scholarly journals Integrated CCTV Surveillance System for Public Transportation

Author(s):  
Dhaval Vibhakar ◽  
Aditya Kamble ◽  
Suraj Jha ◽  
Saurabh Suman

The urban center residential district Railway is one in every of the busiest railway stations in Bharat and carries over seven.5 million commuters daily.The railways spreads over 123.78 km (76.91 mi).The Railways encompass thirty-nine stations.Trains typically begin from and terminate at necessary stations. in line with a survey ,the total stats given by the RPF(Railway Police Force) & GRP(GOVERNMENT RAILWAY POLICE), 2,700 railway commuters killed, over 1,400 whereas crossing tracks up until last and this variety has been increasing daily. This is creating railways a dangerous possibility for travel and transportation.The video closed-circuit television used is irving to be not useful and not updated.To overcome this drawback we tend to area unit creating associate integrated video closed-circuit television for detection of crimes and missed objects and explains during this paper.We area unit exploitation high resolution cameras which might focus and might be simply accustomed establish someone and can also be helpful in dark

2014 ◽  
pp. 76-84
Author(s):  
Anthony C. Davies ◽  
Sergio A. Velastin

The development and capabilities of closed circuit television surveillance systems in association with distributed computing systems are reviewed, and the applications to various aspects of surveillance are described.


Author(s):  
Arthur L. Cohen ◽  
R.G.E. Steever

For several years we have been using a closed circuit television system consisting of a high resolution camera (1000 lines), monitor, mount, incident lighting for prints, a light box for negatives with cooling fan and silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) for controlling light intensity. This assembly (Fig. 1) has the following controls: spatial inversion (right-left, top-bottom), image inversion (negative-positive), image height and width, brightness, and contrast. Other image controls (gain, target, pedestal) are infrequently needed. Contrast and tonal range may be widely varied; negatives may be viewed as positives, distortion (as in scanning microscopy) may be corrected, and image size may be adjusted.The system is useful for: (1) Screening negatives for suitability of print ing by displaying them as positives (i.e. simulated prints) thus obtaining an idea of the degree of contrast desired. (2) Extracting the maximum information from a negative.


2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-69
Author(s):  
Brandon C. Welsh ◽  
Eric L. Piza ◽  
Amanda L. Thomas ◽  
David P. Farrington

Private security personnel play an important but largely overlooked role in the operation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance to prevent crime in public and private areas. This role can take a number of forms, including active monitoring of cameras. Drawing upon a global database of CCTV evaluations ( N = 165), this article examines the function and performance of private security personnel as related to the effectiveness of CCTV. Findings indicate that CCTV schemes operated by private security personnel generated larger crime prevention effects than those operated by police or those using a mix of police and security personnel. Policy and research implications are discussed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 527-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Stedmon

How many of us question what we’re shown via closed circuit television (CCTV) as being the truth of a situation?  Can clear and easily identifiable images be wrong?  And if they are, how can you argue against the power of the recorded image from a legal standpoint?  Can Human Factors help us improve surveillance for society?  In this real example of improper CCTV surveillance, can CCTV always be taken at face value?  The simple answer is no, but how many people accept what they’re shown without question and end up paying the penalties?  This paper examines a case study where all that appeared on the CCTV image was not as it seemed.  It then considers the underlying human factors issues of CCTV technologies for surveillance and the importance of understanding the fundamental human-machine interface.


F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Nicholas Bacci ◽  
Joshua Davimes ◽  
Maryna Steyn ◽  
Nanette Briers

Forensic facial comparison is a commonly used, yet under-evaluated method employed in medicolegal contexts across the world. Testing the accuracy and reliability of facial comparisons requires large scale controlled and matching facial image databases. Databases that contain images of individuals on closed-circuit television (CCTV), with matching formal and informal photographs are needed for this type of research. Although many databases are available, the majority if not all are developed in order to improve facial recognition and face detection algorithms through machine learning, with very limited if any measure of standardisation. This paper aims to review the available databases and describe the development of a high resolution, standardised facial photograph and CCTV recording database of male Africans. The database is composed of a total of 6220 standardised and uncontrolled suboptimal facial photographs of 622 matching individuals in five different views, as well as corresponding CCTV footage of 334 individuals recorded under different realistic conditions. A detailed description of the composition and acquisition process of the database as well as its subdivisions and possible uses are provided. The challenges and limitations of developing this database are also highlighted, particularly with regard to obtaining CCTV video recordings and ethics for a database of faces. The application process to access the database is also briefly described.


2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Walby

Social monitoring is often explained in terms of top-down or hierarchal forms of power, which is reflected in the reliance on neo-Marxist and disciplinary society analytical frameworks in contemporary studies of open-street closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance. Established surveillance theories cannot account for instances when citizens themselves seek out regulatory measures in their own communities. Community schemes can precede and inform police policy. Drawing from developments in the sociology of governance, I examine media coverage, government document and questionnaire data regarding the rise of open-street CCTV schemes in Canadian cities, demonstrating empirically how regulation through CCTV surveillance can be generated from above (e.g. police, state), the middle (e.g. business entrepreneurs), and below (e.g. moral entrepreneurs and civic governance). Offering four suppositions that act as a pragmatic framework for understanding the rise of open-street CCTV in Canada, this article is a partial corrective to the reigning theoretical explanations regarding how regulatory projects like open-street CCTV are generated.


2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (2/3) ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Webster

This article explores the introduction and diffusion of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance systems in public places across the UK. In particular, it seeks to examine the diffusion of CCTV alongside the emergence of regulation and governance structures associated with its provision. By doing so, it is argued here, that the processes of diffusion, regulation and governance are inherently intertwined, that they have evolved together over time, and that we must place CCTV within its institutional and policy setting in order to have a good understanding of the reasons for its diffusion. Initially, it appears that the CCTV policy arena is relatively unregulated. This is surprising given the nature of the technology and its potential to be used as a tool for surveillance and control. However, a closer examination of its diffusion points to a variety of regulatory mechanisms emerging from within the CCTV policy environment and evolving alongside the development of policy networks. It is argued here, that whilst it may appear that regulation has emerged from within these networks, government, despite limited legislative intervention, remains the dominant actor in the policy process through its ability to shape and influence networks.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizky Ndaru Wicaksono ◽  
Hindarto Hindarto

The rapid development of technology nowadays makes people want to always be creative and triggers to create something that is needed to create a security system, because the difficulty of today's economy makes many people act criminally by robbery or theft. An alternative security system that is often used today is to use CCTV (Closed Circuit Television), but the limitations in conducting CCTV surveillance include that it still has to be monitored directly at the monitoring location. From the problems that occur, the authors developed a thesis that is capable of monitoring and monitoring by sending realtime alerts in the form of notifications to the user on an Android Smartphone device by building an IoT (Internet of Thing) based detection system using a PIR (Passive Infrared) motion sensor which entitled "Design of Detection System with Motion Sensor and Notification on Android Based on Arduino Microcontroller".


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