Education security applications - Case studies
The pilot program in Calhoun County is scheduled to launch at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year Affigent, an IT solutions provider and value added reseller (VAR) focused on the federal, state, and local governments, recently announced the launch of its pilot program with Calhoun County Schools in Alabama. The solution consists of a duress alarm system that helps to prepare and protect all staff, personnel, and first responders in the event of onsite incidents and emer...
Over four Metasys Access Controllers and seven Johnson Controls card readers manage the campus security system Frederick Community College is an associate degree, two-year institution serving more than 14,000 students each academic year. The 110-acre campus has 10 buildings, including a new library and academic center. Challenges Design a technologically advanced facility to accommodate rising enrollment. Increase the operating efficiency and comfort levels of existin...
The Metasys system is used to maximize the efficiency of HVAC equipment installed Broward County Public Schools is the sixth-largest public school district and the largest, fully accredited public school district in the nation. Focused on reducing its energy consumption and utility budget, the district engaged Johnson Controls in a performance contract to make energy saving infrastructure improvements at select facilities. The improvements are designed to provide operation...
Deployed by Johnson Controls, Cisco’s VoIP system improves capability for emergency response Houghton-Portage Township School District is committed to excellence. From its curriculum and instruction to its facilities, the district strives to provide an exceptional learning environment for all students, both now and in the future. Maintaining this focus, the district teamed with Johnson Controls to leverage community support through a bond referendum, coupled with a perfo...
SALTO XS4 uses RFID technology to communicate with the central access control database stored on the college’s server Strode College is one of England's top performing colleges for further and higher education, offering a wide range of academic and vocational courses, training and leisure courses for the community. It has a range of high quality general and specialist learning environments and resources to support students in their studies. Most of the on-campus faciliti...
MediaSolv was selected to design, install and configure the new digital video system Coastal Carolina University (CCU) had a fast-growing student population and a video system that was not keeping pace. Its goal was to keep the campus safe during a period of rapid growth and manage the volume of video being generated. Nestled in the quaint community of Conway, South Carolina, in the shadows of Myrtle Beach, Coastal Carolina University, is the fastest growing public university...
Omnicast is managing almost 500 fixed Panasonic cameras Over a hundred years ago, eight independent elementary schools in the city of Raytown, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, consolidated to offer the best education for their community. Today, their commitment to academic and social excellence continues to be the foundation of the school district known as Raytown Quality Schools. With enrollment reaching almost 9000 students, Raytown Quality Schools comprises ten elementary...
Over 221 CyberLock electronic cylinders installed in the elementary and middle schools Ensuring a Safe School Environment Southampton School District (SHSD) is nestled in the beach village of Southampton, New York. As part of the summer colony known as The Hamptons, it has a mix of middle-income neighborhoods, rural farms, and an affluent estate section. The village is anchored by the elementary, middle, and high schools which are at the very center of community activit...
Each person's key is programmed with their individual access privileges and time schedules Elevating Campus Safetyand Security University of the Pacific, located in Central California, made a decision to elevate the level of safety and security on their campuses and in their buildings. Robert Miller, Card System Manager at Pacific, says, “We were not experiencing security problems, but were looking for solutions that would reduce the potential for problems in the future...
Toppenish installed CyberLock cylinders in all the exterior doors throughout the district Increasing Security & Safety Toppenish School District, located in the heart of the Yakima Valley in Washington State, had been experiencing key control issues and needed to be more proactive about security. The district serves approximately 3,300 students attending 9 schools ranging from preschool through grade 12. Challenge: Accountability & Key Control Over the years, keys w...
AutoVu can be installed in two main license plate recognition applications Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, was established in 1875, and has since grown to become the second largest university and largest religious-sponsored institution in the United States. The school lies 45 miles south of Salt Lake City and sits on approximately 560 acres at the base of the Wasatch Mountains. The university serves 32,000 undergraduate students, around 7000 of whom reside on ca...
SALTO GEO cylinders, which can be used with almost any type of door, has been installed at the college SALTO Systems has seen its 1000th RFID lock installed into Jesus College, one of 31 individual colleges at the University of Cambridge. Established between 1496 and 1516 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund, whose ruinous buildings were adapted to house it, Jesus College like other colleges at the University is an independent self...
Ensuring students and assets are protected around the clock with Traka's advanced key management systems. Colleges and other educational facilities all over the world face unique challenges when it comes to key management and asset protection. Campuses of all sizes combine a number of valuable assets under their watch, including multiple facilities, thousands of students, hundreds of employees, as well as vehicles, machinery and more. No matter the campus size, electronic key management can be...
IQinVision’s IQeye cameras are located anywhere students tend to congregate IQinVision (www.iqeye.com), market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, recently announced that Chillicothe High School, in north-central Missouri, has deployed IQinVision HD megapixel cameras as part of their new IP video surveillance system. SMC is the designer of this system. When Dan Nagel, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director, assumed his position two years ago, his many...
NVMS provides user-friendly interface, easy partitions with future security management systems Background North Carolina State University, located in Raleigh, NC, has approximately 35,000 students, 8000 faculty and staff, over 2000 acres, 500 buildings, as well as critical infrastructure installations such as a nuclear reactor and other sensitive biological and animal material handling sites. After the 2007 tragedy at Virginia Tech, universities have redoubled efforts to depl...
