Cheshire Constabulary is logged on a GIS system
his housing estate (which has a drugs problem), visited two schools, a hospital maternity wing, his workplace, mapped onto a computer-based mapping system that is accessible
a number of shops, several car parks, a railway crossing, Heathrow by officers investigating crimes and incidents.
Airport, a football stadium and a red-light district. As well as using
The project has been underway over the past two years and a sighis car (during which his speed was monitored by speed cameras), nificant amount of data has been collected. We know for example
he also used public transport.
that 10 per cent of images are retained for less than three days and
While we have no problem with using fictional journeys to that 53 per cent still use analogue recording. We also know how
illustrate a point, we would question whether this particular day is many cameras there are, what percentage are internal cameras, what
typical of those undertaken by the majority of the UK population. In percentage are external and how many (both internal and external)
fact, short of being a cab driver who moonlights as a hospital porter provide images of space to which the public have access.
and a train driver, it’s difficult to see how anyone could clock up this
We have mapped 1410 premises that collectively have 12,333
many cameras in a day.
cameras. Unlike McCahill and Norris, we have not confined our
In fairness to Armstrong and Norris, they clearly made the point assessment to just publicly accessible premises but have mapped all
that this was a fictional construction. Indeed, Norris in his evidence premises that have cameras. The majority of these cameras (9056)
before the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution are located inside premises with the remainder (3277) being located
Surveillance and Data Collection Inquiry accepted that the journey outside of the building. From a policing perspective, it is useful for
had been constructed so that it ‘intersected with known CCTV sys- us to know whether these cameras have a view of space (both intertems’ and that the overall figure was a ‘guesstimate’.
nal and external) to which you and I could have access.
Nonetheless, it is another statistic that has entered public conFor example, in the case of a shop, are the cameras covering
sciousness and is regularly quoted – as if it were fact – by newspa- areas that the public can access or are they covering areas such as
pers, the BBC and even the Surveillance Studies Network Report the storeroom or warehouse? Likewise, if a camera is externally
for the Information Commissioner on the Surveillance Society. If located, is it watching over private space such as an enclosed yard
you check the 300 a day figure on Google, you get nearly 1300 or does it have a view of the street or space where you will find
references.
members of the public? A total of 9766 cameras provided images,
either extensively or fleetingly, of space to which the public (in
most cases customers) have access.
These figures do not include those cameras operated by our
In the absence of an alternative estimate of the number of cameras Unitary Authorities that are located on the streets of our comin the UK, it is not surprising that the 4.2 million and 300-a-day munities and monitor our town centres and other public areas. It
figures are still being quoted. Developing a more accurate estimate is these cameras that generate significant debate and interest both
is not easy, particularly as there is no requirement for the owner of here and abroad. All countries use CCTV in retail and commercial
a camera to give notification that they have installed one. The only premises, some utilising higher concentrations of cameras than in
way of establishing the number of cameras in any given area is to the UK. However, it is our use of cameras to monitor our streets
visit all the premises and ask the owners how many cameras they that initially set us apart from many other countries. We say initially because many are now following the UK’s lead
and are deploying increas“In the absence of an alternative estimate of cameras in the UK, it is not surprising that...
ing numbers of cameras to
monitor their public areas.
Collectively, the four
have. This is exactly what has happened in Cheshire, not because Unitary Authorities of Cheshire operate 504 cameras, a relatively
we wanted to know how many cameras there are but to map their low figure compared to the number of cameras (12,333) located in
location for policing purposes.
and around retail and commercial premises.
The mapping project involves visiting premises and recording
The Cheshire mapping project is ongoing and in reality is likely to
details of the location of each camera, image quality, recording be a never-ending task unless, of course, Parliament were to introformat, retention period and field of view. This information is then
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duce a requirement for all users of CCTV cameras to give notification as to the number and location of their cameras.
While we cannot be confident that we have located all the cameras (Cheshire covers 946 square miles), we do believe that certain
areas have been extensively mapped and there is a high degree of
confidence that we have captured all the cameras.
Extrapolating from the data
To establish a total for the UK, we could adopt the methodology
used by McCahill and Norris and extrapolate the Cheshire figure
across the whole of the UK. However, we want to ensure that we
reflect the differences in camera concentrations that occur between
urban and rural areas, something that they failed to do.
National Statistics data indicates that 64 per cent of the UK population resides in urban areas with the rest living in rural areas. We
identified which of our local authority wards were urban and rural
and then selected the most extensively mapped wards at a ratio that
reflects the urban/rural split in the UK population.
Camera concentrations in the urban areas of Cheshire range from
0.6 to 25.4 cameras per 100 population with a mean average of 3.6.
Concentrations in rural areas range from 0.3 to 7.7 cameras per 100
population with a mean average of 0.9. An overall average, using
a ratio of urban and rural areas that matches the national position,
gives us 2.805 cameras per 100 population. On this basis, extrapolating the Cheshire findings across the UK population (60,776,238)
gives us a figure of 1,704,238 cameras.
To this figure we need to add the public space CCTV cameras
operated by local authorities. The CCTV User Group published figures in January 2009 following a survey of Local Authorities. They
identified 29,703 public space cameras in England and Wales. If
we extrapolate this figure to give us a UK-wide figure then we end
up with 33,443 cameras. Interestingly, extrapolating Cheshire’s
504 public space cameras to give a UK figure gives us a figure
of 30,631 cameras which is within 10 per cent of the CCTV User
Group’s estimate.
Combining the premises CCTV with the public space CCTV
gives us a figure of 1,737,681 cameras. In the original McCahill
and Norris estimate, they added a sum of cameras to account for
street CCTV cameras operated by the Borough Council together
with an estimate of those operating in public institutions such as
transport, hospitals and schools. Cheshire’s mapping project captured the public institutions, while the open street cameras were
counted by the CCTV User Group. That leaves us with ‘transport’.
Assessing these numbers is difficult as there are cameras on trains,
railway stations and the London Underground, not to mention some
in buses.
Here our figures become less precise and we have to rely on the
estimates of others. Estimates in London indicate that 2000 cameras watch over London’s over-ground railway stations and a further
11,000 operate on the London Underground system. We know that
London has a particularly high concentration of cameras covering its transport infrastructure and so extrapolating the London
numbers across the UK would give an unrealistically high figure.
Nevertheless, by doing so we add a maximum of 115,000 cameras
to the UK figure giving a grand total of 1,852,681, far short of the
4,285,000 estimated by McCahill and Norris.
Myth buster
What of the 300-a-day figure? Well, we tested that as well. Instead
of using a mythical character who undertook a journey to all the
local CCTV hotspots, we used real people undertaking real journeys. Using the mapping information and their own observations,
we listed all the ANPR, traffic light, and speed cameras that they
passed, together with those business premises cameras that may
Report authors: Richard Thompson (left) and DCC
Graeme Gerrard. Graeme Gerrard is the Deputy
Chief Constable of the Cheshire Constabulary
and Richard Thompson is the Constabulary’s
Geographical Information Systems Administrator
have captured a fleeting glance of their vehicle as it passed by. We
added the local authority cameras plus those in the various shops
and leisure centres that they visited as they went about their normal
activities. Finally, we added those cameras at their workplace. The
figures ranged from 42 cameras to 101 with the mean average of
68. This is a far cry from the 300 a day that the media regularly
use.
The mapping project in Cheshire has provided us with an opportunity to re-assess the number of cameras within the UK. We don’t
claim that this is a precise figure as it is impossible to count every
camera. As with the McCahill and Norris study, we have not captured cameras used in domestic dwellings, nor have we counted all
of the speed or ANPR cameras within the UK.
What we have attempted to do is count the same type of surveillance cameras that they counted but with a methodology that we
felt would provide a more accurate estimate. No doubt many will
question our methodology and argue that we could have done it
differently. However, if they are the same people who regularly use
the 4.2 million and 300-a-day figures then it would be interesting
to know what tests they applied to the McCahill, Armstrong and
Norris methods.
Only half the cameras
Eight years after the 4.2 million figure was first published, we
now have research that indicates that the figure is less than half
this guesstimate. We also know that unless you make a particular
point of visiting as many CCTV hotspot areas as you can, you are
unlikely to be captured on CCTV 300 times a day.
If anyone asks us for a figure for the number of CCTV cameras
in the UK, we will tell them that the best research we have to date
says it is approximately 1.85 million. And the real figure for the
number of times the average person is likely to be ‘caught’ on
CCTV in a day is less than 70 – and most of these will be at your
workplace or fleeting glimpses by cameras located in shops.
Are we still the most watched nation of earth? Since we have yet
to see estimates from other countries it is impossible to say, but
hopefully those that claim that we are will now have the opportunity to revise their figures.
• For more about Cheshire Constabulary’s camera mapping scheme,
see CCTV Image, Summer 2008, issue 28. Visit www.cctvimage.com
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Catching up with Chelmsford
Initially conceived as a three-camera High Street system, Chelmsford’s surveillance scope now
encompasses a raft of forward thinking measures. More than three years on, Ian Drury revisits
to see what else the scheme has up its sleeve
IT MAY BE 15 years old, but nobody could accuse Chelmsford
Borough Council’s surveillance camera operation of standing
still since then. Having gone live in December 1995, with a
45-camera scheme to survey the town’s High Street, the system
has expanded into today’s 313-camera project involving a variety of partners and a swathe of interesting initiatives.
We previously profiled the system managed by Spencer
Clarke in September 2007 and in the intervening 3+ years
his job title has evolved from Technical & Surveillance to
Community Safety & Resilience Manager – a clue to the
enhanced role the control room now plays. Last time I spoke
to Spencer I had to slow him down to get a full grasp on
the gamut of operational and technical innovations he was
involved with, and this visit proved no different.
On this occasion we’re joined by Matt Walsh, who took
over as CCTV Team Leader last May from a previous post
managing a security team across two sites at Queens Hospital
in Romford. Chelmsford now has more control room staff after
an internal review of CCTV operations identified the need
for a third operator post two years ago, given the expanding
number of cameras requiring monitoring.
Economic strategy
Arrests involving the proactive involvement of operators have increased
from 148 in 2008 to 215 in 2009 and 307 last year; this equates to 21%
of all arrests being attributable to CCTV as the initial source. The total
number of arrests for the last three years that have involved the use of
CCTV is a commendable 2276.
Observing the team in action, the camaraderie and professionalism that’s
helped achieve this is evident to see. The team is clearly motivated, as two
recent, headline-generating incidents demonstrate (see panel).
Spencer agrees that successes have been achieved, but is far from
complacent. To ‘future-proof’ the operation, in the context of public sector budget cuts, he summaries a twin-track strategy designed to combine
efficiency savings with revenue generating opportunities. As examples, he
and Matt point to the control room’s handling of stray dogs handed in to
the Council, a statutory responsibility for the local authority after-hours.
By taking on this work, savings have been made, removing the need to
employ dog wardens.
Meanwhile, income generation has been boosted by measures including
the monitoring of 11 cameras for nearby Witham Town Council. Spencer
designed a £48,000 wireless IP (802 Global-supplied) system linking the
units back to Witham town hall, with the images fed across to Chelmsford
via broadband links. Witham’s previous camera system was recorded but
not actively monitored, so the new arrangements are more effective too.
The new system was installed by Link CCTV Systems, which currently
maintains the Chelmsford system.
A new, part-Home Office funded digital radio system for the Townlink
and Publink schemes is also generating income via contributions from the
radio users, making it self-funding, and there is an opportunity to extend
the technology’s reach to Witham via a broadband link and local hub. The
system, installed by DCRS, provides a PC-based front end for efficient
operating with Motorola DP 3400 radios, a number of which have a GPS
facility for lone working.
Chelmsford also monitors a Park and Ride site for Essex County
Council and will take on management of another site for Essex County
Council from April. Elsewhere, registered social landlord CHP has asked
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The recently opened customer service centre at Chelmsford’s Civic
Centre is also now monitored, as is a new modern two-storey building
extension to Chelmsford Museum. Temporary surveillance around the borough is additionally handled using five re-deployable cameras, for events
such as the annual V Festival. The Pelco units, with 23x optical zoom,
provide good images which are transmitted over 802 Global IP links.
Who’s WHO
Maintaining a forward thinking strategy has already won Chelmsford a
Park Mark award in 2007 for its 22 Council owned and managed car parks.
The extent of their surveillance coverage was one of the deciding factors.
The local authority has also recently been designated the first International
Safe Community in the UK by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
which recognises work undertaken over the past ten years tackling antisocial behaviour, domestic violence, hate crime, substance abuse and road
safety.
