Communicating Operational Requirements Visually

Date: 23.11.2011

When providing CCTV for clients, agreeing the camera views is of upmost importance. Often these are dictated by a client's Operational Requirements (OR's) and will govern what degree of the scene is occupied by a target.

This 'communication' of OR's can often be achieved with a schedule, written description, or drawings. A drawing provides the most meaningful and easy to understand method of communicating what a camera will see at design stage, and allows for a much simpler approval and final installation and commissioning process.

There are many drawing applications to choose from, and once you have chosen, you need to be able to represent the camera view in plan and elevation forms. This can be tricky to the uninitiated.

There are a number of off-the-shelf products that allow you to create visuals for OR's but their interoperability with your chosen drawing application is going to be limited.

Here at ATEC, we saw the need for a synergistic approach to drawing application and OR representation. So, we developed a bespoke, editable Camera Tool that works within our drawing application providing the means for us to communicate our interpretation of the clients OR's.

This ensures that the right cameras/lenses are selected, positions agreed and the correct views are determined before a drill is picked up on site.

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