Most Recent Reports on Case Studies

What's the Best Video Surveillance for a Hotel Chain? on Dec 15, 2009
What's the best video surveillance solution for a hotel chain? In the US alone, there are about 50,000 total hotel properties requiring safety and security solutions. In this report, we examine the...

Corporate Video Surveillance Recommendations on Nov 15, 2009
What's the best video surveillance solution for a multi-site corporation? Almost all multi-site corporations extensively use security systems such as video surveillance often requiring complex...

Small School Video Surveillance Recommendations on Oct 28, 2009
What's the best video surveillance solution for a small school? Schools are a fast growing market for video surveillance and one of the most successful markets for IP video. In this report, we exa...

Casino Video Surveillance Design Case Study on Nov 21, 2008
Distributed architecture is the key concept behind casino system designs. All encoding and recording is done on the single channel (blade) DVRs, before such devices are connected to the main CCTV n...

Introduction to City Wide Video Surveillance on Aug 06, 2008
While the publicity goes to mega-cities deploying video surveillance, city wide video surveillance is becoming very cost-effective, valuable and viable for 'normal sized' cities throughout the worl...


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Large Scale Deployment in Pakistani City on Jan 07, 2010
In a further sign of the rapid expansion of a Pakistani public video surveillance, a new $150 Million USD plus project is being planned in Karachi. This ambitious project aims to cover 309 sites w...

Intelligent Transportation Survey on Dec 02, 2009
Intelligent Transportation survey

US Video Surveillance Laws Examined on Nov 21, 2009
In the US, surveillance falling under the legal classification of a 'search' is illegal. Determining when video surveillance is deemed a search is the key to understanding its legality. This is ba...

FaceFirst Facial Recognition Solution Overview on Nov 21, 2009
FaceFirst is a recent entrant providing real-time suspect alerting using surveillance video of faces. The system is designed to use megapixel cameras and tracking servers at the facility being mon...

Dallas Public Video Surveillance Examined on Nov 12, 2009
The Dallas Police Department has deployed wireless cameras to cover the central business district for the purpose of crime prevention. Based on an interview with the Police and a proposal...

Johnson Controls Security Integration Examined on Nov 04, 2009
In November 2009, Johnson Controls (JCI) was awarded SDM's Security Integrator of the Year. Similar to other security awards, this award does not disclose who competed or what 'objective' measures ...

IBM "'Dumped" and US Public Surveillance Problems on Oct 15, 2009
Despite massive interest in public video surveillance projects in the United States, many of the projects since 9/11 have faced serious public problems. From New York to Illinois to the US/Me...

Small City Video Surveillance Cases Examined on Oct 12, 2009
It is becoming increasingly common for smaller cities to deploy video surveillance in public places. Even with their smaller sizes, a number of challenges are still frequently faced. Plus, the ulti...

List of US Border Security Projects on Aug 27, 2009
The US government has started to spend a significant portion of the $720 M USD allocated for border upgrades. In an in-depth progress report, the AP cites over a dozen projects throughout the US th...

Good Example Public Video Surveillance on Aug 19, 2009
Lancaster PA, USA has released what I think is the best available video clips showing public cctv in action. The car crash and the street attack are both shocking. They clearly show the value ...

Is CCTV at fault for Missing Airport Bomber? on Aug 15, 2009
In July 2009, a guy with a fake bomb shut down a NYC airport. This caused massive delays and certainly millions in costs. This week, news come that the surveillance video either was no good or...

School Video Surveillance Issues Examined on Aug 15, 2009
In August 2009, SIW released a podcast with a Kansas City School and Cisco. The school discussed their IP video system. They said that the "best thing" about the system was the ability to view...

Fears about Public Video Surveillance on Aug 04, 2009
A web video interviewing Pennsylvania citizens demonstrates the level of fears many have about surveillance. The video is produced by a group in opposition to surveillance so it's clearly...

City Wide Monitoring by Police of Private Cameras on May 02, 2009
The City of Atherton in California is now running a fairly sophisticated operation whereby the police remotely monitor IP video surveillance. The article provides a significant amount of details in...