Bosch VIP XD Decoders transform the digital signal to analog for viewing on monitors End User: Dallastown Area School District Dallastown Area School District is located in York County, 34 miles south of Harrisburg, in the south central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The district serves nearly 6,000 students in five kindergarten through fifth grade elementary schools, a sixth to eighth grade middle school, and a grade nine through twelve high school. The district...
Bosch’s DX4020 modules help improve alarm reporting capabilities for the college Davidson College Davidson College is a highly selective independent liberal arts college for 1,700 students. Since its establishment in 1837, it has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently regarded as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. It is located north of Charlotte, North Carolina in the town of Davidson. This historic 450-acre campus is an excellent choice for...
Bosch Dinion color cameras monitor hallways, areas with valuable computer equipment and the cafeteria End User: Penn Manor High School is home to nearly 1,900 students in grades 9-12. The facility boasts a library media center, a spacious gym, which seats over 2,000, and a cafeteria. In addition to updated classrooms and lab facilities, the school has more than 700 computers connected to the Internet. Penn Manor High School uses a 4X4 block schedule. Since beginning the block...
37 Bosch AutoDome 300 Series digital day/night PTZ cameras were positioned on light poles Challenge: With continued emphasis on enhancing public safety capabilities including building exteriors, parking lots, and surrounding areas, California State University at Long Beach chose to implement a wireless video surveillance system, completed November 2008, to monitor day-to-day activities, special events, and increase their ability to respond immediately to developing situations...
Problem: Controlling Access at School The safety and security of their students and staff was a growing concern for the Stonington Public School District, located in the New England town of Pawcatuck, Connecticut. With the mechanical lock and key systems they had in place, there was no effective way to control and audit access to their buildings. They needed accountability so that when incidents occurred they would know who was there and when they were there. Ken Donovan, the school district&rs...
Humber College installed Avigilon’s HD surveillance system in parking lots and high-traffic areas Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, recently announced that Humber College in Toronto, Ontario, has deployed the Avigilon high-definition surveillance system in parking lots and high-traffic areas to maintain public order and deter crime across its three primary campuses. The Avigilon high-definition surveillance system was...
Brivo has been installed on the main entrance doors, administrative offices, and the Business Manager’s suite The Situation St. John’s College High School (SJC) is an independent, Catholic, coeducational college preparatory school. Located on a 27-acre campus in Washington, DC, with 1,100 students and 150 faculty and staff, St. John’s formerly secured their buildings with a standard lock and key system. The Challenge The SJC administration sought improved...
The Appletree School installed Brivo ACS on the front door and assigned PIN codes to parents and teachers The Situation The Appletree School was founded as a private school in 1979 to serve the community’s preschool and kindergarten children, offering a soun curriculum presented in a unique, departmentalised style. Word spread of the wonderful care and education students received at the school and they soon had a long waiting list. Over time, Appletree has expanded thei...
Brivo's ACS WebService manages access for CCC’s dorms, administration building, and maintenance buildings The Situation Central Community College is a multi-campus community college serving a 25-county area in central Nebraska. CCC’s three main campuses are located in Columbus, Grand Island, and Hastings. Educational centers are located in Holdrege, Kearney, and Lexington. Additionally, CCC uses a variety of distance learning techniques to provide educational serv...
A centralized analog CCTV solution, featuring 6 Hikvision products, was installed to provide 24/7 surveillance They say good things come to those who wait. For Akshat Srivastava, CEO at the Indian-based electronic security company Alvarion Vision, this motto could not have been truer. When a government-sponsored CCTV solution project at the Delhi College of Arts & Commerce and the Shiva Ji College – both part of Delhi University in New Delhi, India – was in the...
Interflex software incorporates both online and offline technology to offer an integrated security solution Industry leading provider of secure door technologies, Ingersoll Rand, has installed its Interflex security software in private accommodation in York after another prestigious contract win. The accommodation project, which is a joint venture between contractors Ashcourt Property Management Ltd and property developers Nixon Homes, is designed to offer a safe and secure e...
UCI needed a networked access control ssystem to control and manage student access within 35 existing buildings Diversity, thy name is Arroyo Vista. That's because Arroyo Vista, one of five housing complexes located at the University of California at Irvine (UCI), offers a wide array of alternatives to traditional residential hall living, with 42 different Academic Theme, International, Transfer, and Greek Houses for undergraduate students. The two- and three-story buil...
The SALTO Virtual Network allows locks to read, receive and write information Effective campus security is a difficult assignment for any university as it mostly depends on knowing who is on campus and where and when they have access. But when your on-site student accommodation is located in 5 buildings spread over two campuses’ that are almost 40 miles apart, it becomes even more of a challenge. That was the problem facing Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University, one o...
SALTO's XS4 range with E9450 handle sets were installed at internal and external doors The new extension to the John Paul II Library at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, has been secured with radio-frequency identification (RFID) access control products supplied by SALTO Systems. Situated 25km west of Dublin, the National University of Ireland Maynooth is a vibrant, rapidly expanding center of higher education with more than 8,800 students. The university has...
The university will deploy a number of Next Level solutions including its flagship product NLSS Gateway Next Level Security Systems, a developer of a new breed of unified, networked security solutions, recently announced that the University of Kentucky has chosen the company to provide its unified networked security solutions to protect students, personnel and campus assets. The university will deploy a number of Next Level solutions, including its flagship product, the N...
