The police and military forces have confirmed the dire need for increased video surveillance. Ordinary citizens have also expressed their concern and demanded that their government provides safety on public transportation, highways, and bridges, as well as their workplace. The security industry supports the opportunity for better video surveillance using the 360-degree panoramic view.

Although the current market for 360-degree panoramic is less than 1 percent of the present security camera sales, that figure is rapidly changing as the technology is becoming more popular. With six narrow-view 20-degree cameras the 360-degree panoramic view provides the situational awareness for hallway and elevator areas that are difficult, if not impossible, to cover. Perimeter security where several cameras are required to cover buildings is another application for a 360-degree panoramic solution. The same perimeter can be secured by one 360-degree panoramic on each corner. The resources required to record and play back a certain footage are greatly reduced by the 360-degree panoramic view camera.

A single, 360-degree panoramic provides up to five extra video channels for analog recorders or DVR systems and offers the same coverage as six or more narrow-view, 20-degree cameras do. As soon as these video channels are presented, the recording time will be radically augmented, this is so because one 360-degree panoramic view camera uses only one video channel for recording.
A 360 degree View
A company named Datafone Communications that is based Los Angeles, California is a systems integrator focused on increasing its security camera deployment business in the Southern California province. According to their president, Southern California has a very strong market for the network camera surveillance systems, and their IT background quickly launched them into some great IP camera system deployment. After spending many years installing and building IP telephony systems and computer networks, Datafone is currently installing products for network video recording of IP security camera systems. Furthermore, the company has plans to install cameras to demonstrate the capabilities of 360-degree panoramic surveillance for its consumer foundation.

The next logical step for Datafone is IP video surveillance, and the capabilities of the IP surveillance systems have resulted in the high demand for this kind of technology.

IP video surveillance technology offers greater freedom for deployments and the flexibility to use various technologies, such as wireless Ethernet, to connect remote IP cameras without having to use a local recorder device. This is all including the 360-degree surveillance capability that present the full field-of-view awareness for indoor and outdoor warehouses where it is not possible to run coax or Cat 5e wiring.
Overwhelming Approval
The 360-degree panoramic view requirements are just as important in the United States as they are on the international front.

The managing director of the Security Center of Iceland is currently experimenting with the ZPAN100TM 360-degree panoramic view camera from Polar Industries to provide additional security power for convenience stores, super markets, downtown and even the harbor. Although Iceland is a relatively safe location, a variety of crimes, such as theft, accidental damage and burglary, continue to be an ongoing problem for retailers around the realm. Their customers are demanding better coverage from the camera systems, but the press is always on the price of the system. Stillm the customers are very enticed by the idea of better coverage, more recording time and fewer cameras using the 360-degree panoramic view camera. The Security Center is now providing live video monitoring services for its patrons. With the growth of high-bandwidth networks, the market for live monitoring is expanding globally.

The fastest growing sector of their business is live monitoring, and they have expanded and redesigned their monitoring facility to take care of the growing requests.

Furthermore, their security operators were thoroughly trained on the video surveillance procedures, and now the 360-degree panoramic view will increase the awareness for their employees. .