National security camera network launches in Philly

Philly became the first dedicated CommunityCam city Tuesday, the first is what’s supposed to be an online crowdsourced network of security cameras.

So far, it’s a map of a bunch of cameras in Northern Liberities.

Launched by VideoSurveillance.com, the site allows any individual, business or community organization to add their own securities to the national network. Crime victims can then use the site to see if a camera happened to catch the crime.

Have a camera you want to add?

 

Go to: http://www.videosurveillance.com/communitycam/Log into Google, Gmail, or YouTubeClick “Edit”Move the map around using the direction keys in the upper left corner until you find the address you want to useIn the top left, click the blue “balloon maker” icon and drag it to the exact camera location on the mapAdd the title of the location; if it is a business or government building enter the name of the building; if it is a private residence, enter “Private Residence;” IMPORTANT: do not include any private information, person / family names, or unlisted contact informationClick “save” and the location will be added to the map

The Philadelphia Police Department has its own crowdsourced camera network. SafeCam debuted more than a year ago and allows camera owners to register their surveillance systems with the PPD so police know where to look for crime footage.