Ongoing monitoring costs are, of course, a worry in the current economic climate, so Spencer and Matt aim to make use of single operator crewing
during the quiet hours of 4-7am, operating a ‘buddy’ system with High
Chelmer shopping centre in the town to cover health and safety issues.
“We’re actively exploring expansion of the control room remit beyond
CCTV,” Spencer comments, “because we recognise that we need to do
things differently, for instance by taking over Council services for handling
stray dogs, and widening the scope of our commercial monitoring activities. One example of this, which we hope will also further improve our successful working relationship with Essex Police, is the ongoing induction of
our staff within the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme.”
Set up under the Police Reform Act 2002, CSAS grants limited powers,
aimed at providing a better quality of life in the community. Some police
powers are available to Accredited Persons, although these are only issued
if they are relevant to the person’s job. They include fixed penalty notices
for cycling on a footpath, dog fouling, graffiti and fly-posting. Additionally,
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there are powers to, for instance, require
name and address for anti-social behaviour,
require persons drinking in designated places
to surrender alcohol, and remove abandoned
vehicles.
Megapixel focus
Meantime, to ensure the Chelmsford scheme
retains its technological edge, a rolling proSpencer Clarke and Matt
gramme of camera renewals entails a £25,000 annual spend
on equipment that also includes ancillaries and recording Walsh in New Writtle St,
site of a horrific attack
systems.
Spencer indicates a strong interest in the future use of on a local journalist – See
megapixel cameras in the town’s High St to enhance moni- “In the news” below
toring activities, countering a range of activities from bag
snatches to ‘counter-terrorism’. The potential advantage of digitally zoom- veillance network. The
ing in on any given scene, in a way that’s simply not possible using the exist- effective use of CCTV in
ing PTZ cameras, is an obvious plus point. He anticipates introducing this partnership with Essex
technology this year, in conjunction with one or more of the town’s retailers, Police and Townlink
in order to make use of an existing broadband link to stream images back and Publink has created
to the control room.
a hostile environment
What do some of the Chelmsford scheme’s local partners think about its for would-be offenders, which in turn makes Chelmsford a safer place.”
contribution? Mick McDonagh, Centre Manager at High Chelmer Shopping
Essex Police District Commander, Chief Inspector Joe Wrigley agrees:
Centre, is unequivocal: “CCTV has played a vital role in detecting and “CCTV not only saves a great deal of money in terms of officer time spent
reducing crime in Chelmsford town centre since 1995 and is an integral on detection, but also provides a very high percentage of cases which are
part of the security of our shopping centre, complementing our own sur- given a positive disposal from custody.”
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TOUCHSTONE ELECTRONICS has provided a state of the art upgrade
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from security consultants, J2K Video’s SharpView system was selected by
Touchstone Electronics after demonstrating its capabilities to the Mixed
Freight Services (MFS) management team.
MFS provides essential X-ray services for the world’s largest air transportation companies operating at Heathrow Airport and is regulated by
the Department for Transport. All cargo that is sent by air freight has to
be screened by X-ray and the process must be video recorded with at least
one month of evidence retained, although some companies such as MFS
choose to hold up to three months.
The SharpView CCTV solution replaces an old analogue-based system
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Mixed Freight also required a system to provide sufficient quality for its
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Dangerous liaisons?
Control rooms using ‘in-house’ police liaison officers say they’re an invaluable resource, but with
major budget cuts looming, can they still be afforded? To find out more about the issues involved,
and lessons learned, we listened to the experiences of three local authorities involved
A TRADITIONAL GRIPE to be heard within the bars and
breakout areas at User Group conferences, as delegates mingle
for a social catch up between seminar sessions, centres on
police involvement in control room operations. Specifically,
complaints about their contribution – or rather the perceived
lack of it.
Control room supervisors and town centre managers have
had a long standing beef about police officers demanding video
footage, taking up operators’ time and distracting them from
monitoring. “It would be alright if they actually put their hand
in their pocket once in a while to recognise the contribution we
make,” is a typical sort of comment.
Others point to the amount of time and resources needed to
conduct such an exercise, pointing out the inherent inefficiencies in sending perhaps two officers in one patrol vehicle to
physically visit a control room, spend time going through the
material, and then travel back to a police station again. It seems
there must be a more practical alternative capable of delivering
more effective results.
One answer is for the police to do the job themselves, in At Enfield Public Safety Centre the manager believes in a
terms of operation and management. That’s what the Sussex clear dividing line between observation and investigation
force do. Since November 1994, when a 14-camera scheme
monitoring the Brighton area first went live, this system then expanded into done on ANPR by one of them, PC Steve Hughes, in August 2009, and his
four control rooms across the county (CCTV Image, August 2007) before wider role is complemented by PC Naz Ladik’s efforts.
Andy Wells points out that PC Ladik’s work generally involves liaison
being amalgamated into two upgraded control rooms incorporating digital
technology (CCTV Image, October 2009). The scheme is run in partnership with national and regional police, on tasks such as intelligence liaison and
with local authorities, but the police force continues to operate the com- providing a single point of contact for major enquiries.
He also liaises with the borough’s emergency planning team, as well
mand and control infrastructure.
But this type of arrangement is rare. Last time we asked Sussex supervi- as the Met’s SO19 Specialist Firearm Command branch regarding major
sors Donna Allum and Brian Watkinson about their knowledge of similar operations and oversees the Airwave radio system. He’s currently completsystems, they mentioned the City of London and two others in Scotland ing a BTEC Level 2 qualification in CCTV operations and Andy describes
and Wales. Beyond that, the Operation Emerald programme – involving Naz’s role as “disseminating specialist police operational knowledge to help
the Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service London working our CCTV operators in their daily tasks”.
By contrast, PC Hughes handles the ANPR system, using intelligence
together to improve the capital’s criminal justice system – had, as one of
its initiatives, the provision of a full-time police liaison officer for every analysis proactively to, for instance, identity the one vehicle containing a
criminal in a traffic stream of hundreds of cars. “Steve also does investigaLondon borough CCTV scheme.
tive work such as checking whether incidents occurring in the borough have
CCTV coverage and potential evidence we can pick up on,” says Andy.
“He will follow the suspects ‘backwards’ from the observed offence to
One of those London boroughs benefiting from a police liaison officer unearth additional video footage from other cameras they passed en route
(PLO) is well known to CCTV Image, for we’ve featured the innovative and in that way pulls strands of evidence together that help form a sufficient
work carried out by Hackney council’s CCTV & Emergency Planning case for prosecution.”
Service a number of times. In Winter 2005, we talked to Hackney’s PLO,
Gary McKie. He related some of his core functions and ‘added value’
inputs, such as speaking with police officers first hand about issues relating
Andy relates one example of PC Hughes’ excellent results, describing
to the borough’s CCTV system.
He described how he would smooth the transfer of video evidence from how a person living in a block of flats found their bank account suddenly
the control room to the police and courts, as well as assist police officers depleted. This was traced to someone stealing from the victim’s post box in
interviewing suspects by compiling video evidence relating to suspects onto a communal hallway.
Steve was able to identify the thief when he used the stolen card at an
transferable media.
His work didn’t just help with post-incident review though. He attended ATM in Hackney. Facial identification wasn’t possible using that particular
the Met’s task meetings to learn about crime hotspots in the area and known camera but tracing the man from that point saw him pass a Hackney council
offenders to watch out for, passing on relevant intelligence to Hackney’s office and the images from CCTV there enabled the required ID and led to
team. Additionally, he helped Hackney’s CCTV & Emergency Planning the man’s arrest. It transpired that he was a neighbour of the victim and the
Service Deputy Manager, Andy Wells, carry out directed surveillance in stolen bank card was subsequently found in his flat.
“Steve listens to what the operators here are doing and will provide tactipartnership with the Met.
Sadly, Gary is currently retiring from the Met on medical grounds, but cal advice to them when it’s appropriate. Along with Naz, his role is the
his place has been taken by not one, but two PLOs. We featured the work
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sticking plaster that makes things work better. Most of his time is spent on
evidential material handling, but the small injections he provides, in terms
of explaining to the operators what the police are saying about an incident,
or pointing out something that could help, can make a big difference.”
So in this era of swingeing public sector cutbacks, is Andy confident of
keeping his two PLOs, and if not, what would be consequences be? “This
resource is a more efficient and effective method in terms of day-to-day
operations. We’re not just a CCTV control room, we’re part of a ‘one stop
shop’ for the police.”
However, he’s “not confident of anything because in times like these you
encounter political expediency and decisions made by accountants and senior managers, who don’t necessarily realise the value of resources.”
And he adds: “The results we get more than justify our PLOs staying
here. We’ve helped to achieve a 40 per cent cut in overall crime in the borough, with 10,089 fewer offences occurring between 2006-10.”
Enfield experience
Meanwhile, another London borough which has gained from a PLO
resource is Enfield. Alan Gardner, the council’s Public Safety Centre
Manager, believes recognition for the effective role PLOs perform in CCTV
control rooms is long overdue. He has a successful working relationship
with his Met police officer dating back to October 2005.
Asking not to be named for security reasons, the officer told CCTV
Image that his role has developed in a significant and interesting way over
this period, whereby he now feels fully integrated with the Enfield operation. “Alan has trust in me to act professionally and not side with the police
all the time – even though I’m paid for by them. We trust each other and it
works both ways because I will act as a buffer if police pressure is put on
operators. That’s understandable because of the expectations they’re under
to get results.
“I’ve taken the same BTEC Level 2 qualification as the operators and,
although not required, it’s been essential in affording me an understanding
of what the operators are trained to do. This also helps in that the operators
are aware that I have made some effort to understand their role.
“Equally, the local Met officers are happy to act if we alert them to
something happening live, because they know I’m involved and they have
confidence that they won’t be wasting their time intervening.”
Enfield’s PLO describes his wide ranging role as involving review ing,
copying and downloading video evidence to ensure a legally watertight
audit trail, along with supervision of directed surveillance (RIPA) operations, overseeing all aspects of Enfield’s ANPR, collation of police intelligence, acting as an expert witness and appearing in court on behalf of the
operators.
Additionally, he gets involved in staff training, advice on camera location
placement (including site visits with Alan), handles IT issues that crop up
and liaises with engineers.
Meanwhile, Alan firmly believes in a clear dividing line when it comes
to observation and investigation: “The difference is clear to me in that our
operators are trained to monitor and react to incidents, listen to radio traffic and so on. They are not there to do the back office investigation and
evidence work for the police and the legal risks are too great when it is not
our core duty and not what we are trained for. In any case, this would be
a distraction by taking them away from their core monitoring duties. We
shouldn’t risk getting involved – the evidential side is the police’s responsibility, they have the statutory responsibility for that.
“By having a PLO here we’re saving the police costs in manpower time,
which they’d otherwise have to spend travelling here. Over a typical month
our PLO now saves the police 100 visits and that’s built up from an average
of four to six before he arrived here. His workload certainly justifies his
cost to the Met, and actually if you look at it ‘in the round’ the police are
providing one person alongside the 25-30 staff here who are employed by
the council. He brings a lot of added value and I believe the Met recognise
the value for money he provides.”
Alan’s PLO is keen to interject at this point, stressing that “It would be
very detrimental to CCTV and evidence gathering if my role ceased to exist.
I can look at
something happening live and
make a judgement in the
same way that
another police
officer would
– something
an
operator
wouldn’t necessarily know and
which it would
be unfair to PC Steve Hughes, LB Hackney
expect them to.
“I can also explain to our operators why the police are acting in a certain
way, for example if they seem to be heavy handed in a given situation.
Another example of the intangible benefits from my role is the opportunity
I have to find out what happened after one of the operators followed an
incident. My colleagues find it very frustrating not knowing what happened
afterwards and being able to provide this feedback is a big boost to their job
satisfaction and team morale.”
Stevenage successes
Moving outside London, there’s a link with the Enfield scheme through
Alan Gardner, who handed over to CCTV Manager Robbie Holgate eight
years ago. Robbie inherited a PLO, but since then has gained a second, a
move related, as he describes, to the sheer volume of evidential material
needing to be handled by the scheme’s 450 cameras.
Since we last profiled the Stevenage system (CCTV Image, March
2007), its CCTV Community Safety Partnership – jointly managed by
Stevenage Borough Council, North Hertfordshire District Council and East
Hertfordshire District Council – has expanded to incorporate monitoring
for Hertsmere Borough Council. Robbie explains that a total of four police
officers are trained to use the system, which covers a wide area encompassing Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.
