Community Regeneration

Police Authority Community Regeneration Projects

London Police Surveillance

Viseum supported the Metropolitan Police Force to train their staff. The training used one of their redeployable Intelligent Moving Camera installations in the field. This camera captured close-up evidence of a gang throwing stones and smashing residents’ windows. No other camera would have captured it. The evidence was played to all the local police. They looked at each other with delight and said, “this camera is perfect”. As they watched the captured video, they recognised and were able to name all the individuals involved.

The Police Sergeant who manages this particular area said, “with various crime reduction initiatives they have managed to make a real difference to problem communities all over the Borough, but with this particular community nothing made a difference until this camera was installed”. He also commented “no other camera would have captured this evidence”. He added, “The Viseum camera has made a much bigger impact on the public than any other camera”. He also said, “Having this camera looking like it’s being manned is priceless”.

London Borough’s Community Regeneration

Main Shopping Street Regeneration

One of our first Inner City London Council customers of the Viseum IMC Panoramic Security Camera.

A recent comment by a London Council:

“As part of our commitment to making London safer, we have recently installed a new camera known as an Intelligent Moving Camera or simply Viseum IMC. These cameras move automatically to capture crime and antisocial behaviour without the need for operators being present. This camera is seen to be constantly monitoring the area and gives the impression that it is being controlled by an operator. This provides both reassurance to residents and small business owners and a deterrent to would-be offenders. Our staff also use this camera proactively to provide even greater protection for the surrounding community. For example, our surveillance managers instruct this camera to look out for potentially aggressive street drinking in certain areas, so that when our staff are busy dealing with other security issues, they can either watch this camera and quickly pass information that it captures over to the police, or allow it to move completely autonomously to collect the evidence.”

Luton Borough Council Community Regeneration

Housing Regeneration

A well-publicised test for the Viseum IMC Panoramic Security Camera technology. A like-for-like comparison between a Viseum IMC Camera and the council’s manned infrastructure. Over one year, even in its prototype stage, the Viseum IMC caught crucial evidence of all reported incidents. It also caught several unreported ones. The manned infrastructure caught nothing until the Viseum IMC was integrated into the surveillance control room.

Luton Borough Council showed their confidence in Viseum in several ways. They sent an official letter. They ran their own publicity, which led to Viseum coverage on national TV and in the tabloid press. They also offered to discuss Viseum with others who want to learn of its benefits.