IP video surveillance - Case studies
IndigoVision's complete end-to-end IP Video solution is helping global logistics specialist Kühne+Nagel to streamline and secure its distribution network in Austria. The new networked digital CCTV system provides both security surveillance and a video record of truck and parcel movements throughout their five Austrian distribution centres in Vienna, Schwechat Airport, Port Enns, Salzburg and Linz.As a truck arrives at a distribution centre an operator tracks its movement with a PT...
McDonald's restaurants in Scandinavia are now using an integrated Point Of Sale and IP video surveillance system called CheckViewTM, which uses the powerful and easy-to-manage XProtectTM software from Milestone Systems, the global leader for open platform IP video management software. The flexible and scalable solution installed by MDIS and IT Gruppen has been developed for the retail sector to help manage shrinkage. The old surveillance system at several McDonald's locations in Denmark on...
CCTV surveillance using IndigoVision's IP Video technology is being made available to London's schools via the London Grid for Learning's (LGfL) existing IT network. The LGfL was established in June 2000 to provide capital-wide broadband internet services to London's 33 Local Education Authorities (LEA). The network, supplied by Synetrix, went live in 2002 and now covers over 90% of schools in London.IndigoVision's IP Video technology will allow any participating...
IndigoVision, the leading supplier of end-to-end IP Video solutions, is providing its technology as a backbone for a new integrated traffic monitoring system for Bangkok's outer ring road network. Existing toll plaza CCTV surveillance systems located across 75km of the ring road have been integrated into a new central control room. Staff in the control room can now view high-quality video from inside and outside of the four toll plaza complexes, providing central monitoring for t...
Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for workforce-enterprise optimisation and security, recently announced that Metro Transit has selected its NextivaTM Transit solution to enhance the security of passengers and operators on-board its buses in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Metro Transit manages an integrated network of buses and trains and is the 18th largest transit system in the US, with approximately 240,000 rides provided each weekday. As...
Treviglas Community College in Cornwall has saved thousands of pounds upgrading its surveillance systems by deploying Axis Communications Power over Ethernet-enabled (PoE) network cameras, as well as a range of other hardware from Axis. The upgrade followed an extensive review of the college's ten year old, analog-based CCTV system which revealed major shortcomings. A total of 18 new AXIS 211 Power over Ethernet Network Cameras and one new AXIS 2130 PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Network Camera have...
"Milestone is still so easy to use, even with upgrades: we put up a new server, installed the software, loaded the DLK, and we were done. I don't see how it could get any easier." - Steve Dickerson, Manager of Academic Computing at Wichita State University in Kansas Challenges: An old VCR tape surveillance system functioned very poorly and was time consuming. The Wichita State University Main Campus has two computer labs with 75 workstations, generally open till 10 pm. 9...
The Shops at Atlas Park in Queens, New York, have installed Milestone's easy to use, flexible and future-proof IP video surveillance solution that is integrated with IP intercoms, access control, and parking garage emergency call boxes. It is a state-of-the-art networked system that gives the Securitas guard service full overview and fast response. Management also uses it remotely to keep tabs on the business - and to show the property to new retail lease prospects.A recentl...
IP Video systems manufacturer IndigoVision is providing the technology behind an innovative train safety monitoring system. Georgia-based locomotive manufacturer CLCX, Inc. has fitted an IP Video CCTV system to a freight locomotive to enhance operational safety, improve ease of use and provide a diagnostic tool in the event of problems. The locomotive operates on a manufacturing site moving raw materials and finished goods. The IP Video system helps improve operational safety b...
Recognized as the second largest supermarket group in Britain, and as part of the Wal-Mart family, ASDA stores have become a household name amongst thousands of families in the UK, providing high quality products at competitive prices. With an increasing demand for high security, ASDA understood that it was now more important than ever to take appropriate action in securing stock and protecting employees in the chain's 300 branches. In considering security alternatives, the company r...
