What is video surveillance on IP ?

IP is an abbreviation for Internet Protocol, the most common protocol for communication over computer networks and the Internet.

An IP-Surveillance application creates digitized video streams that are transferred via a wired or wireless IP network, enabling monitoring and video recording as far away as the network reaches, as well as enabling integration with other types of systems such as access control.

According to industry analyst, J.P. Freeman and Co., Inc., there are more than 20 million analog cameras installed in the U.S. alone. Of this 20 million, 1.5 million analog cameras were sold in 2002. Despite these impressive numbers for analog cameras, it is network cameras that have emerged as the fastest growing product category, providing a clear indicator that IP-based systems are poised to take over.

Network cameras are connected directly to an IP-based network and integrate to applications on the network, enabling users to have cameras at remote locations and view, store and analyze live video at another location, or multiple locations, over the network/Internet. Network cameras are forecast to comprise more than half of the security camera market by 2010 and the global network video market as already reach approximately $790 million in 2005.

Because of its scalability, among other advantages, IP-Surveillance is an established, attractive technology not only for enhancing or revitalizing existing surveillance and remote monitoring applications, but also for a vast number of new applications in vertical markets as well including:

• Education: security and remote monitoring of school playground areas, corridors, halls and classrooms, as well as security of the buildings themselves.

• Transportation: remote monitoring of railway stations and tracks, highways and airports

• Banking: traditional security applications in high street banks, branch offices and anywhere ATMs are located

•Government: within security surveillance applications, often integrated into existing and new access control systems

• Retail: for security and remote monitoring purposes to making store management easier and more efficient

•Industry: monitoring manufacturing processes, logistic systems, warehouse and stock control systems

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