Remote video monitoring - Case studies

Over twenty years ago, very few people knew about the hidden, underwater world off Pembrokeshire, on the west coast of Wales. However, in 1990 the creation of Skomer Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) covering the waters off the headland and around Skomer Island, gave the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) a golden opportunity to study and protect this marine environment. Skomer’s waters are famed for their amazing range of underwater marine life. Situated on the boundary where northern and sou...

Mount Erebus is the ultimate proving ground The Bosch EX14 Extreme Environment Camera is an integral part of the permanent recording equipment at the edge of the Mount Erebus crater – Antarctica’s most active volcano. The camera is currently recording passive convention of the volcano’s lava lake and is ready to capture video of the next transition to explosive activity expected soon. Conditions on Mount Erebus are as extreme as they get – with winter temperatures below...

Kentucky Underground Storage, Inc. needed to upgrade its surveillance system with American Dynamics’ Illustra cameras and recording solution for increased security and clearer images. Customer - Kentucky Underground Storage, Inc. (KUSI) Kentucky Underground Storage, Inc. (KUSI) is a family-owned business located just 20 miles south of Lexington, Ky. When the family purchased the former limestone quarry at a foreclosure auction back in the late 1970s, it turned the cave — some 130 f...

OnVu360 is a flexible, remote-management platform developed by Oncam Technologies, the parent company of Oncam and delivers remote control, intelligent analytics and data management. Unlike traditional localised solutions, the system makes use of a central-server architecture that transfers all the core system functions to an offsite location. This includes, for example: IP video recording and playback Analytics processing User- and device-management and control Notifications sy...

Milestone Systems’ open platform IP video management technology is helping Taminco USA to manage employee safety and to uphold federal regulations for the production and transportation of hazardous materials. Taminco manufactures compounds and solutions for agricultural, personal and home care, energy and water treatment chemicals. To research and develop these essential compounds, Taminco uses a wide variety of solutions, powders and other substances for its manufacturing sites. The Depa...

With a 650-strong fleet of buses and more than 350,000 passengers daily, Lothian Buses operates the largest bus network in Edinburgh. Managing 55 routes, numerous depots and ticket stations is a daily challenge and the Siemens Building Technologies division stepped in to provide an integrated, intelligent monitoring solution. A dynamic video management system from Siemens keeps a constant track on the entire fleet by overseeing activity on all bus routes. A recent technology upgrade has enabled...

Just as Police Forces across the country take pride in serving their communities, so too Traka takes pride in serving the police with asset management solutions that can control keys and access to everything from police vehicles to lockers; used for managing access to equipment such as radio terminals, gas, breathalysers, dragon lights and even firearms. Here we look at how these intelligent systems help ensure better security and management control for Thames Valley and Northamptonshire Police...

The customer challenge De Montfort is one of the most successful of the UK’s new universities founded in the 1990s and has already established an international reputation for the quality of its professional, creative and innovative education. The new infrastructure at De Montfort which went ‘live’ in August 2007 reflects the University’s desire to be at the forefront of technology and innovation in all areas of its operations. In developing the solution, installer Secur...

Background Marine Container Services Inc. is a logistics company that provides import and export services to multi-national retailers and distributors throughout the United States. The company also provides warehousing services that include export consolidation, import distribution, flat rack storage and cargo banding. Business challenges On a daily basis, nearly $5 million in goods are stored at the Marine Container Services headquarters, and vehicles are continuously entering and exiting th...

In 1998, the Cape Town Metropolitan Police in South Africa has adopted the Teleste VMX video management platform along with the CFO (analogue transmission) and MPX (video encoders) range of products to ensure the continued safety and security of the general public and employees of the city. Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa (3.5 million), and the largest in land area (larger than other South African cities), forming part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipalit...

Introduction Phuket International Airport is a busy transport hub serving a world-famous tourist attraction. It recently undertook a project to provide better monitoring of the taxiway connecting runways to the terminal and other facilities. Solution Impressed with high resolution and excellent overall picture quality of VIVOTEK's IP8332, the airport awarded Group Security System a contract to install four units at strategic locations on the taxiway and by the boarding gates, along with VIVOT...

Gordon Buchanan, a freelance cameraman who sometimes works for the BBC, claims Bosch's AEGIS UFLED infrared illuminators have revolutionised night-time filming.Lost Land of the Volcano is a three-part nature documentary series that follows a scientific expedition to the island of New Guinea. During filming an international team of scientists, cavers and wildlife filmmakers ventured deep into the heart of the remote tropical island of New Guinea to explore a giant extinct volcano - Moun...

Rye Meads is situated next to the River Lee on the outskirts of Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire. Visitors can view the various wildlife areas including reedbeds, open water, woodland and meadow, whilst utilising the observation hides to watch the wildlife close-up.Summer attractions include a colony of common terns that nest on specially made rafts in the lagoons, whilst kingfishers breed in an artificial sandbank. During winter, shoveler, gadwall and tufted ducks can be seen on the open water. With...

40 cameras, seven days to plan, five days to install: The Mivor Fruit Cooperation example demonstrates just how fast a functioning system with state-of-the-art IP video technology can be implemented. Food is a sensitive area that requires a high level of security. This is especially true for the northern Italian cooperative. It is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The member companies deliver, temporarily store and trade up to 90,000 metric tons of apples every year. Mivor is one of seve...

Sunrise Wireless, a pioneer in the development of wireless broadband systems for the maritime industry, has deployed Proxim Wireless’ equipment to unwire the San Francisco Bay. Sunrise Wireless  deployed a system that uses a combination of Proxim’s point-to-point wireless backhaul, license-free  WiMAX, and Wi-Fi® products for an end-to-end broadband wireless network that enables wireless connectivity for vessels throughout 62 square miles of the Bay.    The...

RDL Comunicações, Ltd., a São Paulo-based Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), was preparing a large-scale wireless broadband rollout to deploy broadband service to 10 rural cities and need to find a solution with an ideal balance of high-performance and cost-effectiveness. After evaluating solutions, RDL deployed Proxim's unlicensed WiMAX and wireless backhaul technology to enable broadband service in 10 cities throughout Brazil. Utilising a combination of Proxim's T...