We are re-writing policy/standards. We do not like the term CCTV (Closed-Circuit Television). We migrated to the term "Digital Video" a couple of years ago. Where is the industry going in identify/referring to Video Surveillance? What are your thoughts?
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What Should The Industry Call CCTV Now?
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Marty Calhoun
Sep 14, 2017Great question
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John Honovich
Sep 14, 2017In North America, video surveillance is the most common used term. The term 'CCTV' is still quite popular in the UK and Commonwealth countries.
We had a similar discussion 2 years ago: IP Vs Security Vs CCTV Vs Surveillance Camera - You Choose
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Undisclosed Distributor #5
Sep 18, 2017We always call it Video Surveillance, because CCTV Security isn't accurate at all, especially with all of the insecure "Security" devices being deployed.
We've also joked about the OCTV term too.
Brian Karas
Sep 14, 2017With some of the cyber security issues seen recently, OCTV could be the next term, where the "O" stands for "Open".
UE
Undisclosed End User #1
Sep 14, 2017I like the term digital video because it describes the method the video is stored - digital - 1s and 0s, and in can include DVRs, NVRs, & VMSs. This can include analog, HD, coax, IP and any new type of camera coming around the corner becasue we are not identifying how the image was captured, just how it was stored.
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Bob McCarvill
Sep 14, 2017"Video Surveillance" is what we use where "CCTV" use to be used.
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Undisclosed End User #2
Sep 14, 2017cyber cracked tensed vulnerabilities
Mark Jones
Sep 14, 2017A whore's market.
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Undisclosed #4
Sep 18, 2017A whore's market.
One of those rare posts which compels me to vote funny and unhelpful...
Mark Jones
Sep 18, 2017I know it is unhelpful, I just could not resist.
Video used to be a great, really great business. When I first entered the industry video was all we did (we used film cameras too). As IP and the internet have grown, margins have dwindled to practically nothing. You have to be very creative just to maintain your market share and margins. It is not the products fault, or the industry per se, business has changed and it will continue to evolve.
There are three large factors that have negatively affected this market and they have let the horse out of the barn forever. The internet and internet marketing, corporate mergers and acquisitions, unreasonable expectations of investors.
Just one person's opinion.
Perspective=Experience/Time
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Undisclosed Distributor #5
Sep 18, 2017A lot of people agree with you, even the Chinese will agree with that and they're causing it.
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TOMISLAV GOLUB
Sep 18, 2017I use Video Surveillance System ( VSS). Maybe it is not the best option since word surveillance scares people.
Christopher Moore
Sep 18, 2017The Government published video documents from the Science and Technology group is calling it Video Surveillance Systems (VSS)
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Undisclosed Integrator #3
Sep 18, 2017"The security technology Formerly Known as CCTV"
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Andrew Chisholm
Sep 18, 2017can we make that a symbol of some type, like Prince did in the 1990s?
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Undisclosed Distributor #5
Sep 18, 2017
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Undisclosed #6
Sep 18, 2017Device Integrated SecuritY ?
Rob Hammond
Sep 18, 2017To me the CCTV moniker in the world of IP video is like fingernails on a chalkboard (for you younger folks, that the big piece of slate attached to the wall in the front of the classroom, the teacher would write on the board using a stick of soft, white, porous, sedimentary, carbonate rock, or sometimes I would use this writing instrument to write 100 times that I will not talk unless called upon).
Anyway, we use the term video surveillance system, because there is nothing closed about IP.
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Undisclosed #6
Sep 18, 2017If we are just talking about cameras, I agree VSS is the term most used. (followed closely by "What can/did THE CAMERAS capture?)
Howard Kohnstamm
Sep 19, 2017In 2005 NICET named their two certifications for "CCTV" as VSST - Video Security Systems Technician and VSSD - Video Security Systems Designer (sales people).
Franky Lam
Sep 19, 2017For the terms of CCTV, it means like IT terms intranet. User suppose to apply this system of their own network. Of course, now a day the system design will apply into a large scale, and CCTV is not really a good description.
But my own opinion no matter the system is small scale less than 16 channels or big scale more 1000 channels. CCTV is still a good terms to describe the system for security purpose. Or maybe you can called it OPTV (OPEN CIRCUIT TELEVISION) Just Kidding.
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Undisclosed End User #7
Sep 20, 2017What would the group suggest that a combined Access Control System (ACS) and Video Surveillance System (VSS) system be called - think Genetec Security Center?
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John Honovich
Sep 20, 2017combined Access Control System (ACS) and Video Surveillance System (VSS) system be called - think Genetec Security Center?
PSIM. Kidding. Sort of...
They call it a 'unified security platform'.
The problem with any name is getting people broadly to adapt it. Because a name you pick for a category that 99% of people don't is not really a name at all.
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Mark Hankewycz
Sep 26, 2017Video assessment and surveillance system (VASS), modeled after definition of the system not architecture. ...access control system, intrusion detection system. I like VASS because it defines the system better. If doesn't state it records or retains data, but neither do the ACS, IDS, etc.
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