Oncam's hi-tech surveillance used by hotels to combat all forms of criminal activity globally

2012 was a milestone year for tourism; over one billion tourists travelled the globe in a single year. Five to six billion more are expected to have travelled within their own countries. These are extraordinary figures especially when you consider that just over 60 years ago the number of international tourists worldwide stood at a mere 25 million. Never before did so many people travel to so many places as in 2012. The majority of these tourists required hotels to stay in, which according to a report by IBISWorld, has increased the revenue generated by hotels and resorts worldwide to be an estimated $593 billion. It’s a massive industry employing approximately 4,166,000 people, which has been affected by the economic downturn and terrorist attacks, but is now thriving.

Oncam understands the need for zero tolerance to any criminal activity in hotels

Oncam understands that progressive hotel owners and management treat safety and security as an important component of their guest service. These hoteliers are putting guest safety in the forefront and video surveillance and security systems at the center of their operations. Hotel visitors want to feel secure whilst staying away from their homes and an effective, modern solution can promote goodwill and customer loyalty.

Hotels inevitably attract the attention of visitors with criminal intent. The threat may simply come from opportunistic thieves who are able to roam around a hotel’s public areas, or the risk could be much greater in the form of organised criminal gangs or terrorists. 

There is also a duty of care to staff to ensure they are able to work in a safe environment where health & safety compliance can be monitored and situations responded to quickly and effectively. In countries where there is an injury compensation claim culture, the recorded video can also play a valuable role in verifying the cause of an injury to a guest or staff, as well as protecting a hotel’s reputation.

The Oncam Grandeye solution is designed to help hotels create a totally safe environment.

Hi-tech surveillance is now being used by hotels throughout the world to combat all forms of criminal activity. Now, Oncam Grandeye’s technology cost effectively takes video surveillance and management information to an entirely new level. An Oncam Grandeye solution delivers total situational awareness that enriches the user’s experience by providing them with the video and data needed to instantly gain an understanding of the complete chain of events while an incident or emergency is occurring.  

As part of a comprehensive integrated security solution which can combine the power of 360-degree technology with facial recognition software, people counting video analytics, biometrics and access control, Oncam Grandeye can provide hotels with the ability to monitor and control access to all areas and observe absolutely everything that has occurred or is occurring. Hotel proprietors and security management are able to make fast but informed decisions on how to effectively respond to any incident, and provide the evidence needed for any resulting investigations.

An Oncam Grandeye solution provides a robust, highly reliable and cost effective method of monitoring activity in car parks, restaurants, reception areas, leisure facilities, loading and luggage storage areas, as well as multiple floors, corridors, staircases, elevators and merchandise and food storage areas. A single Oncam Grandeye 360-degree camera is quite often all that is needed to discretely monitor for example, a conference room or banqueting suite where a large number of standard cameras might normally be installed, in order to prevent any blind spots.

A hotel, not a fortress

Protected by more than 35 patents, a key feature of an Oncam Grandeye 360-degree camera is that its field of view covers 360-degrees at all time. This allows operators to take advantage of a ‘virtual’ PTZ function to retrospectively review recorded video. The movements of individual members of staff, guests, contractors and other visitors can be tracked and forensically analysed. Oncam Grandeye patented 3D dewarping technology enables multiple operators to individually track multiple threats from a single camera, live or recorded. Hotel management can also monitor their hotels from any remote location, either within the hotel or at the hotel’s headquarters. Only Oncam Grandeye can offer in-camera, server, client side and mobile 3D dewarping technology, to always provide the very best user experience.

A powerful forensic investigative tool

With the benefit of Oncam Grandeye technology that enables the acquisition and tracking of ‘suspicious’ behaviour and the analysis of a potential threat, operators have the option to observe live video streams or retroactively carry out a forensic analysis of an incident.

Deter and detect

With multiple operators able to simultaneously access the live or recorded images from a single 360-degree camera, security personnel, facilities managers, concierge, housekeeping and marketing personnel can all benefit from the total situational awareness capability of any integrated Oncam Grandeye solution. Operations managers can use captured data to carry out analysis of the number of guests using the hotels facilities at different times of the day in order to schedule adequate levels of staffing, whilst at the same time keep a watchful eye and control access to areas where plant and machinery essential to the smooth running of a hotel is located.

By integrating the latest in video analytics with their leading 360° imaging capabilities, Oncam Grandeye can provide one of the most comprehensive total solutions available in today's retail market.

We understand that in a Hotel environment there can be no compromise on reliability

When the safety and security of guests and staff, as well as a hotel’s reputation are at risk, reliability needs to be taken for granted. Oncam Grandeye’s 10 years of experience designing and continually improving their leading 360-degree technology supports the reliability and robustness which are key considerations when a high tech surveillance solutions is being specified.

A truly modern, effective and sustainable solution is more than just providing a camera, It is about intelligently integrating the whole process and turning it into a scalable solution. That’s the big difference and where an Oncam Grandeye technology solution can make add value to a customers business.