Network cameras - Case studies

G4S helps protect chemicals at Synthomer’s operational centre in Czech Republic

A revamped G4S security solution at the chemical industry company Synthomer’s operational centre in the Czech Republic ensures that employees and valuable assets are protected from potential threats. The Sokolov region in the western Czech Republic, not far from the German border, is home to an operational centre for the British chemical industries company Synthomer, one of the world’s foremost suppliers of water-based polymers. Synthomer’s polymers are used to manufacture ma...

Revader Security deploys mobile CCTV cameras in preparation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Revader Security has supplied a fleet of over 20 re-deployable CCTV cameras to West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), to provide visibility of multiple major construction projects being undertaken, in anticipation of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 2022 Commonwealth Games The Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) capital construction programme comprises several major Commonwealth Games critical projects, within the Perry Barr area, including the A34 highways scheme, Perry Barr Rail Station & B...

South Carolina neighbourhood helps police to solve a vandalism case with Flock Safety’s licence plate reading camera

A West Columbia, South Carolina neighbourhood had been dealing with complaints from their residents. Residents were noticing vandalism happening around their community and they wanted to put an end to it. The vandalism wasn’t just bringing down their property values. Residents were concerned about the safety of themselves and their neighbours, and felt that their homes and neighbourhood were being violated. Licence plate reading camera Hoping to put a stop to the vandalism, residents re...

Cognitec Systems GmbH’s FaceVACS-Entry CS devices deployed at German border check points to capture biometric facial images

Cutting-edge technologies from Cognitec Systems GmbH (Cognitec) will capture biometric facial images of all relevant travellers from third countries, as part of the European Entry/Exit System (EES). Cognitec Systems GmbH was awarded the contract for the delivery of the capturing devices in Germany. FaceVACS-Entry CS devices Cognitec’s technology will be installed at border check points in all international airports and seaports in Germany. The contract initially spans four years and incl...

BriefCam video analytics enable DC National Mall to boost guest experience & safety

BriefCam, the industry’s provider of video content analytics solutions announced that its software platform is in place at the National Mall as part of a $3.3+ million technology donation led by systems integration leader Convergint. By making surveillance video footage searchable, actionable and quantifiable, BriefCam can help the National Park Service (NPS) and the United States Park Police (USPP) ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for visitors to the National Mall’s...

Enhancing city safety with Avigilon smart video security

“One resident who resides in an area where cameras were installed told me she’s certain they’ve made a difference. Because of this program, she can sleep better at night,” said Chief of Police Trent Page, Mount Vernon Police Department. The county seat of Jefferson County, Mount Vernon, IL is located in the state’s south-central region, just 80 miles east of St. Louis, MO. Home to approximately 15,000 residents, Mount Vernon is known as the “Festival Arts Ci...

Xerafy provides Cargo Trak RFID hard tags to identify and manage assets for an automotive manufacturer

To keep an automotive manufacturing operation running 24 hours a day, auto manufacturers have utilised Kanban systems, lean manufacturing and just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) however these business processes require tracking of the inventory and materials within a manufacturing facility. Manufacturers that truly want to automate the replenishment process utilise automatic identification such as RFID to create real-time visibility into their manufacturing and inventory management process. One su...

Xerafy provides durable XS UHF tags to help Greenville Hospital track expensive surgical instruments

Greenville Hospital has deployed UHF RFID to help track expensive surgical instruments and other medical equipment to reduce losses and the time spent locating them. As the largest health care system located in South Carolina, Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center count 1,268 licenced beds, and 1,250 physicians out of 10,500 employees. The hospital has implemented EPC Gen 2 RFID tags to help identify surgical probes that are often accidentally thrown away after procedures. Becaus...

Xerafy provides RTI Trak On-Metal RFID tags to provide real-time process control and traceability for Pulverit

The Milan-based producer of paints and powder coatings has re-engineered its production process, in line with industry 4.0 standards. The company created in Milan in 1973 is known for its specialised paints and powder coatings used across a number of industries, for applications such as anti-graffiti, high temperature, and zinc-rich primers. Its distribution network covers all of Europe, with customers in Belgium, France, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Greece, Czech Republic, Russian Federation, Ro...

New camera solution, WasteWatch Cam, captures littering and fly-tipping offences to safeguard the environment

Spoils precious green spaces. Dangerous to humans and wildlife. Could contain toxic material or asbestos. Damages the watercourses and soil quality. Ugly eyesore. Local nuisance. Breeding ground for pests such as rats and cockroaches. Despite all of these negative impacts, local authorities across England had to deal with 976,000 fly-tipping incidents in the year running up to March 2020. In other words, roughly 20,000 people per week on average thought it was a good idea to dump their househol...

Flock Safety explains how to prevent mail and identity theft?

One probably thinks of mailboxes as nothing more than a receptacle for letters and packages, but identity thieves have a darker vision. To them, mailboxes look like unlocked safes filled with easily accessible personal information like social security numbers, health records, and account passwords that can all be used to steal your identity.  The possibility of one case of mail theft becoming a true issue may seem unlikely, but in Sandy Springs, Georgia, a few cases of mail theft led...

The Star of Hope Mission relies on Hanwha Techwin cameras and Wisenet WAVE to secure facilities for the homeless

Hanwha Techwin a global supplier of IP and analog video surveillance solutions announced that the Star of Hope Mission in Houston Texas has installed hundreds of Hanwha security cameras and a Wisenet WAVE VMS (Video Management System) system to help secure facilities for unhoused men, women, and children. The Star of Hope Mission serves Houston’s homeless communities with help for their immediate crisis needs and with longer-term life-changing recovery programs. The mission runs two cente...

