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Data Centers & Flock cameras

Could they be somehow related? Why the sudden boom in both all over the state? It may seem like a weird question, but I can’t help to think about how both became a huge issue almost all at once.

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u/Secret-Day-7062 — 1 day ago
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Winston-Salem DOES Have Flock Cameras

This is the address to the camera shown in the video:

701 Hopewell Church Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27127

How can a city council AND city police department not know there are Flock cameras in their city?

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u/FoxLynx64 — 2 days ago
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What kind of Bosch camera is this?

Boss installed 3 of these creeps. What kind of camera is this specifically? Does it record audio? What’s the range? Hard to unionize with these peeping toms all around

u/goblinqueen99 — 3 days ago

Outdoor commercial CCTV cameras that aren't Hikvision?

What are you guys deploying for your clients that's competing with ColorVu on outdoor commercial sites? Because I'm working on a new client's auto dealership lot with no overhead lighting in the back inventory rows and their biggest concern is people pulling parts, catalytic converter theft, bumping cars after hours, employees moving inventory...

So I think the most important things are active deterrence and usable color at night. Any recommendations? Client isn't interested in Hikvision due to past issues with support.

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u/ss3acrest — 3 days ago

People counting camera

Hi all, can someone suggest some good specs for people count camera for public use and approx 100000 people per day. 24*7 running
Appreciate the knowledge!!

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u/Spot_Pleasant — 3 days ago

Video surveillance for home that records away from house

Dad has dementia but is fighting us. I want a camera system that will monitor him while I work but I am a nurse so I can’t watch it live. I need something that will backup everything away from home in case he forgets that he is cooking something and house burns down

Please help

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u/smorosi — 4 days ago

Anyone experienced with Face Recognition Attendance Systems?

Has anyone here worked on an attendance system using face recognition with CCTV cameras? I'm working on a project for a college that wants to implement something similar.

Looking for advice on the face recognition models, CCTV setup, hardware and overall implementation.

If you've worked on a similar project, I'd really appreciate some guidance. Kindly dm. Thanks!

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u/codename-ozone — 4 days ago
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How do professional parking enforcement companies set up their ANPR hardware on site?

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Hi everyone,

We have developed an in-house ANPR system for our company’s parking lot. It processes camera streams, reads license plates and creates entry and exit events. If the first installation works well, we may later deploy it at other parking sites.

We plan to mount the cameras on lamp posts, walls or underneath canopies, similar to installations used by professional private parking enforcement companies.

The software is working, but I am trying to understand the complete physical and network architecture used by professional parking companies. I have also attached a photo showing Dahua Power Boxes installed near the cameras.

I am particularly interested in hearing from people who have installed, configured or serviced ANPR systems for private parking operators. I would really appreciate an overview of how these systems are actually set up on site.

My main questions are:

  1. Do professional parking companies normally use an on-site edge PC for ANPR processing at all?
  2. If they do use an edge PC:
    • Is there one PC per camera, one per entrance/exit or one for the entire parking lot?
    • Is it installed directly near the camera?
    • Is it placed inside a box attached to the lamp post, inside a larger outdoor cabinet or in a nearby building?
    • How are the cameras connected to it?
  3. If they do not use an edge PC:
    • Is ANPR performed directly inside the camera?
    • Or are images/video sent through the internet to a central server?
    • What continues working if the internet connection fails?
  4. What is the purpose of the Dahua Power Boxes shown in the attached photo?
    • Are they only used for cable connections and power distribution?
    • Or do they contain a power supply, PoE switch, surge protection, router or even an edge computer?
    • Is each box associated with one camera?
  5. Where is the router normally located?
    • Inside one of these Power Boxes?
    • Inside a separate outdoor cabinet?
    • Or inside a nearby building?
    • Is there usually one router per camera or one router for the whole parking lot?
  6. Do these companies normally use 4G/5G as the main connection, or do they run LAN/fiber from a building? If cellular is used, where are the router and external antenna installed?

I would appreciate an explanation of a real installation, including where the camera, Power Box, PoE equipment, router and possible edge computer are physically located. This would be extremely helpful.

Thanks!

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u/Narrow-Prompt-5403 — 4 days ago
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I wanted foot traffic data without buying hardware

A lot of small businesses could benefit from knowing how many people actually walk through the door, but buying and installing a dedicated people-counting system doesn’t always make sense.

That’s why I’ve been building PeopleCounter.app.
You can use a phone, tablet, computer, or webcam to start tracking visitors and keep the data organized in one dashboard.