Hertfordshire Police pays for the two PLOs, with one working in the control room and the other in the evidence suite. With 17 towns included within
the system’s coverage, a normal weekend will generate 30-50 investigations
and the two officers are kept busy reviewing/processing video. “Besides this
work, the officers provide advice on other aspects and attend court, otherwise we could be involved in anything up to 450 court appearances a year,
though it’s difficult to quantify exactly. Their role in making our evidence
legally watertight means we have a very solid audit trail and their contribution can’t be emphasised enough.
“I have absolute trust in them and we couldn’t do our job together otherwise. They supply police intelligence to the operators, in the same way that
happens at Enfield and get involved in providing input to decisions about
issues such as positioning of cameras, as well as practical involvement in
situations such as town centre theft incidents. But there is a dividing line in
terms of responsibilities and we don’t, for instance, allow the police to set
up camera tours because the line of local responsibility rests with us.”
Robbie is enthusiastic about PLOs but realistic too: “The police only get
out of the system what they put in. At a time when frontline policing numbers are under threat, the PLOs’ role provides very good value for money
because the contribution they make, in terms of the investment in our two
PLOs, equates to a multiple in terms of police officers out on the streets
– not to mention the cost savings from visits to the control room that would
otherwise be required.
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working relationship with the police.”
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Eye catching cameras
There are many new camera technologies coming on the market, as well as improvements to
tried and tested systems. In this article, we take a look at a few things that have caught our
attention recently, starting with a high-definition system from Panasonic.
THE COMBINED use of sophisticated, innovative and integrated
surveillance technologies to meet cost sensitive public sector needs
is a claim that Panasonic can lay claim to with its most recent equipment offerings. The company’s i-Pro SmartHD, introduced at IFSEC
last year, with features including real-time face recognition and lower
network bandwidth consumption, gains another interesting tool this
March.
Spokesman Jonathan Rickard, from the Panasonic System Networks
Europe division explains that the i-Pro SmartHD range comprises a
range of box-type network cameras that yield high data compression
rates to minimise network data traffic through the H.264 format. The
company’s proprietary Uniphier chipset and one-third MOS sensors
enable HD (1280 x 960 or 1280 x 720) transmission at up to 30fps,
even in low light, using existing IP networks, which are supporting
other IP based systems such as telephony and computer traffic, to
reduce total cost of ownership, he says.
Frame rate priority
One innovation of particular note is Panasonic’s answer to demand for
converged IP surveillance and communications systems. This involves
a frame rate priority mode on its new network cameras, employing
dual encoding of H.264 compressed video that allows one stream of
higher bit rate to be viewed and recorded locally, while a lower bit rate
(VGA quality) stream of video is transmitted to a remote location via,
for instance, ADSL.
Complementing this, Panasonic has introduced its VRS (which
stands for Variable Rate at Specified area) function, to further decrease
network data traffic by only capturing portions of the camera scene at
HD resolution.
In an external car park, for instance, areas of the sky may comprise
one-third of the view and can be decoded at lower resolution by compressing the data. The camera then need only capture HD resolution
images of the scene portion where threats are likely – such as the parking bays or entry/exit points where ANPR is in use. The net result is a
25 per cent reduction in the overall data file requirements.
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Face time
Facial detection is built in to the i-Pro SmartHD chipset and Jonathan
notes that equipment such as the WJ-NV200 16-channel network video
recorder introduced in November 2010 can make use of facial matching coordinates captured by the range’s IP cameras to check against up
to eight ‘active’ faces. Face matching essentially becomes like another
set of eyes monitoring cameras, freeing up more security personnel
time to perform other tasks and helping create a more efficient security
operation.
“For a local authority, this could be used, for example, to alert
an operator if an employee attempts to enter a building, or part of a
premises, that they do not have access right to. Besides security it’s also
a potentially very useful safety tool, because you can use a server-based
system carrying out facial matching but working in the background.
“Using the example of the Jamie Bulger case from the early ‘90s,
an operator could quickly check CCTV recordings of a shopping area
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The C-AllView day/night high speed PTZ Camera is a
continuous rotation “ruggedised” PTZ camera, sealed to
IP67 and designed to be installed in harsh and challenging environments or areas where the camera unit may be
liable to experience physical abuse.
The optically flat glass is distortion free giving brighter
clearer images at higher zoom ranges and resolutions thus
allowing the C-AllView to see further and in more detail
than ever before.
The C-AllView PTZ camera has been cast from aluminium, hard anodised and powder coated to protect from
scratching, oxidation or attack from solvents, making it van-
dal resistant and suitable for most applications.
The C-AllView can be mounted inverted, upright or
inclined using the Quick Tilt facility, this virtually eliminates any blind spot when mounted in the upright position.
The IP C-AllView was conceived and designed to be
used with GANZ’s end-to-end IP video and alarm management solution, VSoIP.
The IP C-AllView boasts onboard video analytics including Intelligent PTZ tracking, electronic image stabilisation,
camera tamper/hooded detection, intrusion detection, directional filters, left/theft object, loitering, lane and parking
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MOBOTIX claim to be the only company to offer this kind of camera worldwide. The security benefit and cost reduction of the new
technology is enormous, because a hemispheric camera delivers 360°
room coverage and still allows using the integrated Pan/Tilt/Zoom
features to examine interesting parts of a scene. The panorama function with its high resolution 180° wide-angle view assures a quick
understanding of the whole scene, tracks objects continuously inside
the scene and replaces a set of traditional cameras.
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With the innovative MOBOTIX Hemispheric Technology, an entire
room can be ideally monitored. For instance, one single, and particularly elegant and discreet, Q24 for only €798 replaces the timeconsuming and expensive installation of several standard cameras.
This world novelty demonstrates again the innovative strength of
MOBOTIX as a global leader for megapixel video security systems.
When several cameras are monitoring a single room, it is difficult
to understand the room layout in its single view. This makes it hard
to comprehend the overall setting. The panorama function of the Q24
delivers a widescreen image of a high-resolution 180° panorama
within a town centre to find a facial reference match of a child and then
track back through the digital video to follow the child’s movements
using this software, to help provide an accurate real-time location that
would allow security staff on the ground to intercept.”
Full turn
Whilst 360° surveillance is technically possible through panning, using
a PTZ or dome camera, these types of camera can’t view all of this area
at the same time since the camera within the dome has a pre-determined,
comparatively narrow field of view with which to scan the scene. Within
the past few years, more and more manufacturers have started introducing
360º vision systems, offering operational advantages including the ability to maintain both real-time and recorded coverage of a whole scene,
eliminating the ‘blind spots’ caused by one or multiple fixed field of view
cameras covering the same area.
Oncam Global Group was an early supplier of 360° systems using its
Grandeye technology and the company recently introduced its IPZoom
360° 5-megapixel camera. This solution combines the use of video analytics and management software within the 360° camera as a triggering
view. High image quality is achieved through the use of a 3.1 megapixel sensor and the new hemispheric lens.
The Q24 also zooms in on detail. The image of the hemispheric
camera can be continuously enlarged and any image section examined using a joystick, for example. Thus you have a mechanical PTZcamera without maintenance or wear and tear. While zooming into a
section in the live image, a full image can be stored in the recording
for later analysis. No PTZ-camera in the world that operates with a
motor can do that!
device for a co-located IP PTZ camera to provide high-resolution detailed
images about an area of interest identified by the 360° system.
The IPZoom camera, along with its software, is the controlling element
in the system, which acquires suspicious events such as unusual behaviour,
objects removed that should be there, or any other changes that could
represent threats.
Oncam is supplying the system as both an indoor conceal-mounting
model and an outdoor/indoor IP67-rated minidome unit. The company
points out typical uses such as monitoring entrance lobby areas, as well
as external building perimeters. The third-party IP PTZ unit is provided
by Oncam Global, although purchasers can substitute their own IP PTZ,
provided that it is compatible with the software.
The IP PTZ is integrated via software, with its views shown on one
screen to the operator. One significant advantage, says Oncam, is that the
360° view always shows exactly where the PTZ is pointed. The operator
can click on an area of interest and the PTZ will automatically zoom in
to interrogate and verify the threat, leading to a measured response by the
appropriate party.
Separate ANPR and other software can be added to the system, Oncam
adds, with the opportunity for savings on manpower as well as the capital
cost of having to otherwise provide a number of static/PTZ/dome cameras
to adequately survey an area covered by this system.
• We’ll be returning to look at 360° surveillance in more depth in the
Spring 2011 issue.
Mucky vision
Lyyn optimises video frames for a clearer image
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Lyyn is a company that claims to be able to help you do just that. Their
mission slogan is “we give you a clearer vision” and judging by the examples on the website, it would appear that they have achieved that.
The Lyyn Hawk system optimises each frame of your video for contrast and colour spectrum to make the image as clear and as natural to the
human eye as possible. They claim to be able to extract information from
even the smallest fragment of colour and shape, to render a recognisable
and clear image.
This can either be done in real time with a rack mounted system (which
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can be switched from one camera to another as needed) or a portable unit
which can be inserted between a camera and monitor to clean up images
on the go.
Lyyn says the technology is applicable to many industries, such as
commercial diving for instance, but feels it has a particular niche in video
surveillance in aviation, maritime, security and traffic management.
In the aviation industry, the Hawk is ideal for seeing through fog at
airports, either to help the control tower monitor planes or to help secure
the perimeter. In fact, Lyyn took part in a trial with SAAB Security in the
development of the remotely operated control tower.
The remotely operated tower concept addresses many of the issues airport operators are concerned with, such as cost-effectiveness, safety, and
punctuality. More than a few airports today suffer from a harsh economic
situation and for some, the remotely operated tower could mean the difference between survival and closure.
The remote tower relies on a number of cameras placed around the existing tower with the signals feed over a network to a central control station
or virtual tower. As the operation of the tower is dependent on the view
from the cameras, having a clear view no matter what the conditions is all
the more vital.
Surveillance on track
Effective monitoring of an area the size of ten football pitches might initially seem to merit a comprehensive surveillance spec. Indeed, many cameras were originally envisaged to ensure sufficient coverage of Sainsbury’s
700,000 ft² Hams Hall distribution centre in Coleshill, Birmingham.
Here, daily logistical operations involve container lorries backing in for
packing and despatch, with staff scurrying around in loading operations
using forklifts to move goods to and from rows of racking. The potential
for problems occurring seems evident, but interestingly security was not
the reason for introducing the cost-effective solution chosen. Rather,
Sainsbury’s wanted to ensure that all 750 of its staff working at Ham’s Hall
are compliant with health & safety procedures and, according to Regional
Loss Prevention Manager Anthony Hooper, the surveillance solution has
assisted in identifying individuals who have broken the safety rules. “It may
be a disciplinary matter or just a case of retraining,” he comments, “but the
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ensure the individuals
concerned are adhering
to best practice.”
The
monitoring
method chosen deploys
SmartTrack mobile
robotic surveillance
technology. This uses
two horizontal tracks,
along which concealed
PTZ cameras glide
quietly (using brushless motors) at speeds
up to 13 ft/second. The
cameras are hidden
behind mirrored enclosures, meaning the
operators can position
them quickly over any
activity or incident, or
indeed to check on One camera can patrol an
daily activities without entire warehouse
pre-warning the staff.
As Bob Baker of Intrepid Security Solutions, the UK company which
distributes, installs and maintains the American Sentry Technology
Corporation equipment, point out: “If you stand there with a clipboard
checking on activities staff won’t behave as they would normally and the
system’s quiet running and concealed nature has a good deterrent value that
helps ensure everyone works in a safe way.”
At Ham’s Hall, the tracks are 144m long and use two cameras, but the
track length and camera configuration are variable, depending on location
and layout. The tracks are suspended from the building’s 22m high ceiling
structure to an operating height of 6m, allowing the operators clear views
into the rear of all loading and unloading vehicles throughout all loading
bays, as well as views of activity along each of the distribution centre’s
many storage and picking aisles.
Panasonic talks about its next generation NVRs and cameras
PANASONIC SYSTEM NETWORKS’ i-Pro SmartHD
solutions have advanced since the company first
announced devices in a new range in 2010.
The latest models include advanced CCTV and
network video equipment such as WJ-NV200, a new
16-channel network video recorder. The i-Pro SmartHD
range of cameras include new MOS sensors for improvement of image quality even in low light conditions and
the renowned Uniphier chipset, designed to improve
image compression and encoding efficiency for minimising network traffic and enabling better transmission
of images around a security network.
Smart functionality is also strongly apparent in the
range where features like ‘VRS’ (Variable Rate at
Specified Area) can be used. This sophisticated function further
decreases the burden of CCTV data traffic on the network through
capturing images only at HD resolution bitrates in a specified 40
per cent section of the image.
