IP video surveillance - Case studies

IndigoVision's complete IP Video solution is at the heart of a 600 camera CCTV surveillance system at the newly expanded Doha International Airport (DIA) in Qatar.As part of the preparations for DOHA 2006, the 15th Asian Games, DIA expanded its main passenger terminal; added new first and business class lounges and increased the capacity of its cargo facilities.  The existing analog CCTV system was replaced with an IndigoVision IP Video solution following an in-depth evaluation of compe...

IndigoVision has won a prestigious contract for TransLink in Vancouver, Canada to upgrade the 880 camera CCTV system on SkyTrain, the world's largest automated light rapid transit system.  SkyTrain transports 200,000 passengers a day along 49 km of elevated track through 33 stations located in and around Vancouver.IndigoVision's IP Video technology will be used to upgrade the existing analog matrix/VCR CCTV system and provide a scalable solution that will meet SkyTrain's video r...

Schiphol, Amsterdam's International Airport, is using IndigoVision's advanced IP Video analytics to prevent accidental or malicious intrusion onto runway and hangar areas.  With over 20m passengers passing through the Netherlands' busiest airport each year, the airport operators were keen to deploy the latest technology to help improve the safety and security of aircraft movements. The analytics algorithms, which are part of IndigoVision's complete end-to-end IP Video soluti...

Budapest has adopted IndigoVision's complete end-to-end IP Video solution to provide citywide CCTV surveillance.  The new system is helping the Budapest authorities increase public safety with remote monitoring of public places, tourist spots and car parks.The system was installed by IndigoVision's local partner Erando Ltd, and consists of 68 dome cameras monitoring the 14th District around central Budapest.  At the heart of the system is ‘Control Center', IndigoVision's enterpri...

"The corporate accounts have insurance requirements we couldn't meet before our force came on board and this system was installed.  So we have lured business into this airport because of the new technology.  As a matter of fact, the FAA is bringing other people in to see this system because they want to make other airports aware of its capabilities."  Joe Johnson, Chief of Public Safety at the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority in TennesseeChallengeSmyrna Airport...

Pictet & Cie Banquiers, a private Swiss bank, is installing a one-of-a-kind access control system which - requiring no identity cards or keys - provides the highest security level to both employees and customers by combining different biometric verification methods.As the main contractor, Swiss Interflex AG, a business of the Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies sector, is implementing a biometrics project in Geneva that is one-of-a-kind in the world.  Interflex has delivered what Picte...

IndigoVision's advanced IP Video system has been installed at Munich Airport as part of recent security enhancements.  Munich is one of Europe's fastest growing airports with nearly 30m passengers expected through its two terminals in 2006.In accordance with new EU regulations requiring that all airport employees undergo the same security checks as passengers when entering the secure airside area, Munich Airport undertook a security reconfiguration of its staff access poin...

IndigoVision's IP Video technology is providing remote monitoring for Verbund Group hydroelectric power plants along the River Danube in Austria.  Verbund is the largest power generation company in Austria and derives over 90% of its generating capacity from renewable hydropower.  Previously all power plants and facilities were monitored by local analog CCTV systems with continuously manned control rooms.  Within 5-6 years Verbund plans to convert all 88 hydroelectric power pl...

If you're the subject of a 999 emergency call to the ambulance service in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk or Suffolk you can expect one of 100-plus frontline vehicles operated by the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust (EAAT) to come to your aid in double-quick time.  But the Trust also has a duty of care to its staff.  Around the clock, 24/7, staff at the Trust's new Norwich control centre respond to thousands of 999 and other calls.  Not before time, a new CCTV system now allows their move...

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...

"All customers - and ourselves as well - have been screaming for a user interface where you can integrate all your security elements so you have an overview of all your buildings at once.  Milestone is the solution!" - Christian Larsen, Technical Director at installation partner Plahn Systems. ChallengesThe DFDS headquarters cover 150,000 square meters in a suburb of Copenhagen where 11-12,000 shipments occur daily.  Customers demand the highest security for their goods, but...

The Sterile Services Unit at King George Hospital is responsible for cleaning, sterilising, checking, packing and distribution of hospital theatre and other equipment.  Their area spans Barking, Havering and Redbridge hospitals NHS trust.  TSSU also provides services for many private clinics and hospitals in the area.  The unit is extremely busy and in early 2005 the building was extended.  As part of the refurbishment project Jim Harold, Security Manager for Barking, Haverin...

NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen), the Dutch rail authority, is one of the world's busiest rail systems with 25,000 employees operating over one million passenger journeys every day.  NS is currently operating over 385 full service rail stations throughout the Netherlands and running approximately 5000 train journeys every day.  To protect so many stations, it was neither practical nor cost effective to locate CCTV monitoring staff at every station and so a centralised remote monitoring...

The IKEA Pilot Store in Delft, The Netherlands, has upgraded their analog security approach to modern digital surveillance using networked technology.  Milestone XProtect software integrates IP video images with transaction data from their Navision Microsoft Business Solution to give effective monitoring and analysis of their retail activities, resulting in better security, improved service levels, and reduction of shrinkage.The IKEA Pilot Store has increased the capabilities of its general...

Axis Communications were selected as part of an innovative home digital television service Video servers from the global leader in network video Axis Communications were selected as part of an innovative home digital television service called Digital Bridge, which was officially launched in Shoreditch this week. Video streams gathered from analogue-based Pan Tilt Zoom dome cameras are being routed into Axis 241S Video Servers by leading Axis solution partner CNL (Compute...

