Integrated Surveillance System for National Security - A Review

In this paper, we survey the state-of-the-art in the development of automated visual surveillance systems and discuss on how this can be applied for the national security. Video surveillance system is the very complex task that needs to combine multiple technologies together. We summarize the progress of this technology in term of sensor and devices, infrastructure, and intelligent technologies. The intelligent technology for video analysis is emphasized more deeply on the ability of object and human recognition techniques, to understand their actions and interactions. The increasing need for intelligent surveillance in the national security, especially in the south of Thailand, for law enforcement and military applications makes automated video surveillance systems become very important. We discuss on why the CCTV based system installed in the area is only a basic necessary step for the better system with more powerful features needed for nation security protection. Keywords— CCTV, surveillance system, video analysis