| The technology in video surveillance equipment is | | | | can lessen the liability and workers' compensation |
| used in many ways for the advantage of society as | | | | premiums. 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 and | | | | apprehension of dishonest workers and customers. |
| air-traffic controllers, assessment of driver reactions | | | | Present-day technology by the way of computer |
| to warning devices at railroad crossings, and studies | | | | networks and the Internet additionally provides the |
| of the performance of sleep-deprived locomotive | | | | capability to observe a business concern remotely |
| engineers, just to name a few. The equipment | | | | from home or other locations. |
| includes video cameras, digital video recorders, digital | | | | There are many varieties of cameras and digital |
| video cameras, and CCTV [closed circuit TV] video | | | | video 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 United | | | | cash register and counter cameras, internal cameras, |
| States of America and the ever present threat of | | | | outdoor cameras, etc. along with digital video |
| more terror attacks has resulted in video surveillance | | | | recorders [DVRs] and [VCRs] are the main |
| equipment becoming more popular than any time | | | | components of a digital video surveillance system. |
| before. | | | | Prices for the equipment standard for a four camera |
| This equipment and technology is used in various | | | | digital video recording system for a small retail or |
| different portions of society including government | | | | office type business can cost at least several |
| agencies, security agencies, companies and | | | | thousands of dollars plus the cost of labor of |
| businesses, schools, and public and private | | | | installation. As you might expect medium, large and |
| transportation vehicles. | | | | project level businesses will need to spend |
| Video surveillance apparatus is also a welcomed | | | | proportionately more to satisfy their individual |
| technology in places where around the clock human | | | | security requirements. |
| supervision is needed but not viable. As an example, | | | | Whatever expenses incurred in buying video |
| the New York City Transit system [including the | | | | surveillance equipment merits the effort and expense. |
| subway, tunnel and bridge authorities] uses video | | | | This is because this technology not only reduces the |
| surveillance equipment for monitoring below ground | | | | cost 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 surveillance | | | | not 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 and | | | | technology 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 invaluable | | | | technology. |
| apparatus for business when it is correctly used. It | | | | |