Innovation

CCTV innovation for governments and national security

Governments rarely buy technology for its own sake. Instead, they buy outcomes: less crime, faster response, and evidence that holds up in court. So our CCTV innovation programme exists to deliver those outcomes at a defensible cost.

Every innovation on this page has already run in live public-space deployments. So your technology advisors can review real performance data rather than a brochure claim. Meanwhile the same CCTV innovation scales from one town centre to a national programme.

Surveillance Innovation

Viseum® Innovation and value philosophy

Places where people gather are targets for crime, disorder and mass killings. But these areas have always been the most technically problematic to deliver security. The value of an organisation’s security enterprise shows itself clearly throughout high-profile incidents and investigations. During these emergencies, the value of having enough quality video is priceless.

Viseum’s surveillance Innovation now justifies the economics for investing in preventing incidents. Viseum’s competing manufacturers will NOT have any Innovation. They will typically use a rebranded software pack and camera for general use. We use this software and hardware for both demonstration and security project deployment. In contrast, examples of Viseum’s security project value philosophy are:

Viseum’s Software Technology Services

Viseum surveillance Innovation delivers success for its customers by providing customised Software Technology Services. For each security project, we select Viseum software developers for their expertise and skillsets. These professionals will apply the most suitable Video Analytics Software algorithms from Viseum’s technical library. Also, modifying these for each customer’s technical requirements.

“Viseum Innovation is purchased throughout the world where the potential impact of disorder, criminal or terrorist activity upon public safety, commercial profit or national infrastructure is judged as being unacceptably high.” (UK senior military officer).

Pilot installations

This is before the first phase of project deployment. Viseum will put more resources into designing, delivering and supporting the crucial pilot installation stage. This includes more customised improvements needed to deliver success. This is from initial tests and after the customer learns of more capabilities.

Viseum security project – Installation and ongoing support

Competing manufacturers make their profits from selling low-cost products at high volume, known as ‘box-shifting’. Viseum delivers Product Solutions with ongoing support and training, and with a Continuous Innovation Programme. All of these ongoing services are crucial for our customers to remain ahead of the criminals and minimise operational overheads.

Viseum’s most popular Safe City deployment

Typically used for pilot installations. Crucially however, we schedule project deployments around customer availability for training and support. Viseum’s Phased Technology Introduction Programme is the most effective way to deliver the customer’s necessary security successes.

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Results of philosophy

UK DTI best of British Innovation 2006

Viseum’s international technology leadership in surveillance Innovation is testament to Viseum developing and supporting Face Recognition Software for much longer than any other organisation. To begin with, our expertise in delivering face recognition success is from experiences gathered over this longest period of time. In fact, we have evaluated all other face recognition software providers competing in the market. All of these suffer from this industry’s generally known problems. Of course, none of them has the ability to customise their software. Viseum is the first to overcome these problems for each customer’s site operations.

This naturally makes Viseum iVOS FaceRec Software and Camera Hardware Technology Services the very best in the world. In all like-for-like comparison tests. Customers come to Viseum when they are looking for the best. Or, when they have tested other solutions that have not delivered results.

General results:

1. Organisations come to Viseum to improve security and reduce operational expenditure. London’s Metropolitan Police came to Viseum because they wanted to reduce missed opportunities from operator fatigue. They also needed to save man-hours in redeploying and re-adjusting camera positions.
2. The bridges and tunnels authority of one of America’s most populated cities came straight to Viseum to design a Face Recognition system. They wanted to collect people’s faces from inside vehicles, and at motorway speeds, and without affecting the traffic flow. With such a security-conscious customer and a challenging security application, Viseum was the safest choice.

Operational performance – Security checkpoints

Our security project design expertise stands out again when we optimise its systems for operational success. For the most efficient flow of people and vehicles. In short, the system must allow or refuse them entry to certain areas, without creating delays. For the flow of people and vehicles through areas of a security enterprise. Viseum engineers optimise surveillance solutions around an effective balance of the site’s day-to-day operations and security threats. This means that the design of computer processing and the flow of data suits real-time live operation. To increase security performance and minimise traffic flow interruptions.

In other words, this operational security success includes when and what information to send. A control room operator can send details and images of a suspect to the smartphone of a first responder. Operators can also give them instructions to follow or apprehend the suspect. Or in contrast, the system could send a top-level security manager the status of a VIP travelling through their city.

