Abstract
An article in Issue 4 2007 of Eurotransport concentrated on technologicaldevelopments in CCTV, and the relationship to transport systems. The current article 'zooms out' and reviews the wider picture, considering the role of CCTV in society, at the same time as focussing on the detailed implications for transport systems. Also discussed is the type of monitoring by operators, what CCTV is perceived to be and what it actually is, and imagemanagement.