FRASERBURGH has become the first town in Aberdeenshire to be protected by a network of CCTV cameras.
The long-awaited Big Brother-style set-up was installed in the town centre yesterday morning.
It follows a lengthy campaign by businesses, police and local groups who believe the new units will lead to a notable reduction in crimes, such as vandalism and antisocial behaviour.
The first wave of cameras, which cost around £30,000, are being installed in three trouble hotspots throughout the town centre.
Three cameras have been set up close to Zanres chip shop on Broad Street, looking along High Street and into Saltoun Square.
Another three will be at the junction of High Street and Mid Street, near Webster’s Bakery, while the final three will cover fish firms and pubs along Shore Street.
The scheme follows a survey of residents and traders by the Broch’s business association. More than 1,100 people were polled about future improvements for the town centre and among the main findings was a desire to protect property and people with a series of cameras.
A local CCTV strategy group was formed to work alongside police to design the set-up and raise funds.
Now the group is trying to raise a further £15,000 to buy two more cameras.
Local councillor Brian Topping, chairman of the CCTV working group said last night: “This is a big day for Fraserburgh. We believe that these cameras will make a big difference to the town centre. We want people to go out in Fraserburgh, relax and enjoy themselves. We wanted people to know that if they step out of line, they will be caught and brought to justice.”
Mr Topping said: “I'm delighted to see the first cameras in place and we are now pushing ahead to raise money for more. I would ask all local businesses, big and small, to contribute what they can.”
The nine cameras are linked to a central recording system. As well as the first to get CCTV, Fraserburgh is also the first in the north-east to ban drinking alcohol on the streets.
A similar move is being considered for Peterhead.
Link
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1420964?UserKey=
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
The Growth of CCTV Technology
CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) is a widely used visual surveillance technology designed to monitor movement in a variety of designated environments. Casinos and banks initially used the technology to scrutinize the behavior of their customers. Then police departments started using CCTV as part of their crime prevention strategy. CCTV is currently used in many private homes as an effective home security devise.
The use of CCTV as has spread to department stores, convenience stores, and public and private buildings. The installation of CCTV in prisons has allowed guards to more effectively watch over a greater number of prisoners without an increase in manpower. Police departments and other agencies monitor traffic and speeders by placing CCTV along roads and highways. In some instances, this has served to ease traffic congestion. Some European countries, most notably England, have used CCTV surveillance in their efforts to catch terrorists.
No country has installed more CCTV in public areas than Great Britain. The first CCTV systems were installed as security devices for banks in the 1970s. By the 1980s, some municipalities were using CCTV in more extensive security test programs. In the 90s, CCTV systems were being installed in town centers, stations and other public areas all over the country. No one knows the exact number, but there are some 500,000 CCTV in London’s private buildings alone and close to 5 million surveillance cameras throughout Great Britain.
Despite the proliferation of CCTV throughout Great Britain, a 2008 report found that CCTV helped solve only 3 percent of the nation’s crimes. The lack of police training on how to use the images and how to present them in court has resulted in a less than stellar success story. Another problem is that police officers simply aren’t willing to sit through hours of boring images.
The primary use of CCTV has been in the area of crime prevention. However, the technology has been utilized for other purposes, all well. Sports and concerts events have made viewing easier by displaying the event simultaneously live on large screens. Companies using substances that are potentially toxic to humans can observe an experiment from a different area on CCTV. In an interesting case, a zoo, trying to film the birth of a baby gorilla, used an infrared illuminator with an infrared sensitive camera. This method recorded the first gorilla birth in captivity.
The use of CCTV has come in conflict with proponents of the right to privacy. Some contend that the new technology is in violation of the Fourth Amendment’s ban against unreasonable searches and seizures. Many people believe that placing CCTV in housing projects constitutes a means of “social control.” Whether CCTV deters crime or merely relocates the criminals is a current hot topic among policy makers.
