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Frost & Sullican: Mass Transport Operators Reinforce Security As Threats and Insuracne Claims Grow
Frost & Sullivan: Mass Transport Operators Reinforce Security as Threats and Insurance Claims Grow: — Ideal security solutions will have open architectures to offer convenience and value-added services LONDON, Oct. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — After airports, it is the turn of the global mass transport market to beef up security, as governments begin to address the security risks posed by large-scale unprotected infrastructure. In addition to terrorism threats, rising instances of crime, antisocial behaviour, and insurance claims have turned operators’ attention to new technologies in video surveillance, perimeter security, and sensors. The need for stronger security is undisputed, but mass transit operators are often constrained by lean budgets, especially since it is difficult to demonstrate return on investment (ROI) from these installations. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan ( http://www.defense.frost.com ), Global Mass Transport Security Market Overview, finds that the market earned revenues of $1.76 billion in 2012 and estimates this to reach $3.16 billion in 2021, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7 per cent (2012 to 2021). The market will continue to expand due to large investments in metro projects in China and the proposed expansion of current metro projects in India, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. “Most of the security spending in mass transportation is expected to be directed at securing the stations where travellers gather, buses and rolling stock in which travellers are transported, and the areas adjacent to places where transportation is stationed,” said Frost & Sullivan Aerospace, Defence and Security Research Analyst Krzysztof […]
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Lazy Postal Worker Drives Across Lawn To Deliver Letters
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 12:25 EST, 4 October 2013 | UPDATED: 12:25 EST, 4 October 2013 38 View comments While this homeowner will be glad their mail was delivered safely to their front door, they might not be so happy about the condition of their lawn. An astonishing video has captured the moment that a lazy USPS worker drove across a homeowner’s garden so they could deliver small packages to the door. The footage shows a female postal worker nonchalantly driving across the lawn and its sprinkler system, before pulling up outside the home, climbing from the vehicle and taking just a few steps. Scroll down for video Door-to-door delivery: A YouTube video shows a postal worker driving across a lawn to get to the door Easy route: After parking up, a postal worker can be seen leaving the van and walking just a few steps Discarded: She nonchalantly tosses the packages down on the porch in a lackluster attempt at her job And here’s hoping there was nothing fragile inside the delivery – because she tosses the letters and packages to the ground before jumping back in her van and backing out. The video, which has been watched more than 220,000 times since it was posted on YouTube on Thursday, was caught by a surveillance camera outside the property. It has been released to promote iSpy Connect, a home security camera system. ‘I simply have no words,’ the YouTube user posted beneath their video. ‘The package was […]
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New Camera Family With GigE Vision Or USB3 Vision Interface
Stemmer Imaging 16 September 2013 Stemmer Imaging has launched the IDS Ueye XS — a miniature, lightweight USB industrial vision camera that can be integrated into a wide range of applications, including ATM and kiosk systems as well as medical engineering and microscopy. Stemmer Imaging 30 August 2013 At Photonex 2013 in Coventry on 16–17 October, Stemmer Imaging will demonstrate a range of camera technology, optics, illumination and vision software for industrial and scientific applications. Capabilities include infrared, high-speed and high-resolution imaging. Stemmer Imaging 29 August 2013 Stemmer Imaging has introduced Boa IDR, a tiny smart camera package capable of barcode, character and pattern identification or verification in a single self-contained unit. These core capabilities allow manufacturers to detect defects and track rejects. Stemmer Imaging 22 August 2013 Stemmer Imaging has introduced an ultra-compact, all-in-one colour camera from Sony that supports both video and still images. The FCB-MA130 micro camera can be implemented in security and industrial applications. Stemmer Imaging 15 August 2013 The Vieworks VNP-29MC Cameralink industrial vision camera, available from Stemmer Imaging, utilises pixel-shift technology to offer an extended resolution of 260 million pixels for ultra-high-resolution applications. The camera is particularly suitable for low-light, low-contrast-level or non-uniform-brightness industrial applications such as flat-panel display inspection and microscopy. More like this
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Embracing The Police Force Of The Future
