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Railway Station Surveillance: The Italian Case

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Multimedia Video-Based Surveillance Systems

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The problem of public transport security has a relevant economical impact, both in terms of direct and indirect costs. This is proven by recent studies performed by several public transport companies.

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Ronetti, N., Dambra, C. (2000). Railway Station Surveillance: The Italian Case. In: Foresti, G.L., Mähönen, P., Regazzoni, C.S. (eds) Multimedia Video-Based Surveillance Systems. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 573. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4327-5_2

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