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A four-minute walk across the publicly accessible CityPoint courtyard through to The Barbican estate.

NO OF CCTV CAMERAS ENCOUNTERED: 7

CCTV OPERATORS: CBRE Ltd (Asset Management)

LAND OWNERSHHIP: The CityPoint building and land is owned by Beacon Capital Partners, an American private real estate investment firm. The building is leased and managed by CBRE Ltd, another American private real estate investment and management company.

FOOTAGE STORAGE: 31 DAYS

CAMERAS WATCHED LIVE: Yes. Images are watched live, at regular intervals, from the CityPoint Security Control Room.

 

CITYPOINT CAMERAS

Two types of camera are encountered on route.

The first type are HD Bullet Cameras

These cameras are manufactured by an American company called Avigilon

These cameras automatically adjust to different light levels, maintaining image detail.

http://avigilon.com/products/video-surveillance/cameras/hd-bullet-cameras/

The second type of cameras are AV5100M Cameras

These cameras are manufactured by an American company called Arecont Vision

5 Megapixel MJPEG Color Camera, 2592×1944

These cameras can pan, zoom, offer panoramic wide views and operate in low light.

These cameras are a much better resolution than most CCTV cameras.

https://www.arecontvision.com/marketing/contents/downloads_0c0a40d135d71393e658df3c116850bb.pdf

https://www.arecontvision.com/product/MegaVideo+Series/AV5100M#Downloads

 

CCTV OPERATING SYSTEM: Wavestore recording system

The cameras are able to simultaneously record and display images from combinations of analogue, network (IP and megapixel), HD, HDcctv, 360 degree and infra-red cameras. Wavestore’s DVRs, NVRs and HVRs use the Linux operating system.

http://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/news-archive/citypoint-cctv/

 

SIGNAGE

ENCOUNTERED CCTV NUMBERS: Cameras are not individually numbered. On my numbering, cameras 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 were Avignon cameras and cameras 2 and 3 were Arecont Vision cameras.

 

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH LINKS

Cameras are watched live

http://mayflex.biz/_assets/downloads/AN02%20London%20office%20complex%20.pdf

Owners

http://www.beaconcapital.com

http://www.cbre.co.uk/uk-en/news_events/news_detail?p_id=382

 

OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST

In additional to cameras being watched live, there are also regular manual security patrols.

http://www.twinfm.com/article.php?artid=3198&title=Opinion&article=citypoint-security-heights—a-case-study

https://www.hidglobal.com/press-releases/hid-global-streamlines-security-and-management-systems-citypoint-office-building-in


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