Government & public services security applications - Case studies

 Bosch DS9370 Series Ceiling Mount Detector helped Jade Alarm Co. and the local authorities at Kansas City Community Center apprehend an intruder The Bosch DS9370 Series Ceiling Mount Detector recently helped Jade Alarm Co. and the local authorities apprehend an intruder at the Whatsoever Community Centre in Kansas City, Missouri.The intruder attempted to circumvent the Centre's first floor perimeter security by scaling an exterior wall and entering the facility on the second floor. Upon de...

Petards' Italian job: ProVida 2000Petards, working alongside their Italian partner, are delighted to announce the ProVida 2000 Modular system will be helping Italian police carry out mobile speed enforcement and surveillance.95 of the market-leading in car speed enforcement systems have just landed in Italy from the Gateshead factory, where they will be fitted to the specialist Italian Carabinieri traffic cars. The order also brings the total number of ProVida systems now actively patrollin...

German embassy residential compound in Moscow protected by a Geutebruck CCTV system Following a security upgrade in 2008, German embassy staff in Moscow now live in a residential compound protected by a Geutebruck CCTV system. Renovated to European standards between 1996 and 2001, the embassy accommodation in Soviet-style tower blocks in the south east of the Russian capital is usually reserved for its own staff, but vacant flats are also let to German business people on a temporary basis....

Over 130 Axis network cameras offer concrete protection and prevention to ensure citizen safety MissionSic1, a public company founded in October 2005 on the initiative of the Director of Information Technology of the Municipality of Chiaravalle (in Ancona province of Italy), sought to implement and develop technologically innovative projects geared towards the city residents, companies and public administrations.The 9 municipalities in partnership with Sic1 needed to monitor strategic poin...

Nurizon Corporation wins a licence of approval for their in vehicle mobile video recording and CCTV systemsPublic Safety and Homeland Security solutions provider Nurizon Corporation have recently been awarded a licence of approval for their in vehicle mobile video recording and CCTV systems for the Saudi Arabian Security Forces, and Kingdom wide Emergency Services Authorities (ESA)'s.United States Manufacturer, Digital Ally Inc, the exclusive provider for Nurizon Corporation's in vehicle mobile...

Grand Prairie Police Department, Texas installed a complete integrated IP Video solution from IndigoVision Grand Prairie Police Department, Texas, has transformed the way it uses CCTV after installing a complete integrated IP Video solution from IndigoVision. Replacing an ageing and unreliable VCR/analogue system, which was used primarily for video archive, the new IndigoVision system is being used as an active tool to help manage the facility. As with most law enforcement facilities Grand Prai...

 Conway's CM230IR corner-mounted CCTV camera unit is used in custody suites at police stations A UK police force is using corner-mounted camera units from Conway Security Products as part of rolling refurbishments to create dedicated custody suites at police stations.Conway's CM230IR security CCTV camera unit was chosen as the best solution for an environment with unusual and challenging customer needs. The police force concerned insists on high levels of resilience, res...

African prison uses ioimage's video analytics to detect potential escapeesioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances, announced that Botswana's Department of Correctional Services has installed ioimage video analytics at its First Offenders Correctional Facility in Gabarone, Botswana to control the movement of prisoners and reduce the number of inmate incidents. The prison, which measures 22,500 sqm, needed a reliable and accurate perimeter protection solution that would integrate with...

 Cogent Systems and Steria selected by Belgian Federal Police to provide an innovative fingerprint capture system For its 100th anniversary, the Belgian Police Department's Legal Identification Division is getting an innovative fingerprint capture system. Steria Benelux has been chosen to equip the Technical and Scientific Police Department's Legal Identification Division with a revolutionary fingerprint-capture system. Steria is acting as "prime contractor" for this project. The...

 Hikvision was selected to provide its high-definition DVRs and technical supports to enable the monitoring solutions for the GamesOlympics 2008, celebrated from Aug. 8 to Aug. 24, 2008 in Beijing, China, gathered hundreds of thousands of athletes, state officials, as well as journalists and tourists. Naturally, security is the top priority to guarantee a safe and smooth Olympic Games.ChallengeThe priority in security for Olympics is to have a centralized platform to manage the surveillance...

