PTZ cameras - Case studies

 The University Hospital of Ceuta has become one of the most advanced hospitals with IP video technology Ceuta is an autonomous Spanish city located on the African coast close to the Strait of Gibraltar. In light of the age of sanitary installations it became necessary to improve conditions by means of the construction of a new hospital. The following principle objectives had been determined from the design stage: improvement of quality of assistance, accessibility, clinical security, manag...

 ADT and MDT extended the public safety network to safeguard the Winter Olympics 2010 In preparation for the increased security needs of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the City of Vancouver along with ADT Advanced Integration / Intercon Security and MDT Technical Services deployed a Proxim wireless network to extend video surveillance throughout the city. They selected Proxim's 4.9 Ghz point-to-point and point-to-multipoint products to extend the city's public safety network and connect video su...

 Ganz Radar Vision surveillance early warning detection system protecting Porto Airport, Northern Portugal Leading surveillance systems provider CBC (Europe), under its Ganz branded portfolio, has supplied a Ganz Radar Vision tracking/surveillance early warning detection system to protect Porto Airport in northern Portugal, the country's third busiest airport in terms of both airplane operations and annual passenger numbers. Working in conjunction with Ganz C-AllView thermal and optical cam...

  CCTV cameras are used directly to verify points of interest detected by the RADAR at Eskmeals Weapons and Firing RangeLeading manufacturer of Digital Evidence Recorders for CCTV and surveillance applications, Visimetrics, has delivered their flagship FASTAR CCTV recording solution to the MOD's, Qinetic operated, Eskmeals Weapons and Equipment Firing range.Managing Director of Systems Integrator Racam Security & Communications, Brian Maguire, explains the concept of the solut...

 ADPRO PRO series detectors from Xtralis will enhance security at DFS known for sofa and furniture business  Problems of false alarms with the potential to compromise security at DFS, the sofas and furniture business, have been overcome by Chubb Fire & Security with the installation of highly reliable ADPRO PRO45H external PIR detectors from Xtralis.Nuisance alarms that were running at a rate of 70 or 80 a week have now been reduced to single figures, thus dramatically enhancing th...

 The control centre in municipal police building is equipped with an advanced video surveillance systemMissionIn early 2006, the municipalities of the Sierra Norte de Madrid suffered from a huge wave of thefts in the town halls and CAPIs (centres for public access to internet), with 25 out of the 42 towns of the Sierra being affected. This situation, which also partially involved urban vandalism, resulted in a plan to install an analogue video surveillance system for protection of the main...

 Milestone's IP video management software is used by CoastalCOMS to record video, information on coastlinesMilestone Systems' world-leading open platform IP video management software is being used by Coastalwatch, an innovative analytics and media content company that services international surf life saving and coastal management needs by delivering live and recorded video and information on beaches and coastlines around the globe via its CoastalCOMS division.As a main component of the Coas...

 Security personnel simultaneously monitor views of activity outside the building and at other crucial places Oncam Global has designed a customised security solution for The Landmark, one of London's newest luxury residential addresses. Boasting floor-to-ceiling panoramic views of the London skyline, this property, developed by Chalegrove Properties Ltd., consists of four towers joined by a landscaped central public piazza, with convenient retailers and cafes, creating an upscale and vibra...

 Bosch MIC Series pan-tilt-zoom cameras will upgrade surveillance security at Licolnshire Council in North-East UK UK's North East Lincolnshire Council is carrying out a major overhaul of its CCTV surveillance infrastructure, selecting Bosch Security Systems rugged MIC Series pan-tilt-zoom cameras to be at the centre of its new surveillance network.The existing PTZ cameras have been operating for more than 16 years and are fast becoming obsolete. Following consultations it was decided to ro...

 Autovie Venete S.p.A. will benefit from the monitoring and surveillance solutions provided by March Networks March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced that Autovie Venete S.p.A. has selected a March Networks IP video solution to enhance surveillance and monitoring across 14 major toll motorways in northern Italy. More than 40 million vehicles a year travel these roads, including a steady increase in commercial vehicles en route to Eastern Europe. The so...

 ADPRO V3100 hybrid network video and audio provides high quality images to be transmitted for visual verification Highly trained CCTV operators from Visual Verification and the very latest ADPRO V3100 Video and Audio Transmission and Recording technology from Xtralis have combined to thwart an attempted robbery of more than £20,000 of lead at a metal trading business in Barnsley.The incident, which resulted in the intruder's arrest, occurred just four days after the new ADPRO V3100 s...

 Axis network cameras are connected to the existing computer network of Khartoum International Airport Axis network cameras help Sudan's largest airport to be secured round the clock.MissionKhartoum is home to the largest airport in Sudan, Khartoum International Airport. The airport was originally built at the southern edge of the city; but with rapid growth and consequent urban sprawl, it is now located in the heart of the city. With a growing number of passengers every year going through...

 ESL Federal Credit Union benefits from the security surveillance solution provided by March Networks March Networks, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, announced that Rochester, NY-based ESL Federal Credit Union has standardised on the company's Financial Solution to secure its corporate headquarters, retail banking branches and standalone ATMs. The solution includes March Networks VideoSphere VMS software, 4000 C Series hybrid recorders and MegaPX 720p and PTZ IP cameras...

 Axis Communications provided a new IP surveillance system at the Donarbon waste management parkAxis Communications, the global leader in the network video market has provided a new IP surveillance system at the Donarbon waste management park which has helped the business to save money both in terms of operations and insurance premiums.Donarbon, which is Cambridgeshire's largest waste management park and Mechanical and Biological Treatment (MBT) plant, has replaced an analogue surveillance...