(CNN) – Contrary to the Hollywood image in movies like “Minority Report,” technology hasn’t served law enforcement particularly well over the years. Fragmented and complex operating systems have challenged police officers to manually enter information into multiple programs. And yet officers still struggle to retrieve the information they need — especially in the field, where it can be a matter of life or death. A large number of law enforcement agencies are still hindered by antiquated technologies. But agencies that have upgraded their operating and investigative systems have been tremendously effective in ensuring the safety of their citizens. Police forces like the Guardia Civil in Spain and An Garda Siochana in Ireland were early technology adopters and now benefit from some of the most efficient police operations and investigative systems in the world. These are the police forces of the future — the ones that others will be modeling themselves after in the years to come. Accenture recently studied police forces from around the world and found that in every region, police are hungry for new technology. They see tech such as analytics, biometrics (identification of humans by their characteristics or traits) and facial recognition as keys to effectively fighting crime and maximizing the time officers spend in the field. Despite the reality of reduced budgets, law enforcement agencies that adopt new technologies can prevent crimes more effectively and solve crimes faster. Video analytics What many people don’t know is that there’s a solid infrastructure of closed-circuit TV in […]
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Arms Industry Shows Off Next-Gen Drones In London Expo
Reconnaissance gadgets and robotic warfare devices are getting smaller by the year, with James Bond like technology being offered to a wide range of buyers, from police forces to special military units. The market place for such technology has become Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition held at ExCel London. The international exhibition has established itself as the leading platform to view and purchase state of the art equipment from the world
Caught on Camera: Burglar Hits Northwest Omaha Businesses Over The Weekend
Home > News OMAHA, NE – Douglas County authorities are investigating a string of burglaries on Omaha’s northwest side. Local business owners say someone hit several of them early Sunday morning. At least three were broken into at 144 th and Fort. The suspect smashed windows to get in, taking money, electronics, and other items. “This is my second home. And I take pride in this. This is my business,” said Lori Bruner at Aqua-Tots Swimming School. Bruner spent part of Monday combing through her security camera footage. Around 3:30 a.m. Sunday the video shows a man enter the business, grab the cash box and leave. Bruner said the burglar also took an iPod from her office. “You can see what he was wearing, see the build a little bit,” she said Monday afternoon pointing to the security footage. It took the man just minutes to hit three businesses near 144 th and Fort. “We all work. They can do the same thing instead of stealing money from people who work really hard,” said Shari Preister who runs Cuppycakes Sweet Boutique. The glass of Preister’s pastry case was still shattered Monday. The repairs will take time. Douglas County Sheriff Tim Dunning said via phone Monday afternoon officers continued the investigation Monday afternoon. They did not have a suspect in the burglaries. Sheriff Dunning said more than a thousand dollars of cash and products were taken, along with electronics and even a gun. […]
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Hikvision Leads Indian Video Surveillance Analog Camera Market
Indian video surveillance camera market posted shipment of 514,405 units in the first quarter of 2013. Hikvision is leading the Indian video surveillance camera market with 25 percent share. CP Plus and Maximus CCTV are the other two leading vendors in the Indian video surveillance camera market, Research and Markets said. Hikvision, CP Plus and Maximus CCTV — top 3 players together constitute 48 percent of the market share in Q1 2013. Video surveillance camera market trends Analog surveillance systems account for 90 percent of the market share, whereas 10 percent of market share has been captured by IP systems. Around 69 percent of total units shipped are dome shaped. The PTZ feature can only be found in around 13 percent of the total units shipped. The Indian video surveillance camera market is ruled by analog based surveillance systems. However, video surveillance technology has shown an impressive evolution from the analog to digital. The need for smart and intelligent security systems due to increased criminal activities has also triggered the demand for video surveillance camera systems in India. Further, the image quality is of paramount importance in carrying out judicial procedures and law enforcement. The key opportunities for Indian video surveillance camera market in 2013 would be the demand for enhanced image quality; IP camera systems, emergence of mobile and cloud based video surveillance services. Demand for high-resolution cameras would increase by creating customer awareness regarding better resolution pictures for various applications. [email protected] Article Tags Related Posts
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Security Tech Firms Hit Asia Casino Jackpot
Sydney – Asia’s new mega-casinos are driving sales and innovation in advanced surveillance technology, from chips with built-in radio transmitters to high-definition, multi-lens, digital cameras that can scan huge gaming floors and catch the deftest sleight of hand. Security solution providers such as German-Australian joint venture Dallmeier International, California-based Pelco, a unit of Schneider Electric, and Samsung Techwin, about 25% owned by Samsung Electronics, are among those reaping the benefits of Asia’s casino building boom. Tens of thousands of security cameras, including some of the most advanced commercially available, have been installed in the southern Chinese territory of Macau alone in the past five years, and many thousands more are on order for the multi billion dollar hotel-casino resorts still in the pipeline. “It’s big business. The camera market here has started to get very big… It’s probably the most demanding environment for a video surveillance system anywhere in the world,” said Craig Graham, Dallmeier International general manager for Asia. “Some of these guys (casino operators) have 700 tables and up to 1 000 slot machines, all of which have to be monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” Graham said Dallmeier had about 20% of the video surveillance market in Macau’s gaming industry, where its clients include Sands China , a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands and one of six casino firms licensed to operate in the only place in China where casinos are legal. There are around 100 000 cameras installed in Macau’s casinos, according […]
