With many businesses having moved to remotely monitored video surveillance cameras, we explore why this is and their related benefits.
Mobile Video Surveillance Cameras are commonly used across various industries including construction jobsites, parking lots, Law Enforcement, critical infrastructure, and events.
Acting as both a visual deterrent and live monitoring security system, they assist in the investigation of criminal activities and can provide evidential footage to support.
However, as technology has developed, so have the security services that businesses can utilize to tackle these challenges, one being the addition of remote monitoring services.
Having surveillance cameras backed by remote monitoring services allows your cameras to become a virtual security guard - assessing footage, identifying threats, and responding to them promptly, all year-round.
Being the USA's leading provider of Mobile Video Surveillance Cameras, we explore what remote monitoring truly means and its related security benefits
What is Remote Video Monitoring?
Would you rather have a security system that prevents crime before it happens or one that works retrospectively to resolve it?
The answer should be simple, however, many businesses are missing out on the crime prevention they deserve, all because their systems are not backed by remote monitoring services.
Before we detail the specific benefits, let's explain what remote monitoring means - and how it works.
Remote security monitoring represents a proactive approach that utilizes technology, normally a monitoring center to manage your security systems from an off-site location.
Every security company will have their own process in which they follow, however, the main aim is to prevent crime in a proactive and reactive manner, instead of chasing it up after the crime has taken place.
A WCCTV, our Mobile Video Surveillance Cameras deliver live and recorded video via cellular connectivity. This ensures video can be accessed anytime, anywhere, and on any connected device.
For professional remote monitoring purposes, the video stream is sent directly to an Interactive Surveillance Operations Center (ISOC), where a security professional will receive an alarm or alert from your site, immediately review the footage to verify the alarm, and then take appropriate action.
Actions can vary from sirens and live voice-down audio challenges to calling Law Enforcement to the scene.
Typically, these alarms are generated via Video Analytics - intelligent rule-based surveillance algorithms built into our security cameras that detect movement on your sites.
The Key Benefits of Remote Monitoring
For any business, security needs to remain a top priority and staying with the same type of system for a long period of time could be hindering your protection if the technology doesn’t match your requirements anymore.
This means utilizing the latest technology like remote monitoring to back up the services provided by a security company.
Below we delve into the key benefits of remote monitoring for your business:
Crime Prevention
Remote monitoring provides you with proactive crime prevention, helping to detect potential threats on your sites, businesses, or property in real-time, allowing them to be addressed in that moment.
By utilizing a monitoring center to watch over your live stream, intruders or threats can be located much earlier, enhancing the type of prevention that can be put in from the get-go, before they’ve even gained access to your site.
Helping to prevent crime at all stages, remote monitoring can both capture threats at your site’s perimeter and deploy prevention techniques whilst also supporting the intervention of active crime to minimize any escalation or safety risks associated with intruders.
Remote Response
There are many occasions where you or other authorized individuals may not be present on-site to react if an incident occurs, however, with remote monitoring, action can still be taken, even if all individuals are off-site.
When your cameras detect criminal activity, remote monitoring services will respond to this, whether it be sounding any audio deterrence or raising an alert to Law Enforcement or security patrols who can respond to the site and catch the offenders in the act.
We provide the additional feature of live voice-down audio challenge which allows for a personalized message to be broadcast to any intruders.
Cost-Effective
Having surveillance cameras that are backed by remote monitoring services can actually save you money as a business, in comparison to alternatives such as manned guards.
By working with ourselves, you could save up to 88% on your security costs compared to security guards, and receive remote monitoring as part of this cost also.
This means you are provided with the most proactive form of crime prevention whilst remaining cost-friendly to your business.
High-Quality Security
You may be wondering that with that much savings available, how can you guarantee that it is still high quality?
However, cheaper doesn't mean less effective. A monitored security camera is always awake, always on guard, and can spot criminals even in total darkness, which many security alternatives cannot offer.
Quality is based on the service provided itself, not cost, especially when there is the added benefit of remote monitoring alongside your security.
Evidence Gathering to Support Investigation
A professional security camera operator can track every move a criminal makes, gathering critical evidence that will assist with Law Enforcement investigations.
Although the goal is to prevent crime from impacting your site and business, you still need to be able to capture any incidents or near-incidents that take place.
With remote monitoring service, they not only respond to any threats, but ensure that footage is recorded at all times, so that you have clear imagery of what has taken place in case of any investigations that may need to follow.
Reporting and Analysis
An ISOC will be able to provide you with a customized report of any incidents that take place at your locations and give details on what action was taken.
