cctv cameras were first used in the uk in 1985.
cctv cameras were first used in the uk in 1985.
when were cctv cameras first used in the uk?
1985
bournemouth was the first local council in the uk to install cctv cameras in public places, introducing them on the seafront in 1985. the original intention for using cctv was to deter petty vandalism and crime however, with local authorities increasing reliant on parking penalties as a form of revenue; cctv in bournemouth is used to send fast response personnel in vans to ticket parking offenders within minutes of their violation.
history of bournemouth
in 2011, the measures were taken to enhance the security at the railway station. work on the integrated security system began on 17 august 2011, which will include more closed-circuit television (cctv) cameras, door-frame metal detectors, baggage screening devices costing about 4 million and a separate control room for the railway protection force (rpf) for better communication and co-ordination with the headquarters. the station, which has 14 cctv cameras, will get 26 more cctv cameras in important locations, including on platforms 3 and 4, the parking lot and the coach shed. laying of cables has already begun. the existing analogue cameras at tambaram will be converted into digital cameras. the high-resolution cctv cameras, capable of zooming down to 100 m and being remote controlled, are enabled with internet protocol.
tambaram railway station