Olymbec deploys Hanwha Techwin IP cameras to secure its properties in Quebec, Canada and the United States

Olymbec is one of the largest, privately owned industrial real estate company on the east coast. Managing upwards of 300 properties in Quebec, Canada and 15 different states in the US, they own more than 30 million square feet of real estate property. Securing real estate properties Managing this much real estate means that Olymbec has to balance a variety of concerns, including providing positive tenant experiences, generating revenue, and protecting assets. When it comes to security, the com...

Flock makes school safety cool

Throughout the country teachers, students and faculty are preparing for another year of learning. Although last year the COVID-19 pandemic forced many schools into an online learning environment, this year most students and teachers are looking forward to getting back to the classroom. While the return to campus brings about a feeling of hope and normalcy, it also may present a greater potential for crime. During the 2017–18 school year, 80 percent of public schools recorded one or more i...

Danish State Railways rely on video security from Dallmeier, deployed within Azure cloud

Danish State Railways (“Danske Statsbaner”, DSB) operates the local passenger transport on nearly all the railway lines in Denmark. The scope of its responsibilities also includes the international intercity line between Sweden and Germany and Copenhagen's high-speed urban rail network. In matters of security, for the last 20 years, Danish State Railways (DSB) has placed its confidence in the German manufacturer Dallmeier for video technology and the Danish company SCANVIEW A/S for...

Userful provides their Visual Networking Platform solution to enhance the operations of EMT’s command centre

The Empresa Malagueña de Transportes (EMT) manages a fleet of 242 vehicles, distributed across 47 lines in a city of almost 570 thousand people in the south of Spain. They also have a customer service office in the city centre. EMT monitors the entire transportation system from a single command centre run by a 4-inspector team. The team leverages the city’s network of approximately 80 traffic cameras as well as proprietary cameras installed in strategic places and inside the vehicl...

Leonardo's ELSAG® fixed plate hunter license plate readers secures buildings, areas and people

One may know that fixed licence plate reader technology (LPR) is one of the most powerful security tools available for protecting buildings and perimeters of geographical areas. Today’s best practices for ELSAG® Fixed Plate Hunter LPR systems include: College, university, and school campuses Airports Casinos Manufacturing facilities Houses of worship Transportation depots Utility infrastructure Municipal buildings Military campuses Ports and border stations Fixed plate r...

Matrix provides comprehensive people mobility solution to Ministry of Finance, Indonesia

Right from the era of Kingdoms in Indonesia, financial management has existed. The Ministry of Finance is an institution under the Indonesian Government, which has an important role in conducting economic development. In Indonesia, the important role of the Ministry of Finance is managing the state's finances and assisting the leader in the state's finance and asset. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance can be considered as the guard of state finance. Addressing challenges faced by Ministry Aft...

Invesco doubles return on investment and saves $2.1 million each year with Blue Prism

Financial management firm Invesco is passionate about delivering an investment experience that helps its customers get more out of life. And with $1.45 trillion assets to manage for customers across 26 countries, it’s no simple task. Another passion of Invesco is its continuous pursuit of performance excellence. So, to give customers the ideal experience and to meet high expectations, Invesco has been steadily and strategically transforming its business with key technologies like intellig...

ASSA ABLOY’s SMARTair system offers modern access control technology for historic buildings, such as Vejle Friskole and Casa de la Misericordia

Retrofitting modern security to old or protected heritage buildings used to be an installer’s nightmare. Wiring could be complex, with damage to ancient architecture or door hardware a constant risk. Now, wireless access control devices that match the protection and durability of wired technology, have made it straightforward. For a facilities manager, the security remit for any building or space is broadly the same. People and assets must be kept safe. Access to the most sensitive areas...

Miami International Airport upgrades its incident logging system to Qognify’s Situator enterprise incident management system

The nerve centre at Miami International Airport (MIA) is its Airport Operations Center (AOC), which operates around the clock, monitoring activity, responding to safety and security incidents, disseminating information and responding to requests from stakeholders throughout the airport. Incident logging at the AOC An essential daily task for the AOC team is incident logging, with approximately 70 detailed logs being created each day, and that number is set to rise, as a result of internal proc...

Hikvision provides smart video solutions to maximise security for customers’ cars at the Barka Grand Centre mall

Retail mall Barka Grand Centre in Oman in the Middle East is maximising security for customers’ cars and optimising the visitor experience with Hikvision smart video solutions. As well as providing traditional security monitoring capabilities, the Hikvision solution makes it fast and easy to find available spaces, and helps customers locate their cars in the large parking lot. The system also displays the fastest walking route to customers’ cars, helping them minimise their exposure...

Smart Choice Audiovisuais installs Bosch’s Dicentis conferencing and interpretation system at the Portuguese EU Presidency Headquarters

Congress Rental Network Partner, Smart Choice Audiovisuais (Smart Choice), has installed a large Dicentis conferencing and interpretation system from Bosch Security Systems GmbH, at the Centro Cultural de Belém, the Portuguese EU Presidency Headquarters, situated in Lisbon, Portugal. A total of 70 Dicentis and 50 Dicentis Wireless Discussion devices with touchscreens provide the main input. Dicentis Wireless Discussion devices The solution can be used to deliver in-person meetings at th...