What ONVIF and PSIA standards mean for VMS companies
If there was any doubt as to how quickly new IP video standards from the PSIA and ONVIF groups would be adopted, those doubts have been laid to rest. Earlier this month both Milestone Systems and OnSSI released updates for their video management systems (VMS) to support early standards from ONVIF and PSIA.
From Security InfoWatch, January 12, 2010
Prince George's to use mobile speed cameras in school zones
After winning a protracted battle last year for the right to use cameras to ticket drivers for speeding, Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson now says a plan to install fixed cameras in dozens of school zones will be scrapped.
From Washington Post, January 09, 2010
Report: Asia to spur global CCTV market growth
According to a new report from market research firm RNCOS, the Asian surveillance market is expected to help drive the global growth of CCTV over the next several years.
From Security InfoWatch, January 07, 2010
Multi-million dollar safe Karachi surveillance plan
The government has prepared a $151.7 million (or Rs12.8 billion) “Safe City Karachi” project to fight, deter and suppress terrorism and crime, improve traffic monitoring and overall public safety and security, and enhance VIP security, through video surveillance.
The project will be completed in two years’ time.
From The News International, January 04, 2010
Securing a Municipal Water System with Video Surveillance
The Town of Castle Rock, CO, Utilities Department wanted to improve monitoring of the town's 40 plus water facilities. To accomplish this, the department has deployed a microwave radio network and video surveillance cameras. As a result, the department now has continuous security monitoring along with a high-speed wireless data infrastructure that can accommodate future high-bandwidth applications.
From Water World, January 04, 2010
Arizona May Abandon Speed Cameras on Highways
More than a year after Arizona became the first state in the country to deploy dozens of speed cameras on highways statewide, threats to the groundbreaking program abound.
Profits are far below expectations, a citizen effort to ban the cameras is gaining steam, the governor has said she does not like the program, and more and more drivers are ignoring the tickets they get in the mail after hearing from fellow speeders that there are often no consequences to doing so.
From The New York Times, January 03, 2010
San Francisco: Newsom's open mind on cameras
It seems as though Mayor Gavin Newsom's opposition to having someone actually watch - live - video surveillance cameras posted in crime hot spots may be softening significantly.
Newsom, at a news conference last week with Police Chief George Gascón, said discussions with the new chief about "best practices" had persuaded him to reconsider his outright opposition to monitoring surveillance cameras out of concern for privacy and civil rights.
From San Francisco Chronicle, January 03, 2010
Jacksonville (NC): What's ahead in 2010
Jacksonville is growing, and authorities are struggling to maintain safety on the city’s increasingly congested streets. Two traffic-monitoring cameras were activated in May with plans to tie them into a larger system, possibly in 2010. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation System allows for remote control of traffic signals.
From Jacksonville Daily News, January 02, 2010
Madison (WI): Police hail Downtown surveillance cameras as success
More than two years after they installed cameras on State Street to monitor trouble spots and investigate crimes, police are calling the surveillance project a resounding success.
“They’ve been extremely, extremely helpful,” said Capt. Mary Schauf, who heads the Central District, which includes State Street.
From Wisconsin State Journal, January 01, 2010
Louisiana: Interstate work to aid motorists in real time
Louisiana is adding more cameras, signs, and radar detectors along Interstates 10 and 49 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette.
District engineer Bill Fontenot says the Department of Transportation and Development also is adding nearly 60 miles of fiber optic cable as part of the $8 million project.
From Worcester Telegram/Associated Press, January 01, 2010
