In west Yorkshire, a video wall is part of a £680,000 upgrade of Calderdale Council’s public space CCTV. In 2014 the cameras helped towards over 220 arrests. CCTV also plays roles in protecting sites, parking enforcement, helping to find missing people, monitoring rivers, managing big events and preventing suicides. Eight eyevis 47-inch EYE-LCD-4700-USN-LD-FX displays at Calderdale’s CCTV monitoring centre let operators view images from 64 cameras in town centres across the borough, 24-7.
The CCTV covers town centres in Halifax, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Elland, Brighouse and Sowerby Bridge, provided by BT Redcare Surveillance through the council’s contract with Virgin Media Business, the single supplier for networks and associated services under the Yorkshire and Humber Public Services Network Framework.
The council’s cabinet approved upgrading of the outdated system installed in the mid-1990s. The new equipment costs less to run and uses less energy.
The eyevis EYE-LCD-4700-USN-LD-FX displays feature full-HD resolution with 1920×1080 pixels, Direct-LED backlight technology and a narrow bezel. The displays were installed with a Netpix 4900 video wall controller, which provides individual outputs into a large video wall display, which can be used to present network data as well as video and graphics sources.
eyevis UK managing director Steve Murphy, pictured, said: “CCTV is a key tool used to detect and prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in Calderdale and in 2014 helped to make over 220 arrests in the area. It also plays many other important roles, such as protecting iconic sites, aiding parking enforcement, helping to find missing people, monitoring river levels, managing big events and preventing suicides.
“The eyevis displays help provide higher quality pictures, improved night vision, better recording and the ability to zoom into fine detail.”
Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities, Cllr Steve Sweeney, said: “I’m extremely pleased with the upgraded equipment. This is an important investment as CCTV plays a vital role in keeping people safe. Community safety is a joint effort between the Council and other organisations. We can now achieve this more effectively, reduce the ongoing cost to local taxpayers and be more environmentally friendly.”
West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, said: “I welcome the improvements to the district’s CCTV system. Making positive steps such as this, working with partners, will help people in Calderdale feel safer and be safer and forms part of a wider CCTV strategy for the whole of West Yorkshire.”
About eyevis UK
The firm provides video display and audio-visual products. Its equipment is installed across the UK in CCTV control rooms for local authorities, banks, road traffic monitoring, emergency services, blue chip retailers, security services, prisons and other Government buildings. Demonstration venues in Euston, London, and Stockport, Manchester, are operated on an appointment basis. Visit www.eyevis.co.uk.
