CCTV Site Surveys and Camera Positions

A survey is where a CCTV job really starts. This module holds what the technician marked at the premises, so the quotation and the installation team work from one sheet.

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What the survey records

The sheet is filled at the premises, position by position, while the technician is still standing there.

Camera positions

Each position is numbered, with the room or gate it covers, the mounting height and whether the view is indoor or outdoor.

Cable runs and routes

Cable length from each camera to the recorder, the route it takes, and any conduit, casing or ducting the premises will need.

Recorder and power point

Where the recorder, the rack and the power supply will sit. Whether a UPS point is available is noted here as well.

Site photographs

Pictures of walls, ceilings, gate posts and the recorder corner. These settle later arguments about what was agreed.

Network and viewing

Whether the premises has broadband, who holds the router password, and how many phones will view the cameras.

Who uses the survey

The surveying technician

Fills the sheet on a phone at the premises. Positions can be dropped before closing.

The office

Prices the quotation from the positions, cable lengths and accessories that the survey counted.

The installation team

Reads the same positions on the day of fitting, so nobody guesses where camera four belongs.

How it reaches the next step

An approved survey becomes the basis of the quotation, and the counted positions, cable metres and accessories carry across without retyping. When the customer accepts, the job card opens with those positions already listed, and the store issues material against them. A revised survey after a second visit is kept beside the first. Both versions stay readable.

What a survey does not settle

The final price, which your office sets from its own rate list
Whether the customer’s broadband can carry remote viewing at the premises
Permission to drill or lay conduit in a rented building
The brands you choose to quote for cameras and recorders

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can a survey be filled in without network at the site?

Yes. The sheet is filled on the handset and uploaded when the technician finds a signal.

Are photographs stored against the site?

Yes. Survey pictures stay with the site record, so a visit two years later can compare what is on the wall.

What happens when the customer changes the camera count?

The survey is revised and the earlier version is kept. The quotation is rebuilt from the revised positions.

Who may close a survey?

Your office decides which technicians can close one. Until it is closed, positions can still be added or removed.

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