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Guarding Our Urban Landscapes: Unleashing the Potential of City Surveillance Cameras

Unveiling the Future of City Surveillance with Verkada

Step into a world where technology and security seamlessly blend to safeguard our cities. Monarch proudly presents its Verkada range of cutting-edge city surveillance cameras, designed to protect and monitor urban environments with unparalleled precision.

From bustling streets to expansive public spaces, our Verkada cameras provide crystal-clear imagery, intelligent analytics, and seamless integration. With Monarch’s expertise and Verkada’s innovative products, cities can harness the power of advanced surveillance to deter crime, enhance safety, and foster a secure community.

Connect with our security experts at Monarch today and embark on a journey to revolutionize your city’s surveillance infrastructure.

What are Smart Cities?

Smart cities are a growing trend in urban development, aiming to leverage technology for enhanced efficiency, sustainability, and safety. City surveillance cameras play a crucial role in the concept of smart cities, providing real-time monitoring and data-driven insights for improved security and public safety.

Monarch, as a seller of Verkada products, offers advanced city surveillance cameras that integrate seamlessly into smart city infrastructures. These cameras not only capture high-resolution video footage but also utilize smart analytics to detect and respond to potential security threats.

With the deployment of city surveillance cameras, Monarch enables cities to create safer and more secure environments for their residents and visitors.

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Why Should Cities Use Surveillance Cameras?

Cities should consider implementing surveillance cameras to enhance public safety and security. By strategically placing surveillance cameras in key locations, cities can monitor activities, deter criminal behavior, and respond quickly to incidents.

Surveillance cameras provide valuable video evidence for investigations and prosecutions, ensuring the safety of communities. However, it is important to use this technology in a non-discriminatory and ethical manner, respecting individuals’ privacy rights.

Monarch, as a seller of Verkada products, offers advanced surveillance camera solutions that can help cities create a safer environment for residents and visitors while ensuring responsible and ethical deployment.

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City Surveillance Cameras: Enhancing Safety and Security

Crosswalk in a city’s downtown monitored by city surveillance cameras

City surveillance cameras play a crucial role in maintaining safety and security within urban environments. Here are some of the key benefits they offer:

  • Deterrence: Visible cameras discourage criminal activities and anti-social behavior, creating a safer environment for residents and visitors.
  • Crime Prevention: Surveillance cameras help prevent crimes by capturing evidence that can be used for investigations and prosecution.
  • Real-time Monitoring: Live video feeds enable authorities to monitor city areas in real-time, allowing for quick response to incidents and emergencies.
  • Traffic Management: Cameras aid in monitoring traffic flow, identifying congestion points, and facilitating efficient management of road networks.
  • Public Safety: Surveillance systems provide enhanced safety in public spaces, parks, and transportation hubs, ensuring a sense of security for all.
  • Crowd Management: During events or gatherings, cameras help monitor crowds, ensuring safety protocols are followed and identifying potential risks.
  • Evidence Gathering: Recorded footage serves as valuable evidence for investigations, helping law enforcement solve crimes more effectively.
  • Emergency Preparedness: Surveillance systems assist emergency services in assessing situations, coordinating responses, and directing resources.

Discover how Monarch, a leading provider of Verkada products, can help you leverage the benefits of advanced city surveillance cameras to enhance safety and security.

Why Choose Verkada?

Verkada family for city surveillance camera systems

Verkada’s city surveillance camera systems stand out from traditional security systems because they are designed to be user-friendly, scalable, and flexible all while providing enterprise-grade security.

User-Friendly
  • Solid-state Storage (SSD): No NVR, DVR, or server needed!
  • Simple Plug-and-Play Install: Only a Ethernet cable is required for cables to be brought online and fully operational within minutes
  • Regular, Automatic Software Updates: Reduces extra overhead operations
  • Time lapse: No need to waste time on scrubbing through footage!
  • Floor Plan: Gain a comprehensive understanding of what is occurring throughout your facility
  • Remote Access 24/7: From anywhere with an Internet connection, at any time, with any device
Limitlessly Smart
  • AI-Based Video Analytics: Face detection, license plate detection, and more!
  • Smart Filters
  • Live Alerts: Receive alerts in meaningful incidents.
  • Shareable Live Feeds: Share via SMS to first responders and others.
  • 10-Year Warranty
Scalable
  • Unlimited Storage on Camera and Cloud: Unlimited archiving with Verkada’s cameras
  • Unlimited Users Allowed: Easily authorize admins access to any number of users
  • Infinitely Scalable

Verkada City Surveillance Cameras

Verkada city surveillance cameras

Monarch is proud to offer Verkada’s advanced security cameras, designed to meet the demanding needs of city surveillance. These state-of-the-art cameras combine cutting-edge technology with user-friendly features, ensuring reliable and effective monitoring.

