Remote viewing is a term that is sometimes used to refer to the alleged psychic ability some people claim to possess to be able to view things that are occurring 'outside' of their body with forms of clairvoyance or telepathy. While there is of course no scientific evidence for the existence of such a phenomenon, it nevertheless has inspired many people and most of us are more than aware of the advantages that would come from being able to see places where we are not. In fact so much is this the case, that during World War 2 the allies and the Nazis are said to have held their scepticism and to try employing those who claim to be able to 'remote view' in order to get one up on their opponents spying without the need to even be there. Likewise it was used from a security standpoint to 'look after' important sites.

Well while clairvoyance is very much still somewhat controversial, remote viewing today no longer relies on a belief in the supernatural. Instead anyone with a high tech CCTV system is now able to 'remote view' and to do so at the drop of a hat. As mentioned the benefits and the implications of this are far reaching.

This is all possible thanks to great advances in CCTV surveillance technology. A security camera now is digital meaning that the information is stored in files that can be sent and retrieved via a wireless connection as well as being manipulated and analysed by computers. Thus someone can use an IP CCTV security camera in order to be able to watch the footage from any time from their computer or even smartphone as long as they have the right software installed.

At the same time many digital cameras now have motion sensors and video analysis capabilities. This means that the CCTV system will only start recording if it sees movement, and will only alert you if that movement appears to be human in nature. This way you can then immediately check the footage from wherever you are as long as you have a wireless connection, and can then decide for yourself whether it is a cause for further investigation. If this wasn't enough, a security camera with VoIP will also then allow you to 'speak' through the camera. This way you can benefit from a form of remote viewing and omnipresence.

What this means is that your property will always be safe. The sheer ease of being able to check on your property will mean that you're more likely to do so regularly, and as you will be informed of any abnormalities you should be able to quickly recognise the problem. At the same time this can also be great from the perspective of your piece of mind. If you are the kind to be worrying about your security etc and who tends to lose sleep over it as a result then you can this way relax and forget about your security, resting assured that it's in the hands of your CCTV system.