Improving video surveillance dependent upon managing expectations
By the end of May, the Chicago Transit Authority will have at least one surveillance camera in place at each of its 144 stations. The CTA is in the process of installing 3,000 cameras throughout its transportation system, which will likely be completed by the end of the year, reported the Chicago Tribune.
The $19 million system, which was largely funded by Homeland Security grants, will considerably boost the city’s monitoring capability and contribute to its crime investigation efforts. “We know cameras deter violence in our neighborhoods,” said Mayor Richard Daley during a news conference on May 21. “They can be equally effective on public transportation.”
From Security Director News, June 02, 2010
New cameras will help DOT monitor traffic in Sioux City
Have you noticed some new cameras going up around Sioux City, including along I-29?
It's all part of the I-29 reconstruction project, and officials hope it will be useful for years to come.
Its called an Intelligent Transportation System, a combination of 27 cameras and 26 traffic flow sensors all tied together by fiber optic and wireless communication.
From KTIV.com, June 02, 2010
National Intelligent Transportation Vision Begins to Take Shape
The nine counties that compose the San Francisco Bay Area will determine this fall whether technology can help ease the region's infamous traffic congestion.
The Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is leading efforts to build an 800-mile express lane network stretching from the Napa Valley wine country to California's fabled Silicon Valley. The initiative will create high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes that are free to vehicles carrying multiple passengers and available to single drivers for a fee.
From Government Technology, June 01, 2010
Don’t Abandon SBInet
Just weeks after lawmakers slammed the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their handling of the technological aspects of the SBInet security system deployed on the U.S. border with Mexcio, the Heritage Foundation, a Washington, DC-based think tank, issued a memo arguing that the system should not be scrapped.
From Government Security News, May 28, 2010
Missouri dealer launches mobile surveillance partnership
Missouri-based security dealer Hackett Security announced today that the company has partnered with commercial generator distributor CK Power to produce mobile surveillance units. According to a statement jointly issued by the two companies, the units will include a camera that can be raised to 30 feet off the ground. Cameras will offer pan, tilt zoom capabilities, and can be wirelessly accessed.
From Security Info Watch, May 25, 2010
Strong growth predicted for remote video monitoring
Market research firm IMS Research is predicting strong growth for remote video monitoring.
According to the researchers, the market for remote video monitoring services in the Americas and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Asia) was worth $250 million in 2009, and the company said the remote video services market "is experiencing impressive growth which will continue to accelerate as the global economy recovers and technology improves." IMS Research did not specify the predicted rate of growth.
From Security Info Watch, May 24, 2010
Strong growth predicted for remote video monitoring
Market research firm IMS Research is predicting strong growth for remote video monitoring.
According to the researchers, the market for remote video monitoring services in the Americas and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Asia) was worth $250 million in 2009, and the company said the remote video services market "is experiencing impressive growth which will continue to accelerate as the global economy recovers and technology improves." IMS Research did not specify the predicted rate of growth.
From Security InfoWatch, May 24, 2010
FCC to establish advisory panels for its new ERIC
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has empowered the chief of its Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to establish advisory bodies – and select the appropriate members of those bodies – to help implement its new Emergency Response Interoperability Center, nicknamed ERIC.
From Government Security News, May 20, 2010
Motorola unveils public safety communications plan
Motorola Inc. on Tuesday signaled its intention to further expand into the business of modernizing the communications systems of public safety agencies.
Motorola, a maker of products ranging from wireless devices to set-top boxes, said its products would link older systems with a mobile broadband network for faster and more seamless communication between personnel in the field and command centers.
From Business Week, May 18, 2010
FCC Waivers and Funding Could Fuel Nationwide Public Safety Network
With the 700 MHz D Block not scheduled for auction until 2011, the FCC took a significant step on May 12 toward building a nationwide public safety network for use by first responders when it announced conditional approval for 21 petitions from cities and counties across the country to begin the process of building their own Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks.
From Emergency Management, May 18, 2010
