Hotels, leisure & entertainment security applications - Case studies
It's in London. It's one of the most famous world sporting venues. It holds international events and it's televised. These are just four of the reasons why the Brit Oval can be considered a prime target for troublemakers and why Senior Operating Manager and Safety Officer, Scott Carey, is determined that the cricket ground's security facilities are regularly updated to take advantage of the very latest technology.Scott who has been responsible for security at what is the home of Surr...
Toronto Zoo, Canada's premier zoo, serves over 1.2 million visitors a year and operates a very busy parking operation with over 250,000 vehicles using its parking lots each year.Toronto Zoo selected LEGIC's secure contactless smart cards in order to alleviate long parking lines as visitors attempt to enter the zoo. The reusable cards allow the zoo to audit the number of visitors and collect their parking fees when they exit the zoo, giving them the ability to park quickly and begin their d...
The Buffalo Athletic Clubs (BAC) are using powerful, easy-to-manage Milestone IP video management software with Axis network cameras for improved security and protection of assets, employees and members. The system's scalability supports the company's progressive business model for energetic expansion plans. The BAC (Buffalo Athletic Clubs) is a dynamic chain of seven fitness centres in Buffalo, and the RAC (Rochester Athletic Clubs) is a chain of five locations in Rochester, New Yor...
Videoswitch have won the order to supply the digital video recording equipment for Telford Golf Club and Spa Hotel.Having been acquired by Q Hotels, the Telford Golf Club and Spa Hotel has undergone a multi-million refurbishment, which has included a new CCTV system.Three racks mounted Videoswitch Vi 405 DVRs have been installed. Each has 16 channels and 1500 Mbytes of video storage capacity. Collectively they can record video from the CCTV cameras, 48 of which have been installed th...
Forward Vision's MIC1 series Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) CCTV cameras (also known as Metal Mickeys) have helped turn the Scottish Seabird Centre into the world leader in sustainable, remote wildlife watching.The Scottish Seabird Centre is in an area is internationally renowned for colonies of many seabirds, such as gannets, kittiwakes and puffins. Hundreds of thousands of them come each year to breed on islands such as the Bass Rock and the Isle of May.Even in reasonable good weather, most of...
The Shores Resort & Spa is a stylish and luxurious retreat in Daytona Beach, Florida. Their approach is to offer impeccable service that will refresh and relax their guests. Every aspect of a visit to The Shores is meant to be completely stress-free. For this reason, when The Shores needed to install a comprehensive access control system for key management, their choice was Morse Watchmans."We have been using Morse Watchmans' KeyWatcher since early 2007," said Jam...
Wimbledon-based Ipsotek installed its video analytics software on a trial basis after motion detection and a competitor's analytics proved unable to cope with the demanding conditions at the site. Using thermal imaging cameras, Ipsotek provided scenario-based detection software which met the client's stringent service level agreements (SLAs), particularly governing detection accuracy. Phil Foreman of Universal Security, the installation company for the project, described the unusual challe...
On 08.08.08, the Olympic flame will be lit in Beijing's National Stadium, known as the "Bird's Nest". The expected arrival of 91,000 spectators will be regulated and controlled by 138 Kaba turnstiles. Kaba won this prestigious contract in the face of tough international competition. When the Summer Olympics are opened in the People's Republic of China on 8 August 2008, Kaba will be at the party. The National Stadium, popularly known as the "Bird's Nest", is...
Network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed by one of Ireland's premier network integrators, DNA IT Solutions, inside the Kaziranga Forest Trail Habitat at Dublin Zoo. The birth, which is due to take place within the next few weeks, will be the second elephant birth ever caught on camera in Europe. Traditional analogue-based CCTV cameras have been replaced by Axis network cameras, because the old ones were not delivering the high...