Proponents of CCTV claim that the cameras are surveilling public areas and are therefore not an intrusion of privacy. The events of 9/11 made people security conscious. The rapid identification and arrest of the terrorists responsible for the 2005 London subway bombings turned much of the public in favor of surveillance cameras.
Article: http://www.askleona.com/2009/09/28/the-growth-of-cctv-technology/
The use of CCTV as has spread to department stores, convenience stores, and public and private buildings. The installation of CCTV in prisons has allowed guards to more effectively watch over a greater number of prisoners without an increase in manpower. Police departments and other agencies monitor traffic and speeders by placing CCTV along roads and highways. In some instances, this has served to ease traffic congestion. Some European countries, most notably England, have used CCTV surveillance in their efforts to catch terrorists.
No country has installed more CCTV in public areas than Great Britain. The first CCTV systems were installed as security devices for banks in the 1970s. By the 1980s, some municipalities were using CCTV in more extensive security test programs. In the 90s, CCTV systems were being installed in town centers, stations and other public areas all over the country. No one knows the exact number, but there are some 500,000 CCTV in London’s private buildings alone and close to 5 million surveillance cameras throughout Great Britain.
Despite the proliferation of CCTV throughout Great Britain, a 2008 report found that CCTV helped solve only 3 percent of the nation’s crimes. The lack of police training on how to use the images and how to present them in court has resulted in a less than stellar success story. Another problem is that police officers simply aren’t willing to sit through hours of boring images.
The primary use of CCTV has been in the area of crime prevention. However, the technology has been utilized for other purposes, all well. Sports and concerts events have made viewing easier by displaying the event simultaneously live on large screens. Companies using substances that are potentially toxic to humans can observe an experiment from a different area on CCTV. In an interesting case, a zoo, trying to film the birth of a baby gorilla, used an infrared illuminator with an infrared sensitive camera. This method recorded the first gorilla birth in captivity.
The use of CCTV has come in conflict with proponents of the right to privacy. Some contend that the new technology is in violation of the Fourth Amendment’s ban against unreasonable searches and seizures. Many people believe that placing CCTV in housing projects constitutes a means of “social control.” Whether CCTV deters crime or merely relocates the criminals is a current hot topic among policy makers.
Proponents of CCTV claim that the cameras are surveilling public areas and are therefore not an intrusion of privacy. The events of 9/11 made people security conscious. The rapid identification and arrest of the terrorists responsible for the 2005 London subway bombings turned much of the public in favor of surveillance cameras.
Article: http://www.askleona.com/2009/09/28/the-growth-of-cctv-technology/
Saturday, September 26, 2009
CCTV cameras have positive effect on crime in Matson
Residents called for the camera at a meeting with The Gloucester Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) in December last year.
The mobile camera was attached to a lamppost on Matson Avenue in May.
There were 11 fly tipping reports between March and May, and since the camera was installed, there have been just six reports.
Sergeant Lyn Northfield, from the Matson and Linden Safer Community Team, is pleased that the camera has had a positive effect.
She said: "The recent decrease in criminal damage in Matson is very encouraging and testament to the way our Safer Community Team, residents, and partner organisations have come together to tackle the priorities of local people.
"The installation of CCTV was the result of a survey we conducted with partners which asked citizens what they thought the problems were in the area and how we could address them.
"The results were then fed back to the community and an action plan drawn up to address the issues.
"As well as the CCTV, targeted patrols and increased distribution of crime prevention advice to vulnerable people were amongst the successful activities that resulted from the consultation.
"We are determined to continue to work with the local community to enhance the safety and quality of life of those living in the area and would urge anyone with information or queries to get in touch with us."
Residents in Matson can contact the police by phoning 0845 090 1234 and asking to speak to a member of the Matson Safer Community Team.
Gloucestershire County Councillor Steve McHale (Lab. Robinswood) is delighted with the cameras, and said they are just one of many factors that have contributed to the fall in crime.
He said: "I'm really pleased with the outcome of the cameras.
