CCTV
CCTV site survey
Walk the site day and night before designing a camera system.
- Site
- Date
- Technician
- Reference
Operational requirement
- Purpose of each camera view agreed with the client (detect / observe / recognise / identify)
- Operating hours and who will monitor or review footage
- Required retention period and any legal or insurer requirements
- Response plan when an incident is seen
Each camera location
- Photo of the position and the intended view
- Mounting surface, height, and bracket type
- Target distance and scene width (for pixel density)
- Lighting day and night; backlight sources (doors, windows, sun)
- Obstructions now and later (trees, signage, parked vehicles)
- Privacy: neighbouring property, private areas needing masks
Infrastructure
- Nearest comms room and cable route; permanent link under 90 m
- Containment available or needed; external routes and ducts
- Power and UPS availability for switches and recorder
- Network: dedicated VLAN possible, uplink capacity, IP range
- Earthing and surge protection for outdoor or pole-mounted cameras
Deliverables
- Floor plan with camera positions and fields of view
- Camera schedule (ID, model, lens, height, purpose, DORI target)
- Storage and bandwidth calculation
Notes / defects
Technician signature
Client / supervisor signature
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