Observation system case studies
Mobotix AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of a project at Jervoise School which has improved the safety of pupils and staff through fully digital CCTV security. The system has also helped the school switch to an offsite caretaker who can now inspect the entire site remotely in the event of alarm activation. Jervoise School is a medium size Primary School with 220 pupils in the center of Weoley Castle, Birmingham.&nbs...
When the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in Lisbon decided to install campus-wide CCTV, they chose to design the system themselves using IndigoVision's IP Video technology. IST is Portugal's leading School of Engineering, Science & Technology and is part of the Technical University of Lisbon. Using their own engineering team in partnership with IndigoVision's Authorized Partner, Vigilarme, IST designed the entire 50 camera solution. "It was important for the university to have a fle...
With a history spanning over 180 years, University College London (UCL), is one of the oldest and most well known seats of learning in the UK. Secured with a CCTV system comparable in size to most town center installations, UCL's security management are now reaping the numerous cost and performance benefits of a NVT UTP Hybrid Video transmission solution, designed to cater for ever-expanding camera numbers. Today, UCL continues to be London's leading multidisciplinary university, with 8,000 sta...
Hytera DMR digital radios with GPS allow timely communication and a full display in necessary areas Background The Guayaquil Welfare Board (JBG) is an autonomous non-profit agency that has existed for over a century and is governed by its own statutes under a board of directors made up of distinguished personages from the city of Guayaquil. Since1888, this charity has been providing social assistance to millions of Ecuadorians in the areas of health, education, elderly care...
Founded in 1911, StandardAero is one of the world’s largest independent aviation service businesses. StandardAero specialises in maintenance, repair and overhaul for commercial, air transport, military, business and general aviation, industrial aircraft and helicopters. Its 4,000 employees located in 26 facilities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia serve customers from more than 80 different countries. StandardAero is always looking for a better way to provide excellent servic...
End userThe Raul Uranga - Carlos Sylvestre Begnis Subfluvial Tunnel, formerly known as the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel, is an underwater road tunnel that connects the provinces of Entre Rios and Santa Fe in Argentina, crossing the Parana River between the capital of Entre Rios, Parana, and Santa Candida Island, 15 km from Santa Fe.The tube sections measure a total of 2,397 m and have 270 m long access ramps at both ends. At its deepest point the tunnel is about 32 m under the average water le...
Christie Matrix StIM™ LED illuminated projection system replaced the simulator's calligraphic CRT projectors Christie®, a global leader in visual display solutions, has played an instrumental role in helping the Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) Wedgetail AEW&C 737 (E-7A) Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) to retain its FSD-1 Level 5 accreditation with its new visual system. Thales and Christie Digital Systems Australia Pty. Ltd. (Christie’s new Australia...
Every second counts Over a million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of cargo go through the bustling Port of Bangkok each year. This harbor in Thailand's capital city has become a major center of commerce in the political and economic organization called Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Thailand supplies south east Asian nations with items such as rice, timber, and produce. As result, every minute that goods spend at the Port of Bangkok is of critical importance. Thus, the Por...
The Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, which as its name suggests, is within walking distance of Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, has 370 rooms and suites spread over 14 floors. Ultra modern in design, it has facilities to attract both business people and tourists, with several restaurants, 10 conference rooms, a half Olympic size swimming pool and a spa area. The hotel incorporates renewable solar and photovoltaic panels, and has an on-site borehole to reduce water consumption – making it on...
The Scandic Hotel Group offers business and leisure travellers alike the finest accommodation in some of the world's greatest cities. Maintaining each guest's enjoyment of their stay, within the highest standards of accommodation is the four-star, hotel chain's priority. Allied to guest security and peace of mind, the management at the flagship 204-bedroomed Scandic Hotel,Antwerp, felt a comprehensive update to their CCTV surveillance system would prove beneficial. To fulfill their vision, Scan...
Established in 1923, Solheim Lutheran Home in Los Angeles is a non-profit nursing home that provides assisted living for seniors. Solheim Lutheran Home spans over two and one half acres and is home to residents from all walks of life, from former teachers to a World War II fighter pilot.Solheim Lutheran Home is a busy place. Licensed charge nurses are on duty 24/7 here and look after nearly 200 residents. They required a surveillance camera to help keep an eye on the residents. They had several...
Bosch Security System's rugged, reliable MIC Series pan-tilt zoom cameras have weathered harsh environmental conditions for nearly a decade, giving visitors to Scottish Seabird Center (SSC) an insight into the otherwise inaccessible world of Scotland's coastal wildlife. Plymouth-based Outersight (UK) Ltd specialises in designing wildlife observation systems for remote and hazardous locations. Managing Director, Peter Barlow has been working with the SSC for more than 10 years and desi...
Christie MicroTiles lobby display welcomes visitors while the Video Wall monitors global threats on-screen Two Christie MicroTiles video walls and three Christie DHD800 1-chip DLP projectors are helping keep watch at FishNet Security in Overland Park, Kan. FishNet Security is the largest information security solutions provider in North America, with clients in energy, financial services, government, healthcare, retail and other industry sectors. FishNet Security, which serves...
Winsted's console incorporates custom Versa-Trak monitor poles that offers a framework for CCTV monitors Leading control room furniture manufacturer Winsted has helped equip a police command center at Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth. As one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy, Devonport is the largest naval base in Western Europe and the Navy’s sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility. Winsted was commissioned to provide a console tha...
Banks must meet their customers' requirements for security in a special way on many levels. Whether it is with their savings, taking advantage of over-the-counter services at a branch office, withdrawing money from the teller machines, making deposits via the cash recycling system, online banking etc. - for a long-lasting, trusting cooperation with a bank, customers demand the highest possible level of security. In order to fulfill these demands, banks rely on sophisticated hardware and sof...
