Transportation security applications - Case studies
COE Ltd is proud to appoint Anixter as authorized distributor for COE's video transmission products COE Ltd, the UK leading designer and developer of digital video surveillance systems and Anixter Inc. are entering into partnership to provide safety equipment for rail level crossings.According to Network Rail, last year there were more than 3400 incidents of misuse at level crossings, accumulating 55 days of delays to trains and costing Network Rail about £1.8million.COE Ltd is proud to ap...
SpiderEx is useful in CCTV, Detection and Alarm systems as spiders like to create their webs on PIR's and CamerasQED, national distributor of security consumables, developed SpiderEx early last year. The product is an aerosol spray specifically formulated to deter spiders from any area it is sprayed. This is particularly useful in CCTV, Detection and Alarm systems as spiders like to create their webs on PIR's and Cameras.SpiderEx has since been sold into the UK and Europe security market t...
Morse Watchman's Keywatcher tracks and communicates status of keys at SEPTAThe Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has deployed the KeyWatcher Key Control System from Morse Watchmans to keep track of hundreds of keys used at its various bus garages, maintenance shops, an operations control centre and a money-counting facility in and around Philadelphia. KeyWatcher cabinets installed in the multiple facilities automatically record the access history of each key, inclu...
Public transport in City of Augsburg/Germany banks on LEGIC The KAROCARD is already successfully being used as an annual card in the public transport systems of the city of Augsburg. Further potential areas of use for the card are also now being considered - as an entry ticket for car parks, but also as an electronic payment method at petrol stations. The possibility of combining various applications on a single card is based on the latest LEGIC advant technology from the Swiss LEGIC Ident...
Bosch provides digital Public Address and Voice Alarm technology at London's newest DLR station Passengers at London's newest DLR (Docklands Light Railway) station, Woolwich Arsenal, can hear station announcements clearly, thanks to sophisticated digital Public Address and Voice Alarm (PA/VA) technology from Bosch Security Systems. The system was installed at the station by PEL Services, one of the UK's foremost providers of commercial sound and communica...
Alpha-Digi, VIVOTEK's authorized distributor in Brazil, suggested to deploy a full digital surveillance system in all stationsMissionSince its establishment in early 2000, the Brazilian subway system, which carries an average of 140,000 passengers everyday, has become indispensable to Brazilian citizens. However, the growing number of passengers has brought various security and management problems to the Brazilian subway company. In the past, the company relies on security patrols to maintain s...
Using the Xtralis's ADPRO security system, SCT can now trace freight from start to finish of its journey across AustraliaThe challengeSCT Transport is a privately owned logistics business formed in 1974. It is now one of the leading privately owned logistic companies in Australia.They were the first company to break the century old Government monopoly of the interstate rail network in Australia. Their success is attributable to their willingness to embrace technology and innova...
Taipei City Bus Department selected EverFocus Mobile Networking DVRs( EDR810M) and Security Digital Cameras (ED300)MissionTaipei City Bus Department wanted to choose an surveillance system to improve safety and security in their transit systems, or to view and share real-time information on traffic and road conditions. As a result, they benefit from:(1) A safer environment for passengers and staff (2) Less vandalism, violence and fraudulent insurance claims (3) Real-time access to li...
Remote Video Response, (RVR) launched a new electronic surveillance service to help protect Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) driversGloucester-based Remote Video Response, (RVR), has launched a new electronic surveillance service with remotely operated CCTV cameras to help protect Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers who make multiple deliveries at night. RVR is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.The new service, known as ‘Driver Minder', has been introduced sp...
China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. (CRSC) decided to use the products from HikvisionSprawling over 1,142 kilometers, Qinghai-Tibet Railway which plays a significant role in accelerating the social and economic development of Qinghai Province and Tibet Autonomous Region in China, is the highest elevated railway all over the world with the average elevation of about 4,500 meters above the sea level. With the height and extreme weather the railway cut across, it's very difficult f...
Shanghai magnetic levitation train project decided to use the products from Hikvision to guarantee the safety of the trainsShanghai Magnetic Levitation Train, the first Magnetic Levitation Train in commercial operation in the world, fully meets the requirement of high-speed transportation infrastructure with large capability of passengers. With the advantages of high-speed, low energy consumption and little impact to environment, magnetic levitation train has been providing incredible conv...
MOBOTIX intelligent camera system provides high-quality alternative to security personnel Safety first "For the very few full-up and run incidents that occur here in rural Bavaria, we don't really need camera surveillance," says Franz Schreyer. "However, it does greatly increase the safety of our personnel, which for me was the decisive factor."While searching for the ideal camera system, Franz Schreyer talked to a number of well-known video technolo...
AXIS 209MFD-R network camera selected to meet the needs of Swiss Railways MissionSwitzerland is well known for its high security awareness. In keeping with this, Swiss Railways (SBB) decided to increase security in the Zurich S-Bahn by 2010 with the aid of network cameras. A particular requirement of the project was that the solution should run completely on IP networks and thus be able to be integrated into the existing IP/Ethernet network of the trains.SolutionThe Swiss-based...
Shanghai Magnetic Levitation Train is the first Magnetic Levitation Train in commercial operation in the worldShanghai Magnetic Levitation Train, the first Magnetic Levitation Train in commercial operation in the world, fully meets the requirement of high-speed transportation infrastructure with large capability of passengers. With the advantages of high-speed, low energy consumption and little impact to environment, magnetic levitation train has been providing incredible convenience...
The International Airport of Mexico City (AICM) is Latin America's busiest airport, and one of the world's 30 most active airports in terms of passengers, operations and cargo. Located six miles east of Mexico City, the airport is Mexico's primary international and domestic hub, with direct flights to more than 300 worldwide destinations. The airport boasts an impressive array of modern facilities including restaurants, shops, hotel reservation desks, tourist information, ATMs, banks, foreign ex...
