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Live-operator video monitoring

Nobody is watching the cameras you already paid for.

We put trained operators behind your existing cameras — live, 24/7 — so an intrusion gets a response while it’s happening, not a video review after it’s over.

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Shot brief: night exterior, wide shot of a real client perimeter or lot, camera-eye framing, colour-graded cool/blue, burned-in timestamp overlay. No stock, no daytime, no smiling-family imagery.Refrec00:00:00

Why recorded-only CCTV fails

94–98%

of burglar alarm activations dispatched to police are false

Source: ASU Center for Problem-Oriented Policing

~11 min

average police response time to a verified alarm, urban markets

Source: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics

$1,950

average loss per commercial burglary, before secondary costs

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report

Response, in real time

A real incident, condensed

This is what a live-monitored response looks like from first motion to notified client. Recorded CCTV shows you this footage tomorrow. We act on it in under a minute.

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CAM 04 — NORTH PERIMETER00:00
  1. 00:00Motion detected

    North perimeter, Camera 04. Analytics flag movement inside the defined after-hours zone.

  2. 00:04Operator opens live feed

    A trained operator pulls the live camera feed and begins verification.

  3. 00:11Human confirmed on site

    Operator confirms a person present. Not an authorized vehicle, not a scheduled delivery.

  4. 00:14Voice-down issued

    Live audio warning delivered over the site speaker: on-site, in real time.

  5. 00:26Subject exits property

    Most intrusions end at this step, before anything is taken or damaged.

  6. 00:31Dispatch notified

    Escalation to the central station with verified video attached.

  7. 00:40Client notified

    Incident clip and summary delivered to the client's phone.

Already have cameras?

Already have cameras? We turn them on.

No new hardware in most cases. No capex conversation. Trained operators live behind your existing cameras in about two weeks.

  • →IP or analog cameras with a working NVR/DVR, or a cloud video platform
  • →Internet connectivity at the site (cellular backup available)
  • →Camera placement that covers the zones you want monitored — we'll assess this on the call
See if my cameras qualify

Go-live timeline

  1. 01

    Day 1–2

    Remote system assessment and compatibility check

  2. 02

    Day 3–5

    Zone and schedule configuration, connectivity setup

  3. 03

    Day 6–10

    Live test monitoring and voice-down calibration

  4. 04

    Day 10–14

    Full go-live, 24/7 live monitoring active

Who we monitor

Built for sites with something worth watching.

Shot brief — Construction Sites: Active or recently-active job site at dusk/night, heavy equipment and material stacks in frame, perimeter fencing visible.Ref

Construction Sites

Equipment, materials, and fuel left unattended overnight and on weekends.

Shot brief — Auto Dealerships: Dealership lot at night, rows of vehicles under lot lighting, wide angle showing open sightlines to the street.Ref

Auto Dealerships

Full lots of high-value inventory, open sightlines, after-hours exposure.

Shot brief — Self-Storage Facilities: Facility entry gate at night, unit row in the background, no staff or customers in frame.Ref

Self-Storage Facilities

Unmanned sites, gate breaches, and tenant unit break-ins.

Shot brief — Yards & Logistics: Trailer/cargo yard at dusk, rows of parked trailers, wide perimeter fence line visible.Ref

Yards & Logistics

Trailer yards, cargo, and fuel theft across large, hard-to-fence perimeters.

Shot brief — Multifamily Properties: Parking structure or package room entrance at night, multifamily building visible in frame.Ref

Multifamily Properties

Parking structures, package rooms, trespass, and loitering complaints.

Shot brief — Retail: Retail storefront or loading dock, after hours, storefront lighting off, street-facing angle.Ref

Retail

After-hours break-ins, loading dock theft, and organized retail crime.

Shot brief — Residential Estates: Residential estate driveway or perimeter at dusk, gate or outbuilding visible, no faces in frame.Ref

Residential Estates

Perimeter, driveway, and outbuilding coverage for owners who travel.

Central station

[Meridian Central Monitoring] · UL 827 / UL 827B listed

Licensed

[State] — [Licence # — pending]

Operator standard

[Operator certification / training standard]

Installation partnership

[X years]

Full credentials, licensing & data handling →
Shot brief: real, named client site — [Client / Company Name]. Daytime exterior establishing shot, property identifiable, no stock substitutes.Ref

[Industry vertical]

[e.g. Zero incidents in 14 months after camera takeover]

“[A real, attributable quote from the named client.]”

— [Name, Title, Company]

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Next step

Book a security assessment.

Three fields. No obligation. We’ll confirm a time and, if you want, walk through a few quick questions so your assessment is scoped before you even get on the call.

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