Automated video surveillance: teaching an old dog new tricks
Alastair McLeod · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1993
The automated video surveillance market is booming with new players, new systems, new hardware and software, and an extended range of applications. This paper reviews available technology, and describes the features required for a good automated surveillance system. Both hardware and software are discussed. An overview of typical applications is also given. A shift towards PC-based hybrid systems, use of parallel processing, neural networks, and exploitation of modern telecomms are introduced, highlighting the evolution modern video surveillance systems.