Abstract: A 360 degree surveillance system includes a 360-degree digital camera, a power source, a camera control system, a portable digital storage medium, a wireless communications system, and an archive digital storage medium. The digital camera has a fixed lens unit with a simultaneous 360-degree panoramic view, or a movable lens unit that is remotely controllable for pan, tilt and zoom. A remote control system is wirelessly linked to the wireless communications system. The wireless communications system sends the images to a computer network for viewing with a standard web browser, PDA, or dedicated monitoring system. The 360 degree surveillance system monitors an area with a camera; directs the camera with a control system; collects a plurality of images; stores the images on the portable storage medium; uploads the images to an archive storage medium; and creates a plurality of archived images on the archive storage medium.

Abstract: A mobile video surveillance system includes a waterproof housing with an optically transparent window for a digital camera. The housing includes an internal power supply attached to the camera and an internal radio for wirelessly transmitting a picture signal. The camera may produce still images or movies. The radio may be a high-speed, secure, Ethernet radio. A receiver sends the picture signals to a computer network for viewing with a standard web browser, PDA, or dedicated monitoring system. The camera is remotely-controllable, through the radio, for pan, tilt, zoom, frame rate, and image quality. The window may be a hemispherical dome, incorporated into and protruding from the housing. The housing is shock-resistant, waterproof and impervious to changes in barometric pressure and humidity. A solar power generator may be attached to the power supply, and the solar panel may be incorporated into at least one exterior surface of the housing.