Viseum UK celebrates another contract win
Leading Isle of Man authority, Douglas Borough Council has turned to Viseum’s redeployable Intelligent Moving Camera (IMC) to help protect an important conservation and urban regeneration area at North Quay in Douglas, the island’s capital and political centre. Douglas joins a growing number of local councils, police forces and other law enforcement agencies turning to Viseum because of its innovative and effective approach to traditional open space CCTV challenges.
Four redeployable Viseum IMCs are being individually mounted along the quayside, and can be monitored from a central control room, with digital recording capability at both the camera and at the control room. The installation is under way now, with live date for the new scheme planned very soon.
Council Leader David Christian, Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee, said: “With the regeneration of the North Quay, and the area rapidly becoming a major entertainment and leisure zone for the capital, extending CCTV coverage to the locality has become a priority. The Council fully supports the use of CCTV as it helps protect the public, acts as a deterrent to antisocial behaviour and footage can be used in Court to bring criminals to justice. We have also been encouraged to learn that our partners, the police, have indicated they would be in favour of monitoring the CCTV coverage ‘live’ should they be required to at weekends. The latest surveillance technology will be used, where these 4 new re-deployable Viseum cameras deliver the performance of roughly 20 of the older CCTV units. Additionally, subject to funding being available, the Council’s Parks section will be looking at installing a similar system in Noble’s Park to reduce incidences of vandalism.”
