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People Counting Cameras: How They Work and Where They Help
A people counting camera turns video into numbers, such as how many people entered or are in a space. This guide covers how the counting works, what affects accuracy, and how to use it responsibly.
Physical Security for NERC CIP Sites: The Basics
Bulk electric sites face physical security expectations that go beyond a fence and a camera. This guide covers what those expectations commonly address and why evidence and logging matter.
Pipeline Right of Way Security for Long Linear Assets
A pipeline can run for hundreds of miles with no power at most points along it. Mobile solar units let operators cover valve sites and trouble spots without building permanent infrastructure.
10 Best Practices for Installing Police Security Cameras in Urban Areas
Where a camera goes and who watches it matter more than which camera it is. These ten practices reflect what the research and working programs have in common.
The Evolution of Police Security Cameras: From Analog to Digital
Police cameras started as analog CCTV recorded to tape and reviewed after the fact. Digital recording, network cameras, cellular links and video analytics have turned them into tools that can be watched and acted on in real time.
The Benefits of Police Security Cameras in High-Crime Areas
Cameras reduce crime in hot spots when someone is watching them and able to respond. This article covers what the research measured, where cameras help most, and how agencies put them to work.
Pop-Up Shop Security: Inventory, Cash and Cameras
A pop-up has real inventory and real cash but none of the permanent infrastructure of a store. Planning for that gap is the whole job.
Port Terminal Perimeter Security: Fence Lines, Gates and Container Areas
A terminal perimeter is part fence line, part waterfront and part traffic system. Each part needs a different kind of coverage and a different kind of review.
Post-Incident Video Review Steps: Hour, Day and Week
What you do after an incident decides how useful your video will be. This guide lays out steps for the first hour, the first day and the first week.
Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Security Cameras
PoE sends power and data to a camera over a single network cable, which makes installation simpler. It has limits on distance and depends on a nearby switch and power source.
PPE Detection Cameras for Jobsite Safety
PPE detection cameras use AI to spot missing hard hats or high-visibility vests on video. This guide explains what they can and cannot see, and how to introduce them without losing your crew.
Privacy Masking in Security Cameras: What It Does and When to Use It
Privacy masks block out parts of a camera view that should not be recorded. This guide explains how they work, where they help, and what to check before you rely on them.
PTZ Auto-Tracking Cameras: How They Work
Auto-tracking lets a PTZ camera follow a detected person or vehicle by panning, tilting and zooming on its own. It extends coverage, but it works best when a trained operator confirms what the camera is following.
PTZ Presets and Patrol Tours: How They Work and How to Set Them Up
A PTZ camera is only as useful as the places it knows how to look. This guide covers how presets and tours work, how to build them well, and where they go wrong.
Pump Station and Lift Station Security for Unmanned Sites
Pump and lift stations are small, unmanned and easy to forget until something fails. Here is how to think about tamper, vandalism and theft at sites that nobody visits every day.
Radar Perimeter Detection: How Ground Radar Secures a Site
Ground radar detects moving people and vehicles across a wide area, in darkness and bad weather, and hands the location to a camera for verification. This guide explains how it works, where it helps, where it does not, and what to ask a provider.
Renewable Project Security Plan Template for Wind and Solar Builds
Use this fill-in template to write a security plan for a wind or solar construction project. It includes a scoring table that turns a long list of worries into a short list of priorities.
Rental Car Lot Security: Gates, Plate Capture and Video Evidence
Rental lots face vehicle theft, break-ins and damage disputes every day. This guide explains how controlled access, plate capture and monitored video protect a fleet.
Restaurant Parking Lot Security Guide
The lot is where a restaurant's customers, closing crew and vehicles are most exposed, especially after dark. This guide covers the risks and the layers that address them.
Retail Parking Lot Security: Customer Safety, Loitering and Break-Ins
The parking lot is the first and last thing a shopper experiences. This guide covers how lighting, cameras and monitoring reduce break-ins and loitering at retail centers.
Road Construction Work Zone Security: A Practical Guide
Road and highway projects stretch for miles, move every few weeks and rarely have power. This guide covers how to protect equipment and materials on a site that keeps changing.
Satellite Internet for Security Cameras
Satellite internet is considered when a site is beyond cellular coverage. It can carry camera video, but it brings tradeoffs in latency, bandwidth, power and equipment that cellular usually avoids.
School Construction Site Security: Summer Windows and Live Campuses
School projects run on tight calendars and often sit next to students, buses and neighbors. This guide covers how to secure the work without losing the summer window.
Security Camera Bandwidth Planning: How the Numbers Add Up
Bandwidth planning comes down to how many streams leave a site and how heavy each one is. This guide walks through the inputs and shows how to plan for cellular links without guessing.