Geo-registration and Interactive Control for Distributed Camera Networks

Distributed camera networks typically consist of a very large number of cameras. Often, it is difficult to manage and control these cameras in an efficient and intuitive manner. In this paper we present an application study of a camera registration technique used to create an interactive control system. We argue that such a system improves efficiency for controlling a large network of cameras. We first describe the PTZ camera registration technique. Next, we present an interactive map-based system to effectively manage surveillance tasks. We demonstrate that the framework improves efficiency in a distributed camera network by allowing users to concentrate on the environment itself rather than placement and view of individual cameras.