Most situations today require a complete safety/security plan. The plan should contain requirements for intrusion detection, video assessment, lire detection, access control, and full two-way communication. Critical functions and locations must IK- monitored using wired and wireless backup communications. The most significant driving force behind the explosion in the use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) or home security cameras Indianapolis has been the worldwide increase in theft and terrorism and the commensurate concern and need to protect personnel and assets. Today every state-of-the-art security system must include video as a key component to provide the €remote eyes€ for security, fire, and safety.

Simultaneously, powerful microprocessors, large hard disk computer memory- storage, and random access memory (RAM) became available from the personal computer/laptop industry, thereby providing the computing power necessary to control, view, record, and play back digital CCTV cameras in the security system. The home run came with the availability and explosive acceptance and use of the Internet (and intranet) as a new means of long distance two-way communication of voice, data, and most importantly video. For over a decade the long distance transmission of video was limited to slow telephone transmission of video images€"snap-shots (slow- scan video). The use of dedicated high speed (expensive) land lines or expensive satellite communications was limited to government and large-clientele users. Now the Internet provides near-live (near real-time) video transmission communications over an inexpensive, easily accessible worldwide transmission network.

Importance of the Video System

The application and integration of video into safety and security systems has come of age as a reliable, cost-effective means for assessing and responding to terrorist attacks and other life-threatening situations. Security personnel today have the responsibility for multifaceted security and safety systems in which video often plays the key role. With today's increasing labor costs and the need for each security officer to provide more functionality, video more than ever before is earning its place as a cost-effective means for improving security and safety while reducing security budgets. Home security cameras Indianapolis systems pro- ride a means for successfully deterring such thievery and/or detecting or apprehending offenders. The use of video prevents the destruction of property, vandalizing buildings, defacing elevator interiors, painting graffiti on art objects and facilities, stealing computers, and demolishing furniture or other valuable equipment. Video offers the greatest potential benefit when integrated with other sensing systems and used to view remote areas. Video is the critical link in the overall security of a facility but homes or organizations should develop a total security plan rather than implement gradually protection measures. To optimize the use of video technology, the practitioner and user should understand all of its aspects€"from light sources to video monitors and recorders. The capabilities and limitations of video during daytime and nighttime operation must also be understood.