Surveillance

Petards wins $2 million casino surveillance contract
Known for protecting the Sydney Opera House, company enhances its gaming portfolio with a deal to install its UVMS network video recording system in two Oklahoma casinos; managing large amounts of video a distinct challenge, as is developing a useful GUI
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Sensor fusion conference comes to Washington
Sponsored by Objectivity, conference will focus on advancing sensor fusion concepts, bandwidth challenges in a net-centric environment, and advancing state-of-the-art sensor fusion automation
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Dynapel branches out into aviation security
Best known for surveillance products, company hopes to leverage core strengths in the small and mid-sized airport market; flagship CloseView cameras automatically generate close-in views of faces and license plates whenever suspicious activity is detected
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Global General Technologies to buy AirSpeak
AirSpeak’s FLAIR mobile tablet will provide GGT customers with a remote way to control permiter surveillance systems
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RNCOS foresees 40 percent annual growth in IP video surveillance market
Research firm calculates a present market size of $227 million expanding to $12 billion by 1010; servers and cameras to lead the way; report also details biometrics and smart card industries
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Dummy cameras present serious liability exposure
By warranting security that does not exist, companies are begging for lawsuits; to avoid problems, vendors should either refuse to install such devices or add disclaimers to their service contracts
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Firetide
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FLIR shows two new thermal imaging surveillance systems
Thermal imaging used to be an expensive and esoteric technology; not anymore; innoative developer shows systems — one based on microbolometer infrared sensor technology, the other on foveal vision concept
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New video analytic software can detect violent behavior
University of Texas scientists make a leap with software trained to distinguish between a hug and a push, or a handshake and a knifing; system is so far 80 percent accurate, and commercial applications could be available within a year; some see future in smart television searches, too
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Correction
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Indonesia wants to buy Israeli UAVs
UAVs are used by more and more militaries and law enforcement forces, and the Indonesian military is no exception; it first tried to develop the vehicle indigenously, but the result was disappointing; the world’s largest Muslim country then looked around, and decided to purchase UAVs from Israel
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