Security cameras - Case studies

SALTO access control solution - E2000 chosen to secure Merton college SALTO Systems has been selected by Merton College Oxford to provide advanced access control management within their new Finlay Building administration centre. Merton College is one of the 38 independent Colleges and Halls that work within the University of Oxford.  Founded in 1264, it is one of the oldest colleges in Oxford and has just over 300 undergraduate and over 250 graduate students in residence at any time.The Col...

  Sony solution delivers a robust security system that can connect all of Panaxia's separate units to a central control centreBackgroundPanaxia is one of Sweden's largest security logistics companies with responsibility for more than 450,000 secure deliveries last year alone. The company's customers include major high street banks, retailers and fuel stations.Customer challenge/business needsPanaxia's business is built on its ability to secure other people's valuables, which calls for...

 COE equipment is currently installed over the entire existing infrastructure of the MRTCOE is proud to announce their selection through its partner in South-East Asia, O'Connor's Singapore Pte Ltd (O'Connor's), to provide a major upgrade of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) rail network over the next two years. Integral to a S$29m spend improving surveillance over the network, O'Connor's is to upgrade transmission equipment along the North-South and East-West Lines, integrating C...

 Bosch surveillance cameras secure Paultons ParkAs with any business that can attract thousands of visitors each day, Paultons Park, the family theme park located just outside Southampton, wanted to ensure that it had the security systems in place to protect both itself and the property of its guests.  The first stage of this programme started four years ago with a CCTV system covering its car park areas.  Subsequently, this Bosch based security solution has now bee...

   Dallmeier's integrated CCTV solution installed at Vee Quiva Casino in Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, in the heart of Arizona, enjoys an average of 312 days of sunshine per year, which is why the region is also often called the "Valley of the Sun". No wonder that Vee Quiva Casino is also seeing a bright future ahead of it, as one of the most advanced and innovative vide surveillance systems in the US is currently being installed there. German CCTV/IP specialist Dallmeie...

  The NCP car park at St Pancras is protected by a digital surveillance solutionLeading IP CCTV specialists Controlware Communications Systems has supplied an IP CCTV surveillance solution for the National Car Parks Limited (NCP) public car park at the newly refurbished St Pancras International.NCP at car parks has become synonymous with parking in town centres, airports and railway stations all over the United Kingdom.  Founded in 1931 NCP is today's market leader in the pro...

  The surveillance solution is also a useful tool to solve crime and preventing vandalismVideo surveillance is a powerful tool for monitoring crime and preventing vandalism, as seen in the Tingbjerg housing complex in a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. Here they have experienced a significant reduction in vandalism since the installation of surveillance cameras in basements and laundry facilities. From January 2006 to August 2007, repairs due to vandalism had cost Tingbjerg more than DKK...

   University of Bradford opts for Panasonic system to improve securityThroughout its recent period of frenzied development, the University of Bradford has evolved to become a progressive, forward thinking educational establishment, with a firm belief in offering leadership on sustainable development and community issues. The university has around 10,000 students enrolled, of which almost a third are mature students.  Almost 25% are international students, and they come from over...

  The installation at Dusk Till Dawn saw White UK installing a total of 26 Axis network camerasAxis network cameras have been installed by Axis partner White UK at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, which is ranked as one of Europe's largest poker rooms.The installation at Dusk Till Dawn saw White UK installing a total of 26 Axis network cameras as part of a complete AV system including 25 large plasma screens, eight individual audio zones and accompanying AV distribution equipment along wi...

  Professional video surveillance at the soccer stadiumThe French engineering company Ingenica has been tasked to install a MOBOTIX network-based video surveillance solution at the Parc des Princes soccer stadium in Paris.The stadium is home of the French premier league soccer club Paris Saint German and has seen quite a number of international games, such as the European Cup final 1984, the 3rd place final of the 1998 World Cup and the Uefa Cup final 1998 between Inter Milano and Lazi...