"It's great that fly tipping has dropped but anti-social behaviour is the real one we want to put the lid on.
"I think the new play areas have helped too, they get kids off the street."
£30m cyber-security centre opens
A centre which will lead the way in the United Kingdom's fight against cyber crime opened officially in Belfast on Wednesday.The £30m Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen's will become the UK's principal centre for the development of technology to counter malicious 'cyber-attacks'.
The centre will also create 80 new jobs.
It is hoped work at the centre will help keep crime off the internet, combat anti-social behaviour and street crime and safeguard information stored electronically, both at home and in the workplace.
Queen's University Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Gregson said it was a "bold and exciting development".
"Cyber-security is a global issue that affects us all, 97% of business in the UK now relies on the internet and other IT systems.
"CSIT will become a vital reference point for all businesses working in this field and beyond."
CCTV
Professor John McCanny, CSIT principal investigator, said the centre would help the international community "tackle cyber security in a co-ordinated way".
The centre also hope to develop better protection for Pcs.
To help with this CSIT is developing powerful processors capable of screening huge volumes of data - equivalent to the Internet traffic produced by over 10,000 households - for malicious content and behaviour in real time, including online grooming.
CCTV cameras will also be an area of interest.
There are four million CCTV cameras in the United Kingdom, but very little of the footage in observed in real time.
CSIT hopes to develop hardware and software designed to analyse CCTV camera data in real time.
CSIT's research also covers specific areas which have been identified as being of strategic national security importance in major reports produced recently by the British and American governments.
Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8271301.stm
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
CCTV camera installed to protect Edge Hill University students
A COUNCIL has installed a CCTV camera to protect students walking home from nights out.
The camera, which is on St Helens Road, in Ormskirk, overlooks a junction with several bars and a kebab shop which is known as an area affected by anti-social behaviour.
It is also a well-used route home for Edge Hill University students.
The security system was paid for by a Home Office grant.
There are now 53 council CCTV systems installed across the borough of West Lancashire.
Theft is denied
A receptionist at the Atlantis hotel in Dubai went on trial yesterday accused of stealing dhs2,000 and a digital camera from the locker of one of the hotel’s guests.
Dubai Court of First Instance heard how the head of the hotel’s security received a call from the deputy manager in July after the defendant claimed he found an envelope full of cash.
“The defendant claimed that he had found the envelope in the locker area but the CCTV showed that he had taken dhs2,000 from it,” the head of security said.
“He also stole a digital camera for a customer who didn’t report it.”
The defendant has pleaded not guilty and the trial has been adjourned.
This is the second court case concerning theft at the Palm Jumeirah hotel recently.
In July, a cleaner pleaded guilty to stealing $1,000 from a guest’s room. He and a second defendant are awaiting sentence.
Source:http://www.7days.ae/storydetails.php?id=83746%20%20%20%20&page=local%20news&title=Theft%20is%20denied
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
IPB-5850PVR Varifocal IR Camera up to 100 meters
olour 580/700TVL Sony 1/3” High Resolution Varifocal IR Camera up to 100metres
They are furnished with a 5 ~ 50mm varifocal auto iris lens offering a manually adjustable angle of 50° ~ 5.5°.
Specifications
| CCD Sensor | 1/3” High CCD |
| Resolution | 580 TVL (Colour) / 700TVL (B/W) |
| Min. Illumination | 0 Lux LED On |
| Viewing Angle | 50° ~ 5.5° |
| IR Range | Up to 100metres |
| BLC | Auto |
| AGC | Auto |
| Flicker | Auto |
| S/N Ratio | 48dB |
| Iris Mode | Fixed Iris |
| Electronic Shutter | 1/60 (1/50) to 1/100,000 sec |
| Gamma | 0.45 |
| Mounting | Wall / Ceiling |
| Power Source | DC12V or AC24V (Optional) |
| Dimension | 206(W) x 215(H) x 130(D) mm |
Link
http://iptecworld.com/products/iptec/outdoor-camera/ipb-5850pvr.html
http://iptecworld.com/pdf/iptec/ipb5850pvr.pdf
IPB-5812PVR Varifocal IR Camera up to 70 meters
Colour 580/700TVL Sony 1/3” High Resolution Varifocal IR Camera up to 70metres
They are furnished with a 3.5 ~ 16mm varifocal auto iris lens offering a manually adjustable angle of 98° ~ 21°.