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AGT International Raises The Bar For Safe City Solutions
AGT International Appoints Jens Wegmann as Chief Corporate Development Officer Those that are successful will adopt an integrated model of public safety continue reading this.. and security that protects citizens and businesses. The new UrbanShield 5.0 release unveiled today by AGT International at the Global Security Asia Conference in Singapore, enables this visionary approach with its centralized system of advanced technology capabilities that facilitate different levels of government, agencies and the private sector to share data, decision-making and costs and deliver a faster and more effective response to the many threats and incidents facing cities every day. Mati Kochavi, CEO of AGT International, said: “Our UrbanShield public safety and security platform was designed to provide the foundation for the integrated cities of the future, such as Singapore. Our latest enhancements within UrbanShield 5.0 raise the bar for Safe City solutions globally. By developing leading-edge information and communications technologies and deploying proven solutions that enable safer, as well as smarter cities, we make the critical infrastructure and services of a city more aware, more interactive, and more efficient.” The latest release of UrbanShield builds on earlier versions of the software that provide city authorities and law enforcement officials with a single, holistic situational awareness picture of what is happening in their city, enabling them to evaluate the current situation in real-time; simulate outcomes of possible actions; potentially predict incidents before they occur; prepare for various contingencies; and mitigate loss and damage when incidents do occur by managing them as effectively […]
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Police State USA
For the first time ever, Congress has decided has crafted a piece of legislation that determines whether or not a person is a journalist, in a bill designed to give federal protection to journalists and bloggers from being forced to disclose the identities of their confidential sources. This would mean that before the government could ask a news organization or a journalist to identify their sources, it must first go to a federal judge, who would supervise any subpoenas or court orders for the information. But the legislation comes with a catch. In order for a person to be protected under the bill, one must first meet the criteria for being termed a “journalist” — and even then, journalists will not be protected in all situations. Though freedom of speech, which includes the printed word, is protected under the First Amendment, media shield laws are supposed to go above and beyond in terms of protecting a journalist from being forced to disclose confidential information and sources. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bill, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 , on Thursday in a 13-5 vote . Though most states have their own media shield laws, they vary in terms of protections for reporters. If the legislation passes, this would be the first federal media shield law. At the urging of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the committee defined what they considered “journalism” as well as who qualified to be labeled as a “journalist.” Feinstein said legal protection […]
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DHS To Test Face Scanning Cameras At Tri-City Hockey Game
Source: TriCityHerald … It is planned to be used by the U.S. government to test the capabilities of facial recognition software that is available or in the prototype stage. Eventually, state-of-the-art facial recognition technologies could be used to identify terrorists and criminals in public areas, according to the national lab in Richland. The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate works to make technology available to agencies ranging from local police offices to the U.S. Border Patrol, Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. PNNL previously has collected video at the Toyota Center for work with the Department of Homeland Security. But past video either has not captured members of the public or has been too low resolution to identify faces. Hockey fans who don’t want to be on the video will be given options to avoid the cameras. Read More…
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Tiny Recon Robots Herald New Generation Of Drones
