Why is Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) important?
CCTV is critical to provide situational awareness of events, serve as a preventative presence to deter crime, manage traffic congestion and incidents, and for criminal investigation. CCTV is deployed in areas such as ports, airports, tunnels, highways, street corners, busy intersections, and surrounding critical infrastructure. When paired with advanced technologies such as night vision, pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) capability, suspicious package identification, and optical character recognition (used for vehicle identification) CCTV can better identify threats and secure critical areas. Governor O’Malley’s Strategic Plan for CCTV: 8A – Maryland should have a robust and interconnected CCTV system that secures private and public critical infrastructure. • Develop a robust CCTV system that monitors key public resources and critical facilities and interconnects various currently individual systems creating a blanket of video security. • Provide a technology bridge between private CCTV systems and
