A written walk of the property: coverage, blind spots, evidence, and whether the cameras themselves would pass a security review
Most yards already have cameras. Few have a plan: what the system is supposed to prove, how long footage lasts, who can reach the recorders, and whether an insurer or a claims adjuster could use the export.
We start the same way we start a cyber assessment. Walk the site. Write what we would cover and what we would not. Price the next step only after that. A site-security assessment is not a requirement to buy hardware from us.
Yards in Alberta are being offered solar trailers, thermal cameras, and month-to-month monitored response. That can be the right next step after you know what you need. It is not a substitute for a coverage plan, for evidence an insurer can use, or for checking whether the recorder is a computer on your LAN. This month federal ICS notes on recorder firmware (hard-coded FTP, missing web auth) are the same finding we already write down on a yard walk: the system that watches the site can become the hole.
Gate, shop apron, laydown, storage, fuel, and the routes people and vehicles actually use. Blind spots and power or network limits go in the report, not a sales sketch.
Timestamps that match, retention you can defend, export that includes a hash and a short cover note on what the system did and did not capture. That is what a broker or adjuster can use.
Every camera is a computer on a network. We review segmentation, inbound exposure, credentials, patch posture, and cloud vs edge recording. The same practice that reviews your servers reviews the fleet.
We start with contractor and equipment yards: theft is easy to price, the owner usually decides, and the geometry repeats. The same method applies to industrial yards, storage lots, and public-works sites.
The same firm reviews your website and your yard. That is the point. A camera fleet that is internet-reachable is a cyber finding. A backup that never restored is a recovery finding. We keep those reports honest and separate from any equipment quote.
Later work (site models, gates, lighting, task verification) is only discussed after the site is understood. It is not part of the first proposal unless you ask for it in writing.