Image monitoring as a factor shaping the security of the municipality of the city of Szczecin

This paper presents the process of developing a concept of modernization of visual monitoring in the Municipality of the City of Szczecin taking into account the module of digital image analysis. The concept took into account a number of determinants, such as: mainstreaming technological assumptions for monitoring, opinions on technical documentation concerning modernization of municipal infrastructure, integration of functionally dispersed “monitoring solutions” and developing the end model of management. It included conclusions from a 2018 survey on the sense of security. The paper includes references to regulations shaping competences and tasks of local government entities. The developed model also takes into account the integration of sensors operating in the municipality. The functional aspect is crucial here which boils down to minimizing human element involvement at the stage of signal analysis and shifting the emphasis on the speed of response from agencies and guards responsible for public security and order.