The upsurge in worldwide crime and terrorism along with the increase in urbanization has called attention to the need for safe city initiatives around the world.
The upsurge in worldwide crime and terrorism along with the increase in urbanization has called attention to the need for safe city initiatives around the world. Safe city projects — which by definition of IHS integrate all security-relevant information obtained from video surveillance, CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives) sensors, biometrics, etc., onto a consolidated IT platform — have since become an important application for the security industry with a lot of development potential and is expected to continue to be a strong area of growth for security players in the coming years.
In 2011, research firm Frost and Sullivan gave a presentation on growth opportunities for sec...