Applications where this is most useful could include where
property most at threat is located. A camera overlooking a car park
need only produce HD images in the areas at the entrance to enable
number plates to be recognised.
Panasonic i-Pro SmartHD cameras are also equipped with
Panasonic face detection capability. Used in conjunction with
the WJ-NV200 NVR, it is possible to store up to eight known
suspect face matches which can then be detected automatically
and the system used as a ‘soft security barrier’. For example, if an
employer wants to, they can detect ex-employees who should not
enter a premises.
Panasonic point out that these smart features can be used for
both for safety and security. A spokesperson from the company
commented “in the vast majority of cases, security personnel are
seeking to find an individual but this could equally be someone
that has been abducted as it could be a criminal suspect or other
individual”.
• For more information http://www.panasonic.co.uk
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With school and college budgets under pressure it will undoubtedly become harder to justify
spending on any non-core items such as CCTV and security, rather than on resources directly
related to teaching. And yet there are a few lessons we can learn about education security
THE GOOD NEWS in this age of austerity – given that the risk of
crime is far from going away – is that many lessons about using CCTV
have been learnt over the last decade and that now monitoring can be
delivered effectively and affordably.
The Hertfordshire CCTV Partnership operation, based at Stevenage,
is a great example: it provides full out-of-hours CCTV monitoring
cover for 26 schools, at a cost of well under £2,000 per school per
annum.
When you consider the problems that plague this sector – vandalism,
arson, theft of lead from roofs and loss of valuable IT equipment – and
the disruption that this can cause, it seems a relatively small price to
pay.
“We monitor on a reactive basis, using an Adpro Gold system with
sensors and tannoys,” explains Hertfordshire’s CCTV Manager Robbie
Holgate. “When an alarm is triggered our operator can see what’s happening and take the appropriate action. It works well and we’ve had a
number of notable successes.”
The money comes directly out of the school budget and the spending decision is down to the governing body and head teacher at each
school. Even with cutbacks, Robbie is confident that schools will continue to come on board at their current rate of four or five a year (new
ones are added during the holidays to minimise disruption).
“I don’t think we’ll lose any because those schools with cameras
are getting fewer problems – less vandalism and fewer thefts; in one
school, the head said it was the best investment he’d ever made because
incidents had been reduced by a significant amount.”
Professor Martin Gill of Perpetuity Group agrees that CCTV is a
worthwhile investment for schools and colleges, and highlights the
value of the Secured Environments scheme in steering them towards
using it effectively.
“I don’t think the way CCTV is used in schools has improved
across the board – there can still be problems – but where Secured
Environments is good is that it requires organisations to show how they
are using their security measures to good effect.”
In other words, accreditation is a good way to ensure that school
leaders take the steps needed to ensure that school safety and security
are taken seriously.
Campus crusaders
The crime-cutting potential of CCTV in campus environments is
clearly demonstrated at Newcastle University.
When George Westwater took over as Estates Security Manager in
1998, the university was experiencing over 500 reported crimes per
year on its campus. Just 12 years later his 41-strong team, supported
by a comprehensive CCTV system installed by 2020 Vision, has been
able to reduce that number to 92 crimes against a backdrop of a near
doubling of student numbers and campus size. Put another way, crime
has decreased by over 80 per cent over that period.
“Every time we invest in additional cameras to protect a larger section of the expanding campus there is a corresponding reduction in
crime,” says George. “The investment has paid off almost immediately
and consistently over the 10-year period in which we have been investing.
“The CCTV system is definitely a major deterrent. But it also enables us to work with Northumbria Police to secure prosecutions or
cautions in the vast majority of cases where crimes are committed on
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The CCTV system, which was originally installed as analogue-only
in 1998, has been gradually migrated by 2020 Vision to a hybrid model
through the introduction of Instek DVRs in each of the nodes as well as
eight Instek MatriVideo units in the central control room, ensuring tight
and effective management and control of all CCTV cameras today and
IP cameras in the near future.
2020 Vision’s development of the node-based distributed CCTV
system architecture has enabled the university to continue expanding
the system, affordably, out of its own security budgets, as new buildings are constructed and brought on stream to cope with the increase
in student numbers.
In the CCTV control room eight 42-inch LCD screens display key
sections of the university in quad or 16-split screen views. The use of
Instek Command Center software enables the university CCTV operators to set up groups of cameras.
Operator Larry Dewhurst, explains: “Through proactive surveillance
we’ve managed to catch several crimes in progress. We even work
alongside Northumbria Police to monitor suspect individuals’ movements through the campus. The introduction of dome cameras in place
of some of the older PTZs covering the bike racks will help us reduce
bike thefts over time...because the would-be thieves don’t know whether they are in the field of view now, like they can with the PTZs.”
Larry is able to set up all cameras covering all bicycle racks in
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one preset camera grouping on-screen using
Instek’s control software. So if he gets warning that suspected thieves are moving around
on campus he simply goes to that preset on
his PC screen and displays live images from
all cameras covering all 27 bicycle racks
around the campus.
Operators are able to track suspect individuals through Newcastle University’s campus
to ensure that known villains are managed
out of an area where they look to be intent
on committing crime. This proactive intelligence-led approach is particularly important
for teenagers that do not fear surveillance
because they are still too young to be prosecuted.
Orwell hub
University Campus Suffolk’s new build campus ‘hub’ at Orwell Quay in Ipswich opened
with the £31 million Waterfront Building in
September 2008. An integrated CCTV and
security solution, based around Milestone CCTV makes life
XProtect video management software, was
chosen for the new site by Tony Russell, head of facilities management
at UCS. One key driver in the security investment has been a policy of
inviting wider community use of the new site.
This landmark six-floor building features two large lecture theatres,
34 teaching rooms, and is the main teaching, learning and social space
of UCS.
Tony was responsible for commissioning this entirely new security
management system for the Waterfront building to ensure the safety
and security of students, staff and premises. Check Your Security
(CYS) had impressed Tony with a smaller installation, St Edmund’s
House in Ipswich, which is owned by Suffolk County Council.
At St Edmund’s House, CYS integrated Milestone XProtect video
management software with Mobotix network cameras. The installation also included door access control from Cardax. Working with
the mechanical and electrical contractors for the Waterfront project,
together with CYS, Tony defined a vision for security and surveillance
at the site, plus the other two key buildings in Phase One of the UCS
building programme.
Although, no specific security threats were envisaged for the Waterfront,
the strategy was nonetheless guided by core security principles. The
key was to provide surveillance
to secure entrances, exits, perimeters, high traffic areas and vital
building plant and machinery.
Access control would allow UCS
to realise its vision of ensuring
the wider community could be
welcomed at the Waterfront.
Tony Russell is a big fan of
the remote access capabilities of
the management software. ”The
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am and use Milestone’s front-end
to quickly establish what is going
on around and inside the building
is invaluable.”
UCS now operates a 24-hour
Tony Russell, head of control room equipped with a sinfacilities management gle plasma display screen monitor.
All images from the 71 cameras are
at UCS
more difficult for bicycle thieves on campuses
recorded onto a single server and stored for 28 days. Milestone XProtect
allows video to be searched quickly through operator selection of specific
camera views, times and dates, or ‘by event’.
Following the success of their upgrade to a video management
software system, UCS is now looking to expand the system to include
automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) linked to barrier controls
for the student and staff car parks. It is also looking to expand the
system to other sites.
Collegiate solution
Meanwhile, it’s almost inconceivable that you would build a new campus without taking CCTV and security into account from the beginning.
Warrington Collegiate has installed a 50-camera system at its new £27
million new campus. It opted to use Controlware’s Cware management
platform, delivered by NTL:Telewest Business, to create an integrated
IP solution which incorporates some existing cameras and new IP PTZ
domes.
“The IP CCTV system is flexible, easy to use and delivers exceptional
image quality,” says Nick Smeltzer, the college’s Deputy Director of
Information and IT.
“CCTV can now be monitored from multiple locations both on and off
campus. The system can also easily be extended by adding new cameras
or storage hardware because CWare is an open management platform.
This also means we are not tied into a single video manufacturer.”
As the college’s requirements change in the future, the system will
also be able to accommodate new technologies and applications such as
H.264, megapixel cameras, analytics and ANPR.
The cameras all support dual encoding for streaming video output at
two different frame rates and resolutions. This allows one video stream
to be used for live viewing through Cware at 25fps 4CIF (common interchange format) while the other video stream connects to an iSCSI RAID
storage device for recording at 6fps 4CIF.
With the system live, incidents of vandalism and theft have decreased,
saving the college thousands of pounds. Ongoing costs of system maintenance have been kept to a minimum because the college’s own in-house
IT team will handle much of it.
One unanticipated benefit was the cost saving that came from using
POE (power over Ethernet) technology, which required fewer cables to
be run. The cameras are thus also protected against power failure by the
network’s uninterruptible power supply.
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A mythical figure deflated
I WAS PROMPTED to get on my hobbyhorse recently. Well, it was a day with a ‘y’
in it, so it was quite likely to happen.
What was the heinous occurrence that triggered me this time? You might be surprised
to find out that it was a TV news report
which pronounced that each of us is likely
“caught” on camera “330 times a day”. In
this business we almost just let it slide, but
not this time. I wanted to know why inflation
seemed to have taken root.
Before we get into the meat of this one, first,
Simon Lambert a subsidiary point in this outrage. When we’re
viewed by a CCTV camera we shouldn’t
feel “caught”. Why the negative wording, eh, Mr. TV Reporter? Are
you “caught” when a bobby-on-the-beat sees you walking along in
accordance with the law of the land? No. So why say that about CCTV?
Sensationalist agenda from the mass media? Hmm. Quelle surprise.
Anyway, on to the main point of this hobbyhorse ride.
I couldn’t help but notice that the ubiquitous urban myth – that each
of us is viewed by 300 CCTV cameras per day in the UK – has been
inflated in this TV report to 330. Where did the additional 30 times a
day spring from? I imagine someone decided that the figure must have
gone up since it was originally ‘calculated’ and that 10 per cent seems
like a reasonable wild stab in the dark to a journalist looking to advance
their career with breaking news. Eh, what? Such tosh.
Sharp practice
So where did the 300 figure come from in the first place? Can it be relied
upon as the truth of the matter? The mass media certainly trot it out as
‘fact’ at every opportunity, and we know how trustworthy they are. Not.
This was addressed recently in respected technology magazine Wired
in the article ‘A Sharp Focus on CCTV’ by Heather Brooke. In it she
wrote that Simon Davies of Privacy International walked London from
Blackfriars to Bond Street in the early 1990s and counted cameras before
multiplying this up to reach his conclusive figure. How on earth can that
represent the whole of the UK? It’s laughable, so let’s dismiss that.
Heather mentioned a much more illuminating article by the well
known David Aaronovitch in The Times in 2007, so I went hunting for
it. It’s quite a long article which I recommend to you, but right now
here are the salient points for you in short form with due credit to Mr.
Aaronovitch for his diligence.
• The Information Commissioner’s 2006 “Report of the Surveillance
Society” states “a person can be captured on over 300 cameras each day”.
• The media reword this as “the average person is” which is distinct
from the original “a person can be” because it foments far less unrest
than they wish to see.
• The ICO quotes the 1999 book “The Maximum Surveillance
Society” as the source of this number 300.
• “The Maximum Surveillance Society” describes a fictional journey
around London where the hero, Thomas Reams, visits in one day:
• his home estate that has a drugs problem
• two schools
• a hospital maternity wing
• his work place
• shops
• a railway crossing
© Simon Lambert. All rights reserved.
Talking Shop is our regular column written by techies for the not-so-techie minded. If you have a
question and you’d like it answered by an impartial consultant with no sales axe to grind, please
write to us. In this issue, Simon Lambert takes a look at inflation in the world of Big Brother.
Simon has a fool-proof way of ensuring he
always gets his recommended 300-a-day
• several car parks
• public transport
• Heathrow airport
• a football stadium
• a red-light district
• a speed camera in his car
It seems you have to work very, very hard to be viewed by 300 cameras, even in this fictional construction.
So, the 300 figure is quite literally a fiction. I hope that you’re gob
smacked by the apparent truth behind the hackneyed headlines that the
Brig Brother Britain paranoids have traded on for so long with little
challenge being heard alongside.
Being viewed by 300 cameras a day is demonstrably an urban
myth with practically no foundation in fact. It’s important to keep in
mind here that we don’t know what the real figure is, but even if we
did, can an average be of any use to us in the ongoing debate about
CCTV? What is the highest? How common is that? The lowest is presumably zero. How common is that?