 Electronic Technology Inc. chose Alvarion's BreezeACCESS VL and BreezeACCESS 900 product lines to build the entire OGL networkThe challengeFor some time, officials in Lenexa wanted to extend the fibre and other wired infrastructure to meet the broadband needs of the growing city, however the cost of expansion proved to be prohibitively high. As a result, city officials sought a cost effective solution to provide wireless broadband access for a public safety network, mobile broadband for mu...

 Alvarion's point-to-point and point-to-multipoint BreezeACCESS suite extended the sailor networkAfter extensive research, Sailor realized that using broadband wireless technology was the only way to bring multi-megabit speeds to Maryland's 24 counties, many of which are rural. To design and install this point-to-point wireless backbone network, the Sailor Operations Center in Baltimore contracted with Business Information Group (B.I.G.) of York, Pennsylvania. Since providing wireless links...

 SAMSUNG | GVI Security's video camera system covers over 70% of one of Mexico's most crime-ridden citiesSAMSUNG | GVI Security recently announced that Naucalpan de Juarez, a city of over 1 million people on the outskirts of Mexico City, is using SAMSUNG | GVI Security cameras to help better police the city, one of Mexico's most industrialized municipalities. Because of the accelerated development of its industry, today Naucalpan is considered one of the most important municipalities i...

  Cost effective Alvarion wireless network  provides connectivity for monitoring trafic in the cityThe challengeAfter consulting Essentia, a value added distributor with expertise in system integration, Molfetta Multiservizi realised that building a wireless broadband network to provide connectivity between the cameras and the control center would be the cheapest, quickest and most cost-effective option.The solutionTo help build the network, Molfetta Multiservizi contacted Alvario...

   Hertfordshire County Council installed Xtralis's ADPRO remote security technologyThe challengeAs with many educational establishments across the United Kingdom, schools in Hertfordshire are experiencing increasing levels of crime. The main issues tend to be vandalism of property and theft of high value items such as computers and other learning equipment.Robert Holgate, the CCTV Control Room Manager for Stevenage Borough Council explains "Initially we were just looking to reduc...

  Xtralis ADPRO multi-site video security system decreases criminal activity in Swindon neighbourhoodThe challengeThe Crime and Disorder Act was introduced in the UK in 1998. This placed a duty on local government and other organizations to work to reduce crime and the fear of crime.Swindon neighbourhood groups were dissatisfied with the level of property vandalism, drug-related crime and general safety of residents within their area. The five Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cabled sy...

  Alvarion's wireless network provide connectivity for different environmental control applicationsThe challengeDoñana National Park was looking to interconnect the control and recording system near the Doñana Palace and establish a video surveillance system for transmitting real time data in order to monitor and control the migration of birds and habitat conditions of protected species throughout the park. Using conventional radio links such as GPRS and GSM, the park sou...

 Alvarion is the sole equipment provider for the City of Geneva's extensive wireless broadband networkMobile BroadbandAfter providing broadband to the police department buildings, city officials recognized that extending that network to police officers while on patrol would greatly increase their effectiveness in fighting crime. They decided to provide real-time, high-speed connectivity to the seven police vehicles in the city enabling officers to send and receive data messages, still image...

  Krosno city center square, with video surveillance and hotspot over wireless infrastructureThe challengeTo quickly build an effective network, taking into account Krosno limitations on cost, deployment time, and strict regulations prohibiting digging and trenching in the heart of the city. A wireless network was the obvious answer, particularly since Krosno was given ten 3.5 MHz channels in the 3.5 GHz band as part of the Polish government's efforts to encourage telecom development....

 Cortech Developments and Vicon have collaborated to provide Cleveland Police with an integrated security system for their recently opened custody suite in HartlepoolCortech Developments and Vicon have collaborated to provide Cleveland Police with an integrated security system for their recently opened custody suite in Hartlepool."A custody suite places demands on systems which are very different from most security applications. It is a fast and frenetic atmosphere with the s...

