last updated 24 Sept 04
by 4ecotips.com

The latest development in CCTV security is ‘REMOTE VIEW’, which is set to open up a whole new range of uses for CCTV security for businesses and homeowners.

Remote view CCTV enables the user to view images generated by CCTV cameras over the internet, in real time with smooth, digitally generated images that offer time and date stamping and easy storage on a PC or Digital Video Recorder.

New standards led by BS8418, developed in conjunction with the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) state that the police will no longer respond to false alarms generated by traditional telephone line operated alarm systems. Essentially, after 2 false alarms from one site, the priority to attend by the police is now virtually nil and they can now insist on visual verification to attend many incidents.

Remote view systems allow any number of cameras to be viewed from one location, and some of the more interesting and innovative uses include staff surveillance particularly where stock and cash is handled, studying customer behaviour in retail outlets and how product displays and point of sale material drives traffic and influences purchasing decisions, customer flow such as in banks, stock loss surveillance either in retail outlets, storerooms or warehouses, goods delivery and despatch.

Save manpower and money
Other uses can save manpower and money, for example one security guard can monitor a number of sites from various cameras in one central location. Companies buying in manufacturing operations can install cameras within the factory to ensure that health and safety and product quality are to the agreed and expected standard.

Remote view CCTV can also be used in applications such as holiday homes, owners can ensure their property is safe from anywhere in the world and by adding motion detection which offers audio and verbal messaging by SMS can be warned of break ins, vandalism and even early warning of fire.