Government & public services security applications - Case studies
CPE Interlink were able to install cameras without wiring thanks to FluidmeshChallenge:When the City of Corning, New York and its Business Improvement District upgraded its current video monitoring system, their goal was to link five existing cameras in the Visitors Centre to the police department located four blocks away. Solution:"The Fluidmesh antennas installed in a couple of hours, and we were able to install cameras without wiring. When you talk about spreading cameras around an entir...
The access control installation has grown to 14 separate sites, covering 59 doors across the City Brivo Systems LLC, the leader in Web applications for access control and security systems, announced that the Raleigh (NC) Police Department (RPD) continues to expand the deployment of its Brivo ACS WebService® at a growing number of police substations and other locations. ASG Security is the integrator on this ongoing project.Prior to installing Brivo, the RPD utilised key pads at t...
Avalarm surveillance installation featuring Lumenera's Le175 Digital CameraAvalarm is a leading provider of security and communication systemsAvalarm is a distributor of security and communication systems in Ilmajoki, Finland supplying industry leading solutions to the Finnish security market. Focused on providing top quality products, Avalarm, thoroughly tests all their products to ensure the highest standards are met.Surveillance system required day/night imaging solution to ensure youth safet...
The video surveillance system is aimed to arm the Municipality with powerful tools for effective protective actionsMissionIn 2007, the Municipality of Sliven, Bulgaria, started the implementation of a strategic video surveillance project: 24x7 monitoring of all places of key importance on the territory of the city, to be completed by 2011. This project is a vital part of the local authorities' strategy for safe city environment and a higher standard of life for its citizens.The video s...
Lumenera's intelligent camera products use ObjectVideo's OnBoard embedded video analytics softwareLumenera provides 24-hour protectionThe traditional role of the camera in border and perimeter security applications is to provide accurate and rapid assessment of alarms through high quality images, both day and night, and in a variety of lighting and weather conditions.Video content analytics embedded in Lumenera's Li-series cameras improve these conditions by providing specific and timely alerts...
Axis and Xiamen Waynet were chosen to realise a digital HDTV surveillance solutionMissionXiamen is a city with exquisite scenery located in Southeast China. Xiamen International Port is one of the best natural ports with favourable conditions, and has been an important foreign trade port for China throughout history. In addition, Xiamen's spring-like weather attracts both domestic and foreign tourists year-round. To provide better services, and improve issues reported by citizens, the Command Ce...
GVD worked with Custodian Electronic Security Solutions to devise a wireless system that extended over 3 kmProject challenge: With the tightening of government budgets, local governments are faced with the challenge to save money on town security but not compromise on quality of service. A major hurdle for local governments to overcome is to install video surveillance in built up town centres or areas where it is too costly or physically impossible to reach with additional cabling. GVD solution:...
Fluidmesh wireless Ethernet products were used to get data back to the security control centreChallenge:The City of Atlanta's Department of Watershed Management needed to secure critical infrastructure at 30+ remote locations with perimeter detection systems and video surveillance. Since there were no engineering drawings dating back to the construction to show where the underground tanks are located, trenching and boring was not an option. Additionally, wireless signals had to extend across the...
EADS Defence & Security have provided DPF with a digital TETRAPOL IP radio communication systemTETRAPOL standard to cover the metropolitan area of Fortaleza and the main cities of Ceara StateSupply of state-of-the-art TETRAPOL IP technology with full support to voice and data communications EADS Defence and Security has announced the inauguration of the successfully deployed TETRAPOL IP radio communication network to secure the operations of the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) in the state of...
Mirasys X-Series supports CCTV monitoring across the Council's disparate, hybrid CCTV infrastructureMirasys Ltd, a leading provider of open platform digital CCTV and video surveillance solutions, announced that Bedford Borough Council has implemented Mirasys X-Series to support CCTV monitoring across its disparate, hybrid CCTV infrastructure. The solution streams video footage and still images of Bedford Borough Hall from analogue, IP and HD cameras via fibre optic and WiFi links to one central...
