Government & public services security applications - Case studies
North Liverpool Community Justice Centre has invested in Urmet Domus equipment to control access to its site.A pioneering new criminal justice centre in Liverpool has invested in the latest access control technology from world leading door entry supplier Urmet Domus to ensure the secure running of the centre.North Liverpool Community Justice Centre (CJC), which opened last October, focuses on ensuing offenders make amends to the community for their crimes. The centre, based on the successf...
Identification Cards used to track tourists, control immigration to Galapagos Islands Zebra Technologies, a worldwide leader in card printing and bar code labelling solutions, recently announced that the government of Ecuador has purchased four Zebra P420i printers in order to control tourism and immigration to the Galapagos Islands via secure plastic identification cards. The ID card printers are being used to print and encode contactless smart cards for all Galapagos residents, and...
Reliable and proven intruder detection technology from Optex Europe has been praised by a leading security installer for playing its part in winning a significant performance award from the Metropolitan Police for reducing false alarms.The installer, Banham Alarms, received a Gold Award in the Metropolitan Police Service's annual Alarm Performance Awards scheme for the lowest false alarm rate, and highlighted Optex' detectors as being a major contributory factor in their success. Alarms Director...
COE Group plc, the developer and supplier of advanced video surveillance systems, announced today that it has completed a major upgrade of the Bradford City Centre CCTV system using COE's X-Net and Network Recording systems.COE worked with Bradford's CCTV management team over several months to design and implement an IP-based digital video transmission network and digital recording solution for the several hundred cameras used in Bradford and the surrounding areas. The existing COE...
Advanced access for high security Hong Kong Immigration Department's headquarters Tyco Fire and Security recently announced that the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has chosen the CEM AC2000 (SE) (Standard Edition) access control system to secure its high security headquarters at the Immigration Tower, Wan Chai. Thorn Security, Hong Kong was responsible for the entire system installation.With its mission to contribute to the security and p...
Team leaders and senior managers can now have greater control over the movements and whereabouts of all their personnel, real-time, thanks to a new GPRS wireless tracking system introduced by bconnected Ltd. The technology has been designed as an improvement on traditional guard tour systems.Security managers and guarding service providers can now track the movements of individual team members in real time, giving the highest possible control over both team efficiency and health & safe...
ioimage provides easy-to-install advanced intelligent video appliances to protect U.S. facility in Kabul , Afghanistan.ioimage US, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity in installation and operation, announced today that the U.S. State Department has deployed ioimage's video surveillance system at a compound in Kabul, Afghanistan to protect the facility from security breaches.The intelligent video system from ioimage is part of a complete security solution to tr...
Milestone-Axis networked video surveillance solution protects people and property in 22 buildings.The nearby Fort Riley military post creates a transient - and growing - student population for United School District 475 in Kansas. A security system was required that could scale with the demands to build new facilities, be cost efficient, effective, and provide both central and local management of multiple locations. Open platform IP video surveillance software from Milestone Systems...
Locarno reacts to the problems of vandalism with Video-Over-IP solution using Milestone Systems software and Panasonic network cameras. In addition to many technical benefits, the surveillance provides a feeling of personal safety without being obtrusive."Acts of vandalism no longer have any place in our town, thanks to leading-edge technology, which provides the requisite deterrence with the utmost discretion," says Clemente Gramigna, Ing. Dipl. EPFL/SIA, Centro Informatico Comu...
OverviewThe Kuwait National Assembly Complex houses the Parliament of Kuwait. The Assembly Hall, the Central Street and the Covered Square are special elements that dominate the architecture of the complex. The National Assembly's financial responsibilities include approval of the state budget and final accounts. The National Assembly has the right to set up standing as well as ad-hoc committees from among its members including Committee Interior Affairs and Defence, Committee...
A public housing complex in Copenhagen has stopped arson, theft and vandalism using access control and fire alarms integrated with Milestone open platform IP video surveillance.Mjolner Park is a large public housing complex from 1987 situated in the Northwest section of Copenhagen, Denmark, managed by the Lejerbo association. The complex has about 2,500 residents, of which almost half are under 18 years old. Over 90% come from other ethnic backgrounds than Danish, comprised of almost...
Stockport Art Gallery, home to one of the north of England's most eclectic collections of paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture, has updated its security protection with the installation of new digital equipment from Genie CCTV.The magnificent neo-classical Art Gallery - part of Stockport Council - boasts three exhibition spaces made up of the main, west and east galleries. The small permanent collection consists of approximately 50 paintings including examples by the celebrated lo...
A complete IndigoVision IP Video solution has been installed in the Barrie Police Service headquarters in Ontario, Canada. The system provides 24-hour surveillance for all parts of the police operation including interview and booking rooms, sally ports, operation centre and detention cells. The IP Video system provides DVD-quality full frame rate images for both routine monitoring of the station and recorded video for evidentiary purposes that meets the requirements of the Canadian F...
Worcestershire County Hall was built in 1977. The building has three connected parts. The central section is the main reception and public areas, which include meeting rooms and a restaurant. The two wings house the offices of the many services, crucial to the operation of the council. County Hall is home to the Council Chamber and the offices of the main political parties. This is a large site that needs to combine security while remaining welcoming to the public w...
Public space CCTV schemes have been known to have major problems with yellow fluorescent street lighting in the past. Many cases have been documented where the colour generated has simply played havoc with CCTV video and the quality of images.Local Authority specialist security contractors GD Security claim to have cracked the problem in a major system replacement project for Southwark, where 44 out of 50 cameras are being replaced with a winning combination of Pentax 8~144mm day/night len...
