The 5-camera wireless surveillance system has just been installed, but it’s already in local news, having caught a road rage incident, which lead to charges being filed against the allegedly guilty party.
Wireless city suveillance system captures a crime on 1st day of operation (click to view video)
The system uses Firetide’s wireless infrastructure mesh equipment, and has been implemented by Iron Sky, a Firetide VAR partner.
Quoting from The Sentinel article:
“The cameras were installed with both general crime prevention and crime detection in mind,” said Lt. Michael Dzezinski. “This is what they were designed to accomplish. Each of these cameras is not only capable of recording footage, but also providing live footage and being panned, tilted or zoomed as needed.”
“I’m actually not surprised by how quickly these cameras assisted in an investigation,” he added.
From Channel 21 video clip:
“The cameras themselves are capable of zooming in from as far out as a block away, we’ve actually been able to tell license plates.”
As you will notice from the numbers quoted – $75,000 for the initial system (5 cameras) and $200,000 for the upcoming 10-camera project in downtown, – the costs are fairly consistent with other wireless muni surveillance systems at $20,000-25,000 per camera location. Note that the costs include the entire project – not just radio and camera equipment on the pole. Numbers typically include IT infrastructure at the monitoring center (monitors, storage, IT upgrades in the datacenter), design, installation, any repeater nodes used, and sometimes annual maintenance.
See the local coverage:
- ABC News (video): New crime cameras aided in road rage case, police say
- Channel 8 News (video): New Carlisle Surveillance Cameras Catch Road Rage Incident
- Channel 21 News (Video): Road rage incident caught on Carlisle Police cameras
- The Sentinel: Road rage caught on camera in Carlisle (This is the most detailed piece of coverage, and describes the two stages of the project).
For more Firetide video surveillance deployments, see:
- Dallas Police Department ASIS 2010 Tour – News Clip
- Municipal Video Mesh Surveillance Comes to Ontario, Canada
- LA County Video Mesh Profiled in Law Officer Magazine
- Muni Wireless Video Surveillance at Work in Orlando
/Image via Channel 21 News
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