Intelligent sensor networks for surveillance

In our society, unwanted situations occur daily. Examples of these unwanted situations are everyday crime, escalating events and demonstrations, aggression in cities, public transport, acts of violence, the destruction of windows, cables, and trespassing into critical infrastructures and private properties. To ensure public safety and security, these incidents need to be prevented, suppressed or handled as quickly as possible. An adequate awareness of the situation plays a critical role for the different parties involved. Sensors, sensor networks and information processing are valuable tools to generate situation awareness