  The SNUH Clinical Research InstituteSNUH Clinical Research InstituteSince its establishment in 1885, Seoul National University Hospital has been one of the nation's finest medical facilities.  One of the many excellent medical research departments in SNUH, the Clinical Research Institute is the first specialized organization for clinical research in Korea.  The operation units in CRI include 3 research wards, 6 outpatient clinics, pharmacy department, clinical laboratory/co...

 Little Chute Area School District in Wisconsin Little Chute Area School District focuses its strengths and resources on developing the individual talents and skills of its students. Based, as the name would suggest in Little Chute, Wisconsin the school consists of three buildings that serve the needs of elementary, middle and high school students.The Little Chute Area School District is committed to providing an environment that provides a quality learning experience for all. With app...

 The SNC-RX550P offers the highest image quality in its class BackgroundProZone is a provider of football performance and match analysis software for over half of the UK's football premiership clubs.  Designed by coaches for coaches, Prozone offers a rich and comprehensive set of analysis tools, founded on physical, technical and tactical aspects of performance, offering football clubs full 90 minute match reviews for quality control and fitness monitoring purposes.Customer challe...

  Honeywell Securitty integrated systems solution best match to meet King Sturge's requirementsThe clientKing Sturge offers commercial and residential property services globally through its network of over 100 wholly owned and associated offices in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.  These services include agency, asset management, building consultancy (including project management and architecture), business recovery, corporate real estate services, investment...

  Samsung Techwin SDC-415 CCTV cameras installed in Cepac packaging plants One of the world's largest and most technologically advanced corrugated packaging plants is fully exploiting the benefits of CCTV.  Cepac are utilising cameras manufactured by Samsung Techwin at their Rotherham site for both health and safety and management information purposes, as well as for security.Cepac produce ‘retail friendly packaging' with a corrugator machine capable of running at...

24/7 availabilitySelf-service terminals such as bank statement printers and ATMs have since long become part of our every day lives.  Banks have found them to be the ideal solution for taking the burden of routine tasks from their customer service staff.  The customers, in turn, benefit as cash is available 24/7 - everywhere.  The Internet financial service company Forium, for example, estimates that there are about 60,000 ATMs at approximately 40,000 locations in Germany.Key and...

Consumers who reach over to take an item from the supermarket shelf are often unaware that they would be grasping for thin air if it weren't for the services of a complex logistics chain.  For produce in particular, it cannot be taken for granted that the desired item will always be available fresh.  This is especially true of fruits and vegetables that have extreme requirements for transport, storage, quality assurance and distribution.Fresh, fresher, freshestFresh Logistics System Me...

  eneo Fastrax III Dome Cameras secure Wörthersee Stadium   The German team won a perfect start to the tournament at the European Championship in the Wörthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt.  After a gripping match against the Polish team the final score stood at 2:0 for Ballack & Co.  The fact that the feared confrontation between German and Polish fans did not take place is also due to the CCTV technology supplied by Videor:  The Viennese company...

 ChallengesTianJin BinHai International Airport, one of the most important airline terminals in China, set up an analog surveillance system many years ago due to security concern.  However, with the completion of an expansion project in May 2008, which boosts airport capacity to 10 million passengers per year, coupled with an increasing number of tourists traveling to China, the original surveillance platform is becoming insufficient.  Airport staff found it difficult to track pas...

MissionAs one of China's three largest international airports, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport enjoys a huge passenger flow every day, posing a great challenge to airport security.  The entrance/exit control system of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was provided by internationally-renowned brand Cardax from Gallagher Security Management Systems.  Cardax FT is a network-based intelligent management system covering access control, parking lot, consumption and security. ...

