Security System Company in Washington with Video Monitoring Services for Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV)

Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) are used to monitor and record images of what takes place in specific locations in real time. The images collected are sent to a monitor and recorded on video tape or as digital information. The cameras can be fixed or set to scan an area or they can be operated by controllers. Monitors can be watched by controllers or left unmonitored. The recorded information can be stored and/or reviewed by those who have access to the recordings at their convenience.

• Monitoring commercial properties areas in Washington to detect incidents and to coordinate police responses.

• CCTV is also used as an aid for enforcing exclusion orders (where an offender is barred from an area) - see box opposite.

• Recording events for use as evidence and to inform investigations. For instance, on the boundaries of a shopping center, police or guard patrol can be alerted by  CCTV security operators of incidents.  CCTV operators then record incidents as they unfold.

• Directed surveillance of suspected offenders.

• Deterrence of criminal activity – although the evidence for this is inconclusive

CCTV remote video monitoring stations may deal with information from many cameras. Area sensors can alert Virtual Guards to pre-determined people, registration numbers or incidents, reducing the need for CCTV to be constantly monitored. However the effectiveness of these systems depends upon the reference information being accurate and up to date. Customers using video security systems in Washington rely on Virtual Guards in a remote monitoring station to keep an eye on shopping centers, car dealerships, office buildings as well as where houses.