ACTi's PCI encoder cards and video servers are fully integrated with Ortega's VideoSm@t software, enabling a Canadian entertainment centre to incorporate IP based CCTV systems. The new hybrid DVR system integrates the analog camera and IP camera on the same server. Using the hybrid DVR system enables simple control interface and effective management over a wireless environment.There are 13 apartment buildings, a mall, commercial buildings as well as an entert...
Visimetrics Digital Video Recorders have formed part of the £15m refurbishment of the 55000 sq ft Casino at The Empire in London. Installed by London Clubs own Technical Security Department, the new surveillance system utilizes the Visimetrics FASTAR Real Time MPEG2 DVR for all gaming, reception and cash handling areas. Recording from the perimeter cameras is handled by the VADER High Speed Time Lapse DVR.Both machines use the highly robust Linux operating system and offer 8 ch...
IndigoVision's IP Video technology is at the heart of an innovative wireless CCTV system that's providing both security and operational benefits for an offshore fish farm.Acuicola Marina is one of the leading producers of farmed fish in the Spanish Province of Castellon on the Mediterranean coast. Their offices and warehouse are located at Burriana, 3 km inland, with the fish farm facilities sited 10 km offshore.The valuable fish stock is a target for poachers and Acuicola Marina h...
At Toyota's production line in Taiwan, there are 5 production lines that assemble the popular Corolla sedan, Camry sedan and Wish MPV automobile vehicles for sales in the Taiwan market. Toyota's aim was to clearly identify the status of each production line, so Toyota chose to deploy video surveillance on each line in order to monitor the production volume, time taken for each production stage and confirm the procedure at each manufacturing stage. Live video streaming at each line will all...
In large public sports venues where emotionally charged crowds gather, there can be civil disorder, especially with intoxicated people and over-zealous fans. The Charles Koch Arena at Wichita State University has more than 10,000 seats, and regularly draws full capacity crowds from both the university and the surrounding community. The mix of campus and urban area also has the potential to involve more risk of assaults or theft. The campus police wanted to ensure the best safet...
NIAR uses IP video as a powerful monitoring tool in aviation testing - saving time, night staffing needs, and physical risks to personnel."I appreciate the Milestone-Axis IP video surveillance solution because it is a 300% improvement on the visual monitoring capabilities in our work. The off-shift test monitoring is the number one usage for us. It can also be dangerous for the operators when they are looking at windshields or fuselage under pressure. So instead of risking...
The National Institute for Aviation Research is using Milestone Systems' open platform IP video management software with Axis network cameras to increase visibility in tests, provie remote access to monitoring tests, save on night staffing needs, and improve personnel safety.The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University integrates academic, government and business entities in cooperative efforts to advance technologies for aviation and other industries. It...
AlertSystems originally installed Net2 in 2005 at the then newly-built facility of KBRS in Melksham, Wiltshire, UK. "It has developed from there," says Alert Systems' IT manager Phil Davies. Net2 is now used throughout the KBRS site, with access control units fitted to gates and barriers as well as doors. Access to all areas is controlled using the system.AlertSystems originally installed Net2 in 2005 at the then newly-built facility of KBRS in Melksham, Wiltshire, UK...
IndigoVision's complete IP-Video system is providing a comprehensive CCTV surveillance solution for the Police Service in Macau, one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China, along with Hong Kong. The new system has revolutionised how Macau Police monitor their operation and has provided them with faster video analysis and improved incident response. IndigoVision was chosen following a successful test evaluation of competing systems by techn...
The coastline of Dubai is rapidly changing as The Palm islands emerge from the sea. Today, the city of Dubai, currently the fastest growing metropolis on earth, and holds approximately 1.5 million people. By the year 2015 this number is expected to have increased to 3.0 million. To promote tourism, three Palm islands are being built by Nakheel in the waters of the Arabian Gulf. Construction on The Palm Jebel Ali will begin this year. Reclamation of The Palm Deira...
