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All About CCTV
Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) is an increasingly popular security method for not only industrial applications but for small business and even homes. CCTV is a system that has been around for some time but this extremely adaptable, useful system continues to grow in practicality and popularity.
CCTV was first utilized by the Germans during World War II to monitor the launch of the V-2 bombs. The use of Closed Circuit TV continues today in the aerospace industry; modern launch sites such as Cape Canaveral make use of CCTV to monitor launch, separation and initial flight for irregularities. CCTV affixed to rockets or shuttles provide constant information to earth via wireless radio signals.
During the late 1960’s Closed Circuit TV found a new function, that of a crime fighter. As street crime rates began to rise, cities began installing CCTV as a deterrent to crime. Olean, New York was the first American city to install CCTVs along their main street; real time images were fed directly to the Olean Police Department. Olean’s use of CCTV as a crime deterrent was highly successful and many cities quickly followed their lead.
Banks, retailers and many other types of businesses soon realized the crime deterring potential of installing CCTV as a security measure. Many a criminal has been caught as a result of being captured on CCTV. Today’s highly sophisticated closed circuit systems would probably amaze the German engineer who first decided that images of rocket launches during war time could increase efficiency. He probably had no idea what a plethora of uses his idea would spawn.
The advent of digital images has taken CCTV to a whole new level. CCTV has long had the ability to create and store video of the area it is set to monitor. Most systems utilized video tapes that were often re-used which of course, results in losing the data taped over. Technological advancements leading to digital imaging have eliminated the “tape-over” issue in the latest, most modern CCTV systems. Currently, high- end closed circuit systems are designed to make use of high resolution digital cameras as the “eyes” of an Internet Protocol Suite, aka TCP/IP.
A good IP (Internet Protocol) CCTV system will feature wireless capability, 2-way audio, high-resolution images, authentication and encryption protocols, distributed intelligence and network capability. The essential component of the IP system is the Internet Protocol Camera. These cameras enable a homeowner or business to view their camera/cameras at any time using merely an Internet connection or even a 3G phone.
There are nearly no limits to the uses for a good CCTV surveillance and security system. Casinos have long utilized surveillance as a cheating and fraud deterrent. Retailers have found security systems a great tool to deter shop-lifting and other forms of theft. There is probably not a bank on earth that does not have some sort of CCTV system in constant operation. In reality there are so many uses for surveillance that it is impossible to list them all.
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