In the last several years we have seen a surge in the amount and type of surveillance that is being deployed to protect the public, aid law enforcement and help manage prison populations. At the same time, video surveillance technology is witnessing major changes that began over a decade ago and are continuing to gain momentum. The price of both high resolution digital (IP) cameras and low cost storage continues to plummet making it possible to retain an astounding quantity of high quality video data. DVRs have largely replaced tape-based VCRs for surveillance recording, and NVRs have begun to grow in the market.
Largely pioneered in Europe, law enforcement agencies as well as municipalities and correctional agencies have been increasingly using video surveillance systems to help them manage a wide range of both dangerous and routine situations. As the technology advances and the ability to store more images at higher resolution for longer times proliferates, communities, law enforcement and correctional agencies come up with new and innovative ways to enhance public safety and improve police efficiency.
For example, video surveillance is being used for traffic management and control, area surveillance and monitoring, virtual stakeouts of high crime areas, remote video monitoring of traffic stops, chain of custody, forensics, corrections monitoring, mobile surveillance and a wide range of other applications.
Communities and law enforcement personnel have been deploying video surveillance technology in creative ways that help them protect the public and do their jobs better. Police Departments that are short staffed are taking advantage of the ability of cameras to provide live, real-time visibility to the criminal activity in their community, thereby helping them cover more of their community more effectively. Video feeds can also provide police with invaluable situational information ahead of their arrival on site. With this information they can get a better understanding of what is happening and formulate the most appropriate response.
With the threat of pandemics and health emergencies, managing crowds has always been difficult for officers in the midst of a situation. With temporary, centralized video surveillance officers can be alerted to dangerous situations that may be developing and deal with them quickly before they escalate out of control.
Communities can get advance warning of wildfires during times of high fire danger, thereby providing fire departments the ability to respond to fires quickly and before they spread out of control.
Video surveillance systems from Intransa help address the needs of public safety ranging from reducing violence and graffiti, theft, trespass and other crimes. There are now an estimated 30 million surveillance cameras deployed in the United States that are shooting 4 billion hours of footage every week. That data must be retained for processing and evidence. Embedded storage in DVRs and NVRs just can't keep up and retain that volume of data over an extended period of time. Intransa solutions are ideal for direct-from-camera recording in individual locations, or as central video repositories for days, weeks, months or years of instantly available video.
Intransa VideoAppliance™ is the latest generation of solutions based on patented Intransa Video and Data Management & Retention (VDMR) technology that have benefited law enforcement and corrections customers. Traffic management and control, area surveillance and monitoring, chain of custody, forensics, corrections monitoring, mobile surveillance and a wide range of other applications are deployed by law enforcement. Intransa solutions are ideal for direct-from-camera recording in individual locations, or as central video repositories for days, weeks, months or years of instantly-available video from Intransa solutions.
Intransa VideoAppliance™ offers support of existing CCTV deployments, including DVRs, analog cameras and cabling, and new, all-IP solutions for standard and megapixel IP cameras, integrated with the industry's leading VMS choices.
Intransa customers include the police forces of state capitals, major metropolitan law enforcement agencies, Native American police force agencies, state and county prisons and correctional facilities, juvenile detention centers, and other public safety agencies around the world.
Intransa is a sponsor and member of the American Correctional Association and regional law enforcement organizations. Such involvement has led to our awareness of industry needs, and developing solutions that meet public safety and law enforcement's specific requirements.