What we do now know is that the magic 300 is the product of a
story about a fictional fellow making a wholly non-average journey in
London. London isn’t Swansea, which isn’t Inverness, so it’s not helpful at all to generalize for people in the UK.
The number has been ‘laundered’ from one academic tome to
another until it’s origins in a fictional piece are deeply buried. Then it
has been misquoted by the media so many times that it has become an
almost irresistible virus.
Rubbish though it is, I’m astounded to see that this now ‘de facto’
statement has just been arbitrarily given a 10 per cent boost with no
discernible justification. Don’t stand for it. Say something to the people
who need to know.
Until next time, stay focused.
• Taken from ‘The Independent CCTV Consultant’ Blog at Lambert &
Associates’ website www.lambert-associates.co.uk/wordpress. Inspired by
Myth Busters and the tale of The Emperor’s New Clothes, with a nod to
Grumpy Old Men, the blog specializes in CCTV realities for everyone.
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Prof. Martin Gill discusses the implications of his research
IN THE LAST issue of CCTV Image, I
reported on the views of senior police
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In this issue I report on their views about
working with the corporate sector and
security functions within public services.
Thinking generally for a moment, there
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officers’ views of business crime and the
views of businesses who are victimised.
Martin Gill
To put simply, businesses have felt that
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to expect a good response from the police to their problems, while
the police have sometimes been intolerant of what are perceived
to be lax attitudes by businesses to protecting their assets.
The views are not always this polarised of course, but they do
exist. And time is ripe for a better understanding of what the current views are and what the barriers to partnership working are.
acting independently, which can stand in the way of a coordinated response. But police too, pointed to the fractured structure amongst businesses on this issue: lots of associations and
umbrella groups representing different business interests also not
speaking with one voice.
A fourth barrier was information sharing. Both sides had
gripes here, and both sides felt that the Data Protection Act
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Just to be clear, the point was not that all shared this view, but
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Certainly the police felt that businesses should be encouraged
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was that businesses will, more often than not, know what the
problems are before the police do – so raising awareness can be
helpful.
Readers of the last article in CCTV Image will be aware that
Some felt that business should be required to report crime in
myself and colleagues interviewed senior officers about their their annual reports because that way it would raise awareness
views alongside representatives from the corporate sector. From amongst stakeholders, including shareholders, of what the probthe police perspective, which I intend to focus on here, four main lems are and focus their attention on them.
barriers emerged.
There is enormous potential in better information sharing
First, police officers admitted that they often knew very little between police and business. There are already many good
about business crime. Indeed, as one officer noted, it lacks proper examples but plenty more where there is scope for improvement.
definition: “What is crime against business? What crimes? What Part of the issue here is the need to develop an infrastructure
business? And so interpretations vary so that makes things diffi- for improved dialogue to share ideas and develop workable and
cult. Also businesses are unclear as to what to expect from us.”
realistic collaborative approaches.
Consequently, the information base the police have for makSome senior police officers were aware of the wide and highly
ing assessments about how best to respond, including what types skilled experts who exist in the private sector. Some spoke about
and quantity of resources are appropriate, is incomplete. They specialist forms of investigation they would like to be able to
lament the low reporting of business crime which in some cases call upon, others about experts in the latest technological develwas viewed as indicative of a somewhat lax attitude by business opments.
to their own victimisation.
The police seemed very interested in keeping abreast of develIndeed, the police view was that business often had more opments in order to identify those that could most help them. At
important issues than taking crime seriously, such as concerns the same time they were conscious that this was a challenge.
about reputational damage that might emerge from reporting
Some businesses provide other services such as permitting their
some offences. Moreover, it was also a poor base from which canteens to be used by police officers when working at night or
business could argue that it needed more and a different type of in remote. The encouragement of staff to become Specials (and
police response.
help with other police roles) was also highlighted.
Second, the police and business sometimes work on different,
More generally, the view was proffered that, as we enter into
even conflicting agendas. Businesses except that the amount of the uncharted territory of the cutbacks, the time was ripe for considering different types of relationships and officers interviewed generally
“The view was proferred that, as we enter into the uncharted territory of the cutbacks...
indicated they were open
to ideas.
Overall, there was litresources devoted to tackling crime that affects them needs to be tle doubt that both sides felt there was room for improvement in
proportional to the risk and that some offences may need to be collaboration and that there were mutual benefits to be gained.
tolerated in the interests of doing business.
Raising this issue up the political agenda will be a challenge:
This does not always sit easily with police officers. As one there are just too many other priorities. Unless of course, one
senior officer summarised, if businesses accept crime to make a side decides to rake the lead and generate the will to make things
profit then so be it, but it is not realistic in these cases to expect happen.
the public, via the police, to pick up the bill.
A third barrier was the lack of structure for a dialogue. • Professor Martin Gill is Director of Perpetuity Research and Consultancy
Businesses sometimes lamented the number of police forces, all International (PRCI), [email protected]..
Police perspective
the time was ripe for considering different types of relationships.”
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Samsung technology days
Samsung is holding Technology Days
throughout the UK in 2011. Each event will
combine hands-on product demonstrations with
overviews of innovative technology that has been
incorporated into new CCTV, IP, Access Control,
Door Entry and Intruder Detection products from
Samsung. Break-out training sessions on specific
products and solutions will also be available. “The objective of Technology
Days is to provide consultants, installers, system integrators and end-users
with an overview of how Samsung technology can give them a competitive edge in a tough
economic climate,” said Simon Shawley, General Manager, UK and Ireland for Samsung Techwin Europe Ltd. Dates and locations include: 16 February - Dartford, 9 March
- Cardiff, 23 March - Norwich, 6 April - Leeds, 15 June - Strathclyde, 14 July - Manchester,
7 September - Belfast, 28 September - Chertsey, 19 October - Hexham, 23 October - Portsmouth and 8 December -Tamworth.
To attend contact: [email protected]
SmartVue award winning network
video surveillance solution
Kane Computing has launched the SmartVue® S9, a revolutionary all-in-one wireless network video surveillance solution that supports Windows® and Apple® computers as well
as most mobile platforms including iPhone®, iPad, Android
and Blackberry®. Award-winning Smartvue S9 servers support up to 64 network cameras and are available with 1TB
or 2TB of storage. They include integrated 802.11n/b/g/a wireless, as well as gigabit Ethernet
for wired and wireless cameras including those from Axis™ Communications. S9 comes with
a free peer-to-peer remote video management service called InsightServer™ that supports
thousands of cameras through a single web interface on Apple or Windows. Smartvue S9 also
includes free remote surveillance apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Smartvue S9 won the
2010 Mobility Award for Mobile Video Surveillance. The Mobility Awards honor the best and
finest mobile computing and wireless data communications products and services.
www.kanecomputing.com • [email protected]
Avigilon introduces HD H.264 IP
camera line
Avigilon HD H.264 IP cameras deliver low-latency, megapixel
and HD performance to customers who are looking to capture
high quality surveillance footage while minimizing bandwidth
and storage requirements. Available in 1 and 2 Mp resolutions,
these Onvif-compliant cameras come in a full line of dome and
box body, interior and exterior models. Designed for ease of
installation and superior image quality, all models include a
fully motorized lens that provides remote zoom and focus and
are powered over Ethernet to eliminate the need for external power. Fully motorized lenses
providing remote zoom and focus provide a leap forward in ease of installation and resulting
image quality for HD surveillance cameras. Avigilon has introduced this feature across a broad
line-up of cameras in the HD H.264 series at cost effective pricing that brings this premium
feature to cameras priced for use in any surveillance system regardless of budget.
www.avigilon.com • [email protected]
Ganz launches IP version of
C-Allview camera
An integration of an excellent ruggedised PTZ camera and world
class H.264 compression delivers a milestone in the evolution of
IP video. The very successful GANZ range of C-AllView cameras
has gone IP. The IP C-AllView was conceived and designed to be
used with GANZ’s end-to-end IP video and alarm management
solution, VSoIP. The IP C-AllView boasts onboard video analytics
including Intelligent PTZ tracking, electronic image stabilisation,
camera tamper/hooded detection, intrusion detection, directional filters, left/theft object, loitering, lane and parking violations
and many such advanced algorithms. The IP range will extend to
cover integrated IR C-AllViews, Thermal C-AllViews and normal
C-AllViews This adds value to an installer in designing wireless
installations using ruggedised cameras in remote locations.
www.cbceurope.com • Tel. +44(0)20-8732 3312
MOBOTIX
management
board receives
reinforcement
Get powerful video management software with
Milestone XProtect™ Corporate
Bosch extends MIC300 Series
Scrappage Scheme
Mayflex launches new security
product guide
Dr. Magnus Ekerot and Dr. Oliver Gabel have taken up their positions as members of
the Executive Board of MOBOTIX AG. In his position as CSO, Dr. Magnus Ekerot will
ensure that the company continues its constant and sustainable growth in the future.
Due to his former leading position at a well-known camera manufacturer, he definitely
possesses the necessary knowledge of this business sector. Before he moved to the
Palatinate region of Germany, Dr. Magnus Ekerot was General Manager at Beijer
Electronics. Dr. Oliver Gabel completes the Executive Board in his position of CTO.
Having been Director of Advanced Technology Development and assistant to the Chief
Executive Officer for many years, he collected years of experience in the fields of
development and production.
www.mobotix.com • Tel. +44(0)844-800 0657
Milestone XProtect™ Corporate is powerful, open platform IP
video management software designed for large-scale,
mission-critical security implementations. XProtect
Corporate supports an unlimited number of
cameras, users and sites. Easy-to-use clients
integrate with interactive multi-layered maps and
alarms to provide operators with exceptional surveillance overview and control. Built-in support for Smart Wall
- video wall functionality with drag-and-drop capabilities and flexible
configuration - enables seamless command center control – with independent
choice in hardware. Centralized management enables easy and efficient administration of
multi-site installations and edge storage and optimized video archiving ensuring uninterrupted video retention.
www.milestonesys.com • Tel. +44(0)1773- 570709
Version 2 of Mayflex’s Security Product Guide is now available, highlighting products from the full range in Mayflex’s security portfolio.
In the last 6 months Mayflex has taken on board a range of new suppliers, such as SANYO, QNAP, Netgenium and Grandstream, and the
new guide highlights some of the key products from these vendors
as well as those products more familiar. Mayflex’s portfolio covers a
broad spectrum of products, such as lighting solutions from Raytec,
software from Milestone, storage from Overland, and transmission
from UTC Fire & Security (formerly GE Security). This is in addition
to the many camera manufacturers, like ACTi, MOBOTIX, Panasonic
and Bosch. Mayflex also offers more than just security solutions and can provide networking
and cabling infrastructure products, all of which are featured in the guide, offering a true one
stop shop for anyone looking for a complete surveillance solution.
Tel. 0800-881 5199 • securitysales@mayflex.com
Bosch Security Systems has extended and expanded
its MIC300 scrappage scheme. Launched in July 2010,
customers returning old MIC 300 series cameras are
eligible to receive a £500 financial incentive to upgrade
to a new MIC model. The scrappage scheme will now
run until March 31st 2011 and the £500 credit may
now be used toward the price of a new MIC 500 Series
Professional as well as the MIC 400 series. “The MIC 300
Scrappage Scheme has proved to be an outstanding success,”
explained Adam Breeze, strategic marketing manager for
Bosch Security Systems. “Demand has been very high but due
to the current economic climate many customers have asked
us to extend the promotion to the end of the financial year.”
www.boschsecurity.co.uk • Tel. +44(0)1895-878159
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Axis increases
visibility with infrared
illuminator for outdoor
fixed dome cameras
Intelligent megapixel video in
SharpView from J2K Video
Axis Communications offers customers
a high-intensity infrared illuminator
for outdoor versions of the AXIS P33
Fixed Dome Network Cameras. The
outdoor-ready AXIS T90C Fixed Dome
IR-LED enables the cameras to deliver high quality images by increasing visibility in
darkness.
With a sleek and compact design, the AXIS T90C IR-LED provides fixed angle illumination for all outdoor cameras in the AXIS P33 Series. The illuminator is controlled by
a visible light sensor, which automatically turns the infrared light on when darkness
falls. The product has pre-mounted cables and is available in two versions, one of
which supports low voltage DC input; the other supports Power over Ethernet for easy
installation.
