Video Surveillance Technology Explained - A Primer

The technology in video surveillance equipment iscan lessen the liability and workers' compensation
used in many ways for the advantage of society aspremiums. It can help identify fraudulent insurance
a whole. The technology is used to investigate,claims, and may help in the deterrence and
among other things, the workload amongst pilots andapprehension of dishonest workers and customers.
air-traffic controllers, assessment of driver reactionsPresent-day technology by the way of computer
to warning devices at railroad crossings, and studiesnetworks and the Internet additionally provides the
of the performance of sleep-deprived locomotivecapability to observe a business concern remotely
engineers, just to name a few. The equipmentfrom home or other locations.
includes video cameras, digital video recorders, digitalThere are many varieties of cameras and digital
video cameras, and CCTV [closed circuit TV] videovideo recorders made for a variety of applications.
cameras.Examples of these are entrance and exit cameras,
Events such as the 9-11 terrorist attack in the Unitedcash register and counter cameras, internal cameras,
States of America and the ever present threat ofoutdoor cameras, etc. along with digital video
more terror attacks has resulted in video surveillancerecorders [DVRs] and [VCRs] are the main
equipment becoming more popular than any timecomponents of a digital video surveillance system.
before.Prices for the equipment standard for a four camera
This equipment and technology is used in variousdigital video recording system for a small retail or
different portions of society including governmentoffice type business can cost at least several
agencies, security agencies, companies andthousands of dollars plus the cost of labor of
businesses, schools, and public and privateinstallation. As you might expect medium, large and
transportation vehicles.project level businesses will need to spend
Video surveillance apparatus is also a welcomedproportionately more to satisfy their individual
technology in places where around the clock humansecurity requirements.
supervision is needed but not viable. As an example,Whatever expenses incurred in buying video
the New York City Transit system [including thesurveillance equipment merits the effort and expense.
subway, tunnel and bridge authorities] uses videoThis is because this technology not only reduces the
surveillance equipment for monitoring below groundcost of security but also helps in curbing crime and
traffic and stations.vandalism. There are very few companies, which do
There are many components to video surveillancenot use video surveillance equipment for some
equipment technology such as cameras, software,purpose or the other. Total sales in video surveillance
digital image cameras, infrared sensors, monitors andtechnology are on the increase. They will continue to
so on.do so due to the effectiveness and versatility of this
Surveillance technology has become an invaluabletechnology.
apparatus for business when it is correctly used. It