URBAN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

Urban community video surveillance is a tool available to personal sec urity and protection services. BY installing cameras in sensitive publ ic places such as airports, railway stations, shopping centres and spo rts stadiums, the security forces can respond quickly and appropriatel y when an incident is detected. Another important application is road traffic control. Video surveillance provides real time information con cerning the detection or confirmation of a tailback following an accid ent, enabling traffic to be diverted for the safety of users. The equi pment mainly consists of cameras, cable transmission and image switchi ng devices, display and recording equipment and control consoles. Inte gration of video surveillance into the general security system of an u rban community is essential. Only a global approach to the design and implementation of a video surveillance network can guarantee its effec tiveness.