“Axis’ accessory portfolio intends to make life easier for our customers, and the
new AXIS T90C IR-LED is no exception,” says Phil Doyle, regional director, Northern
Europe. “The new IR illuminator complements the AXIS P33 Series in installations
where a separate IR illuminator is not feasible or is aesthetically undesirable. The
wall-mounted illuminator attaches directly to the camera for easy installation.”
The IR illuminator features eight powerful high intensity LEDs which provide a
wide-angle light beam giving the fixed dome camera a viewing range of 20 25 meters in complete darkness. Using the latest technology the new IR illuminator
offers long-life performance, low power consumption of less than 15W, and requires
no maintenance. The AXIS P33 Series and the AXIS T90C IR-LED operate in tough
outdoor conditions and extremes of temperature, as they are IP66-, IK10- and NEMA
4X-rated. By increasing visibility in demanding applications this addition to the series
further strengthens Axis’
outdoor camera offering. It is ideal for installations in airports, railway stations, for
city surveillance and for schools and campus environments.
www.axis.com • Tel. +44(0)1462-437910
Specialist HD, megapixel CCTV developer J2K Video has
added intelligent video support in it’s SharpView Video
Management software. The professional version supports
a range of video analytics tools for use with MJPEG, MPEG4
and H.264 cameras and also supported with a crystal clear
2MP camera. Standard offering includes intruder and
perimeter detection, camera shake and tampering. Advanced version allows the user
to set up rules for detecting events such as: Abandoned object • Removed object
• Loitering • Direction flow • Entering and exiting boundaries or areas. Additionally the user
can set up the system for auto PTZ tracking and vehicle or people counting. The intelligent
video can ignore rain, snow and other fast moving objects that would otherwise create false
alarms. All events can be linked up to any module in SharpView Manager thereby allowing the
user to integrate analytics into their access control, intercom and existing alarm system.
www.j2kvideo.com • Tel. +44(0)20-8339 6126
Samsung launches people
counting network dome
The people counting feature is part of the SND-3080C
dome’s video analytics capability and it works by
simply drawing a virtual line or box area in a certain
part of the scene. The dome then counts the number
of people that cross the line or enter the box and the
data can then be transmitted in XML or CSV formats at
selected intervals to a predetermined location. The SND3080C features true day/night operation with a built-in IR
cut filter and can capture and transmit superb quality images
up to 4CIF (704 x 576) resolution in real time across a network.
It has a multi-streaming feature that provides the option of utilising H.264, MPEG-4 or
MJPEG compression which allows users to select a method which best fits their requirements and network environment.
[email protected] • www.samsungsecurity.com
Come see what LYYN
sees at Counter Terror
Established in 2004, LyynAB leads the VET
market, with the Lyyn Hawk real-time
video enhancement platform of products.
These will soon be joined by the Griffin, the
IP version of the Hawk. Lyyn has enjoyed
recent growth with the introduction of new offices in the UK and USA. The product range is
based on many years of research into human vision. The Hawk improves visibility in fog, haze,
snow, rain, dust, poor lighting conditions, very low light, Thermal & IR environments. LYYN
manufactures hardware products for both end-users and product manufacturers/ system
integrators. All LYYN products are designed with key words in mind: • Simple Turn-key &
plug-n-play in existing systems • Extending ROI on core systems • Enhancing value for money
• Improving vision. Proven technology with over 900+ channels sold to date. “Come and see
what we see” at Counter Terror Expo - stand O45.
www.lyyn.com • Tel. +44(0)1635-820049
TVS CCTV launches the
Clear Evidence Blu-Ray
CCTV evidence kit
EverFocus launches
UK HD-CCTV
partner programme
EverFocus, a leading top 20 global
professional security equipment manufacturer1, has introduced its global partner
programme for UK partners. The EverFocus UK Partner Programme is designed to help
and support security installers, integrators and distributors to benefit from the comprehensive range of EverFocus solutions on offer, ranging from analogue and IP cameras, DVRs,
monitors and access control. The new partner programme will especially focus on the sales
opportunities presented by EverFocus’ entry into the emerging HD-CCTV market. EverFocus
launched a full-HD (1080i) camera and DVR in 2010 and is already adding new HD DVRs and
cameras to the range this spring. EverFocus HD-CCTV products utilise existing analogue
coaxial cable to enable end-users to easily upgrade to HD. According to the HDcctv Alliance
the global market for HD-CCTV cameras could reach 15 million units by 2015.
www.everfocusuk.co.uk • Tel. +44(0)20-8649 9757
Panasonic’s i-Pro SmartHD recorder
TVS CCTV Ltd are manufacturing a new
Clear Evidence CCTV Evidence kit based
around the BLU-RAY disc format. Using
Blu-Ray discs offers a greater storage
capacity for CCTV images especially
Hi-Definition CCTV. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as
storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity
of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a duallayer disc. The Clear Evidence Blu-Ray 25 kit contains 50x serial-numbered Blu-Ray 25gb
discs, log book, cases and evidence bags, all that you need to download CCTV evidence in
the correct way to conform to the Data Protection Act recommendations.
www.tvs-cctv.com • Tel. +44(0)870-919 4880
Savings become
clear with Panasonic
System Networks
i-Pro SmartHD;
intelligent hi-resolution, real time face
detection and lower
network bandwidth
consumption. Panasonic i-Pro SmartHD
security systems
combine sophisticated features with lower power consumption and HD imaging. Ground
breaking VRS (Variable Resolution at Specific Area) technology allows Panasonic i-Pro
SmartHD cameras to capture and transmit only the relevant aspects of an image in HD,
reducing network bandwidth consumption. HD surveillance matters, everything matters.
Visit www.panasonic.co.uk/cctv for further information
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CBC (Europe) Ltd
Tel. +44(0)20-8732 3300
Fax +44(0)20-8202 3387
Email: [email protected]
www.cbceurope.com
802 Global
Tel. +44(0)118 940 7240
Fax +44(0)118 981 1214
Web: www.802global.com
CBC is a multi-national company. We
manufacture the Computar and Ganz branded CCTV products. The Computar
brand is associated with Lenses (optical products) and the Ganz brand with
electronic products, cameras, domes, housings, DVR’s, VCR’s, monitors and
IP/transmission equipment. Our goal is to be the first choice for CCTV buyers.
802 Global are wireless products specialists delivering a full range of wireless
CCTV solutions including backhaul links, re-deployable cameras and networked
storage and control room systems. Working with CCTV integrators, we have an
enviable track record of delivering wireless IP CCTV solutions resulting in significant cost and efficiency savings for public and private sector organisations.
CCTV Training.com ltd
Tel & fax: +44(0)1252 678589
Web: www.cctvtraining.com
Altron Communications Equipment Ltd
Tel. 01269 831 431
Fax 01269 854 348
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.altron.co.uk
We now have more to offer than you think! CCTV SIA
Licence training, Managers level 5 Diploma in CCTV management award.
Mobile CCTV Hire to assist with your local system or provide CCTV for local
events. Advice on CCTV management, refresher training for licence holders
and muchmore! Contact us now and see how we can make a difference!
Altron are the leading manufacturer of Poles, Towers,
Columns and Bracketry for the CCTV industry. Backed by
the very latest technology in design and manufacturing
facilities Altron are ideally placed to meet all your camera mounting
requirements.
ANPR International
Tel. +44 (0) 8706-206206
Fax +44 (0) 8706-205205
Chris Lewis Fire & Security
Tel. +44 (0)1865-389828
Fax +44 (0)1865-782400
Web: www.chrislewisfs.co.uk
Web: www.anpr-international
Our CCTV design and installation experience spans single camera systems to
full surveillance suites for university campuses and town centres. As an independent installer, we can advise on the most appropriate technology, legislative
requirements, codes of practice and guidelines, as well as providing Level 2
CCTV operator training.
ANPR International is a company driven to provide innovative, reliable and
cost effective automatic number recognition (ANPR) technology solutions for
a cross section of applications including parking management and enforcement, security, access control, average speed surveys and traffic monitoring.
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Chroma Vision Ltd
Tel: 01892-832112
Fax: 01892-836651
Web: www.chroma-vision.co.uk
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Chroma Vision Limited provides design, installation and support packages
upon all CCTV and control systems, using in-house labour. Our unique
approach to Account Management allows us to provide a high level service
without the high price tag.
ClearView Communications
Tel. +44 (0)1245 214104
Fax +44 (0)1245 214101
Web: www.clearview-communications.com
Bosch Security Systems
Tel. +44 (0)1895-878 088
Fax +44 (0)1895-878 089
Web: www.boschsecurity.co.uk
Email: uk.securitysystems@bosch.
com
Design, manufacture, install and service integrated CCTV and security systems for Police, Local Authority and Commercial clients. Expertise in Digital
CCTV recording, wired and wireless IP systems, re-deployable GSM, 3G and
intelligent video, integrated security management systems, control room
design and forensic analogue and digital CCTV demultiplexing.
Bosch Security Systems offers a complete line of CCTV products including
videa cameras, autodomes, monitors, digital recorders and IP video systems.
Broadland Guarding Services
Tel. +44(0)1603 484 884
Fax. + 44(0)1603 484 969
Web: www.broadlandguards.com
COE Group Plc
Tel. 0113 230 8801 Fax 0113 279 9229
E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.coe.co.uk
COE is an industry leader in video surveillance, transmission and management, offering a comprehensive range of products and design services to suit projects of any scope; from small-scale systems, to 10,000+
camera networks. Featuring the highest quality fibre optic transmission range, video servers, industry leading video analysis software and
management solutions, COE equipment is featured at some of the most
high-profile, complex and security conscious sites in the world.
CCTV CONTROL ROOM MANAGEMENT: Broadland
Guarding Services are a long established provider of CCTV Control Room
Management and Monitoring Services carried out by vetted, trained, licensed
and uniformed Personnel. Working in Partnership Towards a Secure Future.
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ESSA Technology
Cognetix Limited
Tel - 01752 848094
Fax - 01752 840780
Web - www.essa.co.uk
Email - [email protected]
Tel. +44(0)8707-442994
Fax +44(0)8707-442995
Email: [email protected] Web: www.cognetix.co.uk
A hands-on technical consultancy specialising in traffic
enforcement and community safety systems. Cognetix offers a holistic approach
including initial assessment, system design and specification, procurement
(EU), Prince2 project management including business process management,
contract administration and managed maintenance. Active in the CCTV User
Group, Cognetix are informed of the latest developments and have an in-depth
understanding of legislation.
Essa is a leading supplier of touchscreen computer
control and ANPR systems. We provide in-house software
development specializing in high level integration projects
for CCTV and ANPR systems.
Genetec
Tel. +33 (0)44 69 59 00
Web: www.genetec.com
Computer Recognition Systems Ltd
Tel. +44(0)118 979 2077
Fax. +44(0)118 977 4734
[email protected]
www.crs-vision.com
Genetec is a pioneer in the physical security and public safety industry
and a global provider of world-class class IP license plate recognition
(LPR), video surveillance and access control solutions. With sales offices
and partnerships around the world, Genetec caters to markets such as
transportation, education, retail, gaming, government and more.
CRS is the world’s leading supplier of automatic numberplate reading (ANPR)
systems. We invented the technology in 1979. CRS now supplies ANPR systems
for a wide range of applications including high security access control, free flow
surveillance, car park management, speed measurement, journey time measurement, bus lane monitoring and traffic data collection.
Dallmeier electronic UK
Tel. +44(0)117-303 9303
Fax +44(0)117-303 9302
Web: www.dallmeier-electronic.com
Global MSC Security
Tel. +44 (0)117 932 3394
Fax +44 (0)117 9328911
Email: [email protected] www.globalmsc.net
Dallmeier is a leading developer and manufacturer of digital CCTV solutions with a
complete offering that includes IP and analogue domes and cameras, digital video
recorders and streamers, system management software, ANPR solutions and
advanced image analysis systems. Dallmeier is highly regarded for its dedication
to innovation, quality and customer service.
Independent, multi-disciplined security and CCTV consultants delivering best value solutions. From conducting performance audits
of cost/benefit of existing systems or costed feasability studies of
potential schemes, through to the expertise in the design, specification and project management of CCTV, access control, transmission
and the seamless integration of such systems in all environments.
DataCom Interactive Ltd
Tel. +44(0)1325-243823
Fax +44(0)1325-359333
Web: www.datacominteractive.co.uk
Gresham Wood Technical Furniture & Design
Tel. 01279 813132
Fax 01279 814627
Web: www.greshamwood.com
Gresham Wood have over 30 years experience designing,
manufacturing and installing CCTV security control rooms. We provide a free
initial on-site survey for your project. This is then backed up by a full 2-D
/ 3-D design presentation detailing the control room layout inclusive of all
ergonomic, H & S and DDA requirements.
