With a city security system or indoor cameras to protect residential and commercial buildings, it is important to work with companies to install customized video surveillance systems.
Intelligent surveillance technology in an urban transport network where traffic lights are equipped with cameras to identify pedestrians and cyclists and transmit this information to cars can help make the road safer for everyone who enters it. Camera technology must also be integrated into existing and future systems in other urban departments. Changing cameras in cities is a huge undertaking, but it can be done by connecting cameras to the cloud to provide detailed information that can be analyzed with intelligent programming to provide greater insights.
Surveillance cameras play a key role in the development of smart cities in the nascent industrial Internet of Things. As cities strive to integrate the Internet of Things more closely into data and analytics technology, many city governments have prioritized a citywide network of CCTV cameras.
As mentioned above, cities use networks of cameras and smart sensors to collect real-time traffic data, including vehicle counts, deviations, construction sites, and accidents. The information collected by cameras and sensors helps to optimise public resources, develop prevention strategies, reduce costs in the long term and release new resources to improve the city.
For example, the city of Detroit, thanks to Project Green Light, a smart initiative that uses public and private cameras to identify crimes in the city, has managed to reduce crime by 50%. For example, the cost savings associated with anti-crime surveillance in US cities can save up to $4 for every dollar spent on technology in a city, resulting in a 50% return on each dollar invested.
With 1,350 cameras in the city, the network of cameras has become an important and valuable resource for public safety. Mexico City has installed over the past three years 58,000 new video surveillance cameras in public spaces and on public transportation, compared with the C5 command and control computers of the city to communicate with citizens and connect to facilities. The solution allows officers and the public to upload videos and share information to a mobile app while fixed body and vehicle cameras are integrated to provide exceptional insights into how the city operates.
Indeed, by 2024 the Smart City Technology Market is expected to be a $2 trillion industry by 2025.4 Cities around the world are trying to reduce the number of traffic accidents and improve commuter lives by installing traffic lights, cameras, parking sensors, computer hardware to make meaningful use of the data they collect, and the software and personnel required to keep pace with technological advances. There are six key advantages to managing a smart city, and they can be achieved through a network of cameras, audio solutions, and sensors. The aggregation of video knowledge and data from city systems, IoT devices and actionable intelligence platforms such as Nokia’s Integrated Operations Center allows cities to respond to situations with contextual measures driven by machine learning and automation to make cities function more efficiently and ensure the safety of city dwellers.
Many existing security systems in cities rely on aging and outdated technologies such as video cameras. There are hundreds of cameras on the roads, hundreds in cities for surveillance and hundreds on public transport, but there is limited cooperation between them. Cities around the world are investing in sensor and camera networks and upgrading to other solutions that are available today.
Traffic cameras record traffic patterns for future studies and observations to monitor traffic, and they are a popular form of city-wide video surveillance. For example, in Smart City engagement in Hanoi we examined video feeds from cameras for public safety applications in the areas of traffic monitoring, management and management.
Surveillance cameras in the city parks permit police officers and other authorized city officials to view the cameras at any time of day or night to ensure that the parks are safe and in order. Surveillance camera systems for city parks also allow authorized users to connect remotely to ensure that parks, where children play, are both safe and secure. Some key components of a surveillance camera system for a city park include an IoT gateway, recording capabilities capable of recording video onboard or transmitting it over a fiber optic connection as needed, and cellular 4G / LTE / 5G.
Canton is the first city in the world to use surveillance cameras to increase the safety of its citizens. As part of the city’s surveillance system, the cameras provide an element of safety for children. In line with the city of Canton, Protech has collaborated with the City to install 10 surveillance cameras at various intersections in the city center.
Large cities rely on Protech to install surveillance camera systems on their streets and parks to protect the safety of the men, women, and children who live, work, and play there. Surveillance cameras in cities like this ensure that citizens can safely stroll through the streets and enjoy their parks. Some of the world’s largest cities have large surveillance camera networks.
Redlands City’s surveillance camera program is proving to be a useful tool to improve our ability to respond to crime, anti-social behavior and community safety. The program expands into new areas of the city and is in line with the ability of Queensland Police and Crime Statistics Councils to fund the installation, operation and maintenance of surveillance cameras. Canton Connectivity City is a secure network of distributed camera systems with a number of antennas.
It is clear that 5G will play a critical role in connecting massive public spaces and city-wide CCTV networks, and providing high-resolution video feeds for situation awareness and analytical insights.
