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RoomPlot for security & CCTV

See exactly what each camera covers.

Lay out cameras, alarms and access control on your iPhone and watch the coverage cones fall behind walls in real time - then export a branded survey.

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Why Security & CCTV use RoomPlot

The features that matter to your job.

Wall-occluded coverage cones

Aim a camera and its field-of-view cone is raycast against the walls, so it only covers what it can actually see - blind spots behind corners update live as you move it.
An extensive CCTV symbol library

Dome, turret, bullet, PTZ, 360, ANPR and thermal cameras, plus NVR/DVR, PoE switches, monitors and cabling - each with sensible default ranges.
Intruder alarm & access control

A full intruder-alarm symbol set (PIRs, contacts, sounders, panels) and access-control symbols (readers, mag-locks, exit buttons), with coverage for the detectors too.
Branded survey PDF and DXF

Export the layout as a Fire/Security A4 report with legend and coverage baked in, or as a DXF that opens in any CAD package.

Guides for your trade

Security & CCTV guides & how-tos.

Step-by-step guides written for your work - from the first measurement to a client-ready export.

Security CCTV How to Plan CCTV Camera Coverage A practical guide for CCTV installers: plan camera coverage on your iPhone with wall-occluded field-of-view cones, find blind spots live, and produce a coverage proposal. 8 min read Security CCTV Where to Place Motion Sensors on a Floor Plan A practical guide to placing PIR motion sensors for a burglar alarm - the placement rules, choke points, and how to map wall-accurate detection coverage on a floor plan. 8 min read Security CCTV How to Plan a Home CCTV System Layout Plan a home CCTV system on a floor plan first - place cameras for gap-free coverage of doors, drives and blind corners using RoomPlot's live coverage cones. 7 min read Security CCTV How to Avoid CCTV Blind Spots A practical guide to finding and eliminating CCTV blind spots - map wall-occluded camera coverage on the plan, overlap cameras, and cover every corner before you drill. 7 min read Security CCTV How to Plan a Warehouse CCTV Layout How to plan a warehouse CCTV layout on a floor plan - cover aisles, docks and open spans with the right cameras and see each field of view before you install. 8 min read Security CCTV How to Plan an Intruder Alarm System Layout Design an intruder alarm layout on a floor plan: place PIR detectors, door contacts and the panel, and check each motion sensor's real coverage. 7 min read

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Free tools for your trade

Security & CCTV calculators & tools.

Free, instant, no sign-up - the working maths of your trade, right in the browser. Every one of these is also built into the RoomPlot app.

CCTV Lens & Field of View Focal length to scene width at any distance. CCTV Pixel Density (DORI) Pixels per metre and what the image can prove. CCTV Storage Calculator Cameras, bitrate and retention days to drive size. CCTV Network Bandwidth Will the uplink carry all the cameras? PoE Budget Calculator Device load vs switch PoE budget, with port class.

RoomPlot is also built for: Estate agents Surveyors Fire alarm installers Interior designers Property managers Renovation & building