How Y-cam Helps Public

Protecting the Public

Public Buildings, Libraries, Museums, Places of worship, Amenities & Facilities, Town Centres, Neighbourhoods

Government, communitys, the "big society" – protecting the public has never been more at the forefront of topical news, and Y-cams accessible technology and costs puts CCTV in to the peoples grasp. It’s a fact – people feel safer when there is a CCTV presence, and less crime is committed. Y-cam cameras are suited to public buildings, libraries, museums, amenities & facilities, town centres, neighbourhoods and more – always with the focus of protecting the public.

• Deter and prevent crime in public areas, reducing theft, vandalism and mugging, reducing the costs of repair and replacement works

• Improve Public feeling of safety and security, help them feel confident in and about the community
• Assisting emergency services during crisis, helping them determine where and what the emergency is, plan and act swiftly in response
• Protect public buildings and amenities, libraries, museums and local attractions, job centres, deterring and resolving crimes of thefts and vandalism
• Improve planning for community services, by monitoring and analysing traffic flows and footfall
• Ensure staff feel protected and safe, protect public-facing staff against aggressive behaviour
• Protect against false injury claims
• Protect waste disposal and local processing sites from thefts and vandalism
• Empower local communities and neighbourhoods to look after themselves, sharing street and driveway cameras
• Help provide swift resolutions to neighbourhood disputes or anti-social behaviour and assist enforcement officers
• Encourage and enable local residents to take charge of safety in their own areas
• Provide a quality value-for-money solution compared to other providers in the market

We recognise that during the current climate of cuts in grants and funding from central government it can be difficult to provide the services needed locally for residents to have greater control over their local areas. Issues such as crime and anti-social behaviour can often hold communities hostage with residents feeling helpless to do anything about it and the costs of increased policing or high-cost CCTV infrastructure impossible under the current financial constraints.

IP camera surveillance technology can be a very cost-effective solution by using existing IT network infrastructure and storage, and being familiar IT technology. A Y-cam IP camera solution is designed to be easy to install by your own IT technicians or by your outsourced IT services company. Y-cam is widely supported by different types of recording systems, allowing you to deploy a complete solution easily, quickly and cost-effectively, and one that is future-proof and interoperable with other IP camera models.

Y-cam cameras are designed to be easily installed, setup and operated by non-technical users, so they can be deployed quickly and easily to homes or neighbourhoods by authorities or neighbourhood schemes. This directly supports the ideas that form the foundation for the Coalition Government’s idea of a "Big Society":

• Give communities more powers
• Encourage people to take an active role in their communities
• Support co-ops, mutuals, charities and social enterprises

Many Y-cams are deployed temporarily to counter and resolve specific neighbourhood disturbances in a peaceful and timely manner, greatly assisting enforcement officers.

Compatible Internet Service based systems provide benefits of off-site storage of recording, and simple web-based interfaces to access cameras and recordings. Some advanced services such as Jabbakam, allow for cameras to be shared within a community, or remain private, enabling neighbourhood watch schemes to help each other with local community protection. The new Y-cam HIVE feature provides a very simple plug&play installation and connection to these Internet Services.

The ability for these cameras to be viewed by any number of partner organisations within an area supports the Total Place initiative which aims to control the total public sector spend and effort pumped into an area to ensure best value for money is attained whilst targeting the specific needs of a local community.

We provide the infrastructure needed to empower local community support teams, neighbourhood watch groups, resident associations and other community based groups, whose main concern is the safety and well-being of their local area, to take back their streets and collect the evidence and information needed to tackle such prevalent issues as anti-social behaviour or criminal damage.

Y-cam IP cameras include motion detection and email alert systems, night-vision options, internal and external models, and allow authorised users the ability to view cameras from remote locations using internet enabled devices such as an iPhone.

For single-camera or temporary requirements, the Y-cam SD range offers an internal ‘DVR’ or video recording device using MicroSD memory, for simple "all-in-one" deployment.

To utilise an existing PC as a central recording and viewing station for multiple cameras in local or remote locations, use Y-cam’s MultiLive software system, which is FREE.

For a complete solution without the need for a PC, flexible and scaleable from 1 to 120 cameras, use Y-cam cameras with a fully compatible NVR from QNAP or Synology.

Bradwell Marina Y-cam helps Bradwell Marina save on costs, improve their security & reassure their customers "Y-cam have revolutionised the way we use CCTV at the Marina, it not only gives us 24hr security but also gives our berth holders the ability to log in and check on their own boats"

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