Hurstville Council uses CCTV to improve community safety

14 August 2008

Local Government takes on revolutionary technology to bring safety to its Community

In an Australian first, SNP Security has combined forces with Mobotix cutting-edge technology to bring a new age of community safety to the Hurstville local government area.

In an effort to improve community safety in Memorial Square, outside the Meridian Hotel and the local railway station, SNP Security has installed CCTV systems that utilise the very latest Mobotix technology, which is set to revolutionise the security industry. The new CCTV system allows unlimited and real-time monitoring, without the need to change backup tapes or have multiple cameras installed in a single location, due to the wide angle three mega pixel peripheral 'vision' of each camera.

SNP General Manager of Electronics Systems, John Fleming, says the Mobotix camera has decreased the number of cameras required to cover a single area.

"Gone are the days of having to place four cameras within the one area, and hope that a suspect is looking the right way at a fixed camera," says John. "Often, one Mobotix camera is all that is needed, although we still require multiple cameras for certain locations."

What makes this technology ground-breaking is the way the image can be manipulated in real time or following capture. Zooming in and out, turning the view left or right - all within the image itself.

The combination of SNP's security expertise and Mobotix' cutting-edge technology has provided a low cost, security solution to Hurstville Council that will assist in its endeavours to improve community safety.

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