Government & public services security applications - Case studies
Greece’s General Secretariat for sport needed full electronic surveillance system to help protect athletes Background As the spiritual home of the Olympic Games, Greece has a well-cemented connection with the spectacle of sports events and a great appreciation for the excitement of public stadia. With a population of over 10 million people, modern Greece continues to enjoy live sporting events but also has to deal with the modern dilemmas of safety and security whilst m...
Elkerliek Hospital has installed 150 IQeye HD megapixel cameras IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, announced Elkerliek Hospital in the Netherlands has chosen IQinVision HD megapixel cameras for its recent upgrade to IP video surveillance. Xserius is the distributor for the project, and Flexposure is the project integrator. Elkerliek Hospital supplies modern, high-quality basic care to its patients. The hospital is run under the motto, &ldq...
Milestone System to upgrade security Aker Brygge from analogue to networked solution Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has been chosen as the surveillance solution for Aker Brygge, an iconic architectural landmark owned by Norwegian Property, and a top destination for living, working, shopping, dining and entertainment in the centre of Oslo. In partnership with Dell and Last Mile Communication, the installation partner L...
The video from all of the Sony cameras is archived in Milestone XProtect video management software Milestone Systems’ open platform IP video management software (VMS) is being used with Sony network cameras by the Andria Cathedral in Italy for security surveillance and to display religious services to congregations sitting in the chapel and side naves to the central church. The Cathedral of Andria rests in the Puglia Region of Southern Italy, an artistic and historic tr...
The network will monitor Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein squares Requirement To provide a secure, reliable and flexible CCTV network capable of delivering high frame rates per second and CCTV images, together with telemetry control, simultaneously to a police station and the main city council building. To deliver all of this over a cost-effective wireless network without the costly expense of digging up the city’s historic cobbled streets and causing potential disruption...
SAIC to combine SpotterRF radar with VidSys advanced camera technology for maximum visibility SpotterRF recently announced that its new, patented radar technology will be used to protect public bridges managed by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is leading a project to upgrade the security at five Maryland bridges as well as the security operations centre and will integrate SpotterRF radar technology in the pro...
Axis Communications video surveillance in the city center enables effective monitoring of road conditions Mission Verona is one of the main tourist attractions in Northern Italy, largely owing to the wealth of history steeped in its town centre, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The large numbers of tourists combined with local traffic can cause delays in the city on certain days and in some areas, potentially resulting in chaos for city travel. Solution Implementation...
The DMR solution provides clearer voice communication along with longer communication distance Dhaka police of Bangladesh has completed the initial phase of upgrading the analogue communications system to digital one by adopting Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) solution provided by Hytera. It is part of Bangladesh Police’s effort to bring all the police stations across the country into the network to ensure safe and efficient communication among them. With the DMR system, the...
The technologies involved in iQ-Smart City are based on Advanced Video Analytics Most cities build their systems based on technologies that were available in the past, unaware that Artificial Intelligence based technologies have been evolving rapidly. A Smart City is one where the information derived from a multitude of different types of sensors from different parts of the City are pulled together to ensure that authorities can ensure the security, safety and enjoyment of it...
The digital tachograph system record period of work, vehicle speed and distance covered With the Republic of Serbia as its 13th country, Trüb strengthens its market leadership for digital tachograph solutions. The tachograph cards from Trüb are made of polycarbonate and equipped with a chip. Since the introduction of digital tachographs in 2004, Trüb has supplied more than 3 million smart cards. The central elements of the digital tachograph system are the...
IndigoVision ‘s Brazilian partner Setha Prosegur worked with MetroRio to create the surveillance system MetrôRio, Rio de Janeiro’s metro system, has chosen IndigoVision to supply a complete IP video security solution to protect the 700,000 people who travel daily on its network and to allow for future expansion of the metro service. IndigoVision won the contract to replace MetrôRio’s ageing analogue surveillance system because of the superi...
Trub supplies the identity cards each citizen of Guinea will receive on registration for voting Trüb, one of the worldwide leading suppliers of identification and travel documents, is proud to supply documents for one of Africa’s largest identity solutions for the Guinean government. The new identity card from Trüb is made of polycarbonate and is a key element of the comprehensive national identity solution to be implemented in the country. Trüb supplies...
The concert hall uses various ASSA ABLOY products including dp cylinders, locks and electric strikes The Harpa concert hall and conference centre – a visually stunning, ultra-modern landmark in Reykjavik’s historic harbour and waterfront area – makes use of a variety of ASSA products, including dp cylinders, locks from the Connect and Classic series, and electric strikes. Harpa, designed by architects Henning Larsen and Batteríið in cooperati...
Sochi’s cameras have been hooked up to NiceVision to provide visual documentation of all incidents NICE Systems announced that it is implementing its Surveillance portfolio in the city of Sochi, Russia, as part of its “Safe City” initiative for mitigating security, safety, and operational risks. Having been chosen to host multiple prestigious sporting events, including the FIA Formula One World Championship in Sochi in 2014, and being one of the candidate cit...
LKAB is in the process of replacing RiTA with the ARX access control solution On a typical weekday, 1,100 vehicles and more than 2,000 people visit Malmberget – and twice as many visit Kiruna. On occasions when the mines are shut down for repair and maintenance there can be as many as 850 additional contractors crawling like ants all over the Malmberget facility. A steady stream of cars makes its way to the gates on the perimeter of LKAB’s facilities, where visitor...
