Design your video surveillance layout plans
Place your cameras, visualize fields of view and coverage areas, document GDPR masking zones and the recorder location. A symbol library built for video surveillance, with no CAD skills required.
Everything to document a video surveillance installation
More than a drawing tool: a layout assistant built for installers and security design offices.
Cameras and fields of view
Place each camera (dome, bullet, PTZ, fisheye) and visualize its field-of-view cone and coverage area directly on the plan. You immediately spot blind spots and overlaps to fix.
Coverage areas and blind spots
Show monitored and uncovered areas to optimize the number and orientation of cameras. The plan becomes a decision-support tool for sizing the installation.
GDPR masking zones
Mark the masking zones (private areas, unauthorized public space) required by GDPR. The plan documents the expected privacy compliance during an audit.
Recorder, network and power
Locate the recorder (NVR/DVR), PoE switches and network routing. Clear labeling makes commissioning, maintenance and diagnostics easier.
Public information signage
Mark the location of the mandatory signs informing the public of the presence of a video surveillance system, in line with GDPR requirements.
Technical dossier export
Export to high-definition vector PDF (A4, A3, A2) ready for the technical dossier or the authorization request. Plans are named, dated and versioned automatically in the cloud.
Why build your video surveillance plans with Fabrik?
The camera layout plan determines the effectiveness of a video surveillance installation: it defines what is actually filmed, with what coverage and within which privacy constraints. It is the document used by the installer, the client, the insurer and, where relevant, the administration.
On a generic tool, visualizing fields of view and masking zones is tedious. Fabrik starts from the existing floor plan (architect PDF, scan, photo) and lets you place cameras by drag and drop, with a field-of-view cone shown on screen.
Video surveillance installations are designed against requirement levels. The use of a system is also subject to data-protection rules and, where public space is filmed, to authorization. A clear plan with fields of view and masking zones supports these steps.
Because one building often needs several plans (video, but also intrusion and evacuation), Fabrik lets you work on them from the same imported floor plan. You deliver a consistent security dossier without redrawing the building geometry.
Fields of view visualized on the plan
Each camera shows its field-of-view cone and coverage area on the plan. You adjust orientation and focal length to remove blind spots and limit unnecessary overlap, before installing on site.
Documented privacy compliance
Masking zones and public information signage are shown on the plan. You get a document that demonstrates how data-protection obligations were taken into account during an audit.
Fast updates on every change
A camera added, an orientation changed, a room repurposed: open the cloud-stored plan, edit and re-export within minutes. Version history is kept automatically.
Frequently asked questions about video surveillance plans
What is a video surveillance layout plan used for?
It locates cameras on the building floor plan, visualizes their fields of view and coverage areas, and documents masking zones and signage. It supports sizing, installation, maintenance, and the dossier handed to the client or administration.
Does Fabrik visualize the camera field of view?
Yes. Each camera shows a field-of-view cone and a coverage area on the plan. You adjust orientation and focal length to remove blind spots and limit unnecessary overlap.
Can I document GDPR masking zones?
Yes. You mark masking zones (private areas, unauthorized public space) and the location of public information signage. The plan documents how GDPR obligations were taken into account.
Are the plans suitable for an authorization request?
Filming public space is subject to authorization. Fabrik produces a clear layout plan, with fields of view and masking zones, that can be attached to the request. The completeness and validity of the dossier remain the applicant's responsibility.
Can I make the video plan and the evacuation plan for the same building?
Yes. On the same imported floor plan you create the video surveillance layout plan, the intrusion layout plan and the ISO 7010 evacuation plan. One tool for a complete security dossier.
How do I update the plan after adding a camera?
Plans are stored in the cloud. You open the plan, add the camera, adjust its field of view and re-export the PDF within minutes. Each version is archived automatically.
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