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IP Surveillance

Old Data Can Be Deadly
Real-Time IP Surveillance 24x7 Saves Lives
Proactive Policing Eclipses Reactive Forensics
Prosecutions Skyrocket
Force Multiplication

The reality is that no municipality can afford a police presence on every corner, there are more bad guys than good guys and prosecuting crimes with reluctant witnesses can be daunting. When officers respond to a call, the sad fact is that they really don’t know what to expect and fluid situations can go bad quickly. That’s a recipe for disaster and it doesn’t have to be that way.

A surveillance solution with tailored analytics that can notify any number of devices when an incident and/or anomaly occur is the future of proactive crime fighting. It provides instantaneous streaming video from any number of camera positions and can feed directly to the responders, laptop or smart phone.

Analytics enable the system to respond to external alerts, such as tracking the sound of gunfire or the movements of trespassers. These award winning systems have been deployed in a number of jurisdictions where prosecutions have skyrocketed, gang-bangers moved on and the vandals took their talents elsewhere.

Real-time video with critical context from integrated analytics brings clarity where there was only ambiguity. The subjective and incomplete information and testimony from witnesses is filled in with the objective HD surveillance footage.

Benefits

• Proactive Policing: Dispatch sees what’s happening with a clear view, not a grainy image that can be hampered by numerous environmental factors. In addition, unless the perpetrator stays within the limited parameters of the static camera view, there is no way to know what is happening. IP Surveillance can follow the action across the street or across town, alerting responding units of every elusive twist and turn, That provides the power of using their intelligence to decide the best course of action, instead of sending out a patrol unit to investigate every call. By seeing what’s unfolding, they can resolve a call, such as using audio to tell a kid to stop skateboarding in a closed park – with no officer involvement. Their ability to prioritize calls based on video is invaluable. At the same time, when things turn nasty, dispatch can push all relevant information and live video feeds to responding officers and coordinating officers, eliminating the need for the leap of faith responding officers face when information is as spotty as the state-of-the-art practice is today.
• Streamline Operations, Change the Game: The game used to be that somebody was seen doing something that may or may not have been criminal. They walk out of the static coverage zone, never to be seen again. With the Leverage Solution, departments can “follow the dirtbag” such drunk drivers and the like can be followed and their progress relayed to the responding officer.
• Force Multiplication: remote monitoring eliminates hit-or-miss patrols; officers have an unprecedented view and understanding of their response situation that may require back-up or non-response, either way, it puts a virtual cop on every corner and enables the best allocation of scarce resources.
• Quality of Life: Most cities deter and reduce crime immediately. In the worst neighborhoods, they may shoot out the first set of cameras, but they usually move on sooner than later. In addition, video takes the circus out of disputed events. The chips fall where they may so the guilty may pay. Police experience positive reactions where historical attitudes were overwhelmingly negative. Video can and does undo negative assumptions when people see how events unfold for themselves.
• Rapid Return on Investment: The Leverage IP Surveillance Solution offers the best-value in the industry. It is the most flexible, robust and secure with ubiquitous, unlimited viewing for catastrophic events and inter-agency coordination. Storage and chain of custody are central features, not bolt-on afterthoughts. Our vendor-agnostic architecture means you can have it your way, with custom cameras, analytics, wireless networks, HD capabilities – we can support your requirements.
• Good Will of the Citizens: Few elements of a neighborhood are more telling of its character than a park. Residents that have a blight turned into a safe, nice, family-oriented park will take a proactive stance with their beat cops fight to keep it that way. That is the greatest demonstration of very visible good stewardship of taxpayer funds. Factions that have opposed video quickly embrace the technology when they realize that citizen groups are afforded access to the feeds, such that they can monitor their neighborhoods, seeing what the police see and have full visibility of local police actions. Where there was mistrust, there is now trust.
• Prosecutions: Video doesn’t lie and few approaches offer the starkest of evidence too solid to buckle under the hope of reasonable doubt. Plea deals are sought and red herrings don’t delay or defer justice. Prosecutions increase dramatically; reducing case loads and providing resources to focus on other key objectives.

We Bring the Best Possible Solution, Tailored to Your Specific Requirements

The Leverage Solution is technology agnostic, and can accommodate any of the variables that make your environment unique. For example, gun shot detection is critical in one city, while automatic license plate recognition may be more useful in another jurisdiction. Some cities prefer cameras tuned for HD with full color manned by dispatch, while others may need to push full-motion, HD video to dozens of officers, perhaps including many from different jurisdictions using different devices – while ensuring all have the pieces critical to their element of the overall situation.

The fact is, when monitors can see what’s going on, they can understand what is going on and prioritize response, intervene via the spoken word, or dismiss illegitimate calls.

For example, a company that would ultimately become a customer had a pivotal situation whereby their secure facility, which had a perimeter gate, had an incident. The security guard monitoring the banks notified the nearest patrol guard to investigate.

The monitor couldn’t tell what he had seen as the resolution wasn’t strong, he couldn’t follow the situation and couldn’t relate much to the patrol guard. Nothing was found. The quality of the tape imagery lent credence to the opposite interpretations; one was that it was a man putting on his trench coat in the wind, the other being that someone had a trash bag thrown over their head and was taken forcibly. Access card-reader technology and manager-level inquiries revealed that no employees were missing.

That the safety of company personnel and the security posture of the company were at the mercy of outdated technology was unacceptable. That an unobstructed picture could yield so little information was likewise disconcerting.

Forensics Legacy vs. New Real-Time Technology Investments

Old-school surveillance proved to be of limited value. Think grainy, black and white shots of bank robbers that could have been anyone. Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) relied on stationary cameras pointing to fixed locations. Security personnel traditionally manned viewing stations where banks of monitors displayed each camera feed. If the viewer spotted an incident, a call would be placed to an emergency response team. But by the time the response team arrived, the incident was often over and the individuals responsible were long gone.

No longer does an individual passively observe a bank of monitors – they are now operating out of a command center participating as an active member of the security team. Pan-tilt-zoom cameras are controlled remotely by these command center operators, turning there role into active and real-time security professionals. Incidents can now be viewed at many angles and perpetrators can be identified and followed – and ultimately caught.

With CCTV Surveillance limitations, the primary markets focused on this technology were banking and retail – along with security firms. Today, given the active nature of the technology, the interest has spread to several additional key markets such as:

• Public Safety
• Healthcare
• Education
• Federal and State Government

Virtually every market that has an interest in protecting people or assets is either implementing or considering this new IP Surveillance technology.

Leverage IP Surveillance

Proactive policing via the all-seeing eye takes public safety to a whole new level. Thieving crack heads, menacing gang bangers, vandals, genuinely bad people. Just as cockroaches scatter in the light, so, too, do these bad actors when they see the police. Arson fires, gas leaks, suspicious packages, car crashes. How can a first responder know what awaits? They can’t know what they don’t know. Police, Fire and Rescue personnel need to know what they’re getting into before stepping into the eye of the storm. The company has teamed with cities to deliver the award-winning Leverage IP Surveillance System, which delivers real-time intelligence and more importantly, saves lives.

Leverage IP Surveillance customers include the cities of:

Lynwood
Redlands
Escondido
Compton
Burbank
Southgate
Vallejo
Gardena
San Bernardino
Los Angeles County Sheriff
Bakersfield
Salinas
Santa Monica
San Rafael
Hamilton County (Indiana)
Seattle, WA
Aberdeen, WA (School District)