American baseball team, St. Louis Cardinals' new home has the same name as its previous nest, that's where the similarities end. Among the major enhancements at Busch Stadium III is state-of-the-art video security surveillance, which knocks the ball out of the park when it comes to going beyond other networked CCTV systems.
St Louis Major League Baseball franchise has built itself a new $365 million palace and is protecting it with a virtual fortification, one of the most advanced network video security systems ever installed.
The new Busch Stadium's security system is a national scale project with local contractors and consultants doing all the work. While the overall system installation by Will Electronics and Sachs Electric Co. included access control and a life-safety system, those served as utility players compared to what is one of the largest IP-based video security systems ever installed at a major sporting venue.
Cardinals Owners Put Premium On Protecting Players and Fans
The 46,861 fans that the new stadium holds will have such features at their disposal as seats closer to the action and cupholders. To protect them will take a technological leap. Whereas 14 cameras watched over the previous stadium built in 1966, players and fans will now be protected by 114, including 22 megapixel cameras. The teams offices and other restricted access areas of Busch Stadium III will be protected by card access control, while the only access control at the previous stadium were locks and keys.