| CCD Sensor | 1/3” High CCD |
| Resolution | 580 TVL (Colour) / 700TVL (B/W) |
| Min. Illumination | 0 Lux LED On |
| Viewing Angle | 98° ~ 21° |
| IR Range | Up to 70metres |
| BLC | Auto |
| AGC | Auto |
| Flicker | Auto |
| S/N Ratio | 48dB |
| Iris Mode | Fixed Iris |
| Electronic Shutter | 1/60 (1/50) to 1/100,000 sec |
| Gamma | 0.45 |
| Mounting | Wall / Ceiling |
| Power Source | DC12V or AC24V (Optional) |
Link
http://iptecworld.com/iptec/outdoor/ipb-5812pvr-varifocal-ir-camera-up-to-70-meters.html
http://iptecworld.com/pdf/iptec/ipb5812pvr.pdf
Monday, July 13, 2009
Qnap Viostor-2008 Network Video Recorder
QNAP VioStor-2008 NVR is the 2-bay, hot-swappable network surveillance system designed for small and midsized business who demands for megapixel recording, mass storage capacity and high performance real-time monitoring. The VioStor-2008 is a highly reliable standalone NVR with powerful surveillance features. Based on Linux OS, the NVR supports M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264 recording from popular network camera brands, e.g. AXIS, ACTi, Arecont, Canon, Cisco, D-Link, EDIMAX, ELMO, EtroVision, GANZ, iPUX, IQeye, LevelOne, Linksys, MOBOTIX, Panasonic BB/ BL/ i-Pro, SANYO, SONY, TOA, TOSHIBA, TRENDnet, VIVOTEK & Y-CAM. The NVR adopts the innovative technology to support multi-server monitoring: the NVR can be cascaded to other QNAP NVR servers to monitor up to 120 IP cameras. No extra software is required on the PC.
The VioStor-2008 NVR supports diversified recording features, e.g. schedule recording, alarm recording, alarm recording schedule, motion-detection recording, pre-alarm, and post-alarm recordings. An intuitive user interface is provided for the users to view the monitoring screens, connection status, recording status, and network bandwidth, search the recording data, and play the recording data at different speed. Other class-leading server features of the NVR include advanced data protection by RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD, Online RAID Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration, two Giga LAN ports for network failover, load-balancing, and multi-LAN setting, etc. Moreover, the VioStor-2008 NVR can be easily set up in 6 simple steps by the web-based GUI using the IE browser.
Powerful Features of VioStor-2008 NVR:
- Exclusive Linux-embedded system, Intel 1.6GHz CPU and 1GB DDRII memory
- Real-time monitoring and recording (video/ audio) from multiple network cameras (up to 8 channels)
- Supports streaming from network cameras and servers
- High quality motion-JPEG, MPEG-4 and H.264 recording (vary by camera models)
- Supports recording from megapixel IP cameras (up to 8-megapixel)
- Complete recording features: schedule recording, alarm recording, alarm recording schedule, motion-detection recording, pre-alarm, and post-alarm recordings, etc.
