| The Avigilon HDSM enables police officers and chief of police to manage their surveillance system from their desktops |
Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, recently announced that the Pittsboro Police Department (PPD) in Pittsboro, Indiana has deployed the Avigilon high-definition surveillance system to monitor key areas across town to reduce the threat of criminal mischief, vandalism and boost community safety.
“We have had a few incidents of vandalism and even assault in the past that we were unable to successfully investigate because of the lack of coverage and poor image quality of our previous analogue-based surveillance system,” explained Lieutenant Scott King of the Pittsboro Police Department. “The Avigilon high-definition surveillance system delivers much better image quality and functionality than other solutions on the market, saving us time and boosting the success of our investigations.”
The PPD can investigate incidents much quicker than before, freeing up police officers to focus on other aspects of community safety. The PPD has achieved higher identification success and conviction rates because officers can identify suspects and incidents with greater accuracy and are more likely to recoup costs for the time and materials needed to clean up vandalism or repair damaged property.
“Dedicated to ensuring the safety of its residents, the Pittsboro Police Department faces the same security challenges of any big city, including the growing threat of vandalism and criminal mischief,” said Bryan Schmode, executive vice president of global sales at Avigilon. “Delivering exceptional image quality and an intuitive software, the Avigilon high-definition surveillance system enables the PPD to identify incidents with greater success, achieve higher conviction rates, and save costs to ultimately enhance community safety.”
All police officers and the chief of police manage the surveillance system from their desktops using Avigilon Control Center with High-Definition Stream Management™ (HDSM.) The PPD installed an Avigilon 180° HD panoramic dome camera in the town’s main intersection to monitor vehicular and pedestrian traffic. They also deployed several Avigilon analogue video encoders to improve image quality and manageability of existing analogue cameras to cover the parking lot, entrances, exits, and other high-traffic areas in Scamahorn Park. An Avigilon Network Video Recorder (NVR) stores 30 days of continuous video. PPD officers also use ACC Mobile to monitor the cameras remotely from their Android phones. Pittsboro plans to expand the Avigilon high-definition surveillance system to other key areas across town in the future.