Doom-Like Video Surveillance For Ports In Development

oranghutan writes "A research and development group down under is working to develop an advanced video surveillance system for ports around the world that uses video superimposed onto a 3D map. With 16-megapixel high-definition cameras on a distributed (cabled) network and a proprietary system written in a variety of languages (C++, Python, SQL, etc.), the group from NICTA is aiming to allow security teams at the Port of Brisbane — which is 110km long — to monitor shipping movements, cargo and people. By scrolling along a 3D map, the security teams can click on a location and then get a real-time video feed superimposed onto the map. Authorities from around the world with the right permissions can then access the same system. The main difference from regular surveillance systems is the ability to switch views without having to know camera numbers/locations and the one screen view."

More pixel bytes in the cameras than the game!

[BrightSpark]

DOOM shipped on diskette (~2.8Mb) but DOOM needed about 4.8mb of hard drive space, which is a fraction of the number of pixels on the cameras in the article. In fact the image size per frame will be bigger than the entire game. See this site for all your DOOM info needs. http://www.gamers.org/docs/FAQ/doomfaq/sect1.html [gamers.org]

Re:More pixel bytes in the cameras than the game!

[cpscotti]

Does this suggests that in some 16 more years we'll have ~25gb pictures? Scary!

Re:make it more doom-like

[cmiller173]

"Authorities from around the world with the right permissions can then access the same system."

Oh, I can see where this is going...

Where this is going is they can outsource monitoring to another country with lower cost labor.