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.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.