Samsung SSA-R1001V Smartcard readers installed at various locations within the Cathedral St Paul’s Cathedral has invested in new access control and video surveillance systems to enhance health & safety for staff, visitors and worshippers. The Cathedral has a daily pattern of prayer with many worshippers returning each day to pray within the awe-inspiring interior. It is also a major tourist attraction with approximately over two million sightseers during 2011 visiti...
Mobotix cameras and Pivot3 appliances enables Anchorage DOT to store 24 days of video MOBOTIX Corp., an industry-leading provider of high-resolution, network-based security solutions, and Pivot3, the leading provider of converged storage and compute appliances in the surveillance market, recently announced that the Municipality of Anchorage has deployed a comprehensive surveillance system at the Anchorage Downtown Bus Transit Center. The Anchorage Department of Public Transpor...
Texas water utility features PureTech's PureActiv video analytics and advanced PTZ camera controls PureTech Systems, specialising in wide-area surveillance software, recently announced two completed installations of its PureActiv system for a major undisclosed Texas water utility. The recent installations for perimeter protection were performed by Schneider Electric and include video analytics, thermal and visible light cameras, access control integration, mega-pixel cameras a...
NICE Systems to enhance Bangalore metro security with its IP video surveillance and analytics NICE Systems announced recently that Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has launched a successful go-live of NICE’s security solutions at Namma Metro. This includes full implementation at the train’s Operations Control Center (OCC) and across six metro stations. Using NICE IP video surveillance and analytics, Namma Metro is enhancing passenger safety, securi...
RiTA is now being replaced by ASSA ABLOY's ARX access control system ASSA’s ARX access control system, incorporating the BluARX server solution, is an integral part of the perimeter security system for all municipal facilities in Gävle, Sweden. The municipal buildings are owned and managed by Gavlefastigheter, a company that in turn belongs to Gävle Municipality. The company’s property portfolio – 500,000 square meters of floor space in total &ndas...
With an extremely vulnerable, high-density population, the area of Midtown in Atlanta, GA has security as its highest priority. Covering a vicinity of 400 blocks, Midtown includes three large MARTA rail stations, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and many other major businesses. Last spring, the city began a project in Midtown designed to heighten public safety and security with the implementation of Vicon outdoor IP video cameras. “We have three...
A challenging environment The Maastricht Courthouse handles all kinds of cases every day, from hosting administrative hearings to trying actual crimes, and it is one of the larger legal institutions in the Netherlands, retaining eighty judges and 265 employees in addition to the daily flux of visitors. Against this vibrant background, safety and security stand out as absolute musts. That’s why the Maastricht Courthouse decided it was time to upgrade its fifteen-year-old security system wi...
MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of complete high-resolution IP video systems have released details of an installation of its MOBOTIX CCTV solution which is protecting Crossgates Community Gardens, a not-for-profit and locally run focal point built by the townspeople of Crossgates located near Dunfermline in Scotland.The Crossgates Community Garden has been created by the Greenfingers Volunteer Group on a piece of land donated by the local Masonic Lodge through a range of fund raising activiti...
Background BT Business Direct and its sister company DABS.com are leading providers of IT equipment direct to business and consumers respectively. Part of the BT Group, BT Business Direct offers over 20,000 hardware and software products through its online store and direct sales force, aiming to be a one-stop shop for computing, networking, communications and support. The company was moving its mid-market sales team from an older building it had outgrown to a custom-built office, completely re...
Hytera provided prototype of Hytera DMR mobile radio MD78XG to ILPAP for trial To Greeks, trolley bus is a major travel tool. Hytera supplied ILPAP, one of the most important trolley bus operators in Greek, with a robust wireless communications system, covering all the 23 routes run by ILPAP in Athens and Piraeus areas. The 23 trolley bus routes run by ILPAP cover more than 350km with 80 million annual passenger rides. To enhance operation efficiency and better serve passenger...
There are eight main islands that make up Hawaii and four of those islands are a part of the County of Maui: Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe. Together, the islands encompass approximately 2,400 square miles and house a population of 154,000 residents. Recently, the County implemented an initiative to migrate toward one centralised system for all security, including access control, biometrics and surveillance on its three populated islands, excluding Kahoolawe, which does not have any resident...
In existence since the late 1930s, the Trenton Housing Authority (THA) provides decent and affordable housing for low and moderate-income residents throughout the city of Trenton, New Jersey, USA. Its mission is to provide safe and sanitary housing for residents and to lead them toward self-sufficiency. For the past 30 years, the THA has served nearly 2,000 households. Today, the THA is an autonomous body that is chartered by the State of New Jersey, partially funded by the federa...
More than 30 Bosch MIC Series 400 cameras are protecting the public in Glasgow City Centre following successful trials of the equipment in other parts of the city.Glasgow Community and Safety Services (GCSS), an organisation set up by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police, was keen to provide the city's three million visitors and locals alike with a safe environment to socialise. So it created the Night Zone, a partnership initiative that is designed to help residents and visitors get home...
Avigilon cameras monitor the Looe Tourist Information Center Popular UK Tourist Destination Deters Disorderly Conduct and Ensures Safety of Residents and Tourists with Avigilon High-Definition Surveillance System Looe, a small coastal town in South East Cornwall, England has a strong fishing history dating back to medieval times and remains home to several fish dealers still operating in the area. However, the town’s main business today is tourism. To accommodate the in...
The G2 security system supports instant alarm signalling Introduction ICTS UK, a subsidiary of ICTS Europe BV, specialises in the provision of integrated security solutions. The ICTS canine services division, based in Didcot, is a core ICTS service, where dedicated handlers look after and train sniffer dogs to provide invaluable materials detection services in high profile environments. In order to ensure the protection of these valuable assets, and accompanying potentially...
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