Application Showcase Education

Customer profile

The Princeton Regional School District, located in New Jersey, is comprised of four elementary schools, one middle school, and one regional high school. The region serves a culturally diverse student population of approximately 3,375 and is growing at a rate of more than 100 students annually. In addition, to the six school buildings, there is a central administrative building which houses the primary supervisory and support staff for the school district.

Technology & integration

• Aimetis software licenses: Standard, Professional and Enterprise
• Access Control (DHS)
• IP and analogue cameras

Results

• Enhanced safety for students and staff
• Faster, centralised response to critical events
• Reduced vandalism and property damage
• Cost-effective and easily scalable solution

Summary

The Princeton Regional School District (PRS) installs Aimetis Symphony™ Integrated Intelligent Video Management Software to improve the safety of students, teachers and staff with centralised security management and real-time alerts of critical events.

Business challenge

Educational institutions are increasingly taking steps to improve the safety and security of their facilities, students and staff. PRS required a solution that would allow them to proactively monitor hallways and grounds for possible intruders and inappropriate student behaviour, better respond to emergency situations and provide them with video evidence for post-event investigation.

Critical to improving overall safety and security was the implementation of an intelligent, centralised security event management system for video, access control and alarms. It was of primary importance that the system's user interface be highly intuitive and user-friendly as many people with minimal security training would be required to use the system. Additionally, the system must be able to have users and clients distributed throughout the schools and buildings so that video and alarms could be viewed from multiple locations.

Aimetis' software provided the District with a scalable, cost-effective solution for incorporating video analytics

While school systems are discerning the need for improved security, funds for security are not in sync with other school missions. Therefore, making the most of the funds available was paramount. To reduce the costs of implementation, PRS wanted to be able to leverage their existing infrastructure and cameras. Finally, with a growing student population, the solution needed to be easily scalable so that additional cameras could be added as required

Solution

Aimetis Symphony™ Intelligent Video Management Software, installed by Dynamic Security, met the needs of PRS. The software provided them with a scalable, cost-effective solution for incorporating video analytics; allowing them the ability to alert both security and non-security personnel of important events in real-time. PRS is using a combination of Aimetis Symphony™ Standard, Professional and Enterprise software licenses on various IP and analogue cameras. The software enables them to integrate with the access control system and other alarms to provide centralised security management over the network. The alarm policy configuration tool of Aimetis Symphony™ allows PRS to customise alerts and automated responses. For example, Aimetis Symphony™ detects someone entering a door after midnight, it can automatically send an email alert to appropriate personnel. PRS is also teaming with the local Fire and Police Departments, providing the framework for better coordinated response in the event of an emergency.