CCTV Nonsense

[nodrog]

I know this stuff should probably go in the 'Street Furniture' thread, but it's been annoying me enough recently to the point that I want to moan about it.
The proliferation of CCTV cameras around Glasgow is just Getting A Bit Silly Now.

This is particularly bad in railway stations, with Glasgow central being the worst offender - umpteen free-standing pillars with large ugly Siemens-branded cameras have appeared throughout the concourse, their appearance in this historic building not improved by the legions of anti-pigeon spiking.


Couldn't they have got one camera that rotates, rather than 4 or 5 all pointing in different directions? Do they really need more cameras here, when 2 of them are just pointing at the other set of cameras that have appeared on top of the departures telly just a few metres away? Couldn't they at least have hung them from the ceiling, rather than add yet another intrusive post into the concourse and spoil the nice view of the Central Hotel?

Speaking of departures boards, the most insane bit of camera overuse is also in Central:

yes, I do believe that's a row of NINE separate cameras, all in a row above the board, eight tiddly ones flanking one big one in the middle. Why ??!

As for Partick station, where they appear to have a camera mainly pointing directly at another camera...


Seen any other examples of stupid camera placing, or simple camera overload? Post them here!

<Rant over>

[cell]

Couldn't agree more, but you'd better watch out and not get nicked by plod for photographing those cameras!

[Roxburgh]

There is a need to know what you are doing at all times.

[rotten milk]

looks like they'll have multiple angle shots of you photing them too!

[Dave]

Mate, take some time to download the image and reupload it to a site willing to let you link, apparently Firefox have a useful addin

viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2810&start=1200

For more details, any danger hotlinking will be made sticky?

[rotten milk]

ferry nuff, edited the post etc.

he's still a terrorist suspect tho

[BrigitDoon]

Private Eye 1233 3rd April

[Surfer Rosa]

The number of cameras is determined using Home Office guidelines for the deployment of CCTV. The operator (Central Station) will have a set of operational requirements for detection and identification of individuals. You tend to find that sites with a large number of cameras are particularly interested in identifying people. Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) cameras are labour intensive, whereas a high number of fixed cameras can cover an entire area, recording away in the background for post event analysis.

[tobester]

Some of the platform cameras at stations are for the doors of the trains, if they have a yellow band round them thats what they are for. The partick pic to me looks like the door cameras. Set up to cover each coach of a 3car and the rear unit on a 6car, all the stations train cameras are being replace with dalmuir currently being done.

[crazygray23]

PTZ cameras are all well and good but unfortunately will be focussed on one area probably 95% of the time of operation. the practice is to usually have PTZ in strategic places where the need to follow someone is needed , then you have static wide angle cameras covering any areas where you can still ID someone and not disrupt the actual purpose of the camera........if that makes sense.........having worked in CCTV its a pain in the arse when a PTZ camera is focused on something else and misses something that you really needed to see

[glasgowken]

If you leaned up against that pole in Central Station would their picture wobble ?

[Lone Groover]

If you leaned up against that pole in Central Station would their picture wobble ?

It would if me & Doorstop had a go together !

[Doorstop]

[BrigitDoon]

Oh yes! This I *must* see.

[Josef]

If you leaned up against that pole in Central Station would their picture wobble ?

It would if me & Doorstop had a go together !

Can you hang on till I check if I'm insured for earthquake damage, please? I'm only a couple of miles away.