What I think gets overlooked is that even basic traffic data can answer some useful questions:
• Are Saturdays actually busier than Fridays?
• What hours are we getting the most visitors?
• Did that promotion bring in more people?
• Are we getting busier without seeing the same increase in sales?

I’m trying to make this accessible for smaller retailers, churches, events, museums, and other organizations that just want a simple place to start.

There’s a free version at PeopleCounter.app.

Would be interested to hear what other metrics you’d want alongside the visitor count.

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u/SpencerisforDOGE — 3 days ago
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I'm looking for a replacement DVR for my Hik Vision security system that would work with the existing cameras to save a lot of work. I'm a quadriplegic with hardly any knowledge of this stuff. Could someone give me a recommendation for a good, reliable DVR that'd be compatible with my old Hik camera

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u/jeremysrocks22 — 6 days ago
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This is insane: New Zealand School installed cameras in School-Bathroom

-- An important message to New Zealand schoolkids from Louis Rossmann

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u/FoxLynx64 — 7 days ago
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What are you using to count visitors or foot traffic?

I built a free people counter because most counting software feels like overkill.

PeopleCounter.app lets you track visitors from your phone, tablet, computer, or webcam and see the results in a simple dashboard.

No dedicated hardware required to get started.

I’m curious what people are actually using visitor counts for beyond traditional retail. Churches? Events? Museums? Gyms? Libraries?

If you track foot traffic or attendance somewhere, what metrics would actually be useful to you?

peoplecounter.app

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u/SpencerisforDOGE — 5 days ago
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Petition

I want anyone who has not signed this petition to sign it right now. If you actively look at this subreddit, there is no excuse for you to not sign. It takes a few seconds to do real activism on a petition, and I only ask that you practice the things you claim to believe. Do it for your family, for your friends, for everyone who is unsafe from the abuses of this technology.

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u/FoxLynx64 — 6 days ago
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Spider-Man Pro-ALPR Rhetoric

Disney is normalizing ALPRs with superheros. The moment is brief but think about it, even Spider-Man is using cameras to track criminals, so how could it be bad? But it is bad. I will not be watching Spider-Man: Brand New Day in theaters over this.

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u/FoxLynx64 — 7 days ago

Camera recommendation

I need a camera that will record 24 hours and then delete the last 24. This being I also need to be able to save that 24 hours if required, will be facing outside at day and night. Any brand recommendations or links would be appreciated.

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u/Conscious-Swim-7692 — 7 days ago

We’re building a computer vision model that watches thousands of cameras like a human security expert 24/7

Most CCTV AI today detects objects and predefined events.
Godseye is different.

Our model continuously watches what is happening over time, identifying abnormal behaviour and situations as they develop rather than reacting only after a predefined event has already happened.

Think of it as having a security expert watching thousands of cameras simultaneously, 24/7, without fatigue or distraction.

When something genuinely concerning develops, Godseye can independently trigger an SOS and route it to the appropriate response team.
And it runs at the edge, using existing IP/RTSP cameras, with low latency and minimal cloud dependency.

Our thesis is simple:
CCTV cameras already see everything.
The missing layer is intelligence that actually watches.
We’ve built the core model and are now expanding deployments, compute infrastructure, engineering and enterprise sales.

with AI/Computer Vision investors, security-tech investors and strategic partners interested in what we’re building.

If you operate or manage schools, colleges, malls, hotels, hospitals, warehouses, factories, IT parks, gated communities, airports or other large facilities with CCTV, lmk

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u/Busy_Expression6108 — 6 days ago
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A look at Racine's 32 Flock cameras, local misuse disclosures, and how we can demand action at Common Council.

Have you noticed those sleek, black solar-powered cameras mounted on utility poles around Racine lately?

They aren't just taking photos of speeders. Manufactured by third-party vendor Flock Safety, they log a continuous, searchable record of everyone's daily movements, recording license plates, vehicle colors, and exact timestamps across 32 locations in city limits and surrounding county corridors.

From internal police misuse investigations in Racine to high-risk false alerts in Waukesha, the risks of this mass surveillance network are becoming impossible to ignore. Other Wisconsin communities are already ending their contracts. It's time for Racine to do the same.

Read the full investigation and find out how to contact your local alderperson, mayor, and county board: https://samwunderle.substack.com/p/racine-we-have-a-flocking-problem?r=58m1j&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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u/Additional-Quit261 — 10 days ago

General help questions

Just a house and it had these cameras , and ADT panel. The home was sold in an estate because the buyer passed away, so we dont have the password or anything. Is this something we can use without a contract or monthly payments etc.

Any details will be helpful!

u/HugeWitness1617 — 7 days ago