 Egedal is using the Milestone IP video management software platform to control network cameras it has installed The municipality of Egedal in Denmark has experienced a significant drop in crime since the implementation of a surveillance system based on Milestone XProtect Enterprise open platform video management software. 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 c...

 UCM is the only operational coal mine in all of Alaska and needed effective video surveillance for dusty, harsh conditionsThe Usibelli Coal Mine (UCM), tucked away in the Alaska Range of mountains and hundreds of miles from a population base, set out one spring to make major improvements to processes and safety. A family owned business, UCM is the only operational coal mine in all of Alaska and supplies coal to six Interior Alaska power plants and several Pacific Rim destinations. Joe Usib...

 Novi Sad has deployed Aimetis Symphony software for better security network managementAimetis Corp., a global leader in intelligent IP video management software announced that the Serbian City of Novi Sad has implemented Aimetis Symphony video management and video analytics software as well as Axis HDTV network cameras to successfully decrease criminal activity and enhance traffic logistics.Aimetis Symphony combines robust features for network video management with high performance video a...

 Infinova's V2060 Series allows automated electronic surveillance to control an entire CCTV systemInfinova announced that the Yiwu International Commercial Centre, the largest distribution centre in the world for small commodities, in Zhejiang Province of China, is using three sets of Infinova's V2060 Series large scale matrix switchers and nearly 400 pairs of Infinova digital fibre-optic modems to transmit video images within the 2 million square metre (21.5 million square feet) facility....

  PureActiv wide area video surveillance system has 100 visible light and infrared illuminated CCTV cameras PureTech Systems Inc.,a leading manufacturer of wide-area intelligent video surveillance software, announced the completed installation of its PureActiv wide area video surveillance system at the Port of Charleston's Wando Welch Terminal. The Port of Charleston operates five deep water marine terminals and regularly handles 8400-TEU vessels.  The system installation, perform...

 Fluidmesh 2200 mesh network spans across an area of a square mile covering all the downtown Birmingham The Birmingham Police Department sought to install a city-wide video surveillance system. However, they needed one with extraordinary flexibility to avoid interference issue with its existing Wi-Fi system.Solution:"By using a direct line of site, Fluidmesh allowed us greater flexibility to place our cameras and repeaters where we needed them to be," said Birmingham Police C...

 To face harsh wind and cold weather was the greatest challenge for in-campus surveillance security system SimplexGrinnell was called upon to design and specify a camera system for the Western Wyoming Community College parking lot, but the project presented some specific challenges. Among them were very harsh wind and cold-weather conditions, power problems, and coming up with a way to get network to the cameras.Challenge:The cameras needed to be mounted on existing light poles lo...

 The Army in Fort Richardson, Alaska needed surveillance at an abandoned Cold War Nike Missile siteDick Powell, who oversees physical security for the Fort Richardson Army, was tasked with providing protection for the historic Nike Missile property, which also serves as a communication site for several infrastructure assets for the city of Anchorage. Continuous surveillance of both the upper and lower sections of the site during all lighting and weather conditions was needed. Powell turned...

  Avigilon has installed HD megapixel video surveillance systems at various centres under Halifax Regional Facility Avigilon, the performance and value leader in high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance systems,announced that the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) has deployed the Avigilon HD Surveillance System on the ferry transit system, at several recreation centers, and at a metro transit service garage to protect its critical assets. The Avigilon HD Surveillance Sys...

CBC's Radar Vision system and C-AllView cameraWhen it comes to crime fighting and tracking down criminals, the police helicopter is an invaluable weapon. Loaded with the latest video and thermal imaging technologies, it provides a range of detection tools to deploy against lawbreakers.But the downside to possessing such a powerful resource is that criminals are keen to neutralise its capabilities, as one police force in England found out recently when its helicopters were subjected to sabotage a...

Alpha-Digi recommended the use of one VIVOTEK PZ7111 and three IP7131 cameras in each storeMissionIt is obvious that sophisticated and reliable surveillance is an absolute must for a jewellery store. One of Brazil's best-known jewellery store chains, which for security reasons shall here remain nameless, is no exception. Naturally, the primary reason that the jewellery chain sought a surveillance system was to guard against theft of its high-priced merchandise. However, its management also hoped...

The World Expo 2010 is home to one of the largest surveillance systems in the worldInfinova announced that over 2,700 Infinova IP and analogue cameras, including high-speed IP PTZ domes, mini-domes and fixed cameras in a variety of models including vandal-resistant day/night outdoor and indoor cameras plus Infinova's matrix switchers, fibre optic systems and other surveillance equipment and software are part of the coexistent analogue and digital surveillance system protecting visitors to World...

C-AllView is a vandal resistant, IP67-sealed PTZ cameraLeading surveillance solutions provider CBC (Europe) has helped protect one of Europe's largest solar farms, in Portugal, using its ground-breaking Radar Vision detection system operating alongside rugged C-AllView PTZ surveillance cameras. Working in conjunction with specialist independent security integrator Integrated Security Design Ltd (ISD-Tech), CBC was asked to devise an operationally effective way of securing this large site contain...

The megapixel Hikvision camera adopted for the Expo features a 1/1.8 inch Sony progressive scan CCDThousands of HD fixed and PTZ cameras from Hikvision have been installed in Shanghai's Pudong District where World Expo 2010 is being held. The six-month-long event at which participating countries show the best of their nation is reviving the tradition of world fairs and expositions, events that have occurred in Chicago (1893) and St. Louis (1904), a year in which the extravaganza also played host...