London: Ex-U.S. Marine Ernest Langdon pulls a pin and throws a small black object onto the ground. But it doesn’t explode. Instead, the robot rights itself and swiftly scuttles away, feeding infrared video back to a small radio control screen. Unmanned drones have become an almost ubiquitous presence on the battlefield for U.S. and other high-tech forces. But the market for remote controlled vehicles is evolving from the sometimes multi-tonne craft that patrol the skies over Afghanistan or Yemen, carrying out reconnaissance and targeted strikes, to tiny robots that police and even film companies can use. The top end of the market continues to be dominated by U.S. companies such as Lockheed Martin , Northrop Grumman and General Atomics, formerly a division of General Dynamics and creator of the Predator and Reaper drones. Other major defence firms such as BAE Systems are pushing forward with next-generation drones with stealth and other features. Smaller companies are increasingly redefining the industry, however. Drones on display at this week’s DSEI defence fair at London’s Excel exhibition centre include undersea robots that can act as mini submarines or simply drive along the surface of the seabed to clear mines or conduct reconnaissance. Remote control “quadrocopters” with four or more rotors can be launched from backpacks. Even conventional military vehicles are becoming increasingly robotised. The stand of U.S. truck manufacturer Oshkosh Corp showcases a picture of a convoy of military trucks it says are being entirely remote-controlled. Critics of the use of drones controlled […]
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NEA Looking To Drones In War On Mosquitoes… And Other Nuisances
Neo Chai Chin Today Online 14 Sep 13; SINGAPORE — A monitoring system to detect noisy vehicles on the roads and unmanned aerial vehicles to inspect high spaces like roof gutters for mosquito-breeding spots. These are two of the solutions being explored by the National Environment Agency (NEA), as part of efforts to better detect and tackle a myriad of bugbears, ranging from illegal hawkers to mysterious ambient odours. A Noisy Vehicle Monitoring System, for instance, is being piloted at an undisclosed location. It aims to use directional microphones installed on road lanes and video technology to capture the licence plate numbers of vehicles that make excessive noise. The pilot will go on for at least another year, given the extensive tests needed to get a shipshape system in place, said NEA Deputy Chief Executive (Technology and Corporate Development) Joseph Hui Kim Sung. Outlining new detection capabilities being developed by the agency yesterday at the World Engineers Summit, Mr Hui said it is now operating in a more challenging environment. The Republic is getting more compact and urbanised and feeling the impact of climate change, and the NEA has to deal with extreme events and crises like mass food poisoning, oil spills, the haze and nuclear incidents happening in Singapore and other countries. At the same time, the authorities are facing the need for greater transparency, accountability and public consultation, said Mr Hui, who was giving a presentation on integrated environmental management systems. Speaking to TODAY, Mr Hui cautioned […]
AMAG Technology Announces Symmetry? Security Management System Integration With ASSA ABLOY Aperio
Torrance, CA (PRWEB) September 12, 2013 AMAG Technology, an access control, IP video and intrusion management (IDS) solution provider, and ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, are pleased to announce the release of a comprehensive integration between AMAG’s Symmetry™ Security Management System (SMS) and the ASSA ABLOY Aperio wireless lock technology platform. This integration allows the Symmetry SMS to control and integrate with the entire Aperio family of locks, providing customers a flexible, wireless expansion capability. “Aperio technology is incorporated into a broad range of locking products from a number of ASSA ABLOY Group brands, which offers our customers a tremendous array of options for applications, capability, credential technology, and appearance,” said AMAG Technology, Product Manager, David Weinbach. “When integrated with AMAG’s Symmetry SMS, this allows the greatest functional and aesthetic flexibility to meet the needs of any expansion, upgrade, or new construction project.” “AMAG’s Symmetry™ Security Management System offers customers a comprehensive security solution for a wide range of end-user markets worldwide,” said Martin Huddart, Vice President, Electronic Technologies, ASSA ABLOY Americas. “This integration offers customers an easy, flexible and scalable access control solution for almost any application within a facility using the Aperio family of wireless locks.” AMAG’s new Symmetry™ EN-LDBU Controller acts as the bridge between Aperio Serial Hubs and the Symmetry SMS. When a credential is presented to an Aperio lock, the card data is sent via RF communication to the Aperio hub. The Aperio hub then transfers this information to the […]
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Politicians Weigh In On Boston ?Surveillance Cameras
Search quickly: You could use mouse crossed, get unlimited reading. Pols weigh in on Boston ?surveillance cameras bostonherald.com 2013-09-11 08:15:38 Boston needs more public surveillance cameras to help law enforcement respond to terrorist threats and even thwart potential attacks, several mayoral candidates reached by the Herald agreed yesterday. “Those cameras, they’re out there and they’ve been helpful; that’s really how the Boston Marathon case was solved,” said Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F Follow-up report to me Any reported complete Just news photo Just video . Conley, who said a closed-circuit television system monitored by officers with cameras at key locations throughout the city would allow quicker police response. “If I’m mayor of Boston, I’m going to make sure that we have a publicly deployed system down on Boylston Street for sure, and we’re going to harden that target.” Federal funding for surveillance skyrocketed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City, and Bay State authorities have been more strident in their support for them since the April 15 marathon bombings. This summer, state police installed an unspecified number of new cameras on the Esplanade ahead of the Fourth of July. The growth of video surveillance in cities such as New York and London has sparked civil liberties concerns. State Rep. Martin J. Walsh said if elected mayor, he will “certainly take a look” at adding more cameras, but he added, “There are already a lot of security cameras in Boston, including private security cameras that have been […]
