China Daily had an interesting article about surveillance cameras in China's Guangdong province.
GUANGZHOU: A new province-wide intelligent video surveillance system comprising 1 million cameras is putting criminals in the frame in Guangdong province.
The system, which will be fully operational next year, will automatically alert police about fights, robberies and other major crimes and incidents, according [...]
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Guangdong province installs 1 million cameras, claims success in buses
September 14th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict
Tags: Buses·Publically Owned CCTV
UK Police launch "flying saucer" surveillance camera
August 17th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict
The UK Police have created a remote control surveillance camera which has been dubbed a flying saucer. According to the Daily Telegraph:
Similar to a mini-helicopter, the device has four pairs of carbon-fibre rotor blades which support a camera. An operator on the ground controls the vehicle's flight using a hand-held control panel with two joysticks.
The [...]
Salt Lake City public park: cameras displace drug dealers
August 15th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict
WKSL out of Salt Lake City Utah is shedding more insight into what happens when surveillance cameras are installed in high crime public parks. According to the first article, four cameras were installed in Pioneer Park to battle the drug dealing problem. The police were looking to achieve three objectives:
• Deter crime
• Document crime
• [...]
Tags: Another Politician Claims Success·Public Parks·Publically Owned CCTV
Google's Android: A good fit for smart surveillance cameras?
August 9th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict
Could Google's Android be a good fit for the future of smart cameras? Recently Android has made it's way out of the cell phone market and into the fast growing netbook market. Is the next logical leap into smart IP video surveillance cameras?
Back in May, 2009, Vikram Agarwak wrote a program called Watchtower: A Surveillance [...]
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Hollywood, FL: Video clip center of Police probe
August 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict
David Smiley from the Miami Herald has an interesting story of how a dashboard mounted camera with audio captured police allegedly framing a DWI suspect.
A video that once again has the Hollywood Police Department investigating allegations of corruption against its officers went undiscovered for months because a DVD filed March in court did [...]
Tags: City Employees Caught On Cam·Police Dashboard Cam·Self Indicting
NYC MTA: CCTV cameras in subway cars by years end
July 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · No Verdict
Correction applied 7/31/09
The New York City Metropolitan Transporatation Authority (MTA) is experimenting with surveillancec cameras inside the cars. Their goal is to put surveillance cameras on one train in a few lines by years end.
According to Tom Namako from The NY Post
Every corner of every car will be in the cameras' view.
The train, which will [...]
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Chicago, IL: 3,000 more cameras for the housing authority
July 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · No Verdict
Adrian G. Uribarri from the Chi*Town Daily News reports:
A $23 million proposal to place more than 3,000 cameras around public-housing developments has alarmed privacy advocates and raised questions over the effectiveness of surveillance systems.
Under the plan, the Chicago Housing Authority would install the cameras near 16,000 apartments in the city, about three quarters of [...]
Chicopee Housing Authority, Mass: here come the cameras
July 17th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict
Pamela Metaxas from The Republican newspaper reports:
Security cameras are set to be installed at two Chicopee Housing Authority (CHA) complexes as officials move to ensure tenants' safety and to monitor any suspicious activity.
11 cameras will be installed at the Cabot Manor Apartments, which consists of 26 buildings on Stonina Drive and Plante Circle, [...]
Pontiac, MI: Teacher charged with assault
July 6th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict
// Pontiac, MI is the latest city to follow the 3 step shuffle:
Install a pricey surveillance system
Capture city employee doing something wrong
Tax payers foot massive settlement fee
According to WXYZ:
The incident happened at Pontiac Central High School. The teen, Davion Hudson, is standing in the hallway before the start of class in the morning. His world [...]
Tags: City Employees Caught On Cam·Publically Owned CCTV·Self Indicting
Audio-less surveillance camera creates ambiguous evidence
July 5th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict
According to the Mercury News, an Atherton public works supervisor claims woman set him up for harassment lawsuit underneath a indoor surveillance camera.
An Atherton public works supervisor on trial for allegedly grabbing a female officer inside the town police station testified Tuesday that she took him to a break room and inexplicably pushed him away [...]