Surveillance Innovation without strong Red Team Testing (your security system’s penetration testing) is completely ineffective against criminals with intent, and it will not deter them.

When criminals have intent, they will innovate. By comparison, they will carefully choose their moment to attack. They will avoid the many different types of high-security, standalone and surveillance operator-monitored systems. They will break through access control systems and outwit manned guarding patrols.

Viseum Intelligent automated surveillance technology helps deliver the world’s best security. By giving the largest and most productive return on investment. It optimises security personnel. By automatically monitoring events. Reporting threats and remembers the locations of registered and unregistered people and vehicles.

Everyone expects and deserves the right to live and work where it is safe and secure. Those who seek to undermine security for misguided personal, criminal or ideological reasons must be deterred, detected, disrupted and held to account. Meanwhile, it is, expected of public bodies, governments and commercial organisations to protect their communities, property, staff and customers from harm. Failure to do so can have a strategic impact on public confidence, business profits and organisational reputation.

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Security risk and assessment

Security measures must be appropriate to the environment and the threat. There is always a concern with security expenditure and commercial investment. Many organisations under-assess the potential threat. They choose to meet the minimum security requirements demanded by their insurance policy. Using low-tech cameras and ineffective security systems. They will also leave themselves vulnerable to disorder, criminal and terrorist threats.

Viseum designs its security and surveillance innovations for organisations that understand the potential threat spectrum. For example, and those who demand the very best protection against tactical events that might have strategic consequences. Using our unique and constantly evolving technology. Viseum delivers unparalleled levels of confidence and situational awareness for security staff, within complex and populated environments. Enhancing their decision-making and first response services on the ground.

Confidently deterring, detecting and disrupting potential troublemakers while providing forensic video evidence of their activities within busy commercial complexes, shopping malls, streets, airports, etc., demands extremely sophisticated technology. Customers can rely on this: by investing in Viseum intelligent security and surveillance systems, they will benefit from revolutionary security performance that is over 6 times more efficient than its closest rival. While providing better security, the Viseum automated 360-degree Security Camera uses fewer cameras, attracts lower support costs and reduces security staff overheads. Making Viseum security solutions the very best value for money in every respect.

Countrywide savings example

Revolutionary multitasking 360° security cameras set to slash £64 billion UK crime bill

Viseum launched a study to help identify how much its intelligent security cameras could save individual communities and the massive positive effect these surveillance schemes could have on government budgets around the world. The initial study indicates the likely savings for the overall UK economy. So from just 10 field installations where Viseum outdoor surveillance camera deployments have been publicised, the intelligent multitasking cameras have made a significant impact on crime statistics, completely removing previous problems. Click here for case studies of Viseum surveillance systems in use.

Establishing the national savings from CCTV innovation

Establishing just how much the UK will save on its crime bill is the purpose of Viseum UK’s new study. In fact, this tracking research proves that the best-in-class Intelligent Moving Camera (IMC) technology is set to save the UK economy £ billions a year. Its widespread deployment across the UK is also ensuring Home Office recommendations on crime detection and prevention are supported. It is also assisting local authorities and law enforcement agencies to hit their targets.

Where our CCTV innovation came from

Firstly, we started with a simple observation. Traditional cameras miss events because operators cannot watch every screen at once. Secondly, we built cameras that watch themselves. Thirdly, we proved the approach through independent testing and government awards.

What CCTV innovation must prove before you buy

• Independent test results, rather than vendor claims.
• Evidence quality that a court will accept.
• A measurable fall in recorded crime after installation.
• Whole-life costs, including civils, cabling and monitoring staff.
• British design, manufacture and support, so nobody can withdraw your CCTV innovation.

How to evaluate our CCTV innovation

Ask us to demonstrate on your own site. Afterwards, compare the close-up evidence against whatever your existing cameras capture. Our engineers will explain the underlying computer vision methods in plain language.

No single CCTV innovation solves every problem. For this reason we integrate with your existing control room instead of replacing it. We support phased rollouts, so budgets stay predictable.

Questions advisors ask about CCTV innovation

Is this CCTV innovation proven? Yes. The UK Government recognised it with a Best of British Innovation award. Forces across several continents now rely on it.

Finally, what happens after installation? We train your operators, then review performance with you every year. The CCTV innovation keeps earning its place in your budget.