Short answer: BlueEye live video monitoring protects businesses best at sites that sit empty or lightly staffed after hours and hold things worth stealing or damaging: equipment yards, auto lots, construction sites, multifamily common areas, chemical and industrial yards and warehouses after closing. At those sites, monitoring agents see an intruder on camera, speak to them through on-site speakers and call for help if they don't leave, so the problem is handled while it is happening instead of discovered the next morning.
Turner Security offers BlueEye live video monitoring from our offices in Smyrna and Chattanooga. Below is where it pays off, and what one event actually looks like.
Which sites get the most from BlueEye?
Equipment and rental yards
Machines, attachments, fuel and copper sit outside behind a fence that can be cut in minutes. The risk is a quiet weeknight theft with a trailer. Agents can spot a vehicle at the fence line and speak up before anything is loaded.
Auto dealerships and lots
Catalytic converters, wheels and the vehicles themselves are the targets, usually overnight. Cameras alone record the loss. A live voice through a speaker can end the attempt before the first car is touched. See our page on auto dealers and equipment yards.
Construction sites
Tools, wire and materials change from week to week, and the site is open on several sides. Monitoring can cover the hours crews are gone, and a mobile camera system can bring cameras and power to a site that has neither.
Multifamily common areas
Pool areas, parking garages, mail rooms and dumpster corrals see after-hours trespassing, loitering and dumping. Agents can address people in real time and give managers a record of what happened.
Chemical and industrial yards
Trespassing near tanks, drums or rail spurs is a safety problem as well as a theft problem. Fast verification and escalation matter more here than at almost any other site. One national chemical distributor with 137 locations across the US and Canada replaced security guards with live video monitoring.
Warehouses after closing
Dock doors, trailer yards and staged freight are exposed once the last shift leaves. Monitoring covers the gap between closing and the first truck in the morning.
How one talk-down event unfolds
- The camera sees something. A person climbs the back fence of a closed yard at 1:40 a.m. Analytics on the camera flag a person in a protected zone during monitored hours.
- An agent looks at it. The alert goes to a live agent, who checks the video to confirm it is a person and not an animal, shadow or blowing debris.
- The agent speaks. Through the on-site speaker, the agent tells the person they are on camera, describes what they are wearing and tells them to leave. Hearing a live voice describe them is very different from hearing a recorded siren.
- The agent escalates if needed. If the person keeps going, the agent calls police with a live description and the site address, and contacts the people on your call list.
- You get the record. The video of the event can be pulled afterward for the police report, insurance or your own review.
What makes BlueEye work at a site
- Cameras that cover the fence line, gates and high-value areas with usable night images
- Speakers placed where an intruder will clearly hear them
- A dependable internet connection at the site
- A call list of people who will answer at night
BlueEye can often work with the cameras you already have, so the first step is checking what is installed.
Frequently asked questions
Does BlueEye replace security guards?
It can replace or reduce on-site guards at many sites. Our guide to remote guarding vs security guards walks through the tradeoffs.
Can we choose the hours that are monitored?
Yes. Most sites are monitored when they are closed or lightly staffed, and schedules can be set around your hours.
Is there a long-term contract?
No. Turner doesn't require long-term agreements for security or monitoring.
See if your site is a fit
Learn more about live video monitoring, or request a free assessment and we'll walk your site and show you where cameras and speakers would need to go.