We provide Security Industry Authority licence to practice training for CCTV
operators and security guards plus other accredited courses. Visit our
website or call us for details.
Guide Security Services Ltd
Tel. +44 (0)845 058 0011
Fax +44 (0)845 058 0018
www.guidesecurity.co.uk
Dedicated Micros Ltd
Tel. +44(0)845 600 9500 Web: www.dedicatedmicros.com
Fax. +44(0)845 600 9504 Email: [email protected]
Established for 20 years, Dedicated Micros is an international market leader
in the field of specialist CCTV control equipment. The company is renowned
for the design and manufacture of robust, dedicated, multiplex hardware
designed to meet the demands of continuous 24-hour security surveillance.
Founded in 1996 on the principles of service excellence, Guide Security Services
Ltd (GSS) are a leading integrated security and remote CCTV monitoring solutions
provider. Using an amalgam of IT and security technologies, GSS specialise in the
design, installation, maintenance and monitoring of hybrid and IP based security
and video surveillance solutions within a range of end user market sectors.
DSSL Group
Tel. +44(0)1268-590787
Instrom Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)1908 210288
Fax: +44 (0)1908 210277
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.instrom.com
Web: www.dssl.co.uk
Direct Surveillance Solutions Ltd (DSSL) formed in 1997 now incorporating
CVSS Ltd. Both highly engineering oriented companies. The group has
considerable expertise in wireless and hard wired CCTV solutions, access
control and perimeter protection gained in public and private sectors
delivering a variety of complimentary and integrated technologies.
Instrom are independent security consultants providing professional, impartial
security advice and consultancy services. Instrom works with a wide range of
organisations to help protect their people, property and profits.
Core services include: • Risk assessments and security audits • Security system design • Project management • Documentation of systems and procedures.
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Tel. +44(0)161-477 1919
Fax +44(0)161-480 7447
Web: www.intechfurniture.com
Meyertech Ltd
Tel. +44(0)161-628 8406
Fax +44(0)161-628 9811
Web: www.meyertech.co.uk
Established in 1978, Intech specialise in the design, manufacture and
installation of control room furniture. Intech can also completely transform
control centres by offering a full fit-out package. With a bespoke design
service, focusing on quality and customer service, Intech is the smarter
solution for your control room.
Meyertech is the leading British manufacturer of Digital-IP, Hybrid and Analogue
CCTV Command & Control Systems. Meyertech’s ZoneVu® Integrated
Hardware and FUSION™ Management Software provide proven integrated
security solutions to Public Space, Prison, Stadia & Events, Homeland Security,
Emergency Service, Airports & Ports, and Transport Infrastructure markets.
MFD International Ltd
Tel. +44(0)1794-516171
Fax +44(0)1794-524460
Web: www.mfdgroup.co.uk
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Established in 1975, MFD provides independent security advice and multidisciplined technical expertise in CCTV surveillance schemes and control rooms, blast
resistant structures and physical counter-terrorist measures. MFD has completed over 80 town/community CCTV schemes and offers electrical/electronic,
civil/structural, architectural and mechanical services’ engineering expertise.
Mocam Limited
Tel. 08009557100
Web: www.mocam.co.uk
JVC Professional Europe Ltd
Tel. +44(0)20-8208 6205 (sales office)
Fax +44(0)20-8208 6260
Email: [email protected] Web: www.jvcpro.co.uk
JVC Professional Europe Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Victor Company of
Japan, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of a wide range
of sophisticated high quality professional broadcast, recording, playback and
presentation equipment, along with computer imaging, internet communications, data storage solutions and CCTV.
The Mocam Apache Redeployable CCTV System (RCCTV)
incorporates the very latest cellular and wireless
technology to provide cost effective, quick installation and
redeployment of external CCTV. The Apache uses Wi Fi or 3G(HSDPA/
HSUPA) mobile networks communication technology. Mocam also have a
range of redeployable mobile equipment for transportation and fixed asset
surveillance incorporating wireless networks.
OpenView
Tel. 0845-071 9110
Fax 0845-071 9111
Web: www. openviewgroup.com
Lambert & Associates
Tel. +44 (0)1276 38709
Fax +44 (0) 870 762 3119
Web: www.lambert-associates.co.uk
Providing versatile and impartial technical and commercial expertise for
CCTV and security facilities. As dyed-in-the-wool ‘techies’ we specialize
in seeing through the industry’s smoke & mirrors on your behalf. Designs,
specifications, project management, testing, commissioning, faults, expert
reports and training. We’re ‘geeks’ who speak your language too.
Operating throughout mainland UK, OpenView Group is a leading system
Integrator of convergent technology solutions. We specialise in designing,
installing and maintaining CCTV and integrated command and control
centres.
CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Mayflex
Tel. 0800-881 5199
Panasonic System Solutions Europe
Web: www.pss.panasonic.eu
Fax +44(0)121-326 1537
Web: www.mayflex.com Email: [email protected]
Mayflex supports and services markets for IP communication solutions, covering cabling infrastructure, networking and physical security products. Partnering only with those that add real value and bring something new and innovative
to product use or functionality, the company prides itself on service excellence
and provides flexible ordering and tracking facilities, a dedicated demonstration
suite and knowledgeable sales, projects and technical support teams.
Panasonic manufactures a wide range of CCTV products including static and
dome cameras, digital recording and matrix systems, iris recognition access
control cameras as well as a vast array of IP network equipment. The range
extends to provide a full system or solution, with pre and post-sales support
starting from the initial specification all the way through to commissioning
and maintaining the system.
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BT Redcare
Tel. +44(0)800-673221
Web: www.redcare.bt.com
Remploy
Tel. +44(0)845-1460502
Web: www.remploycctv.co.uk
We are a leading global supplier of a range of high quality end to end
solutions – delivering CCTV transmission, video storage, cameras, telemetry,
network, access control, fire and intruder alarm monitoring and other
bespoke applications.
Remploy offers a complete package of CCTV Control Room management and
staff solutions. Remploy’s emphasis is on quality and customer satisfaction
whilst helping clients to achieve Corporate Social Responsibility objectives.
Remploy has managed CCTV control rooms across the UK for over 15
years. Services include Interim Operator Contracts, CCTV Control Room
Management and Staffing, and Operator Training.
Samsung Techwin
Tel. +44(0)1932-455308
Redvers Hocken Associates
Tel. +44(0)121-777 2474
Web www.rha-security.com
Email [email protected]
At Samsung we believe we can save you
money and at the same time offer you better quality than your existing
supplier with our range of professional security products. What’s more, all of
our products are backed by a fully comprehensive three-year warranty and a
support network that is there when you need it for complete peace of mind.
These are just a few of our benefits, why not call us to find out the rest?
Consultants for Security and Electronic Systems. Totally independent of
all product suppliers and installers. Feasibility Studies, Audits, Surveys,
Designs, Project Management and Commissioning, CCTV, Communications,
Alarms, Control Room Design, Security Evaluation.
Stryker Communications Ltd
Tel. 08707-705811
Email : [email protected]
Web : www.stryker.uk.com
Stryker design and supply wireless solutions and specialised equipment for
security and surveillance operations. IRIS (Intelligent Remote Information System)
is a range of purpose-designed wireless surveillance equipment configurable
to operate on analogue, COFDM digital, WiFi, wireless IP and 3G/GPRS wireless
communications. The range includes solutions for infrastructure-based, redeployable and unattended CCTV surveillance operations.
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Tel. +44(0)114-255 2509
Web: www.synx.com
Synectics is one of the leading manufacturers of analogue & digital CCTV control,
network integration, and digital recording solutions. The product range includes:
Award-winning SynergyPro control software, Virtual Matrix System, e100/e100i
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TVS CCTV Ltd
Tel. +44 (0) 870-919 4880
Web: www.tvs-cctv.com
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TVS CCTV Ltd specialise in the manufacture & serial numbering of specialist
CCTV CDR/DVD discs & video tapes, suitable for evidence capture & evidence
presentation to the relevant authorities from digital CCTV systems. TVS also
supply a range of associated CCTV products suitable for all CCTV systems.
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ANPR International
+44(0)8706-206206
Clearview
Communications Ltd
+44(0)1245-214104
Computer
Recognition
Systems
+44(0)118-979 2077
Tyco Fire &
Integrated Solutions
(UK) Limited
Tyco Integrated Systems
Tel. +44(0)1954-784000
Fax +44(0)1954-784010
www.tycois.co.uk
Tyco Integrated Systems is a leading integrator in digital & analogue CCTV
surveillance systems for motorways, tunnels, UTC and city centres. We
specialise in control systems, UTMC, wireless CCTV, (including 3G/GSM
rapid deployment units), bus lane enforcement, road user charging, incident
detection and ANPR technologies.
CCTV - GENERAL
Chroma Vision Ltd
www.chroma-vision.co.uk
Wavestore Ltd
Tel. +44 (0)208-756 5480
Web: www.wavestore.com
Wireless CCTV Ltd is an international, market-leading innovator in overt,
covert and body-worn mobile surveillance solutions, and has been presented
with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2009. The company’s client
base incorporates 350 UK Local Authorities, over 35 UK Police forces, the
Highways Agency and leading construction industry companies.
WEC
Tel. +44(0)1254-700200
Fax +44(0)1254-873637
Email: [email protected] • Web: www.wec.uk.net
WEC Camera Mounting Solutions are experts in the design, production and
manufacture of CCTV mounting structures: towers, columns, poles, cabinets,
brackets and accessories. We offer a bespoke service to help customers overcome difficult mounting situations. Coupled with a highly skilled engineering
background and using the latest in fabrication and assembly technology, we’re
the number one, unrivalled market leader in the CCTV camera systems industry.
Winsted Ltd
Tel. +44(0)1905-770276
Fax +44(0)1905-779791
Web: www.winsted.com
Control room and IP furniture specialist Winsted offers a comprehensive and
cost-effective range of consoles, equipment racks, monitor walls and tape
storage solutions, with a free 10-year guarantee. Modular consoles allow
easy changes and expansion; design services include computerised drawings, colour renderings and 3-dimensional ‘walk through’ animations.
+44(0)8706-206206
Mocam Ltd
0800-955 7100
Stryker
Communications Ltd
www.stryker.uk.com
Wireless CCTV
(WCCTV)
www.wcctv.com
Fluidmesh Networks
www.fluidmesh.com
High Mast Video
www.highmastvideo.com
MEL Secure Systems
www.melsecuresystems.
com
Mobile CCTV Ltd
www.silvercontrol.com
CCTV CAMERAS
Bosch Security
Systems
www.bosch.co.uk
Genetec
www.cbcuk.com
Intrepid Security
Solutions Ltd
www.dallmeierelectronic.com
www.genetec.com
Wireless CCTV
Tel. +44 (0)1706 631166
Fax +44 (0)1706 631122
Web: www.wcctv.co.uk
CCTV - MOBILE
ANPR International
DSSL Group
www.cvssltd.co.uk
Wavestore is a UK company and expert designer and manufacturer of Linux
based audio and video recording solutions, which are scalable, upgradeable
and easy to use. The Open Platform, hybrid design enables combinations
of analogue, IP and megapixel cameras to be recorded and monitored
concurrently.
