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NEWSWIRE
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New online service aims to assess CCTV camera performance |
08.10.2008 
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LONDON--In light of increasing concerns over the quality of images captured by CCTV systems for use in activities such as criminal investigations, Dokter Jon, a UK-based CCTV advisor, has launched a service that aims to evaluate CCTV camera performance.
Dokter Jon said the service, which is known as Video Image Performance Evaluation Report or VIPER, is "believed to be the first ever online service that can actually provide CCTV operators with an impartial and independent overview of precisely how their CCTV cameras are performing, and what technical issues may need to be addressed in order for the equipment to be able to provide useful and usable evidential quality images."
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The service works by allowing a CCTV user to forward an image captured from an individual surveillance camera, normally supplied as a JPEG file, sent as an email attachment), and a resulting VIPER assessment will be produced to report on the camera's technical and operational capabilities in 38 key areas.
Confidentiality is built into the service, as there is no requirement for either knowing the identity of the client or the location of the camera. The evaluation is based purely on what is seen on the screen.
The first VIPER assessment is designed for fixed video surveillance cameras, while additional evaluations are being developed for other types of CCTV, such as remote control PTZ units.
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