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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
In today’s world, trains, light rails and busses are now playing a more important role in passenger and cargo transportation; London. Honolulu. Singapore. Boston. Istanbul. Vancouver. These are just a few of the cities worldwide that have installed security cameras on at least some of their buses or light-rail trains. In some cases, it is passengers concerned for their safety who lobby for the installation of cameras, believing that the cameras will deter criminals. Other times, city governments advocate security cameras as a way to reduce crime against people and property, to lower the costs associated with vandalism, and to encourage ridership by providing a safe environment for passengers and drivers.
Video cameras are ideal tools because they can operate 24/7 even in remote or lightly traveled areas, providing a cost-effective way to keep an eye on the rail infrastructure. Cameras located at underpasses and stations, for example, can be used to identify and monitor specific trains, which helps with the rapid and efficient movement of the trains.
Common security camera problems for trains include:
• Lack of detail in high-contrast conditions, backlight, under fluorescent lights, or outdoors
• Low clarity in shadows, such as inside or next to trains or inside stations or cargo loading areas
• Image wash-out in glare or with reflections from glass and metal
• Color inaccuracies in varying lighting conditions
• Low-quality DVR recordings
Security cameras based on Pixim technology enable train operators to capture details of trains, passengers, and cargo in high resolution, even in variable and challenging lighting conditions and despite low DVR compression. The ability to record activities clearly and accurately makes it easier to track trains as they traverse their routes, as well as to identify criminal activity aimed at the trains themselves (e.g., vandalism) or their passengers, staff, or cargo. If incidents do occur, the images captured by Pixim-Powered security cameras can be used to determine what happened and who was responsible, so that appropriate actions can be taken.
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XTS VIDEO INC, is a global provider of video security solutions, based in Miami
and serving clients around the world, XTS produces cameras, digital recorders, mini
domes, monitors, explosion proof cameras and a complete line of high quality products
for the CCTV industry.
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