The latest NetVu Connected Digital Sprite 2 (DS2) DVRs from Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - are playing a pivotal role in helping US movie theatre managers and owners to effectively tackle real world activities away from the larger than life figures appearing on the ‘silver screen'. These include anti-social behaviour, employee theft and the occasional faked slip-and-fall.A leader in the application of this CCTV technology is Muvico, which owns 13 theatres in Florida, Maryland...
The requirementThe Big Screen Project is a unique initiative in public space broadcasting. It is a network of outdoor cinema-size video screens, located in major city centres around the UK, showing local and national news, events and information 24 hours a day, seven days a week.The project is a collaborative partnership between the BBC, various local authorities and a number of sponsors including The Royal Bank of Scotland. The screen technology is provided by Philips with content b...
An innovative combination of proven external detectors using shared patented technology from Optex Europe is playing an integral part in preventing the theft of precious and often valuable animals from a local zoo in Alfriston, East Sussex. Drusillas Park covers 15 acres and it is widely regarded as the best small zoo in the UK.Drusillas Park opted for Optex Europe's detectors on the advice of the systems specialist Haven Security, following a spate of thefts from zoos last year, including...
Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) has adopted the latest NetVu Connected Digital Sprite 2 (DS2) DVRs from Dedicated Micros - part of AD Group - for a new sophisticated CCTV solution delivered by G4S Security Systems (UK) Ltd at the all-seater City of Manchester Stadium. An inherited system of 59 CCTV cameras linked to analogue multiplexers and video recorders was beginning t...
IndigoVision's IP Video technology is providing CCTV surveillance for Edinburgh Castle, Scotland's number one tourist attraction and part of Edinburgh's World Heritage site. Historic Scotland operates and maintains the Castle and the associated exhibitions but part of the castle continues to be occupied by the army. This dual role means the Castle has to be open to over 1 million visitors a year, but still maintain the levels of security expected on a site with military presence.As p...
Brivo Systems, LLC, the leader in Web applications for access control and security systems, today announced that The Village of Breckenridge Homeowners' Association (HOA) is employing the new Brivo-developed OnPark™ online parking reservation system to improve parking management, increase revenues to the HOA, and enhance security. The new OnPark system uses Brivo's XML Application Programming Interface (API) to connect with the community's existing ACS WebService™ online access...
When tickets for the Spice Girls' December concert at The O2 arena in London went on sale, all 20,000 were snapped up in 38 seconds. Each and every one of the concert-goers will be counted in and out of The O2 by video analytics software from Ipsotek.The O2, owned and operated by AEG Europe, has installed Ipsotek's people-counting system across dedicated cameras at its main entrances so that AEG's management and tenants benefit from hour-by-hour, day-by-day analysis. ...
IndigoVision has been awarded another prestigious contract to upgrade two casinos to fully digital CCTV operation with a virtual matrix. This firmly establishes the company's integrated IP Video system as the market leader for complete digital CCTV solutions in casinos. IndigoVision believes this will be only the third casino complex in the US to go fully digital, the other two also being IndigoVision installations and follows on from a recent contract to upgrade a chain of 9 cas...
Because of the speed at which the 3D face readers authenticate employees even at peak hours, The Venetian Macao, the world's largest casino, has deployed 13 VisionAccess 3D Face Readers in order to authenticate 12,000 employees at the front entrance when a new shift starts.Bioscrypt's 3D face reader is a hands-free biometric solution that authenticates users in under a second by matching the structure of the person's face against their enrolled template. The VisionAccess readers function b...
Reliable camera and recording technology from Bosch Security Systems has been selected by Clacton-based installer EJ Thurston Ltd, as part of a major CCTV upgrade at Walton Pier, Essex.Stretching some three quarters of a mile out to sea (793m), Walton Pier is the second longest pier in the UK, and home to the largest undercover funfair in East Anglia with over 30 rides and amusements. As a major tourist attraction in the area, security is understandably a key priority to ensure the safety...
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...