As higher education facilities’ professionals look for innovative ways to fund campus refurbishment programs and upgrade building systems, performance contracting is becoming an increasingly popular means through which efficiencies can be achieved with a budget-neutral approach. Administrators at West Virginia University (WVU) chose this option to address their eight million square foot built environment, significantly improving facilities and increasing energy efficiency, while at the sam...
In Queensland, Australia, sixteen domestic and international airports are involved in a groundbreaking research project to help strike the optimum balance between the implementation of future-proof security solutions and the efficiency of the entire site. The “Airports of the Future” project spans seven interrelated disciplines: business process management; business continuity and incident response management; human systems; identity management; intelligent surveillance; airport info...
Although the Barcelona Metro (Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona, TMB) surveillance system has on occasion helped police to catch an organized group of thieves, crime was not the reason TMB started installing cameras twelve years ago. With over one million people traversing the city each day on TMB trains, with stops at more than 100 stations, Barcelona’s Metro authorities needed to make sure that things were running smoothly and safely and that commuters could get where they needed to...
If an intruder is detected, the REDSCAN triggers a dome camera that zooms in on the “target” An Aston Martin garage in need of a comprehensive detection solution at the rear of its site to protect the expensive cars from damage or theft has opted for the award-winning OPTEX REDSCAN laser detector to create a ”virtual fence”. Following the redevelopment of the dealership and operational changes in the Pendragon Group, managers at the Stratstone branch b...
The Donbass Arena in Ukraine was opened on August 29, 2009 with a sensational party which was attended by the Ukrainian president himself. This arena was the very first Eastern European football stadium to fulfill the UEFA criteria for an elite stadium and will host an important venue for the 2012 European Football Championship. The most important factor is always to ensure maximum security for the guests. In an emergency, it would take 8 minutes to evacuate the entire stadium, which seats 51,5...
Since it began operating in 2006 as Pennsylvania's first slots casino, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs has offered a little bit of everything. Spread across 300,000 square feet, the 24-hour gaming and entertainment complex boasts 2,500 slot machines, electronic blackjack and roulette, and live harness racing, along with upscale restaurants, a food court and an expansive shopping area. Securing a complex facility like Mohegan is no simple feat, however, and requires careful planning and consideration...
The University installed Bosch's CCTV cameras in the classrooms, library entrance and meeting hall Internationally known and recognized for the high caliber of research and teaching by its faculty, and its outstanding achievements, the well-reputed Mahidol University in Bangkok contains 17 Faculties, 6 Colleges, 7 research Institutes, and 9 Centers. Recently, the university added a new building to its campus consisting of classrooms, seminar rooms, a library, a meeting hall, a...
When MetroNational, a billion dollar real estate investment, development and management company based in Houston, Texas, set out to renovate the local shopping mall, it had working parents in mind. Looking to keep people in touch while providing a place to shop and play, MetroNational turned to CDW and Proxim. CDW, a value-added reseller, recommended wireless technology to outfit the mall. The Memorial City Mall in Houston has deployed Proxim's AP-4000 Access Points to deliver Wi-Fi hot sp...
VideoIQ systems only require cameras and a modest network, making them suitable for multi-site deployments VideoIQ® is helping to effectively and reliably secure energy facilities across the globe. Challenging remote deployments and increased dispersed assets have made protecting energy facilities difficult at best. Traditional security measures have proven expensive and ineffective at preventing theft, vandalism and sabotage. VideoIQ effectively addresses the specif...
The NICE Banking Solution includes new capturing devices tailored for ATMs and branches NICE Systems, announced today that Israeli bank, Bank Mizrahi Tefahot, selected the new NiceVision banking solution to secure its branches and ATM systems located throughout Israel. The new NiceVision banking solution captures video recordings inside branches and from ATMs for fraud detection and claim settlement, and allows for easy access and retrieval of video evidence; supporting...
The Cumberland Basin is the main entrance to Bristol's docks and also provides a route into the City Center. During the rush hour the number of vehicles passing through can be extremely high and in order to ensure that traffic flows smoothly, operators in the City's Traffic Control Center are tasked to keep a close eye out for any incidents or parking violations which might lead to traffic jams. They are able to do so by monitoring images captured by just two Samsung SCP-3430H PTZ dome cameras m...
MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of complete high-resolution IP video systems have released details that MOBOTIX advanced partner SeSys Ltd, a specialist in network vision solutions, has been selected by Southern Water to deploy a innovative CCTV solution to provide additional visual verification for its drinking water sampling procedures at up to 100 sites across the south of the UK. Southern Water supplies fresh, quality drinking water to households across Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and the Is...
Security Systems Design Limited has successfully completed the installation of a Samsung CCTV system at the London offices of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Following a refurbishment of its offices on the third floor of Senator House in Queen Victoria Street, EC4, the Bank asked Richard Slee, a Director of Security Systems Design Limited, to design a CCTV system which could assist security personnel to provide a high level of protection for staff as well as the Bank...
The new IndigoVision system offers better resolution and frame rate Thurrock Council, a unitary authority in Essex, UK, has upgraded its aging CCTV network with state-of-the-art IndigoVision IP technology that has drastically reduced the amount of time council staff and local police need to spend reviewing footage. As a result a number of crimes, from theft to anti-social behavior, have been detected and arrests made. Thurrock Council is dedicated to reducing anti-social beha...
March Networks enhances security and operations at Scotiabank PlaceMarch Networks announced recently that it has partnered with the Ottawa Senators to provide its next-generation video surveillance platform to enhance security and operations at Scotiabank Place - a world-class sports and entertainment facility and home to the National Hockey League (NHL) team. This week, the Ottawa Senators and Scotiabank Place will play host to the NHL All-Star Game."The March Networks system is a signifi...