Siemens' is helping to protect the valuable exhibits in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, one of the largest and most important in the world, from damage by smoke and fire.Housing irreplaceable collections assembled over centuries as a result of the preferences and interests of the Habsburg dynasty (rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire), the magnificent Italian, renaissance-inspired building is a truly monumental setting for the imperial treasures.The riches in the museum's eight collecti...

ioimage intelligent appliances stop intruders in their tracks:A dramatic rise in theft and vandalism is costing car dealerships worldwide huge amounts in damages and increased insurance premiums.  Often sprawling, these outdoor sites offer intruders many potential hiding places.  Savvy thieves also take advantage of the fact that continuously moving stock can block traditional sensors, making their job that much easier.The challengeThe  was only too familiar with the problem. ...

IndigoVision's integrated IP-CCTV solution is helping to dramatically reduce crime in the suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa, through an innovative security initiative.  CSS Tactical, a company that provides mobile security patrols, is breaking new ground with the delivery of security services in South Africa by integrating CCTV surveillance with its area patrols."Manpower and visible presence will always be the foundation of our business," explains Ricky Croock, Business Devel...

Queen Mary, University of London, one of London and the UK's leading research-focused higher education institutions, has begun work on a three year grant-funded research project to gather real world data and build models and algorithms for software application development relating to BEWARE.  This stands for Behaviour based Enhancement of Wide-Area Situational Awareness in a Distributed Network of CCTV Cameras, and has important implications for security in the UK.  Running from 2007 t...

The 34th G8 summit which took place in Toyako on the northern Island of Hokkaido, Japan from July 7 - 9, 2008, brought together heads of the world's most wealthiest and most industrialised countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA, Canada and Russia. The G8 summit is a forum for these countries to discuss issues of a worldwide concern and negotiation of topics such as climate change, intellectual property rights, political issues, world economy and food shortages. Forming part of...

All that glitters in the ironworksMagnificent crowns, expensive jewellery, precious tiaras - surrounded by huge, slightly oily, black machines made of iron: that is what an exhibition of glittering gold looks like in a closed-down ironworks.  Exhibition expert and General Director of the Völklinger Ironworks World Cultural Heritage Site, Dr. Meinrad Maria Grewenig, recently succeeded in bringing 120 masterpieces from the Larco Museum in Peru and 50 other exhibits from the Linden-Museum...

Following a spate of vandalism and cable theft within various parts of Network Rail's infrastructure, TEW Plus Ltd instigated a successful eight week trial of an intruder deterrent system using Derwent Systems' new AEGIS White Light LED illuminators.During the day intruders are detected by sensors which trigger a loudspeaker that issues a stern warning to trespassers to leave the site. At night the sensors trigger Derwent's powerful AEGIS UFLED White Light illuminators which flood the scene with...

Europe's largest lime works7 million tons of lime are needed in Germany each year and approximately 25 % of this demand is met by Europe's largest lime plant in Wülfrath.  This is where Rheinkalk GmbH, a member of the Belgian Lhoist Group, quarry some 8 million tons of limestone in their Flandersbach plant each year and use it to produce 1.8 million tons of burned and more than 3 million tons of unburned lime products.  The plant's biggest customer is the German steel industry, w...

 The luxurious, 35 bedroom, Newcastle Quayside City AparthotelYorkshire-based, broadband specialists, Divine Internet, recently specified a range of VIVOTEK IP cameras to create a bespoke system at an exciting new building in Newcastle, Tyne & Wear. The four-star Newcastle Quayside Aparthotel is situated on an old brewery site on the banks of the River Tyne and offers all the luxury of an up-market hotel. Divine Internet was consulted during the build to do a retrospective fit of broadb...

IndigoVision's integrated IP Video technology has been providing multi-site CCTV surveillance for St Joseph's Health Care's four facilities in and around London, Canada since 2001.  The IndigoVision solution has provided St Joseph's with reliable and scalable CCTV surveillance for more than seven years.  The system now includes 250 cameras, over twice the number that was originally installed.  IndigoVision's position as a leader in IP Video technology is underpinned by the many pr...