  CCTV-Surveillance system installed in the City of HuaLian JiAnMissionHualien County is approximately 4628 sq. km and has a population of about 350,000. Four hundred years ago, the Portuguese sailors went past the East Coast of Taiwan, fascinated by its beauty, and called it "FORMOSA." Hualien County, facing the immense Pacific Ocean in the east and leaning against the grand Central Mountain Range in the west, is famous for its beautiful scenery. The natural resources in Tar...

 Elbit has deployed the EVT Vertex Networked Video Management and recording software suit to monitor the border around JerusalemEVT, a developer of networked video management and recording software, today announced that ElbitSec a subsidiary of Elbit group has deployed the Vertex Video management and NVR software suit for its border protection project around the city of Jerusalem. The installation marks the first defence deployment of EVT's software.Elbit Security selected EVT as part of a...

  A major transit authority in Singapore selected EverFocus Mobile Networking MissionSBS Transit is Singapore's largest public bus transport operator with a fleet of more than 2,700 buses(90% of the market). They wanted to find a surveillance solution could; prevent crime on bus, collect evidence when accidents occured, stop private cars that infringe bus lane and help the management team understand the health status of each bus and position easily.Several transportation auth...

Telecomunicaciones de Mexico (Telecomm) a state-owned telegraph company first installed EDSR400 and EQ350 cameras  MissionTelecomunicaciones de Mexico (Telecomm) a state-owned telegraph company is the largest payment network in Mexico with 1,554 government telegraph offices nationwide. These telegraph offices offer services in check cashing, bill payment, international money transfers and credit applications.SolutionEverFocus has been working with Telecomm since 2004. They first installed...

 Local crime awareness day held at Elephant and Castle shopping centre First Security played its part at a local community crime awareness day, held at Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre last weekend, alongside the Met Police and the British Transport Police. The day was organised by the Shopping Centre Manager, Mike Knell and was sponsored by the shopping centre owners, St Modwen Properties along with Global Aware International and Signcraft.  The event was opened with...

 EverFocus EPTZ1000 installed at wire pole and streetlamp at every 100 meters in Japan  MissionThe question of public security is an important one for governments at all levels around the world. The municipalities in Japan wanted to monitor the shipping street and provide its municipalities with an unobtrusive and effective video surveillance system to ensure the safety of citizens.SolutionDue to the outdoor environment, the choice of camera models: EverFocus outdoor speed dome camera...

 The Lincolnshire Police headquarters now employs Siemens Custody Suite solution - an advanced security systemLincolnshire Police is the first force in the UK to benefit from Siemens new Custody Suite solution, a state of the art security system which helps safeguard the welfare of people who come into police custody.  Complying with the requirements of the ACPO safer detention guidance, Siemens technology enables the police to monitor the health and safety of detainees throu...

  Interior of specialised football command vehicleThe extremely capable Football Command Vehicle (FCV), now in operation with West Midlands Police's Queen's Road Operational Command Unit (OCU), has proved to be a significant force multiplier, allowing the effective coverage of areas adjacent to a football ground on match days and, crucially, providing a high visibility presence to deter potential troublemakers.Traffic Safety Systems Ltd (TSS) - part of AD Group - has been responsible n...

  Taiwan national freeway police patrol car with GPS systemMissionThe Taiwan national Freeway Police bureau services are designed for the citizen's safety. Due to the municipalities there was a need to improve the achievements in gathering the evidence, and to introduce a GPS system that could pinpoint exactly where the police patrol car was and work out who would most need assistance.SolutionA major police authority in Taiwan selected EverFocus Mobile Networki...

   26 Arecont Vision AV3130 cameras installed in Sofia to expand and enhance a system to catch traffic violators Anyone who speeds past a red light in Sofia, the metropolitan capitol of Bulgaria, may find themselves facing irrefutable evidence of their traffic violation in the form of a crisp, clear image from an Arecont Vision AV3130 megapixel IP camera. Sectron Ltd., a provider of turnkey security and communications systems in Bulgaria, has installed 26 A...