Government & public services security applications - Case studies
Centenary Bank went beyond governmental CCTV regulations with Hikvision productsUganda has traditionally faced a major problem in the banking sector: combating identity theft and fraud. Specifically, ATM fraud involving stolen cards and checkbooks has proved particularly troublesome. In order to combat this, the Ugandan government ordered that all banks are required to install and maintain a CCTV system. While this step did improve the issue of ATM-related theft, much was left to the di...
Each camera is coupled with the MESSOA NVS121H video server for remote monitoring As the local government focusing on promoting tourism industry in Penghu County, an archipelago off the western coast of Taiwan, it has fueled an island-wise construction boom in recent years. Such development generated lots of residual rocks and earth, which need be disposed. In light of such demand, Penghu County Government set up a landfill site near a remote village of Shagang several years ago for the ea...
The Museum installed Avigilon HD 1 MP and 2 MP cameras to monitor activity at its main entrances Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance systems, announced that the Bomann Museum in Celle, Germany, which showcases the region's folklore and history, has deployed the Avigilon high-definition surveillance system to improve onsite security, protect exhibits from theft and vandalism, and reduce overall security costs. The Museum upgraded from its analog...
DVTel's Latitude NVMS was selected as the primary command and control management software for 542 cameras Municipalities across the United States convened in Baltimore to share the challenges, solutions and best practices in creating a safe and secure environment for their citizens and assets. Baltimore's CitiWatch Program was showcased, with a live tour of one of five Baltimore Police Monitoring Centres, which utilize DVTel's Latitude Network Video Management Syst...
The datapages include a variety of built-in security featuresKosovo is issuing a new generation of biometric passports with datapages manufactured by Trub.The datapages are made of polycarbonate and contain a chip module. The Austrian State Printing House (OeSD) acts as the general contractor, manufactures the passport booklet and integrates the datapages.Kosovo and the Austrian State Printing House (OeSD) have signed a contract where OeSD as general contractor supplies biometric passports...
Initially, around several hundred current city cameras will be integrated in the city projectCNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, has been selected by yet another major US city to provide the integration and information management platform for their City Shield Project. CNL Software has already deployed the largest Safe City project in the US to date. With over 400,000 residents, the city plans to integrate several hundred current city c...
SeSys has deployed a MOBOTIX camera modified to meet ATEX standardsMOBOTIX partner SeSys Ltd, a specialist in network vision solutions, has been selected by Wessex Water to help with the commissioning and operation at one of its largest sewage pumping stations. SeSys has deployed a MOBOTIX camera modified to meet ATEX standards in an enclosed water screening building that pumps 8000 litres of storm water into screens to remove debris before it is sent to treatment. During the commissio...
Arecont is providing surveillance solutions to Orlando Infiniti Orlando Infiniti relies on megapixel cameras by Arecont Vision to help prevent after-hours theft of its expensive luxury vehicles. For 24-hour surveillance of the premises and after-hours video monitoring to detect intrusion, Orlando Infiniti contracts with United Security Alliance, Inc., a nationwide integrator of video surveillance and access control systems. United Security Alliance has installed 1...
The city is using the solution to monitor a library, hospital, recreational facilities and schoolsMarch Networks®, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, recently announced that the City of Raisio in southwestern Finland is deploying the company's Video Management System (VMS) solution to protect city property, accelerate incident response, and ensure the safety and security of residents. Security and IT staff selected the solution - which includes the VMS software, March...
MTSA deployed the wireless video surveillance network to enhance security and emergency responseProxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of complete outdoor wireless backhaul systems, announced recently that Metropolitano de Tenerife (MTSA) has successfully deployed Proxim's Tsunami MP.11 products to create a mobile wireless video surveillance network for its Tenerife Tram System on Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands. This tram system links Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital, w...
Compro's IP60, IP70 and NC450 network cameras were installed at the day care centreCompro Technology, a leading manufacturer of a full range of IP surveillance and security products, has helped the Christian Life Church in California, U.S. successfully deploy more than a score of Compro network cameras to secure its newly opened day care centre and allow parents to check in on their children in the day care centre from anywhere and at anytime.For more than three quarters of a century, the...
Securitas-Milestone partnership a "win-win" for customers, tooAfter having used Milestone software in their alarm command center for a year, video surveillance manager Andreas Sparrenblad at Securitas Alert Services in Malmö, Sweden, gives an inside look at their operations including integration with analytics.A comprehensive solutionSecuritas Alert Services, a division of Securitas, provides central alarm services for companies and government authorities in Sweden. They have a complete cha...
There is a growing need for Quantum Secure products to increase the security of critical infrastructure Quantum Secure, the leading provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, compliance and events across disparate physical security systems, announced that it has deployed phase one of its SAFE physical identity and access management software solution for the new World Trade Centre.With this phase of SAFE deployment, the WTC will cen...
The military communications project is an IMOD's efficiency initiativeElbit Systems Ltd. ("ESLT") announced recently that it was awarded a contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to supply, upgrade and provide maintenance under the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) communications equipment project. The project is valued at approximately $280 million, of which approximately half is designated for the supply of new communication systems over the next five years, and th...
Prisons and correctional facilities are frequently regarded as an anomaly within the perimeter security sector. The primary focus at such locations is the need to keep inmates inside an enclosed area as opposed to detecting intruders from the outside. But these institutions should not be regarded as a one-way street since responsibility for keeping drugs, contraband and would-be escape collaborators out of the area are also important tasks for prison autho...
Thiele Hauselectronic installed eight Basler BIP-D1300c-dn IP cameras The Glückstadt-based ferry line has installed an IP solution featuring Basler IP cameras and video gateways from HeiTel, to monitor traffic volumes waiting at the dock for ferry service. The link between Wischhafen (Lower Saxony) and Glückstadt (Schleswig-Holstein) is the most northwesterly crossing of the Elbe, and a favorite alternative to Hamburg's frequently traffic-plagued Elbtunnel. Thiele Hauselectronic...
