To Stop Illegal Dumping
To stop illegal dumping, it takes great strategy.
Most municipalities use traditional surveillance in their Illegal Dumping Enforcement Program, however traditional surveillance is not efficient in stopping illegal dumping.
What is traditional surveillance?
Commonly used surveillance should be thought of as a tool used to collect data to monitor a certain area. Known surveillance camera systems are referred to as closed-circuit television (CCTV). Most CCTV require electricity, and some type of internet connect using cables.
Because illegal dumping occurs in remote areas, electricity and internet connection pose a problem, therefore wireless options are essential.
To stop illegal dumping, municipalities need to implement an Illegal Dumping Enforcement Program. Within the program there should be a dedicated team to enforcement. To enforce the crime of unauthorized dumping activities, the team needs to have the right tools.
Capturing images that provide evidence of what is being dumped and who is dumping is needed to prosecute. Not all camera systems are the right tool. Therefore, much thought needs to go into what camera system will do the job required. Keep in mind megapixels, the unit of measurement when describing the resolution of an image, and also camera sensor size, which determines how much light is used to create the image.
Studio Binder does an excellent job at explaining megapixels and sensor size.
According to Studio Binder: “the more megapixels, the higher resolution an image has.” This is Important when ”an image is blown up, because more megapixels are required to maintain the visual fidelity of the image.”
And regarding sensors, Studio Binder says: “if there is a large camera sensor size, more information can fit, producing better quality images” and “Camera sensor size affects: image quality and resolution, depth of field, angle of view, low-light performance, size of camera and lenses. “
As you can see, the megapixels and the sensor size matter very much when you want a tool that will capture license plate images at 200 feet in complete darkness or a tattoo on an arm that is throwing tires at an unauthorized site being used to discard items.
To stop illegal dumping, make sure your Illegal Dumping Enforcement Program has Illegal Dumping Enforcement Systems, that do not need electricity or internet connection and are specifically designed to stop illegal dumping using 24 megapixels and large sensor size. The images captured will give you the evidence needed to prosecute.
