IQinVision announced that the Forest Heights Police Department, located in Prince George's County, Maryland, is installing IQinVision HD megapixel cameras in key locations throughout the city. SeeView Security, Fairfax Virginia, is the integrator for this on-going project.
Forest Heights is a town of approximately 2,500 people and as Police Chief F. R. Webb explained, the town is home to a large...
IQinVision announced that the Forest Heights Police Department, located in Prince George's County, Maryland, is installing IQinVision HD megapixel cameras in key locations throughout the city. SeeView Security, Fairfax Virginia, is the integrator for this on-going project.
Forest Heights is a town of approximately 2,500 people and as Police Chief F. R. Webb explained, the town is home to a large proportion of potentially vulnerable residents. “We have neighborhoods with a number of older homes and a lot of elderly residents. Over the years, we've had a few homicides in these residential areas, and if we had surveillance cameras covering the entrances to these neighborhoods I'm confident we would have gained information to more effectively solve these crimes.”
Current plans call for 10 IQeye 5-megapixel cameras to be installed in key areas where police regularly observe loitering, drug sales, and other crimes. Incorporating its “best of breed” philosophy and multi-discipline knowledge base, SeeView designed a cost-effective hybrid IP video/broadband wireless solution with impressive capabilities. All video is transmitted on heavily encrypted wireless links back to police headquarters, where it is managed by Milestone software.
Milestone software has the Smart Client user interface for easy viewing of the IQeye camera footage, helping Forest Heights Police to keep a watchful eye on its residents. Milestone's uniquely flexible storage capabilities efficiently handle the archived video and make for quick searching or export of evidence during investigations.
The Forest Heights Police don't plan to do much live video monitoring of camera footage at police headquarters, focusing instead on incident investigation as each case arises. Chief Webb related that the department does plan to provide live monitoring capability in the city's police cars. “Our officers will be able to look at video on their computers before arriving on the scene,” said Webb. “This is going to give us much improved situational awareness and the cameras will act as a force multiplier.” The police department plans to store video for approximately 30 days.