Courtenary selected Proxim's Tsunami QB-8150 to connect two recreational facilities back to the City HallProxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of complete indoor and outdoor wireless broadband systems, recently announced that the City of Courtenay, BC -- working with MDT Technical Services, a leading wireless system integrator - has deployed Proxim's wireless backhaul solutions to connect buildings throughout the city. The City of Courtenay selected Proxim's Tsunami(R) QB-8150 an...
Raytec's IP-CCTV surveillance system was installed to improve security and safety at Missouri's Tunnel DamRaytec energy efficient Infra-Red LED lighting technology is being used to ensure effective 24-hour remote CCTV surveillance of the historic Tunnel Dam, on the Niangua River in Camden County, Missouri, USA. Covert RAYMAX Infra-Red light has been deployed instead of visible White-Light because the dam is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty and the system designers wanted to...
The sensor can measure and analyse the impact on the security fence when disturbed The first installation of the Gallagher D21 Sensors at a correctional facility in Indiana, USA has been completed successfully. The D21 Disturbance Sensor, which is offered as part of the Gallagher perimeter security solution, can measure and analyze the impact on the security fence when disturbed. The sensor only proceeds to signal an alarm event when certain limits are exceeded, preventing any nuisance or "...
Challenge: Make community safety a priority and better protect City of Selma residents, workers, and visitors.Solution: The City of Selma seamlessly manages the Avigilon HD Surveillance System using Avigilon Control Center network video management software (NVMS) with HD Stream Management. The City has installed more than 30 HD cameras ranging from three to five megapixels to monitor the exterior of the George Washington Carver (GWC) complex and at police headquarters to monitor the parking lot,...
Proxim Wireless Corporation, a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems, recently announced that the state of Bolivar, Venezuela has deployed Proxim's point-to-point wireless technology as part of a large, integrated public safety network in Bolivar City. The network, which connects both state and local police, the National Guard, state transportation and public safety agencies, utilizes Proxim's TsunamiQuickBridge.11 radios to create a wireless video surveillance network. In a...
Students and staff at the new West Herts College campus in Watford town center are now under the protection of a comprehensive security package specified and supplied by Panasonic Premier Integrator (PPI) AIS, that includes a Panasonic end-to-end IP CCTV solution.The brand new campus, which opened in September 2010, serves some 2,000 students and 450 staff on a daily basis. With state-of-the-art facilities throughout, staff and student security were both primary considerations for its design, co...
The multi-sensor camera systems deliver an astounding 200+ megapixels in real timeThe Olympic Stadium in Berlin can seat more than 74,000 spectators for football matches, track and field events or concerts. At the venue, the Panomera multi-sensor camera system not only provides a comprehensive overview, but also shows details at great distances in unprecedented resolution.Over 200 megapixels for top detail resolutionPanomera's most convincing feature for the decision-makers at the stadium, the...
Situated by the Congo airport, sits President Pavilion. This hotel has VIPs from all over the world stay with them. The MESSOA Speed Dome and 2MP IP cameras have been chosen to protect the Presidential Pavilion. Tight security at all points Guest security was of the utmost importance. A guard station checked every vehicle that entered through the gate. With such a high emphasis on security, only the cutting edge in surveillance security would do. That's the reason Democratic Republic...
The IP cameras from Hikvision adopted for the expo feature a 1/1.8 inch SONY progressive scan CCDThousands of HD fixed and PTZ cameras from Hikvision have been installed in Shanghai Pudong District, China, the setting for World Expo 2010. The six-month-long event revived the tradition of world fairs and expositions of the kind staged in Chicago (1893) and St Louis (1904), a year in which the extravaganza also played host to the Olympic Games. Hikvision's equipment was charged with se...
The city of Sanford, Florida, is located less than 30 miles northeast of Orlando and serves as the seat of Seminole County. In November 2010, the city unveiled a new 75,000 square foot public safety complex housing both Sanford's fire and police headquarters. After evaluating the available options and considering the city's existing infrastructure and growth requirements, the city of Sanford decided that Genetec's Security Center unified security platform would be best suited to meet the facilit...
The goal of this project was to provide the citizens a greater level ofsecurityThe growing Argentinean economy has been a boon to the entire country. Unlike the current economic situation in many places in the world, new jobs are being created every day. Lic. Christian Uriel Solano, President of Security One Argentina, noted that one of main benefits - for Argentina as a whole - is the "ability for its citizens to not only get jobs, but to get better jobs."And with these better j...
Akron Zoo selected Milestone's XProtect VMS to monitor animal health and behaviourMilestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, is integrated with MobiDEOS mobile client access at the Akron Zoo in Ohio, who has opted for video surveillance as a cost-effective and practical means to monitor animal health and behaviour. The Akron Zoo is a private, non-profit organization focusing on wildlife preservation and conservation education. It is one of the...
COLDSTORE will be used to provide over 500TB of storageAfter a lengthy search and the evaluation of multiple potential storage solutions, the Worcester Sheriff's Department has chosen Veracity's COLDSTORE as the surveillance storage system for a new 300+ camera project. COLDSTORE will be used to provide over 500TB of storage in conjunction with Genetec's Security Center 5.0 Unified Security Platform.According to Worcester's Michael Temple, "We considered high level appliances, a tradi...
VidSys PSIM software system was employed to deter potential security threats across the National Mall area VidSys, the leading provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software that allows organizations to resolve business and security situations in real time, announced that it collaborated with the United States Park Police (USPP) on a technology trial to protect the hundreds of thousands of people from around the country during the annual Fourth of July cele...
