The consultants SGW will launch the new CCTV Image Quality Assessment System, when they exhibit on stand A20 at International Security Expo on Wednesday and Thursday, November 28 and 29 at London Olympia.
As the consultancy says, the global video surveillance market is expected to increase due to safety concerns, rising urban population, upsurge in infrastructural investment, and growing use of Artificial Intelligence among other reasons. Yet the market has to ensure systems are fit for purpose, meet operational requirements and are of appropriate image quality to satisfy the requirements of law enforcement and criminal justice.
The new CCTV Image Quality Assessment System is aligned with the requirements of IEC 62676-4:2014, the international standard for video surveillance systems for use in security applications. The aim; to achieve a consistent, objective and repetitive evaluation process relating to Video Surveillance System images. The system comprises of several assessment tool-kits:
•”VIC” – Video Image Calculator
•”SAM” – Screen Assessment Matrix
•”Harry” – The 3(R)D Man…. (‘add-on pack’)
Simon Whitehouse, Managing Director of SGW said: “As CCTV and digital video surveillance technology has evolved over the last decade, it has become more challenging to objectively measure and record if the performance characteristics of an installation have been met by the installing company, using the legacy CCTV test tools that have been historically available in the market, since the 1990s. At SGW, we are committed to raising the bar in the way we ensure a system is delivered as fit for purpose, according to the needs of the system user and appropriate regulatory authorities. When I was first approached by Sam Samuels (‘VIC, SAM and Harry’s creator’) for SGW to take his inventions to market, I was quick to acknowledge that his system would add further value and assessment accuracy for SGW’s consulting projects. I am delighted to announce that SGW have entered into an exclusive UK and European manufacturing and distribution agreement, which aims to ensure VIC, SAM and Harry become the assessment tools of choice, for all CCTV and Video Surveillance System engineering professionals. We are committed to working with regulatory authorities and our peers, to ensure the Image Quality Assessment System evolves over time, with additional tools being made available in the future, which are aligned to a process of continued improvement.
And Sam Samuels said: “Working within the requirements of IEC 62676-4, I was unable to find the tools necessary for the set-up, commissioning and auditing of CCTV fields of views which provided quantified, consistent and repeatable results. This convinced me of a need to develop a solution able to identify effective pixel densities not simply at time of image capture, but following storage and recovery of compressed files. Further, the lack of competent best practice in the setting up of fields of view had left commissioning engineers unable translate an Operational Requirement into a usable image. Having developed the hardware and software tools and guidance for my own use, I identified Simon Whitehouse as the best person to bring the product to market given his professional and commercial skills and shared passion for security excellence.”
