23.07.2010

Improving Safety on Highways

The UK's motorway network is currently undergoing a major expansion and improvement program to build the next generation of highway travel throughout the UK. This expansion program includes the widening of several key areas of motorway along with safety enhancements such as new concrete central reservations and traffic spacing chevron schemes. more13.07.2010

Russian Security Market

Security market professionals evaluate main drivers for development in our branch quite adequately. In the previous research conducted by Groteck at the height of world financial crisis and in the beginning of Russian economic recession, we mentioned that the depth of decline of the Russian technical security means market would directly depend on the rate of State activity. The outcomes for 2009 reveal that financial, legislative and compulsory activity of the State affected the market of technical security means in Russia in a way that it hasn't fallen dramatically. more17.06.2010

EU Commission: Communication assessing the use of security scanners at European airports

At the request of the European Parliament and Member States, on June 15th the EU Commission has issued a communication assessing the use of security scanners at European airports. The EU commission made clear, that the deployment and operation of airport scanners must be based on common standards and that EU Members must also ensure compliance with European fundamental rights and health provisions. The communication is supposed to be a " fact-finding report". more17.06.2010

Nextiva Retail Traffic Analytics

Retailers worldwide are increasingly challenged with enhancing the effectiveness of their retail operations. In an industry characterised by expensive real estate, slim margins, and tenuous customer loyalty, retailers in every category need to make smarter decisions and manage their businesses more effectively. This paper highlights how businesses are applying advanced retail analytics tools based on video analytics to help improve merchandising and operational efficiencies. more20.05.2010

HTVL Effective Specification for CCTV Cameras

Effective resolution is the best indicator for video security professionals of how effective a CCTV camera is really going to be in terms of capturing detail in an image that might have to be used as actionable evidence. The specification is being embraced by major camera manufacturers and experts within the video security industry as the modern figure of merit for CCTV camera resolution. more09.02.2010

How and Why to Select Megapixel, IP and Analog Security Cameras

No matter the type of video software, transmission, storage and management, no matter what kind of application ranging from a school hallway to an airport check-in, the heart of the system sits at the edge. It's the camera. more21.01.2010

Axis expands its product portfolio: Thermal Network Cams

Axis is starting the second decade of the century with a big surprise: they have announced the first true network-capable thermal camera worldwide – and at a particularly attractive price. The Axis Q1910 and the Axis Q1910-E see everything that radiates even a little heat within a radius of 200 m and they don‘t need any light for this at all. The camera manufacturer announced its very own brand new high-tech development to the public on 18 January. more15.01.2010

Video Management: Looking Back & Looking Forward

Geoff Thiel, CEO of VCA Technology, pioneered Video Content Analytics more than 10 years ago when the company he headed then, PI Vision, developed one of the world’s first video analytics systems. He went on to found VCA Technology in 2007 which recently launched its analytics software suite VCAsys. This article looks at some of the major developments over that period and takes a peek into the future to see where the market is heading over the next 10 years. more