Re: Video Tours ?

["Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

It really depends on what your level of the term "watch" means.
I'll give you some insight on two car dealerships I'm working with right
now, who have completely different views on the term "watch".
The first dealership "owner" I talked to, told me everything (concerns) I
wanted to hear, that he didn't want to have; False alarms. Knowing the
response from the county police was a great concern to him. He currently has
the old "sleeping" guard at the 15 acre facility who's costing him an arm
and a leg, and about the only advantage of it is, he responds to the false
alarms, instead of the county police. He's had lots of theft, and damage,
even with the guard on site. They presently have no cameras. Keep that in
mind.
The second dealership "dipshit" that I talked to already has an
"interactive" (Remote Video/Talk back PA) system. The system was put in, in
2000. I have some great photos of what not to do on a dealership install (if
you're interested). That system is completely dead, and never, ever, worked
as described. Keep that in mind.
My answer to this situation is simple. You have to design a cost effective
system that is going to work, not just record video, not just seeing a
person walking across a lot, and calling the police. And, you absolutely
have to make money, and not add to the Central Station burden of False
alarms. How do you do that? I can only tell you what roads I have, and am
going down, as an example. First off, you have to "interactive" with the
location. Being able to deter crime, is just as important as detecting it,
or worse, just recording it. This does involve several key components.
Outdoor Passive detection, unitized cameras, and two way audio. Short
yourself on either, and you're just going to create a nightmare for
yourself. There are also legal steps you need to have in place for such a
system. Believe it or not, in some States even criminals have rights in
trespassing (Go figure).
I can really go into depth, but I'll keep as simple as possible. We use
network cameras with two way audio, a omni-directional mic, amplifier, and
speakers for the interaction. We also use outdoor passive infrared detectors
for motion detection. We use the Internet for all communications, because
it's the fastest. I won't get into the process here of how we handle the
intervention process, but I will tell you we charge between $175.00, and
$375.00 per month for the monitoring fee, based on the size of the system,
and the size of the lot.
If you want some more info, I'd be glad to pass some along, where I can.

Jack
instalinkinc at adelphia dot net

"James" <trishnjames@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> One of my customers has asked me to watch his security cameras from my
> central station.  The set up for this is not a problem but I am wondering
> how to bill for this type of service?  The cameras will be watching a car
> lot.  I am not sure if we should check each camera once an hour, once a
> night, or constantly all night.  What is anyone here doing with this type
of
> service?
>
> James
>
>