Solar-powered surveillance cameras give your business the opportunity to meet your surveillance needs without having a reliable or established power source at your particular location.
These self-contained units also come with a backup battery, allowing you to have a cost-effective, reliable surveillance solutions even if natural light is compromised.
All types of businesses can benefit from solar-powered surveillance cameras, but they’re especially advantageous for the following applications.
Remote Locations
Remote locations such as wildlife sanctuaries, farms, highways, and utilities can utilize solar-power technology for their surveillance needs. Solar-powered video cameras are easy to install and operate for remote locations, allowing for quick deployment so you can begin securing your property that much faster, all without waiting for cabling or power to be established [1].
Community Areas
Community areas such as community parks, walkways, playgrounds, sports fields, and bike trails can all benefit from solar-powered cameras. These areas typically have no established or readily available power source, but surveillance is often necessary to ensure safety and review incidents. Solar-powered cameras are a great low-cost solution for surveillance of outdoor community areas [2].
Parking Lots
Parking lots are areas that also typically lack an established or nearby power source but require around-the-clock, dependable surveillance. Whether you have a parking lot at your business or have a parking area in the city, all types of parking lots can benefit from solar-powered surveillance cameras for affordable, reliable, and high-quality video surveillance.
Mobile or Temporary Sites
Sites that aren’t permanently established such as concert sites, especially outdoor concerts, construction sites, and temporary job sites can utilize solar-powered cameras to temporarily cover their surveillance needs. The advantage to this setup is that when it’s time to relocate, you can simply move the camera to another area for quick deployment and cost savings so you won’t need to invest in a new system or temporary cabling for your mobile job sites.
Expanding Your Existing Surveillance System
Businesses that are considering expanding their existing surveillance system or need temporary surveillance for a problem area can leverage solar-powered cameras. These self-contained units give business owners the opportunity to expand or contract their surveillance system as needed, or to get a sense if permanent surveillance is needed in that particular area. Solar-powered cameras can also be used in any situation where the institution wants to be more conscious of their energy use when monitoring their property [3].
Considering Going Solar?
If you’re considering solar-powered surveillance cameras, schedule a consultation to discover more about this technology and how it can benefit your particular applications with us at Surveillance Secure. Contact our commercial security professionals today at (877) 388-1248 to learn how solar can work with your existing surveillance system or as a standalone solution for your security needs!
Sources:
- https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2020/24/e3sconf_tpacee2020_13004.pdf
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279516151_Solar-Harvesting_Wireless_Smart_Camera_Research_System_For_Efficient_Sustainable_Outdoor_Video_Analysis
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8601172
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