Archive for the ‘Public Utility Departments’ Category

The term “transportation surveillance technology” may have a sinister ring to it, but this sector is, according to one of its leading advocates, a UK “national treasure”. Governing authorities the world over have implemented CCTV and lately IP based Video Surveillance to great benefit. Research has shown that such systems bring about significant reduction in… Read more >>

An 87-year-old man from Florida can testify that home security systems actually work and catch criminals. He has his monitoring system and police to thank for his safety and rescue from three burglars. The elderly man had been a victim of burglars twice already, and he decided it was time to have some home security…. Read more >>

When worries about H1N1 flu spread across the U.S. in 2009, New York City’s public school system was of particular concern. Thousands of students were afflicted with suspected H1N1 cases, which caused alarm among health officials who thought the virus could spread and set off a citywide epidemic. So in October that year, the New… Read more >>

Public works officials in City of Laurel, Maryland, don’t like wasting money — especially not on dumping trash that could have been recycled. That’s why the city made recycling a requirement for city residents living in single-family homes and townhouses, and encourages it at apartment complexes. That’s also why its public works department recently installed… Read more >>

IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel network cameras, smart IP cameras, and network video recording systems, today announced that JET Oil has installed IQinVision HD megapixel technology at 24 of its unmanned gasoline stations. To date, the IP video surveillance systems have achieved considerable success in reducing equipment tampering and in increasing asset protection…. Read more >>

An emerging concept of policing appears to be helping communities reduce traffic accidents and serious crime. Consider Lafourche Parish, La., one of seven test sites nationwide implementing a paradigm known as Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS). In 2009, the number of severe traffic accidents in the parish dropped to just 10, down… Read more >>

As CIO of Riverside, Calif., Steve Reneker manages the Department of Information Technology. For the last four years, he’s overseen IT projects like the 2008 citywide Wi-Fi deployment, which provides Internet access to more than 3,600 low-income families. Reneker is also executive director of SmartRiverside, a nonprofit charged with creating technology initiatives that benefit the… Read more >>