Singapore Police Force CCTV Standards for SSWG partners

CCTV STANDARDS FOR SSWG PARTNERS INTRODUCTION Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems are often deployed to support or enhance the overall management of a buildings security. CCTV facilities are an aid to security monitoring, especially of vulnerable or sensitive areas. 2 Singapore Police Force (SPF) had developed some guidelines on CCTV standards to provide for a uniform and consistent approach to the recommended specification, installation, operation and performance of CCTV systems across buildings in Singapore. 3 Moving forward, SPF will work with the Safety and Security Work Groups (SSWG) partners to encourage the use of CCTV systems according to the recommended standards. AIM 4 The aim of this paper is to recommend the minimal standard for CCTV systems deployment at SSWG partners buildings or premises.

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VSS GUIDELINE Description Cameras 1 Type of Cameras Recording Equipment 2 Continuous 24-hours Recording? Yes At least 28 days with an additional 10% minimum buffer. Recommended: After 28 days, to have archival of video images at reduced fps (frames per seconds) for consecutive months. The reduction rate should not be more than 50% ^ Yes MPEG4 / M-JPEG2000 / H.264 or equivalent Open source container formats and/or common multi-media container formats (e.g. *.avi, *.mov, *.mp4) a) Watermarking b) Include the recording of the camera ID and date and time (non-adjustable by operator) At least 6fps (Human movement) At least 12fps (Vehicular movement) At least 12fps Colour At least 4CIF or equivalent Analog / HD (2MP) (Recommended) Recommended Standards

No. of days of archival^

4 5 6

Allow simultaneous image recording and Playback Codec for compression Video container format

Authentication mechanism to ensure integrity Quality of Recorded images

8 9 10 11

For indoor For outdoor Recorded in Resolution of Recorded images

^ If recorded images were stored at 6 fps for the first 28 days (or 1st month), the images should be archived for the 2nd month at 3 fps, for the 3rd month at 3 frames per 2 seconds, for the 4th month at 3 frames per 4 seconds and so on, till the end of the 6th month.

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DEFINING AND MEASURING FIELDS OF VIEW FOR CCTV SYSTEM

Categories of View Fields of view required for CCTV systems are described by four categories of view as follows:a) Detection Following an alert an observer can, after a search, ascertain with a high degree of certainty whether or not a person is visible in the pictures displayed to him. b) Enhanced Detection Following an alert an observer can, after a search, ascertain with higher degree of certainty whether or not a person is visible in the pictures displayed to him. c) Recognition Viewers can say with a high degree certainty whether or not the individual shown is the same as someone they have seen before. d) Identification The picture quality and detail is sufficient to enable the identity of a subject to be established beyond reasonable doubt. The categories are measured by relating the views to the image height of a standard test target 1.6m high. When the image of the target fills the screen vertically the image height is said to be 100%R, where R is the abbreviation of Rotakin. For use in the buildings environment, these have been defined as follows: a) b) c) d) Detection Not less than 10%R Enhanced Detection Not less than 20%R Recognition Not less than 50%R Identification Not less than 120%R

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CAMERA COVERAGE

The following table states the areas where cameras shall be deployed for security measures. Recognition 50%R Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Enhanced Detection 20%R Yes Yes Yes Yes Detection 10%R Yes Yes Yes

Location

Defined Areas

Extensive Coverage of Common Areas (e.g. main entrance lobby). Street Areas within Buildings Common Boundaries (including pavements, Areas walkways). Vehicle boarding and alighting points (including taxi stand) and Parking areas. Frontal view of people entering the buildings premises via main entrances / exits. Vehicle description and number plate to be captured at vehicle entrances / exits / loading and unloading bay. Entrances Entrances / Exits (along passageways, & Exits walkways & MRT stations) leading to the concourse area. Emergency Exits Designated Entrances and Exits for buildings with sizable open spaces. Frontal view of the lift doors for people entering the building premises General views of the associated lift lobby areas. Frontal view of people registering at counter External view of access for enclosed area Intrusion-alarm triggered image viewing on security monitors when enclosed area is breached 100% coverage of open areas

Lifts

Counters

Sensitive Areas

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