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Appian Technology Ltd
+44 (0) 1628 554 750
CitySync Ltd
+44(0)1707-275169
Ipsotek Ltd
020-8971 8300
Mobile CCTV Ltd
Scyron Ltd
www.scyron.co.uk
CCTV - GENERAL
Videotec UK
www.videotec.com
Wavesight
www.wavesight.com
www.intrepidsecurity.com
Mayflex
www.mayflex.com
2020 Vision Systems
Ltd
www.2020cctv.com
AMG Systems Ltd
www.amgsystems.co.uk
Axis Communications
(UK) Limited
www.axis.com
CCTV Services Ltd
www.cctvservicesltd.com
Controlware
Communications
www.controlware.com
Croma Shawley
www.shawley.com
Data-Storage/Fortuna
Power Systems Ltd
www.data-storage.co.uk
David Williamson
Training & Consultancy
Services
02891-275930
Ecl-ips
www.ecl-ips.com
Eclipse Research Ltd
020-7704-2889
Emerson Management
Services Ltd
www.emerson.co.uk
Envisage Technology
Limited
www.envisagetechnology.
com
Ernitec UK
www.ernitec.com
IVS CCTV
www.ivscctv.co.uk
Metham Aviation
Design (MAD)
www.madcctv.com
Perpetuity Research
and Consultancy
International
www.perpetuitygroup.com
Teleste UK Ltd
www.teleste.com
Tellemachus Ltd
www.tellemachus.co.uk
Verint Video Solutions
Ltd
www.verint.com
CBC EUROPE Ltd
Dallmeier
Electronic UK
JVC Professional
Europe Ltd
www.jvcproeurope.com
Panasonic UK Ltd
www.panasonic.co.uk/cctv
360 Vision Technology
+44(0)870-903 3601
Conway Security
Products
www.conway-cctv.co.uk
Ecl-ips
www.ecl-ips.com
Forward Vision CCTV
www.fvcctv.co.uk
Mark Mercer
Electronics
+44(0)1422-832636
Pelco UK
www.pelco.com
CCTV CONTROL
HARDWARE
Bosch Security
Systems
www.bosch.co.uk
COE Ltd
CCTV CONTROL
HARDWARE
Telindus Ltd
www.telindus.co.uk
Videotec UK
www.videotec.com
CCTV CONTROL
SOFTWARE
Computer
Recognition
Systems
+44(0)118-979 2077
Essa Technology
www.essa.co.uk
Genetec
www.genetec.com
Meyertech Ltd
www.meyertech.co.uk
Synectic Systems
Group
www.synx.com
Bold Communications
Ltd
www.
boldcommunications.co.uk
CNL (Computer
Network Ltd)
www.cnluk.com
Controlware
Communications
www.controlware.com
i-Comply
www.i-comply.co.uk
Scyron Ltd
www.scyron.co.uk
Traffic Support Ltd
www.trafficsupport.co.uk
Visimetrics
www.visimetrics.com
CCTV LENSES
CBC EUROPE Ltd
www.cbcuk.com
Pentax
www.pentax.co.uk
CCTV SYSTEMS
- SUPPLY, INSTALL,
MAINTAIN
Chris Lewis Fire &
Security
www.chrislewisfs.co.uk
Chroma Vision Ltd
www.chroma-vision.co.uk
Clearview
Communications Ltd
+44(0)1245-214104
DSSL Group
www.cvssltd.co.uk
Guide Security
Services (GSS)
www.coe.co.uk
Gresham Wood
Technical Furniture
& Design Ltd
Intrepid Security
Solutions Ltd
Intech Furniture
0845-071 9110
www.greshamwood.com
www.intechfurniture.com
Meyertech Ltd
www.meyertech.co.uk
Thinking Space
Systems Ltd
www.thinking-space.com
Winsted
www.winsted.com
+44(0)870-903 3601
Conway Security
Products
Metham Aviation
Design (MAD)
www.madcctv.com
OpenView Group
Tyco Fire &
(UK) Limited
Access Communication
Services Ltd
+44(0)1474-834834
Atec Security
www.atec-security.co.uk
Cartel Security
Systems Plc
www.openviewgroup.com
CCTV Services Ltd
CDS Systems Ltd
www.cdssystems.co.uk
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CCTV SYSTEMS
- SUPPLY, INSTALL,
MAINTAIN
Central Security
Systems Ltd
www.
centralsecuritysystems.
co.uk
Ecl-ips
www.ecl-ips.com
IC2 CCTV & Security
Specialists UK Ltd
www.ic2cctv.com
IQ Security Ltd
www.iqsecurity.co.uk
Link CCTV Systems
www.linkcctv.co.uk
Onwatch Plc
www.onwatch.com
Quadrant Security
Group
www.qsg.co.uk
SWORD Services Ltd
www.swordservices.com
Technology Solutions
www.tecsolutions.co.uk
Tellemachus Ltd
www.tellemachus.co.uk
Touchstone Electronics
Ltd
www.t-e-l.co.uk
COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Lambert &
Associates
www.lambert-associates.
co.uk
OpenView Group
0845-071 9110
Panasonic UK Ltd
Samsung Techwin
www.samsung.com
TVS CCTV Ltd
CCTV TRAINING
CCTV Training.Com
www.tvs-cctv.com
2020 Vision Systems
www.2020cctv.com
Active CCTV & Security
www.cctvactive.co.uk
Bold Communications
www.
boldcommunications.
co.uk
CCTV Services Ltd
CNL (Computer
Network Ltd)
www.cnluk.com
GE Security UK Ltd
+44(0)8707-773048
GE-Interlogix UK Ltd
www.geindustrial.com
IQ Security Ltd
www.iqsecurity.co.uk
Chris Lewis Fire &
Security
CONFERENCES
Global MSC Security
www.cctvtraining.com
DataCom Interactive
Ltd
www.datacominteractive.
co.uk
Lambert &
Associates
co.uk
Remploy Limited
www.remploy.co.uk
David Williamson
Services
02891-275930
Optimum Security
Services Ltd
www.optimum.me.uk
Perpetuity Research
and Consultancy
International
Tavcom Training
www.tavcom.com
COMMUNICATIONS &
HELP POINTS
Complus Teltronic
www.complusteltronic.
co.uk
Ogier Electronics Ltd
www.ogierelectronics.
com
Transend (UK) Ltd
www.transenduk.com
COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
ANPR International
+44(0)8706-206206
Chris Lewis Fire &
Security
Cognetix Ltd
www.cognetix.co.uk
Computer
Recognition
Systems
+44(0)118-979 2077
Guide Security
Services (GSS)
www.globalmsc.net
CONSULTANTS
Cognetix Ltd
www.cognetix.co.uk
Global MSC Security
www.globalmsc.net
Instrom Security
Consultants
www.instrom.com
Lambert &
Associates
co.uk
MFD International
www.mfdinternational.
co.uk
Redvers Hocken
Associates
www.rha-security.com
Advanced Security
Partners Ltd
www.asp-limited.com
Association of Security
Consultants
securityconsultants.
org.uk
Atkins Telecoms
www.atkinsglobal.com
CCD Design &
Ergonomics Ltd
www.ccd.org.uk
Cogent Security
Solutions Ltd
+44(0)1527-595516
Comfort Zone
www.comfortzone-cctv.
co.uk
Control Risks Group
www.control-risks.com
David Williamson
Services
02891-275930
Davington Centre for
Community
www.communitysolutions.co.uk
DFT Associates
0208 304 6650
Dimension Productions
www.dimensionproductions.co.uk
CONSULTANTS
Eclipse Research Ltd
020-7704-2889
Independent
Communication
Solutions
www.icsfibreoptics.com
Jadestream Consulting
www.jadestream.co.uk
JMT Systems
www.jmtsystems.com
Martin Cole
Consultancy Services
07974 570 313
Morse Security
Consultants
+44(0)1283-537131
NSG Security
Consultants
www.nsgsecurity.co.uk
Optimum Security
Services Ltd
www.optimum.me.uk
P.C.D Consulting
Limited
07809 613 887
Perpetuity Research
and Consultancy
International
SGW Security
Consultants
www.sgw-securityconsulting.co.uk
The Lyndhurst
Consultancy
www.cctvwithtlc.co.uk
Tricker Consultants
Ltd
01189 694 441
CONTRACT STAFF
Broadland Guarding
Services Ltd
www.broadlandguards.
com
Remploy Limited
www.remploy.co.uk
Charter Security plc
www.charter-security.
co.uk
Chubb Security
+44(0)1933-671000
Legion Group Plc
www.legiongroup.co.uk
Profile Security
Services
www.profilesecurity.co.uk
The Corps Monitoring
Centre
www.the-corps.co.uk
CONTROL ROOM
FURNITURE
Gresham Wood
Technical Furniture
& Design Ltd
www.greshamwood.com
Intech Furniture
Thinking Space
Systems Ltd
Winsted
www.winsted.com
CCD Design &
Ergonomics Ltd
www.ccd.org.uk
CONTROL ROOM
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
Essa Technology
www.essa.co.uk
Meyertech Ltd
www.meyertech.co.uk
OpenView Group
0845-071 9110
CONTROL ROOM
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
TVS CCTV Ltd
www.tvs-cctv.com
Wavestore Ltd
+44(0)20-8756 5480
Bold Communications
Ltd
www.
boldcommunications.
co.uk
CCD Design &
Ergonomics Ltd
www.ccd.org.uk
CNL (Computer
Network Ltd)
www.cnluk.com
Complus Teltronic
www.complusteltronic.
co.uk
Electrosonic UK
+44(0)1322-222211
i-Comply
www.i-comply.co.uk
DIGITAL & NETWORK
VIDEO RECORDING
802 Global
www.802global.com
Bosch Security
Systems
www.bosch.co.uk
BT Redcare vision
www.bt.com
CBC EUROPE Ltd
www.cbcuk.com
COE Ltd
www.coe.co.uk
Dallmeier
Electronic UK
Dedicated Micros
www.dedicatedmicros.
com
JVC Professional
Europe Ltd
Mayflex
www.mayflex.com
Panasonic UK Ltd
Synectic Systems
Group
www.synx.com
Tecton
www.tecton.co.uk
TVS CCTV Ltd
www.tvs-cctv.com
Tyco Fire &
(UK) Limited
Wavestore Ltd
+44(0)20-8756 5480
+44(0)870-903 3601
ADPRO (Vision
Systems)
www.vesda.com
IC2 CCTV & Security
Specialists UK Ltd
www.ic2cctv.com
Pelco UK
www.pelco.com
SANYO Europe Ltd
+44(0)1923-477222
SigmaFAST
www.sigmagroup.org
SWORD Services Ltd
www.swordservices.com
TAC UK Limited
www.uk.tac.com
Vigilant Technology UK
www.vglnt.co.uk
DIGITAL & NETWORK
VIDEO RECORDING
Visimetrics
www.visimetrics.com
DISPLAY HARDWARE
& SYSTEMS
Barco Ltd
www.barco.com
JVC Professional
Europe Ltd
Winsted
www.winsted.com
Electrosonic UK
+44(0)1322-222211
DISTRIBUTORS
POLES & CAMERA
SUPPORTS
Altron
Communications
+44(0)1269-831431
High Mast Video
www.highmastvideo.com
WEC Camera Mounting
Solutions
www.wec.uk.net
REDEPLOYABLE
CAMERAS
802 Global
www.802global.com
Clearview
Communications Ltd
+44(0)1245-214104
Transend (UK) Ltd
www.transenduk.com
DSSL Group
IMAGE ANALYSIS
Intrepid Security
Solutions Ltd
www.genetec.com
Dectel Security Ltd
www.dectel.co.uk
LIGHTING & IR
ILLUMINATION
Raytec Ltd
www.rayteccctv.com
David Webster Limited
www.dwlimited.co.uk
Derwent Systems
+44(0)1670-730187
MANUFACTURERS
Gresham Wood
Technical Furniture
& Design Ltd
www.greshamwood.com
Intech Furniture
Synectic Systems
Group
www.synx.com
Thinking Space
Systems Ltd
Conway Security
Products
Derwent Systems
+44(0)1670-730187
Dimension Productions
Ltd
www.dimensionproductions.co.uk
Mark Mercer
Electronics
+44(0)1422-832636
Metham Aviation
Design (MAD)
www.madcctv.com
Optex (Europe) Ltd
www.optex-europe.com
Vicon Industries
www.vicon-cctv.com
Visimetrics
www.visimetrics.com
MONITORING
SERVICES
Guide Security
Services (GSS)
Charter Security plc
www.charter-security.
co.uk
Cougar Monitoring
+44(0)844-8566685
Sefton Security
Services
+44(0)1519-344747
The Corps Monitoring
Centre
www.the-corps.co.uk
www.cvssltd.co.uk
Genetec
Mocam Ltd
0800-955 7100
Stryker
Communications Ltd
www.stryker.uk.com
Wireless CCTV
(WCCTV)
www.wcctv.com
CitySync Ltd
+44(0)1707-275169
i-Comply
www.i-comply.co.uk
Mobile CCTV Ltd
Persides Ltd
www.persides.com
VIDEO
TRANSMISSION
802 Global
www.802global.com
BT Redcare vision
www.bt.com
COE Ltd
www.coe.co.uk
Dallmeier
Electronic UK
Mayflex
www.mayflex.com
Mocam Ltd
0800-955 7100
Stryker
Communications Ltd
www.stryker.uk.com
Wavestore Ltd
+44(0)20-8756 5480
Wireless CCTV
(WCCTV)
www.wcctv.com
BEWnet
Communications Ltd
+44(0)1293-873235
Croma Shawley
www.shawley.com
Electrosonic UK
+44(0)1322-222211
MLL Telecom Ltd
www.mlltelecom.com
Teleste UK Ltd
www.teleste.com
Transend (UK) Ltd
www.transenduk.com
Wireless Innovation
[email protected]
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