The full reporting given from remote monitoring services allows you to review the actions that have been applied by the security company and establish how to improve in future if needed or discuss the incident further.
This also provides you with peace of mind that you will be informed of any incidents and still be in control of your site’s security.
Visual and Audio Deterrent
If an intrusion is detected at your site, a remote operator can usually activate several audio and visual deterrent features to prevent crime.
We fit our Solar Surveillance Trailers with inbuilt blue lights, siren, and live voice-down systems, all which can be deployed by the monitoring center if deemed necessary. These are proven to help deter and reduce criminal activity.
Additionally, our Trailers stand up to 20 feet tall, creating a strong security presence on your site, that alone can be off-putting to criminals.
Fewer False Alarms
Many surveillance cameras will use motion detection that will trigger an alert to be sent to the owner, manager or relevant keyholder, however, this can leave you responding to various false alarms.
Having remotely monitored security cameras means they can detect things on site that may trigger false alarms, and filter these out completely for you to avoid any confusion in future.
This minimizes disruption for you and ensures that the real threats can be focused on.
Market-Leading Expertise
Our partner ISOC is managed by a team of ex-military, Police, and Law Enforcement professionals who provide 24/7/365 vigilance when it comes to protecting your sites.
These trained professionals have years of expertise on spotting and dealing with crime, and understand the most effective methods in responding to this.
Not all security suppliers can provide this, therefore, the expertise we can provide you with aims to enhance the protection your site is provided with in comparison to others.
Quick and Easy-to-Install
Installation time will vary from one supplier to the next, however, we pride ourselves in being easy-to-work with, from start to finish.
Our Surveillance Trailers can be installed by one engineer in under 30-mins, meaning that your security and remote monitoring services can be started near-enough immediately.
This ensures your site isn’t left vulnerable to any risks due to long installation times.
Overnight and Weekend Surveillance Support
Rather than worry about late-night call outs, reviewing your sites over the weekends and holidays - why not leave it to the experts and have complete peace of mind that your sites and properties are in the best hands?
Remote monitoring services are specifically beneficial for security as they ensure that during times where you may not be present or any other employees, your site will remain protected by a team of trained professionals.
This reduces the disruption caused towards you and provides that extra reassurance when you’re off-site.
Who Should Use Remotely Monitored Video Surveillance Cameras?
Remotely monitored video surveillance cameras benefit various industries due to its universal coverage and support in which it can provide you with.
However, there are some key industries that would particularly benefit, including:
- Construction Jobsites
- Critical Infrastructure
- Public Spaces
- Parking Lots
- Schools and Campuses
Due to the high-level risks presented within these industries, specifically construction where theft and vandalism is more common, remote monitoring can be utilized to target threats more accurately and provide a higher success rate on preventing any incidents.
Start Your Journey Towards Security Success With Remotely Monitored Surveillance
At WCCTV, all of our products are backed by remote monitoring services that ensure we remain proactive and reactive in protecting your site from any dangers presented to it.
Our best-in-class, fully-managed service provides complete peace of mind and offers high-quality security without the excessive costs.
To find out more about our product range and what we can do to support your property or site, get in touch today!
FAQs on Remotely Monitored Video Surveillance Cameras
How Does Remote Video Surveillance Work?
Remote video surveillance works by transmitting live video feeds to a monitoring center through an internet or cellular connection.
This will then be reviewed by trained professionals at that monitoring station who will keep watch of the feed, triggering alarms when threats appear and responding to any suspicious activity with a prompt, appropriate measure.
These measures will vary from one supplier to another, however, will often involve audio deterrent features.
Is Remotely Video Surveillance Monitoring Right For Me?
Although most businesses will benefit from remote video surveillance monitoring, we understand that security is not a one size fits all approach.
Consider factors like your security needs, risk level, property or site type, location, and false alarm risk as all of this will play into the true need for this type of service.
Generally, if your site or property is at high-risk to crime, in a remote or more rural location, and/or more prone to false alarms causing operational disruption, it’s likely you’ll benefit from remote video surveillance monitoring.
What is The Difference Between Remote Video Monitoring and a System Without This?
Compared to more traditional surveillance systems, ones backed by remote video monitoring tend to have a huge advantage over them as they offer around-the-clock protection of your site and increased reliability for your business.
Unbacked systems won’t have the monitoring center watching over your live feed and therefore, there is no guarantee you’ll be able to proactively respond to threats and instead, be left with working retrospectively to resolve any crime.
