Cameras and video records are today an inevitable part of our daily life. We are traced by many cameras in all kinds of buildings, vehicles even while walking on the streets. Even though this is disturbing for some, CCTV systems are essential for preventing crime and ensuring general security. CCTV systems, more widely known as ‘closed circuit television systems’, consist of cameras, monitors and recording devices. In addition, various devices that ensure tracing of more than one cameras and transmitting the image of any camera to any monitor are also parts of this system since there are more cameras than monitors.
Today, developments in information and wireless systems have ensured many innovations in CCTV systems and have changed the architecture and characteristics of systems. There are higher resolution cameras and recording devices, these images and records can be analyzed unmanned and can create certain alarm situations. IP Video systems operating in computer networks consist most of the CCTV applications.
CCTV and IP Video systems are composed of these components;
- Fixed cameras
- IR illumination lamps
- Mobile PTZ and dome cameras
- IP network cameras (normal and high resolution)
- Encoders and decoders
- Matrix switcher
- Control keyboards
- Recording units
- Network Storage and recorders
- Monitors
- Information products; server and client computers, network systems
- Video surveillance software
- Video content analysis software (license plate reading, face recognition, various alarm detection, etc.)
- Large scale screen units for control rooms (Video Walls)
Our technology partners in CCTV systems are:
- UTC Fire& Security (formerly, GE Security)
http://utcfssecurityproducts.com/ProductsAndServices/Pages/VideoSurveillance.aspx
All kinds of analogue and IP CCTV products
- ACTi
IP cameras and administration software
- Axis
IP cameras and administration software
- Sony
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/mkt-security/
Advanced IP and analogue cameras
- Genetec
IP Video surveillance software. Access control integrated security center software.
- Milestone Inc.
IP Video surveillance software
- Pivot3
http://www.pivot3.com/solutions/digital-surveillance
High capacity network recording(storage) devices
Video content analysis systems;
In summary, they are the systems which enable that the images acquired through CCTV systems are analyzed with computer software, alarms are developed and results are produced. Today many firms work for this. Various firms engaged in video content analysis are specialized in different applications. Accordingly, comparison is important in firms’ solutions in terms of the implementation to be made. Many firms work with Video Surveillance system software.
Examples of implementation areas:
- License plate reading
- People count, vehicle count
- Object Tracing , thief detection
- Tracing left objects (bag, package)
- Border violation, virtual fencing
- Traffic rule infringement controls
- Moving object tracing
- …… and many other applications.
http://www.iomniscient.com/
http://www.agentvi.com/
http://www.objectvideo.com
http://www.aimetis.com
http://www.keeneo.com/