Ganz surveillance equipment has been installed to help protect a football stadium in Cyprus. The new CCTV system, which is keeping watch over the 10,000-capacity Antonis Papadopoulos venue in Larnaca - home to Anorthosis FC - has been installed by Ganz distributor Wave Electronics, which is also a systems integrator.Wave Electronics' Sales Manager, George Socratous, explains that the Cyprus Sports Organisation commissioned the Ganz system as part of an upgrade of protective measures at oth...
Rushden and Diamonds Football Club were formed at the end of the 1991/92 season following a merger between Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds. The brainchild of Max Griggs, a local businessman and owner of Dr. Martens, millions were spent bringing the ground, Nene Park, up to and beyond the required standards.Since the club gained promotion to the Football Conference in 1996, Rushden and Diamonds have risen through the leagues reaching Division Two in 2003. Following a period of tur...
High impact dome cameras from Rainbow have been installed at a flagship leisure venue in Cardiff. Technology at the Liquid Nightclub allows managers to transmit aromas onto the dance floor and create computer graphics, which transform the building into a swimming pool or the Albert Hall.The site is using 60 of the dome cameras on dance floors and in bar areas. These 1/3" cameras use a DSP image sensor and are available as colour or black and white models. The monochrome uni...
Situated in Sheffield, in the heart of the Don Valley, the Valley Leisure Park complements the adjacent Sheffield Arena and Don Valley stadium, as one of Sheffield's premier leisure facilities. Attracting thousands of visitors each week, the leisure park boasts one of the UK's largest multiplex cinemas with over 20 screens, a large Hollywood Bowl complex, and multiple restaurants, including Old Orleans, Frankie and Benny's, Chiquito, The Boardwalk and a Burger King.As part of t...
Salford Rugby Club has completed an upgrade of its security system, based on DS2 digital technology from Dedicated Micros.Staff at the club's retail unit decided to invest in the latest digital video recording technology following problems with the quality of images from the old analogue system. A DS2 digital multiplexer has been installed in the club's on-site offices, housing the ticket office, the stock warehouse and the Reds' popular shop, selling t-shirts, rugby balls and...
Network cameras from Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, have been installed in The Rose Bowl, home to the Hampshire County Cricket Club and the venue for the first day of the recent England versus India one-day series. AXIS 214 PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Network Cameras have been installed by iCode Systems Limited as part of a comprehensive upgrade of the stadium's surveillance system over the last year. The upgrade, which was installed by Taylor Ma...
Häfele supplied the Schlosshotel in Kitzbuhel (Austria) with 220 door terminals for guests‘ rooms and administrative areas plus emergency escape door furniture, 25 wall-mounted terminals for the wellness area and the main entrance door plus 90 changing room locks for the SPA area. All these locking and access authorisations are operated by the LEGIC transponder system which functions as a key in this case. In addition, other services such as the thermal baths, ski lift and indoo...
Exotic environmentThe jungle paths wind their way through the rainforest, round 500 different types of plants, 14-m high trees, under waterfalls and over a mangrove swamp in temperatures of 28 °C with close to 60 % humidity. In the world's largest freestanding hall, 66,000 m² and five million m³ of interior space, the Tropical Islands Resort Berlin-Brandenburg is an authentic man-made tropical landscape. The huge hall with its 10,000 m² of rainforest and housing Euro...
By concentrating on backdoor threats (thieves, vandals & intruders) security systems often neglect the threat posed by visitors to a site. Net2 access control provides security against both, as well as helping a site to conform to health and safety regulations. An ordinary pass based visitor management system may be efficient at recording arrival and departure times, but it's limited to just that. Unlike Net2, it can't restrict visitors' movements ar...
Over the years, the BMW International Open in Munich has gained a reputation with the world's golfing elite as one of the most important golf tournaments in Europe. This year for the first time, Regensburg-based company Dallmeier participated, presenting its CCTV/IP solutions for major sporting events. As an organizer of amateur as well as professional golf tournaments around the world for 22 years, BMW recognises the growing importance of the sport for its target audiences. The...