Monday 12 August 2013

A Sneak peek in to the Private Investigator’s Surveillance Technology

Like any other industry, there has been a great transformation in the working pattern of detective agencies ever since Eugene Francois Videos, the French soldier, had founded it. The industry is now growing in leaps and bounds with huge demand for the services at both corporate and domestic levels.

Today, the private investigator services has become a part and parcel of not only in civil or criminal cases but has also ventured and expanded to corporate like performing a back ground check of the employees , due diligence report and so on. Apart from this, there is also a growing trend in using those services for domestic purposes which should be handled with utmost care.


In an investigator’s life, the most significant part of his job, irrespective of his preference, is observing and assimilating the information or simply put, surveillance. The private investigator company in surveillance is most essential in cases like infidelity, checking the credibility of the investors, finding about embezzlement accusations and even on certain insurance cases.

Owing to the importance of the surveillance and to be prepared for anything, a good private investigator always stash certain basic equipments including binoculars, recorders, video cameras and many such more in their surveillance vehicles. 

Apart from the above mentioned equipments, there are other imperative things that are needed by them for surveillance. Similar to any other professionals belonging to other industries, the private investigators are also on par with the technical advancements. If not for others, the invention of Global positioning system (GPS) has been a boon to these investigators as it enables them to navigate the roads and follow their subject with the complete awareness of what to expect next, at least in terms of the commutation. The other equipments that are found in the surveillance vehicle are    power inverter, battery jump starters, a can of fix a flat to clog the leak in car types, Mono pad( for an accurate video documentation), tri pod, memory cards, convert cameras and many such more. 

Besides the aforementioned items, the role of internet has also penetrated into the private investigators services as a comprehensive check on the individual like phone numbers, any cases or friends could be gathered at the finger tips. Thanks to social media, the surveillance has become easier than ever before. With its diverse application, it is important for the private investigator services company to keep themselves abreast with the technological advancements.

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