The network cameras allows members of the public to view footage of five sites in the city of MedellinMissionUNE is a diversified vendor of data transmission, voice communications, and video delivery solutions for corporations in Colombia. UNE provides companies with secure and efficient services, taking advantage of its telecommunications network infrastructure, which covers the country's major cities.One of the major projects implemented recently by UNE is a web-based service that allows membe...
March Networks' hybrid recorders, encoders and VMS are deployed in Campbell CountyMarch Networks®, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced that the government of Campbell County, Wyoming is using the company's VideoSphere® Video Management System (VMS) and Edge encoders, as well as March Networks 4000 C Series hybrid recorders, for integrated security across its facilities. The county's IT department standardised on the solution based on its proven reliab...
The CCTV system is integrated with intruder alarm, fire alarm, door entry and baggage checking systemsMembers of the Welsh Assembly can meet safe in the knowledge that their building is fully protected thanks to a complete fire and security system designed and installed by Chubb. Chubb is a subsidiary of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corporation. The £27 million state-of-the-art building at Llandudno Junction in North Wales is among the greenest public buildings in...
WildlifeCCTV captures some never seen before footage using IR LED technology International wildlife specialists, WildlifeCCTV, have enlisted the help of CCTV lighting manufacturer Raytec to capture some never seen before footage, using the latest in Infra-Red LED technology.In the thick, dense, woods of North America, WildlifeCCTV were able to capture footage of a rare species of brown bear, known for its reclusive nature and its unusual mannerisms. Raytec's high performance, low energy, surface...
The West End's crackdown on street crime gets a state-of-the-art boost today with the launch of Westminster police's first mobile CCTV unit. Police in Westminster, in partnership with Covent Garden London, Sony and First Security have invested £150,000 to equip a converted Mercedes van with all the latest in closed circuit television, cameras, recording equipment and LCD screens to more effectively monitor street crime.Commander Simon Bray, the head of Police in Westminster, unveiled the d...
About DundeeDundee City is Scotland's fourth largest city with a population of 140,000. Set by the River Tay on one of Europe's most impressive geographic locations, it boasts a revitalised city centre and retail scene, and includes a range of attractions including the thriving Dundee Contemporary Arts centre and the impressive Ice Arena. Massive advances in medicine and the development of electronic entertainment are achievements of a city and people famed for their innovation and inventio...
ChallengeBoost security at the CKPS headquarters and deliver detailed, irrefutable evidence to more effectively meet court disclosure requirements and achieve a higher rate of conviction in the community.SolutionOfficers and administrators at the CKPS seamlessly manage the Avigilon HD Surveillance System using Avigilon Control Center network video management software (NVMS) with HD Stream Management and have installed 12 Avigilon Analogue Video Encoders to dramatically improve the...
Break-ins and broken windows are unfortunately daily events for most communities. But it is a lot tougher to be a criminal in the Danish district of Egedal since the installation of network video surveillance. The number of vandalism acts alone has fallen by 90%. When the children and personnel of Egedal come to school on a Monday morning, it is now with a feeling of comfort and safety - but it has not always been like this. The public institutions here have had visits from unwelcome guests man...
Customer profileThe City of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, is home to approximately 152,000 residents. With the revitalisation of City Hall, several municipal buildings and recreation centres and over 1200 acres of passive and active parkland, the City of Oshawa has a duty to ensure it provides its employees and residents with a safe and secure living and working environment.Technology & integration Aimetis Symphony™ Client & Server software COTS hardware for clients & servers A...
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Deploys Proxim Wireless for Statewide Intelligent Transportation System In order to help monitor and manage traffic throughout the state, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has deployed an end-to-end Proxim wireless network for a state-wide Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). This wireless network connects traffic and video components over hundreds of square miles throughout the Northwest Indiana and Indianapolis areas,...
