Security camera systems - Case studies

AMG Systems’ ruggedized Ethernet switches have helped to provide a state of the art IP CCTV system for two campuses of St. Christopher’s School, the leading British curriculum school in Bahrain. St. Christopher’s is a private school offering British curriculum education. It provides primary through to secondary classes, all the way through from reception to Sixth Form. Students are able to sit British GCSE and A-level examinations. In 2006, the UK’s Guardian newspaper in...

The Salzburg Festival is considered the world’s finest drama and classical music festival. Siemens has equipped the specially built opera houses with state-of-the-art technology with advanced systems to ensure the perfect balance of comfort, safety and security. Founded in 1920 by theater director and producer Max Reinhardt, the Salzburg Festival has grown into a cultural event of international stature. Today nearly 260,000 visitors attend the 14 performance venues where over 200 events ta...

When Gallions Reach Shopping Park in London needed an upgrade for its dated and failing CCTV system, it turned to installers Pacific Security and the revolutionary Turbo analog equipment from Hikvision. Gallions Reach Gallions Reach is the largest Shopping Park in London, set on a 65-acre site with 325,000 square feet of retail space. Home to 35 retailers, it is located in the heart of the Borough of Newham, which is the largest investment area in Europe with an estimated £22bn to be spe...

3xLOGIC, Inc., a provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, has announced Cash Saver stores, located in Memphis, TN, have installed 3xLOGIC NVRs and upwards to 120 cameras in three of its four store locations. Cash Saver is a cost plus food outlet, and promises a whole new way to save on groceries for Memphis. The company keeps the cost of operating its stores low with lower rent, no fancy décor, and less advertising. 3xLOGIC Video Surveillance Installation When Cash Saver b...

NEC Corporation announces that it has provided a facial recognition system to Seoul Sky, an observatory in Lotte World Tower, a 123-floor, 555-meter (1,823 ft.) high skyscraper located in Seoul, South Korea. NeoFace Watch The system is used to monitor admittance to Seoul Sky, the world's third highest observatory, at a height of 500 meters. By utilising NeoFace Watch, NEC's real-time facial recognition software featuring the world's highest recognition precision, the system detects people who...

The security team at Paaspop can keep an eye on proceedings using Hikvision's super-sharp images Paaspop is the first major festival of the year in the Netherlands, with a great line up, seven stages, and 25,000 daily visitors. To prevent any incidents at the festival, the security team keeps a close eye on proceedings, using the super-sharp images provided by Hikvision cameras. Paaspop History Paaspop is a three-day music festival that takes place in Schijndel during the Ea...

A maritime nation since antiquity, today Greece is one of the centres of the world shipping industry. At over 250 billion euros annually, shipping accounts for more than six percent of the country’s GDP and employs nearly three-hundred thousand people. In an industry of this immense scale, onboard security is a primary concern. The challenge: to install a shipside surveillance system able to withstand all weather conditions at sea. Seaborne Surveillance Systems The demands on a seaborne...

Hikvision, the world’s supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, was this surveillance camera of choice for the Paaspop earlier this year. PaasPop is the first major festival of the year in the Netherlands, with a great line up, seven stages, and 25,000 daily visitors. The security team kept a close eye on the festival using the super sharp images provided by Hikvision cameras. Hikvision Video Cameras In order to have a festival without any incidents, Paaspop util...

ONVIF, the global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, announces that Highways England has adopted an ONVIF – centric open standards approach to video technology for the continued expansion and management of its national highway CCTV and traffic system. The use of an open, standards-based CCTV system allows the national transport organization to support existing CCTV cameras while providing a pathway for adding new, ONVIF Profile S conformant cameras from a v...

With more than eight million passengers annually, the S15 dual cameras installed in 72 buses in the Los Angeles County public transportation system in California play a major role in increasing security and saving on costs. Besides the responsibility for passenger security, all interactions and activities between travelers and driver in and around the bus are very important. The intelligence of the S15 flex-platform makes it possible to store the video data locally on the bus. In the event of a...

From Renaissance to Pop Art, from Caravaggio to Rauschenberg: El Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid features some of world’s finest pieces of art – a unique treasure trove of priceless masterpieces. Bosch is contributing to making sure these artworks stay where they belong, so thousands of art enthusiasts from all over the world can view them every day, by helping the museum in its switch from analog video surveillance to an IP-based system. With this switch, Bosch is creating a sing...

Custom Consoles announces the completion of a major studio furniture project for RTL City, one of Europe's largest broadcast media centers. The new building is also the headquarters of Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) which provides broadcast support services to around 400 clients. "We were keen to source all the desks from a single supplier to keep the task of equipment installation and wiring as consistent as possible," says BCE's special projects manager, Costas Colombus. "It was also a logi...

There are now more than 100 MOBOTIX cameras in place throughout the coastal suburb of Manly Perched on a beautiful peninsula just 7 nautical miles north-east of Sydney, Australia, lies the suburb of Manly. When Captain Arthur Philips, founder of the settlement of Sydney, first visited the area, he was apparently so impressed by the self-assured and manly behavior of the local Aborigines that he named it Manly Cove, whence present day Manly derives its name. A mere stone&rsquo...

