ENHANCING SECURITY MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT USING AUTOMATIC INCIDENT DETECTION

It is often stated that closed circuit television (CCTV) systems used in security contexts are not used to their fullest potential. The paper reports on the developments that are currently underway as part of the EU PRISMATICA project to enhance CCTV systems to provide more extensive surveillance of public transport networks. First, it outlines the techniques of automatic detection applied to CCTV images to identify suspect events, such as abnormal stationarity, intrusion, overcrowding and abnormal movement. Second, it examines issues related to the development and deployment of theses technologies into transport security control centers.