Remote surveillance cameras are CCTV cameras that can be deployed anywhere. They run on a battery and transmit the video feed to a computer across a wireless network, which means the resulting images can be viewed from anywhere in the world without the need for the camera to be directly connected to the computer.
IP cameras are used for [...]

Remote monitoring services are offered by security firms whereby they monitor images from CCTV cameras for suspicious activity.  This process takes place in the core of their operation, the remote visual response centre. Here Geo Vision monitoring software allows employees to keep track of up to 800 different camera feeds for various clients.
The purpose of [...]

Radio and GSM networks are global systems for mobile communications, which as the name suggests, are widely used within the digital mobile phone industry worldwide.  GSM is the most widely used digital wireless phone technology although Tome Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) are just as effective.
Radio and GSM networks digitise [...]

Intruder alarm monitoring is an alarm system that notifies security firms or owners of an intruder or suspicious activity on premises they are employed to watch and protect. When an intruder is detected there are several ways the system can react based on the type of alarm. Some alarm systems will send a message to a mobile [...]

IP video is a combined computer and CCTV camera that records frames continually rather than at intervals to give a smoother outcome.  The system includes a connectivity board and web server so the video can be sent across the Internet in real time as it happens.  People often compare IP video and IP cameras to [...]

Keyholding is a popular service whereby security companies have a set of keys to a property for surveillance purposes. Dependent on the security company offering the service, keyholding can be used as both a residential or business service.
Properties cannot be inhabited all the time so when the occupants go on holiday or the business closes [...]

ANPR or automatic number plate recognition is part of an Intelligent Video system.  It is used for mass surveillance on roads, detecting number plates through optical character recognition.  In the last few years ANPR systems have been developed to work on CCTV cameras and road enforcement cameras as well as specially designed ones.
The ANPR system [...]

An alarm security centre is another term for a remote visual response centre or RVRC.  It is the hub of any remote security or surveillance operation with people watching large banks of monitors for suspicious activity.  Should any suspicious behaviour be detected, for example people being observed in a construction site at night when the area [...]

An alarm receiving centre is another term for a remote visual response centre or RVRC.  It is the hub of any remote security or surveillance operation with people watching large banks of monitors for suspicious activity.  Should any suspicious behaviour be detected, for example people being observed in a construction site at night when the [...]

Remote monitoring services are offered by security firms throughout Europe whereby they monitor images from CCTV cameras for suspicious activity.  This process takes place in the core of their operation, the remote visual response centre. Here Geo Vision monitoring software allows employees to keep track of up to 800 different camera feeds for various clients, [...]