With high-resolution imaging, Verkada cameras capture clear and detailed video footage, enabling easy identification of individuals and incidents. Their intelligent analytics capabilities, such as motion detection and facial recognition, enhance situational awareness and enable proactive security measures.

Trust Verkada’s security cameras for comprehensive and robust surveillance solutions in urban settings.

The Dome Series

The Dome Series from Verkada provides enterprise-grade security in a variety of models suitable for city surveillance systems. These IP security cameras with analytics have a long-lasting, vandal-resistant design and sensor resolutions of up to 4K.

Design
  • Durable, vandal-proof housing with outdoor models having a weather-resistant design
    • Indoor models: IK08 impact rating
    • Outdoor models: IK10 impact and IP67 weather ratings
Functionality and Storage
  • High resolution cameras — 5MP or 4k
    • 4k available only on CD62 & CD62-E
  • Max of 365 days of footage storage in standard quality
  • 128GB – 2TB of onboard storage
  • Equipped with audio
  • Low–bandwidth impact
Features
  • Edge processing for motion, People, and Vehicle Analytics
  • Occupancy Trends available only on Dome Series cameras
  • Zoom capabilities – both optical and digitally
    • CD42, CD42-E: Fixed, with 3x Zoom Digitally
    • Other models: Zoom, with 3x Optical and Digital Zoom
  • IR Range
    • 15m (CD42, CD42-E)
    • 30m (CD52, CD52-E, CD62, CD62-E)

The Bullet Series

The Bullet Series from Verkada is built to withstand extreme conditions, and its conspicuous appearance is meant to deter would-be assailants. Essentially, it is the ideal enterprise cloud-based security solution for city surveillance camera systems.

Design
  • Durable and weather-proof
  • Lens – Choose between wide-angle or telephoto
Functionality and Storage
  • High resolution cameras – up to 4k
    • 4k available only with CB62-E and CB62-TE
  • Max of 365 days of footage retention in standard quality
  • 265GB–2TB of onboard storage
  • Low–bandwidth impact
Features
  • License Plate Recognition available only for telephoto cameras
  • Edge-based processing for motion, people and vehicle analytics
  • NDAA compliant
  • Zoom capabilities
    • CB52-E, CB62-E: Zoom, with up to 3x Optical and Digital zoom
    • CB52-TE, CB62-TE: Telephoto Zoom, with 8-20mm focal length
  • IR Range
    • CB52-E, CB62-E: 30M
  • CB52-TE, CB62-TE: 50M

The Mini Series

Verkada’s mini series offers a compact and discreet solution for city surveillance systems. These cameras are designed to be small and unobtrusive, making them well-suited for installation in tight spaces.

Design
  • Small and discreet camera with 5MP resolution
Functionality and Storage
  • Max of 365 days of footage retention in standard quality
  • 128GB – 2TB of onboard storage
  • Low band-width impact
Features
  • Edge–based processing for motion and tamper detection along with People Analytics
  • Fixed, with up to 3x Digital Zoom
  • Audio available only on CM41 and CM41-E
  • IR Range: 15m for CM41 and CM41-E
    • N/A for CM41-S

The Fisheye Series

Verkada’s fisheye cloud-based security camera offers dynamic viewing experiences with sophisticated onboard processing and a wide–angle 12MP image sensor.

In fact, there are five different viewing options available to users: panoramic, digital pan-tilt-zoom, 2-way split, 3-way split, and 4-way split. This makes it an ideal city surveillance camera system.

Design
  • Durable and weatherproof
    • IP67 weather rating and IK10 impact rating
  • 12MP image sensor for wide–angle coverage
Functionality and Storage
  • Max of 90 days of footage retention in standard quality
  • 512GB–2TB of onboard storage
  • Low–bandwidth impact
  • 180 degree field of view
Features
  • Five viewing modes
  • Nighttime visibility with IR illuminators (20m/66ft)
  • NDAA
  • Equipped with audio

Best Practices for City Surveillance Cameras

When deploying city surveillance cameras, it is important to follow best practices to ensure optimal performance and effectiveness.

