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Video Surveillance: IP Video and Underwater Surveillance
Rapid development of digital camera, wireless, and network technologies has made new kinds of surveillance a reality. IP (Internet Protocol) cameras are expanding the boundaries of traditional CCTV systems, allowing businesses and organizations to monitor and secure areas that were previously off-limits to analog cameras, wires and recorders. Analog technology for going underground, underwater, in the home and in the air has been around for years, but the introduction of IP video cameras has made it more accessible than ever. This breakthrough not only provides more rigorous security, but also gives people chances to explore the impossible and unreachable with IP cameras that yield high quality color footage.
One of the most versatile uses of IP video and wireless technology is underwater surveillance and security. Advances in waterproofing have made it possible for IP cameras to take high quality IP video of many new subjects. These may include:
- Port Security – Ever-increasing terrorism threats along with the advent of globalization have made port security a necessity. IP video from underwater cameras can aid security personnel in keeping all areas of the port secure.
- Inspections – Pipelines, boat hulls, rudders, safety nets and fiber optic cables are just some of the things that lace the underwater landscape. Previously, maintenance and inspection of these items could be difficult, requiring divers and ships just for exploratory missions. IP video from underwater cameras helps inspectors and officials check for any flaws or breaks easily, without having to dispatch teams of divers.
- Exploration – Even with rapid advances in technology, humans are still unable to withstand the enormous pressure exerted at great depths. Humans may travel to the deepest areas of the oceans in submersibles, in search of shipwrecks, artifacts, exotic flora and fauna, or other biological phenomena, but are limited by the bulky size of the submersibles and their tiny windows. Digital video cameras built into small, flexible rovers do the exploration work that humans can’t yet stand, tethered to vessel and controlled by humans inside. These IP video streams allow us to see further into the mysterious deep than ever before, and are becoming more widely used as technology advances.
- Monitoring – The Earth’s oceans yield a massive amount of natural gas and fossil fuels, and companies have taken advantage of these massive underground stores by placing large ocean-worthy rigs over the deposits and drilling. IP video is a valuable resource in this exploration and harvest of underground resources – allowing engineers and scientists to observe deep-sea drilling processes that are too dangerous for divers and sea craft. This helps improve the accuracy and efficiency of these often extremely dangerous drilling operations. IP video could also be useful in commercial fishing operations, especially during lobster and crab seasons. Traditionally, fishermen must lay baited traps underwater, connected to a buoy that leads to the surface. Buoys must be occasionally checked manually, to see if any lobster or crabs have been caught. However, these operations, which often take place in violent and extremely cold seas, are deadly. IP video cameras hooked up to these traps would allow fishermen to check the progress of their traps without the risk of it being empty, which could help improve the safety of everyone on board.
- Observation – A popular adage about the oceans is that scientists know more about outer space than they do the waters which cover more than half of the Earth. While this is true, biologists are more and more beginning to use IP video to conduct underwater observations, in order to come to a greater understanding of the infinite amount of sea life that lives below the surface. These cameras have shown to be greatly effective – Japanese scientists captured the first glimpse of a live giant squid using a digital camera. In less exotic locales, biologists use IP video to remotely observe familiar sea animals to get a grasp of their behavior when humans are not around. These remote observations give a deeper understanding of animal social structures, hunting habits and feeding habits as they capture the animals in their natural environments.
Before IP video, underwater surveillance was limited to James Bond movies: a fancy idea that never seemed real. However, today, technology has made the benefits and efficiency of IP video a reality.
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