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...
Lumenera's Le259 series of network cameras are designed for indoor and outdoor, higher-end applications where detailed images and low-light performance is required.Using the latest generation 16:9 format CCD sensor, the Le259 streams full HD (1920x1080) resolution at up to 15 frames per second. Outstanding picture quality makes the Le259 an excellent solution for transportation, airports, railways, border crossings and seaports. Large 2/3" CCD sensor with 2K x 1K pixel format is idea...
Integra2 is a transport company for industrial and commercial package handling under controlled room temperatures (between +2° and 8°C) with branch offices in Spain, Andorra and Portugal. The company belongs to the Grupo Logista, the largest provider of total logistics services in Spain and Portugal as well as in Europe. In 2003, Integra2 handled more than 4.5 million shipments in total, and today the company has 3 million m3 of warehouse space. After more than 20 years of e...
The challenge Transports Metropolitan de Barcelona (TMB), the public company responsible for managing the bus network, metro line and other transport options in Barcelona, needed a modern security system to replace the old analog installation in its Horta bus depot. Solution Sony worked closely with TMB and E-Solutions to install a security system bringing together SNC-RZ30P digital, IP network cameras and RealShot Manager. The SNC-RZ30P belongs to the latest generation of security monitoring...
For transport operators, protecting their passengers, staff and their assets is of paramount importance, and increasingly so. Whether on buses, trains or trams, indeed on any passenger transport, combating crime and dealing with the fall-out of crime is a major concern, fraught with challenges. For Eurotransport, Robert Wint, Marketing Director of EMEA Verint Systems interviewed Mr. Burkhard Eberwein, Head of Vehicle Management (Bus) Department at BVG, who examines the challenges and develo...
After installing security systems for the Marshall Group of Companies for almost two decades, integrated security installer and solutions specialist, Guardian Security and Communications Ltd, was invited to tender for a major upgrade and for the provision of systems to serve a new Forward Base Operations and Maintenance Repair Operations complex for corporate jets. After carefully analyzing the requirements of this complex project - which involves widely separated multiple sites - the company d...
Mission Park West Enterprise Centre Management Company (PWEC) manages the Park West Enterprise Centre in West Dublin, Ireland, which is home to more than 80 companies and is set within the Park West Business Park, itself home to more than 240 companies and employing more than 8,000 employees. PWEC called on Encom, one of Ireland's leading IP-Surveillance solutions providers, to develop a solution to provide greater security for its members and reduce vandalism. Solution Encom's solution...
World-renowned Kruger National Park offers visitors among the best wildlife experiences in Africa. The park is home to an incredible number of species - 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals - and chronicles centuries of human interaction with the Lowveld environment, including everything from bushman rock paintings to majestic archeological sites like Masorini and Thulamela. The park grounds must therefore provide strict protection to all species. "We are c...
Westcountry Security, a part of Chubb, assist Tally Ho! Coaches with protecting the company's assetsA sophisticated IP-based CCTV system from, has curbed the theft of expensive diesel from the yard of Devon-based coach and bus company Tally Ho! Coaches.A spate of thefts of fuel and other expensive commodities from transport depots and yards, often in remote locations, prompted Tally Ho! Coaches to take action. The company had been experiencing fuel theft sporadically for almost two years,...
Ravenhill Stadium is home to the Irish Rugby Football UnionThe CCTV system operators keep a watchful eye Winners of the Celtic Cup, and runners up in the Heineken Cup, the professional arm of the Irish Rugby Football Union, (Ulster Branch) which plays under the title Ulster Rugby (UR), is the foremost professional sporting club in Northern Ireland. Residing at the famous Ravenhill Stadium, the club plays host to competitions ranging from the finals of club and school competition...
AMG is supplying their fibre optic transmission system, which integrates ethernet and low speed data with high quality uncompressed videoAMG Systems Ltd. announces that it has been contracted by EFKON Group India - to supply its innovative fibre optic transmission system Guardian-Lite™ 3700 for traffic management and control on National Highways No 7 and No 47.Commenced in 1998 and aimed to create world class roads with uninterrupted traffic flow in a country where 80% of p...
Conquest Hospital in East Sussex Based on a gently sloping site in Hastings, the Conquest Hospital is a modern District General Hospital. Built over four levels, the hospital opened 16 years ago and in 2002 merged with Eastbourne Hospital to form East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust serving the population of East Sussex. The Trust employs over 5,000 staff and is an extremely busy hospital trust. In the last year the Trust's maternity teams delivered 3,835 babies; 95,393 people were tr...
Attractive and safeArrival and departure, welcome and farewell, staying and shopping - a train station is not just a traffic hub, a building or a site of transition. It is quite a complex operation designed to serve numerous interests, desires and functions. About 5,800 active train stations are located in Germany. Since Deutsche Bahn (DB, German Rail) was privatised in 1994, DB Station&Service AG has been in charge of operating the German train stations. In order to...
March Networks offers mobile video solutions to safeguard passengers and operationsMarch Networks®, a leading provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, recently announced that the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) is using the Company's mobile video surveillance solutions for security and risk management on its para-transit and fixed route buses.RTC is the transit authority, the transportation-planning agency and the regional t...
IndigoVision supplies Hong Kong's Traffic Monitoring Centre with video IP solutionIndigoVision's complete IP-CCTV technology has been used to extend the capabilities of Hong Kong's extensive traffic surveillance system. The current analog system has been expanded with the addition of 48 cameras using IndigoVision's IP Video system, creating a fully integrated 250 camera hybrid solution. The introduction of IndigoVision's IP-based distributed networked provides a platform for fu...