Mission The Caisse d’Épargne banking group needed to cost-effectively extend the benefits of surveillance monitoring into 70 regional branch offices throughout France.  The new surveillance system needed to meet the banks high expectations for security, reliability, and quality. Solution Up to three Axis network cameras were installed directly to the existing networks within each regional bank.  Using standard frame relay protocol, the bank headquarters can access surveill...

Siemens Building Technologies Security Products are specially designed to integrate easily with your existing equipment and databases - and once installed they can readily form the basis on which to build for the futureAbout the Celtic Manor Resort Set outside Newport, in 1,400 acres of parkland, The Celtic Manor Resort is a world-class five-star hotel and one of Europe’s leading convention resorts.  As well as the 400-room, 32 suite, luxury hotel, the resort boasts a 1,500 deleg...

Texas A&M University is a land grant, sea-grant and space-grant institution located at college Station, Texas.  The university's enrolment numbers approximately 44,000 students studying for degrees in 10 academic colleges.  The school has a 5,200-acre campus among the largest in he nation with more than 100 buildings, a 324-acre research park and a campus value exceeding $1 billion. The Challenge For any university creating a safe environment, around the clock, for student...

“The Port of Galveston relies on Verint’s Networked Video Solution to enable security personnel to monitor unauthorized movement, security breaches and sea traffic 24 hours a day, even in low light.” -- Steve Cernak, Port Director, Port of Galveston. Steve Cernak knows that, in many ways, his port is an open door, welcoming industry and visitors into the U.S. But in today’s climate of heightened awareness, Cernak and directors of ports on coasts throughout the world are...

The Challenge The latest newcomer to Manchester's renowned clubbing scene has installed a networked digital CCTV system to offer both top-of-the-range security coverage and live networked images of clubbers across the venue's three entertainment levels. Lucid, a prestigious city centre nightclub and host to celebrity clientele including Westlife and Naomi Campbell, brings a unique 24/7 entertainment concept to Manchester and is backed by Richard Branson.  Based in the Printworks entertainme...

The South Fens Business Centre is a new facility.  Purpose built with a funding package of 3 million pounds.  The building is attractive with aluminum framed windows and wood cladding to part of the structure.  It sits nicely in the surrounding countryside.  Situated close to Cambridge next to the A142 Chatteris bypass, the business centre provides economically priced office space for firms keen to be near Cambridge.  It is also hoped it will attract new business and emp...

Why ‘only the best in visual surveillance' will doThe Celtic Manor Resort near Newport in South Wales will be most widely known as the host course to the recent All*Star Cup celebrity golf championship.  For golfing aficionados it will also be known as the host to the Ryder Cup in 2010.The Resort is noteworthy on several levels, not least of which is that it represents the single largest private investment ever made in the entire British hospitality industry.  Welsh telecommunica...

The ChallengeKirklees Council in Yorkshire has invested in a major new security and access control system for tower block tenants in Huddersfield. The SolutionCombining traditional analog matrix technology with the latest digital capability, the new system has been designed to offer residents of two 16-storey tower blocks, Holme Park and Bishops Court in Kirklees, near Huddersfield, secure access to their homes.The concierge system comprises a 256-way FBM analog matrix, 14 BX2 digital video reco...

Uncompromising SecurityPrison systems must ensure the security of staff and the prevention of inmate escape. Considering that penitentiary institutions have a large ratio of prisoners to staff members this can be a daunting challenge.  Solutions must be intelligent and advanced to handle breaches in security while covering many different locations at one time.  Due to strained governmental resources, the system must also be cost-effective.  To meet these security requirements, sev...

Meeting the customer's needs Grouse Mountain required a CCTV system to monitor four orphaned grizzly bears inside their dens during the hibernation period. The video data,to be used for understanding the behavior and habits of grizzly bears during winter, then needed to be stored for future evaluation.Factors that had to be taken consideration for the den itself:1) It is a confined area with no illumination and high humidity.2) There are minimal opportunities (if any) to gain access inside the d...

A range of surveillance equipment has been supplied by leading specialist supplier CBC (Europe) to improve security for one of the largest Ford car dealerships in north-east England. In total, five sites, owned by the Patterson Motor Group, have benefited from this additional protection.The CCTV measures have been introduced to combat a number of different problems the company had experienced at the sites. These included break-ins, as well as thefts of vehicles at storage compounds and otherwise...

The DFDS Transport headquarters cover 150,000 square meters in a suburb of Copenhagen where 11-12,000 shipments occur daily. Customers demand the highest security for their goods, but DFDS’ old analog CCTV system could not archive recordings long enough, it sometimes crashed and data was lost.  Hundreds of drivers traffic the area round the clock, which makes the surveillance even more critical should any lost or stolen goods need to be investigated.  Proof of handling is also ne...

Ottawa-based network management specialists and DVR manufacturers Mach Networks have been specified to provide mobile video surveillance systems for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in California. March Networks' reseller and channel partner Diversified Security Solutions Inc. secured the contract through its Viscom Division in a deal worth $1.5 million, that includes a three-year maintenance agreement.  The programme will see some 80 light rail vehicles (LRVs) equipped...

The Tulsa Creek Nation Casino is one of Oklahoma's premier gaming destinations.  The casino, open around the clock and seven days a week, offers a unique brand of entertainment with an array of over 1400 casino games, including blackjack, poker, slot machines, and many others.  With the completion of a $4.6 million expansion project in December 2005, the casino increased to a total size of 81,000 square feet.  Creek Nation Casino has 650 employees, and over 300,000 visitors from 4...