IP Video systems manufacturer IndigoVision is providing the technology behind a new train dispatch system that improves passenger safety and speeds up operations for the Berlin S-Bahn. The S-Bahn is a metro system that transports around 1.3 million passengers a day across a network consisting of 16 lines and 165 stations. This innovative IP Video system allows the train driver to safely manage train dispatch via a CCTV display in the cab - the first installation of its type anywhere...
How UK airline catering company FFL used Axis IP-Surveillance equipment to ensure compliance with tight UK Department for Transport security regulations.Unimpressed with traditional analog CCTV surveillance systems, FFL's managing director Mark Matthews turned to InCam Digital Surveillance for an IP-Surveillance solution."It was very clear what we were paying for and the additional benefits we were likely to gain from going the IP-Surveillance route," says Mr. Matthews.When InCam d...
A 450-camera Bosch IP surveillance system has been completed for St Pancras International station, part of the high speed Channel Tunnel rail link, which is due to open in November.Controlware Communications provided technical design, product supply, integration, commissioning and operator training services for the new integrated system.The new surveillance solution includes a mixture of static and dome cameras, IP codecs, networked storage and an advanced management platform, so that images can...
Capital Plaza in Moscow, RussiaCapital Plaza, a new modern multifunctional complex in the centre of Moscow offers an optimal environment for business development and commerce. Located in a prestigious area in the heart of Russia's capital, the 49,000 square mile business centre boasts the most advanced systems of life support, communications, and security supplied by leading global manufacturers. Included is a spacious underground three-level parking garage providing ample space to a...
IP Video security systems manufacturer IndigoVision has completed an integrated system at Doha International Airport (DIA) in Qatar consisting of over 600 cameras and 200 access control points.In addition to the GE Secure Perfect access control solution used at DIA, IndigoVision's IP-Video system provides interfaces to Cardax from Gallagher and Lenel's OnGuard systems, with Software House in development. IndigoVision also freely supplies an Integration Kit to allow third party...
For many years, manned guarding has been the mainstay of the security industry. But the cost of manned guarding is rising fast, which is why Shield Security Limited of Port Talbot has worked with Siemens Building Technologies Security Products to develop a solution which is not only far less costly, but also much more effective. When it was founded twenty years ago as a provider of on-site guarding services, Shield Security Ltd. was typically charging clients around £250 per week fo...
Stafford General Hospital selected Axis Communications for the provision of network cameras and video servers in order to extend and update its surveillance system. The selection of a networked surveillance solution rather than a traditional analog-based Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system saved the hospital more than £42,000 in installation costs alone.A total of five Axis video servers have been deployed to enable 14 existing analog cameras to be attached to the network. ...
Kazan, the capital of the republic of Tatarstan, Russia, is one of the largest economic, scientific and cultural centres in Russia, as well as the oldest city with over 1000 years of Russian Federation history. The challenge The evolution of modern Kazan requires a pleasant ambience to live in. First of all, arrangements have to be made for public safety, law and order, prevention of criminal activities, vandalism and terrorism. The integration of an urban video surveillance syste...
During the German Democratic Republic (GDR) times, enormous housing complexes often sprang up overnight - buildings that in their original condition today would be neither architecturally appealing nor offer tenants an attractive environment in which to live. However, it does not have to be this way, as proven by the residential complexes at Györer Straße 1-4 and 5-7 in the north of the Thuringian regional capital of Erfurt. After the fall of Communism, the buildings were...
IndigoVision's IP Video technology is at the heart of an innovative wireless CCTV system that's providing both security and operational benefits for an offshore fish farm.Acuicola Marina is one of the leading producers of farmed fish in the Spanish Province of Castellon on the Mediterranean coast. Their offices and warehouse are located at Burriana, 3 km inland, with the fish farm facilities sited 10 km offshore.The valuable fish stock is a target for poachers and Acuicola Marina h...