  • Strategic Placement: Position cameras in areas with high foot traffic, critical infrastructure, and potential security vulnerabilities.
  • Comprehensive Coverage: Ensure sufficient camera coverage to capture key points of interest and minimize blind spots.
  • Data Protection: Implement robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard camera feeds and sensitive data.
  • Scalability: Opt for a scalable camera system that can adapt to the changing needs of a growing city.

By adhering to these best practices, cities can maximize the benefits of city surveillance cameras in enhancing public safety and security.

Remote Security Monitoring

Command interface displaying footage captured by city surveillance cameras

Remote security monitoring is a process that allows security professionals to keep an eye on your city surveillance camera system from afar 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Step 1: Choose the Cameras for Site Surveillance

You begin by determining which cameras will be watched and at what times. Verkada’s high-tech AI analytics then notify on-call security personnel whenever a human is detected at the scene.

Step 2: Security Officer Checks for Danger

Second, when an alarm goes off, the people who are watching the live video feed will look at the footage to see if anything is in immediate danger.

Step 3: Security Officer Responds to Incidents

Ultimately, if there is a real danger, the monitoring agent will immediately contact the customer’s call list. In the event of an emergency, customers can also request that agents contact the appropriate authorities.

VX52 Viewing Station

The Verkada VX52 Viewing Station is a dedicated video wall solution that streams up to 300 camera feeds with ultra-low latency, crisp video playback, customizable layouts, and Smart Tiles.

  • Plug-and-play device with zero local configuration required
  • Customizable Smart Tiles to prioritize events like high-motion activity, door access control, and environmental sensor data
  • Administrator-managed device with no need for additional accounts
  • Backed by a 10-year warranty
Warranty

All Verkada hardware has a 10 year warranty from the date of shipment. For more information, click here.

People Analytics

Command interface displaying people of interest captured by city surveillance cameras

People Analytics combines cloud-based computer vision with intelligent edge-based video processing to give users high-quality images of every person recognized in the scene. This enables Facial Recognition capabilities – an ideal feature for city surveillance camera systems.

  • Face Search*
    • You can quickly find people who look like a face you already have in your enterprise. You can also upload an image of a face of a person of interest.
  • Occupancy Trends
    • Estimate the number of people who cross a customizable digital line on a video feed.
    • Keep track of how a space is being used in order to improve business operations.
  • Person History 
    • Search through high-resolution snapshots of people detected in the frame.
    • Save screenshots or easily access associated high-resolution video.
  • Examine Anywhere
    • People Analytics is accessible from any device and from virtually any location in the world.
  • Filters for Attributes
    • Filter by a variety of criteria, such as clothing color, gender appearance, and facial matches.
  • Cross Camera Tracking
    • Quickly identify people of interest or potential suspects across all cameras at all sites.
    • Record and export multiple angles of a person to provide evidence quickly.

*It is important to use the face recognition technology ethically, respecting individuals’ rights to privacy and avoiding bias.

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Frequently Asked Questions – City Surveillance Cameras

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What are city surveillance cameras?

City surveillance cameras are advanced security systems designed to monitor public areas and enhance the safety and security of cities.

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How do city surveillance cameras work?

City surveillance cameras use high-resolution imaging technology to capture real-time video footage of public spaces.

These cameras can be deployed at strategic locations to monitor activities and detect potential security threats.

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How can Monarch help with city surveillance camera deployment?

Monarch, as a seller of Verkada products, offers a wide range of advanced city surveillance cameras and expertise in system design and installation.

Our security experts can provide tailored solutions to meet the specific needs of your city and ensure optimal performance.

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Are city surveillance cameras intrusive to privacy?

Properly deployed city surveillance cameras respect privacy rights by focusing on public spaces and avoiding the surveillance of private areas.

Elevating City Security: Uncover the Strength of Cutting-edge Surveillance Cameras

As the urban landscape continues to evolve, the need for robust city surveillance cameras becomes increasingly vital. Monarch, in partnership with Verkada, brings you cutting-edge technology that empowers cities with advanced security solutions.

Our state-of-the-art cameras offer high-resolution imaging, intelligent analytics, and remote access, ensuring comprehensive monitoring and proactive security measures. With Monarch’s expertise and Verkada’s innovative products, we deliver reliable and effective surveillance systems tailored for city environments.

Connect with our security experts today to explore how our city surveillance cameras can help safeguard your community and create a safer future.