Axis cameras were deployed by CNL to help secure priceless art works including ‘The Scream' on loan to the Royal Academy of Arts from the Munch Museum in OsloNetwork cameras by the global leader in network video Axis Communications, were selected as part of a comprehensive surveillance solution put together for the Royal Academy of Arts (RAA) by leading integrator CNL (Computer Network Ltd). The RAA was given less than a week to install a new security system in its main galleries pri...
IndigoVision's complete IP Video solution is providing the innovative technology behind the new $1.3m City of Santa Monica Public Security Video System. Installed by Federal Network Services, the 123-camera system is fully integrated with the City's existing security network. The advanced CCTV system helps local officials detect and investigate suspicious activity, including potential acts of terrorism, around the Pier and Third Street Promenade - Santa Monica's popular l...
Welsh Assembly opts for performance based and design led fire detection and voice alarm solution from Vision SystemsVision Systems is pleased to announce a successful collaboration with leading security and fire protection services provider Chubb who has specified an advanced integrated fire solution for the Welsh Assembly's new Headquarters in Cardiff.The £50 million Assembly Building, designed by Lord Richard Rogers expresses the status of the Assembly and symbolises Welsh democracy...
Highlighting the value of an enhanced product offering boasting a Millbank voice response systemVision Systems is pleased to announce another successful collaboration with leading security and fire protection services provider Chubb who specified integrated systems solution for both The National Waterfront Museum in Swansea and The Welsh Assembly Building in Cardiff.Underlining the success of Vision Systems recent acquisition of Voice Alarm specialist Millbank, the system designed by Chubb's Sco...
Time is running out for the old Italian ID card – a paper card sealed in plastic used solely for identification purposes. The Italian government recently introduced its ServiceCard, an ID in credit card format that is considered highly secure and can do more than help its bearer past vehicle or immigration control points. The new services are based on a microprocessor card from Siemens and an optical memory with a capacity of 1.8 megabytes. Italy is now the second...
The City of Pasadena, Calif. is home to the Rose Bowl, nearly 140,000 people and numerous public facilities where 3,000 residents work each day. Among them is a remote reservoir that, until recently, was being used to illegally dump hazardous materials. Other reports claimed someone was jumping the fence and tampering with the city’s water controls. Each time suspicious activity was reported, the city would dispatch police personnel to investigate – an action that c...
Mission A regional police force in the UK needed to find a way to cut repeat and opportunistic crime such as burglary and vandalism without committing extra manpower. Cutting repeat burglary and vandalism is currently one of the Home Office’s main priorities. Police forces across the country have been tasked with implementing new initiatives to tackle this type of crime. Solution A senior officer approached IT solutions expert, Globe Microsystems, with a request...
Bolton Metropolitan Council operates a large town hall within the historic center of Bolton and also occupies several satellite sites around the town. Being the hub of most of the council’s business, the 19th Century town hall is intensively occupied, and also houses the town’s central registry office, a theater and other public rooms. As a result, the premises are extensively used by members of the public as well as council staff. Security is a top priority for the coun...
The ChallengeThe Georgian Town Palace located in the heart of the City of London plays host to ceremonial banquets and international dignitaries visiting the capital.As a high profile venue, its security facilities need to be of the highest standard. Therefore, the managing authority for Mansion House - the Corporation of London - specified three Digital Sprite digital multiplex recorders. Installers, Classic Security Solutions has implemented the upgrade, along with the installation...
Laser Village training facility monitors and records with flexible, scalable system DVTel Inc., multiple award-winning market leader in the development and delivery of intelligent security solutions over IP networks, today announced that the Orange County Sheriff's Department is using the DVTel intelligent Security Operations Center (iSOC) platform to improve training effectiveness at its "Laser Village" training facility in the city of Orange, CA. The installation was completed by HCI, I...
New iSOC V5 open standards security platform debuts at ISC West show DVTel Inc., multiple award-winning market leader in the development and delivery of intelligent security solutions over IP networks, recently announced that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has standardized on the intelligent Security Operations Center (iSOC) security platform as Los Angeles County continues the rollout of upgraded security systems and management to its many facilities. The LA County Sheriff'...
Video management technology is helping Hertfordshire County Council reduce vandalism and crimeSchools in Hertfordshire are benefiting from smart thinking and innovative ADPRO security technology to deliver a remote monitoring solution to cut down on vandalism and crime. The Council is now looking at extending its innovation beyond schools and deploying it to protect any Council owned amenity from Play Centres and Athletic Tracks, through to Car Parks and Cemeteries.At the heart of the solu...
Viseum has designed a range of software to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of CCTV systems. The company has spent a significant amount of time assessing operational CCTV systems, looking at ways of improving their capacity to prevent and detect crime.Most CCTV systems require highly skilled operators to monitor approximately 50 cameras simultaneously. Due to the sheer volume of information operators are required to process, it is estimated that a proportion of these cameras...
More than a hundred of Rainbow CCTV’s lenses have been installed recently at the US Army’s Fort Leonard Wood complex in Missouri USA. The vari-focal lens is designed for applications requiring an extremely wide field of view. The lens model L163VDC4P has a focal length of 1.6~3.4mm to provide a horizontal field of view of 180°. The DC auto-iris lens has an aperture of F1.4~360 and is compatible with 1/3” and 1/4” cameras.The units have been installed as pa...
More than a hundred of Rainbow CCTV's lenses have been installed recently at the US Army's Fort Leonard Wood complex in Missouri USA. The vari-focal lens is designed for applications requiring an extremely wide field of view. The lens model L163VDC4P has a focal length of 1.6~3.4mm to provide a horizontal field of view of 180°. The DC auto-iris lens has an aperture of F1.4~360 and is compatible with 1/3" and 1/4" cameras.The units have been installed as part of an exten...
