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Archive for the ‘CCTV History’ Category

What is CCTV?

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) is the use of video cameras to transmit signal to a specific, limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point to point wireless links.

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History of CCTV Cameras

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

1961: Installation of CCTV video surveillance system at a London Transport train station.

1964: Liverpool police experiment with four covert CCTV cameras in the city’s center.

1965: British Railways installs CCTV cameras to watch tracks near Dagenham that had been vandalized.

1967: Photoscan (business) markets CCTV camera surveillance systems to retail outlets as a means of deterring and catching shoplifters.

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