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
Pelco Endura system and Spectra IV IP on watch at Ethiopian airport
Clovis, CA-based Pelco reports that Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia has chosen Pelco, Inc. by Schneider Electric as the provider for its digital video recording.
The new Endura video surveillance system will be used for security monitoring, as well as improving airport operation activities, the company notes.
From Government Security News, December 31, 2009
Allston-Brighton(MA): A $5 million Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems grant will help to further bolster traffic infrastructure citywide
A $5 million Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems grant will help to further bolster traffic infrastructure citywide. This project will result in 37 traffic management cameras located throughout the city, increasing the size and scope of the existing fiber optic network and upgrading equipment for the city’s Traffic Management Center.
From Allston-Brighton Political Notes, December 25, 2009
Local company gets $1.3M contract to serve Dayton airport
Matrix Systems Inc. provides electronic security and access-control systems for customers ranging from the Cincinnati and Miami airports to Texas A&M University and the Cleveland Clinic. But it took 30 years in business for the company to finally win a contract to serve Dayton International Airport in its hometown market.
From Dayton Daily News, December 24, 2009
Pennsylvania: Federal dollars will pay for Carlisle to receive video surveillance
The Borough of Carlisle, already set to go on a “road diet” next year, is getting ready to step in front of cameras, too.
Congress recently approved $200,000 for a borough public safety video surveillance project, giving Carlisle federal money to place security cameras downtown.
From PennLLive.cm, December 20, 2009
Seoul Subway Deploying Real-Time, Mobile Wireless Video Surveillance
South Korea is about to launch a wireless video network in its subway system that will stream live video to train operators and managers—even when the trains are traveling 50 mph.
Workers install the Firetide wireless mesh network in the Seoul subway.
The Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) began investigating real-time wireless video surveillance systems following the death of 198 people in an arson fire in 2003 in a subway in the city of Daegu.
From Government Video, December 17, 2009
VISLINK Provides Complete Surveillance System for São Paulo Police and Fire
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and the seventh-largest in the world. Now its Paulo Police and Fire Department is Mobile Network Centric Solution (MNCS) from VISLINK to provide secure communications.
The all-digital system uses both airborne and ground assets in a multi-point-to-point microwave configuration.
From Government Video, December 17, 2009
