Town centre regeneration that residents can feel
Town centre regeneration fails when shoppers still avoid one street after dark. So we target that street first. A single Viseum 360° camera watches the whole area and zooms in on its own. So the council gains cover and court-ready evidence at the same time.
Government funders and technology advisors want proof before they commit. So this page sets out what a town centre regeneration scheme delivers, how we measure it, and what it costs to run.
Viseum’s Town Centre Regeneration AI Surveillance Camera
Criminals are learning of a new Town Centre Regeneration camera. We use it for automated crime detection and prevention. A camera that delivers the strongest long-term deterrent by catching criminals red-handed. One of the London authorities to experience the Viseum’s IMC (Intelligent Moving Camera or 360 AI Surveillance Camera) is the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames. They report the Viseum 360 AI Surveillance Camera is an instant success in clearing up trouble in their reported crime hotspots.
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Stuart Thompson, Viseum UK Group President and inventor of the Viseum Intelligent Moving Camera, said, “We’re incredibly excited about the 360 AI Surveillance Camera and our customers are too. We have developed the multitasking camera that doesn’t just tick all the boxes – it actually records and prevents crimes, unlike traditional PTZ cameras that simply face the wrong way most of the time and have become a laughing stock with hardened criminals.”
In Richmond, the borough’s first Viseum 360 AI Surveillance Camera captured high-quality evidence from over 150 m away. This was of criminals preparing themselves for a ‘day’s work’ by putting on the tools of their trade – the hoods and gloves they would then use to try and commit crime anonymously. This is just one of the scenarios where the Viseum 360 Security Camera really comes into its own.
Caught on camera in broad daylight
“Groups of men putting on black hoods and gloves in broad daylight is a very unusual activity,” explains Stuart Thompson, “and it is certainly something that surveillance operators and the police would be interested in. Yet standard PTZ Cameras would simply miss everything unless they had the good fortune of pointing the right way with an operator controlling and watching the scene. With the Viseum 360 AI Surveillance Camera, we pre-programme the intelligence so that a range of unusual activities like this are not only recognised, but are exactly the specific activity our cameras are ‘trained’ to zoom in on.”
What the Richmond scheme manager reported
The Manager of the Richmond surveillance scheme said, “Viseum’s IMC camera had only been deployed for a couple of weeks. Just after a burglary report reached the control room, the video caught these criminals red-handed. The quality of the evidence was excellent. The camera captured it automatically from over 150 m away. Each suspect wore a hood, yet the police still identified them leaving with stolen goods.”
Why a standard PTZ camera cannot do this
“A standard PTZ Camera would, unfortunately, be ineffective in this and many similar scenarios where multiple areas and activities are required to be monitored. Reported crime and antisocial behaviour in the immediate area fell sharply afterwards. The Viseum 360 AI Surveillance Camera proved very effective in targeting antisocial behaviour and we are in the process of deploying further IMCs in other identified problem areas across the borough.”
Elsewhere, the Viseum IMC has also substantially reduced persistent antisocial behaviour problems. It immediately makes criminals realise that someone is watching. Equally, it reassures the general public that someone protects them. Unlike previous technologies which often prove so ineffective that criminals disregard them.
Upgrading the PTZ cameras you already own
Most PTZ cameras have already exceeded their life expectancy. Also, through cost and lack of resources, most of these are pointing the wrong way when crimes happen. Viseum presents an unparalleled value for money offering for customers to stay on top of all their camera installations. This is being achieved by replacing or upgrading PTZ Cameras to become Viseum 360 AI Surveillance Cameras, which in turn enables control room staff to spend their time most effectively, maximises overall efficiencies and enables a much more viable solution for surveillance scheme expansion.
Now it’s easy for everyone to tune in to the power of the Viseum 360 AI Surveillance Camera and to have well-managed schemes in operation. Local authorities and law enforcement agencies can view real footage at www.viseum.co.uk, as well as connecting to a real-time live camera demonstration, and pre-register for forthcoming technology events.
“Our 360 AI Surveillance Cameras are resolving the problems they are deployed to address. This is proving a success with local councils and police forces across the country. Including Richmond, where a gang of criminals was recently caught red-handed.”
How a town centre regeneration scheme is delivered
First, we survey the trouble spots with your police partners. Next, we agree the outcomes you will measure. Then our certified partners install and commission the cameras. Finally, we train your operators until they need no help.
- One camera replaces a cluster, so capital costs fall.
- One operator supervises several regeneration areas.
- Automatic tracking builds an unbroken evidence chain.
- Open standards keep your existing cameras working.
- Phased delivery fits normal treasury budget years.
Measuring the result
Advisors need numbers. So we capture a baseline before installation. Afterwards, your team compares alarms, tracked incidents and downloads against that baseline. The police keep the full evidence trail for court.
Running a scheme year after year
Running costs stay predictable. Maintenance follows a fixed schedule, and local partners hold spares. The evidence belongs to you. Ask us for a costed plan for your own town centre regeneration priorities.