- Up to 4TB storage capacity for long-term recording
- Multi-server monitoring: Supports monitoring of up to 120 channels
- Remote management: access and playback recordings by web browser, FTP, and Network Neighborhood anytime, anywhere
- Trouble-free 6-step installation
- Smart search of IP cameras for quick configuration
- Centralized monitoring with "Click-to-Go" PTZ control and adjustable display mode
- Digital zoom for monitoring and playback
- The display order of the monitoring channels can be changed by drag and drop
- Event notification on monitoring screen; real-time email alert
- Detailed event and system logs (include users' networking services and recording data access record)
- Schedule remote replication to NAS (Network Attached Storage) for video backup
- Unique online user list function and access authority control
- Multi-channel playback at different speed
- Automatic system startup when the power resumes after power outage
- RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD with hot-swap design
- Online RAID Capacity Expansion and Online RAID Level Migration
- Convenient video backup to external USB storage by one touch auto video backup button
- Power-saving design, consumes only 37-44W. (The power consumption of PC-based surveillance system is about 300W~350W)
- Two Gigabit LAN ports for failover, load-balancing, or multi-IP setting
- Supports UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for 24x7 service
- DOM architecture with embedded fail-safe dual OS for enhanced reliability
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Monday, July 6, 2009
Church to put CCTV on roof to stop thefts
By Laura Smith »
A CHURCH has been repeatedly targeted by thieves despite the efforts of vigilant residents.
The crooks have stolen lead from the roof of St Mary’s Church, in Prittlewell, at least five times over the past 18 months.
The latest attack saw £300 of the metal ripped from the vestry roof at about 3am on Tuesday.
However, the church has been receiving the help of scores of residents who dial 999 when they spot anything suspicious.
Church warden Penny Sloman thanked residents at a meeting of the Neighbourhood Watch for St Mary’s Road and St Bennet’s Road.
She said: “Several times the police have been called out because somebody’s spotted these people taking the lead.
“We have to say we are deeply greatful to people who are vigilant in that way.”
The church is now installing its own CCTV camera in an effort to prevent further attacks. Mrs Sloman said: “We are in the process of putting a CCTV camera on the roof of the church, on the battlements, which will be in a position to see the vestry roof.
“That’s the most vulnerable bit because it’s lower and that’s the lead they are after.
“In the past 18 months we’ve had five cases of theft so it’s costing the church quite a bit.”
The footage will be recorded inside the church so if there are any more thefts the tape can be passed to police.
Mick Holland, Southend Neigh- bourhood Watch co-ordinator, said it was unlikely the camera could be linked into the town’s current system.
He added: “The sort of camera we want to put on to the battlement is likely to be able to see in the dark, but it might not necessarily be compatible with the town centre system.”
Link
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/4474336.Church_to_put_CCTV_on_roof_to_stop_thefts/
A CHURCH has been repeatedly targeted by thieves despite the efforts of vigilant residents.
The crooks have stolen lead from the roof of St Mary’s Church, in Prittlewell, at least five times over the past 18 months.
The latest attack saw £300 of the metal ripped from the vestry roof at about 3am on Tuesday.
However, the church has been receiving the help of scores of residents who dial 999 when they spot anything suspicious.
Church warden Penny Sloman thanked residents at a meeting of the Neighbourhood Watch for St Mary’s Road and St Bennet’s Road.
She said: “Several times the police have been called out because somebody’s spotted these people taking the lead.
“We have to say we are deeply greatful to people who are vigilant in that way.”
The church is now installing its own CCTV camera in an effort to prevent further attacks. Mrs Sloman said: “We are in the process of putting a CCTV camera on the roof of the church, on the battlements, which will be in a position to see the vestry roof.
“That’s the most vulnerable bit because it’s lower and that’s the lead they are after.
“In the past 18 months we’ve had five cases of theft so it’s costing the church quite a bit.”
The footage will be recorded inside the church so if there are any more thefts the tape can be passed to police.
Mick Holland, Southend Neigh- bourhood Watch co-ordinator, said it was unlikely the camera could be linked into the town’s current system.
He added: “The sort of camera we want to put on to the battlement is likely to be able to see in the dark, but it might not necessarily be compatible with the town centre system.”
Link
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/4474336.Church_to_put_CCTV_on_roof_to_stop_thefts/
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