MOBOTIX AG, a manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of major installation for Dakota Hotels that is helping to provide a secure environment for guests and staff while remaining discreet and unobtrusive. Dakota ‘Deluxe’ Hotel Dakota Hotels is a lifestyle hotel brand providing hospitality and restaurant services in boutique hotels based in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Dakota Hotel brand has quickly established itself as a des...

Technical furniture manufacturer Thinking Space Systems have improved the working environment of CCTV operators at Blackburn with Darwen Council, with custom designed control room furniture recently installed within their new CCTV hub. Thinking Space were awarded the contract to provide control room furniture for the brand-new CCTV hub at Blackburn with Darwen Council. Accommodating four operators and two supervisors, the cool blues and greys for the interior for the room were matched by Thinki...

Hikvision, the supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, supplied digital video monitoring technology solutions to the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne – thus paving the way for entry into the age of HD-TVI. The museum previously had analog cameras and an analog recorder in place. The image quality of the recordings was poor and rewinding and fast-forwarding recordings turned out to be complicated. The museum was looking for a more modern and flexible solution t...

Milestone XProtect, the leading open platform IP video management software (VMS), was selected to provide a 24-hour video security solution to protect a unique Pablo Picasso exhibit at the Tomie Ohtake Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tomie Ohtake Institute The Tomie Ohtake Institute covers 2,300 square meters, divided into seven gallery areas. For the Picasso exhibit, two large galleries measuring 300 square meters each were used. According to the systems integrator, the security objective for...

Teledyne e2v has set a European mission first by re-engineering commercial microprocessors that provide Thales Alenia Space with a major increase in processing speed and power for lightning imaging satellites’ on-board computer (OBC) Thales Alenia Space has gained a 10-times increase in the processing speed and power for its OBC, with the design and qualification process cut by up to four years, thanks to Teledyne e2v’s expertise of transforming the latest commercial grade processor...

Surveon, the enterprise NVR solutions provider, announced a factory in Kuwait City has deployed Surveon’s IP surveillance solutions as their partner for security application, including 100+ megapixel cameras and 10 enterprise-grade network video recorders, which not only fulfill the need of 180-day non-stop recording, but also ensure a strong protection for the safety in the factory.Ensuring Long-Term Video RetentionWhen it comes to an effective surveillance system for factory application,...

HID Global SlimFlex RFID tags have unique thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) housings Since 1978, family-owned Princeville Ranch Adventures has taken pride in offering world-class eco-adventures on the north shore of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. Guests from around the world travel here for horseback riding, hiking and waterfall tours through serene rainforest valleys steeped in tropical sounds, scents and sights. Over the last 10 years, zip lining has grown to be the Ranch&rsquo...

Technology supplied by eyevis UK is at the center of a new Resource and Operations Control Center opened by international audio-visual company Electrosonic in Dartford. Netpix 4900 Video Wall Controller Both companies are now also using the Dartford control center as a demonstration venue for prospective clients in the security and other sectors. The collaboration showcases the versatility and efficiency of eyevis Netpix 4900 video wall controllers as well as its eyecon wall control software s...

Texas-based insurance provider La Familia Insurance selected the IDIS Total Solution for 25 office and storefront locations as a key element of recent expansion efforts. Serving customers in the greater Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio metropolitan areas, La Familia Insurance focuses on providing affordable and comprehensive insurance services to local families. With dozens of locations across Texas, and plans to establish additional offices in 2017, La Familia faced new security challenges...

A security system provided by Hikvision, a provider of innovative, award-winning video surveillance products and solutions, will help increase security at the iconic Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach, Florida. Holocaust Memorial Founded 27 years ago by a group of community leaders, Holocaust survivors and the children of survivors, the Memorial is sited on two acres and features a series of open-air rooms. Volunteers, including Holocaust survivors, lead tours of the Memorial’s exhibits a...

(Click here for larger image)  An important component of the RVSS system is PureTech Systems’ Geospatial Video Management System The recent designation by the U.S Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) granted “Full Operating Capability” of General Dynamics’ Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS) deployed for protection across the southern border of the United States.  An important component of the R...

D-Link switches and IP surveillance deliver speed, security and affordability for Pangborn Memorial Airport Requiring a network infrastructure upgrade to accommodate rapid growth, Pangborn Memorial Airport turned to D-Link to develop a stronger and more robust network to handle increased traffic. The East Wenatchee airport in Washington planned to upgrade equipment gradually, but a community partnership with the Sheriff’s office to conduct a full-scale mock “Activ...

The Vicon Kollector DVR can record at up to 400 frames per second The 1,850 seat Birmingham Hippodrome, one of the largest theatre complexes in the UK, is home to the acclaimed Birmingham Royal Ballet and DanceXchange. It also attracts international companies, top West End productions and full scale ballet and opera. But, it is the new ViconNet digital video surveillance system that is performing everyday behind the scenes. In addition to the main auditorium, Birmingham Hippo...

Careem will use the facial recognition platform to secure the driver enrollment process Digital Barriers, a provider of visually intelligent solutions to the surveillance, security, and safety markets, announced that it has secured a recurring revenue software contract for its facial recognition technology with Careem, a ride hailing provider in the Middle East and North Africa, with operations across more than fifty cities, across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt,...