ABSTRACT
With the emergence of ubiquitous computing, whole scenario of computing has been changed. It affected many
inter disciplinary fields. This paper visions the impact of ubiquitous computing on video surveillance system. With
increase in population and highly specific security areas, intelligent monitoring is the major requirement of
modern world .The paper describes the evolution of surveillance system from analog to multi sensor ubiquitous
system. It mentions the demand of context based architectures. It draws the benefit of merging of cloud
computing to boost the surveillance system and at the same time reducing cost and maintenance. It analyzes some
surveillance system architectures which are made for ubiquitous deployment. It provides major challenges and
opportunities for the researchers to make surveillance system highly efficient and make them seamlessly embed
in our environments.
Keywords: - surveillance systems, ubiquitous computing, cloud based surveillance, challenges in surveillance system,
generations of surveillance system