MissionThe Municipality of Livigno is a renowned tourist resort in the centre of the Alps which enjoys free zone status. Its strategic position between Italy and Switzerland at an altitude of 1816m makes it the ideal place to vacation and the perfect destination for shopping addicts, who can enjoy the advantages of the customs-free zone.By virtue of these characteristics, the Municipality of Livigno wanted to equip its territory with a new video surveillance system to meet two requirements: to r...
At Fort Drum, New York, the U.S. Army operates a training centre dedicated to simulating military conflicts for U.S. troops in urban areas. Units such as the 10th Mountain Division use the Military Operations in Urbanised Terrain (MOUT) Site to simulate urban battlefield tactics complete with smoke effects, smells of war, mobile targets, explosions, and other battlefield effects. Fort Drum's application required bringing video/audio content from the MOUT site's many cameras back to a centra...
Established in 1919, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., also known as "K" Line, is the tenth largest shipping company in the world. Based in Japan, they typically move cargo around the world by ship. One of the places that "K" Line operates out of is the Shinagawa-ku Seaport in Tokyo, Japan. Shinagawa-ku is one of the largest and busiest ports in Japan. Thousands of tons of goods are brought in and out on a daily basis along with hundreds of workers. The problem"K" Line needed to know what was going on...
Zhuhai City Jinwan District People’s Procuratorate is located in Sihucheng District, Zhuhai city. Built in 2009, it houses of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Code of Conduct Bureau, Policy Department, General Office, Inspection and Supervision Department, Public Complaints Department, Commercial Crime Prevention Department, Civil Administrative Procurator Department, and Prosecution, Claims and Procurator Department. As an important judiciary and law enforcement authority in China, Jinwan Dist...
The Eltham Centre, located in South East London, provides first class integrated services for the local community including leisure, library, educational, community and council services to local residents. The innovative and attractive centre was pioneered by Greenwich Council in 2007 as a way to modernise its services and bring the community together under one roof.Built on the site of the old library which has been refurbished, the building was expanded to become an impressive local hub, openi...
Sepura's hand-held radios can be fit to the Police Officer's particular operational needsChallengeEquip police officers with TETRA hand-held radios for use on RAKEL - Sweden's new nationwide public safety communications network - giving Sweden's police the 21st century communications capability they need in the battle against crime.SolutionSepura's easy-to-use hand-held radios deliver highly secure voice and data encrypted communications, crystal clear coverage in any environment, and insta...
Xtralis, a leading provider of intelligent fire detection and security solutions, recently announced that a combination of its VESDA and ICAM Aspirating Smoke Detectors (ASDs) have been installed at Museum of London. Museum of London is one of the world's largest urban history museums and cares for over two million objects in its collection with a significant archive. The lower galleries are currently undergoing major redevelopment work, and new galleries will be opening in spring 2010 telling...
The Safer Runnymede Control Centre where Bold's surveillance software is installedRevenue generation for the public sector control room is always a hot topic but never more so than at the moment with threats of serious budget pressure. This has meant for some control rooms a re-examination of their purpose and the scope of their activities. While a number of town-centre CCTV monitoring schemes have in the past sought to avoid going outside their core surveillance brief, there is a growing long t...
Customer backgroundWhen it comes to citizen security, Bogota, the Colombian capital city, is the fastest developing city in Latin America. This 7-million metropolis used to be known as high-crime city.Today, due to continuous government-level campaigns and law enforcement activities, the level of citizen security has improved drastically during last couple of decades.While homicide and traffic accidents has been declined in civil security, there are arising issues in public and government securi...
Vicon's SurveyorVFT pan-tilt-zoom camera domeVicon Industries Inc., a leading designer and producer of integrated IP video surveillance and access control systems, working with Advanced Automation Systems, Inc. of Tampa Florida, has found a novel and valuable application for its pressurised, high-performance SurveyorVFT pan-tilt-zoom camera dome. It is being used as a "Beach Cam" in Sarasota, Florida, where its live, 24/7 online video feed is helping to reassure potential tourists that...
Technology's role in securing banks and financial institutions
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Integrated systems enable critical and compliant security for transportation
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Modernising physical access control
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