#cctv design

What happens after you finish a CCTV camera layout?

For many businesses, the answer is: open another spreadsheet and start counting everything again.

That is where the workflow starts becoming unnecessarily complicated.

From Layout to Equipment

A CCTV floor plan is more than a visual presentation. It can help answer practical questions:

Where should the cameras go?Which areas need coverage?How many cameras are required?What networking equipment will be needed?

For example, a warehouse may require cameras around loading bays, entrances, storage areas, and internal aisles. A good design can show these locations while also considering camera direction, field of view, NVRs, PoE switches, and network connections.

Then Comes the Quotation

The next step shouldn't require starting from zero.

If the camera plan already identifies the required equipment, those details can become the foundation for the quotation.

MAPOG's Field Service & Management platform follows this connected approach by combining Camera Planning with Quotation. CCTV teams can work on a floor plan, place cameras and network equipment, and use the project requirements when preparing pricing.

The benefit isn't about creating another complicated process. It's about avoiding the same work twice.

Small Changes Become Easier

A customer might say:

“Can we add three cameras near the entrance?”

Or:

“Can you replace these cameras with a higher-resolution model?”

These changes are common in CCTV projects. When design and quotation are connected, revisions can be handled more systematically instead of updating several unrelated files.

Why CCTV Teams Should Care

A connected workflow can help keep:

Design → Equipment → Pricing → Installation

closer together.

It can also give customers a clearer proposal because they can understand not only how much the system costs, but also where the equipment is planned to be installed.

For CCTV installers managing several projects at once, that connection can make everyday work much easier.