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Caught On Camera: Man Breaks Into Car In Walkerville
YouTube Preview Image Windsor Police have released security footage showing a man breaking into a vehicle in the 700 block of Chilver. The homeowner showed police a video from a security camera of the theft in his driveway that occured Wednesday August 28th at approximately 3:08am. The suspect is described as a white male in his 20′s, short hair, thin build, wearing light coloured shirt and pants Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 519-255-6700 ext. 4830, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS), online at www.catchcrooks.com, or Submit a Tip on Facebook. 20130909-141419.jpg
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Burglar Loots San Diego Home, Stops for Cool Drink
A San Diego County homeowner talks about how his family was violated when a burglar not only stole from them but stopped for a cool drink. NBC 7’s Megan Tevrizian reports. A San Diego County homeowner talks about how his family was violated when a burglar not only stole from them but stopped for a cool drink. NBC 7’s Megan Tevrizian reports. Burglar Stops for Iced Tea Link Embed Email Replay More videos (3 of 9) « » advertisement A brazen burglar took what he wanted from a San Diego home while people were swimming in the pool outside Sunday, even stopping to enjoy a glass of iced tea, the homeowner said. Rick Nunez said he arrived at his East County home at around 3 p.m. Sunday to find the cupboards open in the kitchen. At first he didn’t think much of it, because his friends were escaping the heat wave with a dip in his backyard pool. Then he heard something in the back of the house. “At the same time someone is in our house and jumps through the back window and my friend sees him from the pool and starts chasing him,” Nunez said. The burglar, who Nunez believes entered his Granite Hills Drive home through a garage door that didn’t have a deadbolt lock, ran to a black Ford Taurus parked right in front of the house on a sidewalk and drove away, the homeowner said. “As he was driving down, he had the nerve […]
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Unifore Launched 2-Megapixel IP Vandal-Proof Mini Size Dome Cameras
Author Details Unifore launched 2 megapixel IP dome cameras vandal-proof mini size As a leader, Unifore lanuched its latest 2 megapixel IP cameras which can be equipped with 3.6mm/4mm/6mm fixed lens, the camera can deliver 2 megapixel HD resolution, compliant with Onvif, with features of PoE, TF card storage, Wifi…etc functions. BriefingWire.com , 9/07/2013 – Shenzhen, China – Unifore announced today the launch of the IP fixed dome camera ED2271V which can deliver 2 megapixel resolution ultra HD video streaming. The new camera with the built-in IEEE802.3af compliant power over Ethernet (PoE), for quick and easy installation, and it’s mini size dome camera which is truly an all-in-one video surveillance solution that can meet a wide variety of needs for indoor video surveillance purposes such as offices, elevators, campus, chain stores, warehouse, health care facilities. The IP camera is equipped with two megapixel CMOS sensor from Aptina, adopting progress scan technology for capturing HD images without motion blur, high sensitivity for light and working in very low illuminiation condition. Combination with Davinci DM368 Arm processors, this camera can output video streaming at maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 (1080P) at 25fps or 1280×720 (720P) at 30fps. This advanced IP cameras supports H.264 and MJPEG dual codec video compress, providing the HD images with bandwidth efficiency. More over, it supports dual stream technology, main stream for local video recording and sub-stream for remotely surveillance. The camera is equipped with MicroSD/SDHC card slot for on-board storage purpose, we are provide free […]
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Research Methods Cctv
2012/17: Increasing the use of CCTV: should Australia install more closed circuit TV cameras? What they said… ‘You can still be murdered, raped, bashed, robbed or harassed or whatever and you know walking in front of the CCTV camera doesn’t necessarily protect you from that’ David Vaile, the vice-chair of the Australian Privacy Foundation ‘For the most part, it is for our safety…In public you are in full view. You should expect to be filmed’ Charlie Bezzina, a former Victoria Police homicide squad detective The issue at a glance Following the alleged abduction and murder of Brunswick resident, Jill Meagher, in September 2012, the Victorian Government has ordered an audit of Melbourne’s CCTV network. Melbourne lord mayor, Robert Doyle, has stated, ‘I would be very happy to look at putting more (cameras) in.’ Similarly, Western Australia’s Police Union and the State Opposition have called for more security cameras in Perth’s nightlife areas amid concerns there are big blind spots in the CCTV network. Western Australian Police Minister, Liza Harvey, has claimed that the cameras, which played a role in the arrest of the alleged killer of former Perth resident, Jill Meagher, were ‘an effective tool in both preventing and solving crimes’. Though proposals for increased CCTV surveillance appear to have general public support, there are those who are concerned about the privacy implications of a proliferation of CCTV cameras. There have also been significant doubts raised about the efficacy of this form of surveillance as a crime prevention measure. […]
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