Remote monitoring security applications - Case studies

Henry Bros.Electronics, Inc. (Amex: HBE), a turnkey provider of technology-based integrated electronic security solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a $1.1 million contract with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to upgrade the existing Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system throughout the Port Authority's PATH system.Under the terms of the contract, Henry Bros.  Electronics will install new system servers that are capable of controlling more than 600 cameras th...

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...

Zerodegrees, the expanding microbrewery and restaurant chain, has installed a new IP-Surveillance system at its Bristol-based restaurant in response to local authority licensing requirements for 30-days of high quality recording in public entertainment facilities.  A total of 16 Axis Communications network cameras, two Axis video servers and Milestone XProtect software has been deployed at the restaurant.Following completion of the trial this summer, Zerodegrees is planning to replicate the...

Monitors from Rainbow CCTV are being used for surveillance on the Thousand Islands Bridge between north-western New York and Ontario.The bridge which is in fact a series of spans across the St Lawrence River ultimately connects both banks.  The international border crossing is between Wellesley Island in the United States and Hill Island in Canada.Rainbow monitors are being used by the Thousand Island Bridge Authority to assess traffic flows throughout the 8.5 mile crossing which extends fr...

Lenses from Rainbow CCTV are being used at Watford Football Club’s Vicarage Road ground. The model being employed is a 6.5-65mm focal length zoom which is compatible with 1/3” and ¼” cameras. The lenses are sited on one of the stadium’s main gantries in PTZ mounted cameras and are used predominantly to monitor crowd behaviour on the other side of the pitch. Watford FC’s CCTV systems are maintained by Strood-based Ewatch Limited who will be helping the client...

North American Video, one of the nation’s premier security systems integrators, has announced contract awards from the Atlantis Marina Village in the Bahamas and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood located in Hollywood, FL. The announcement was made by Cynthia Freschi, President of North American Video from the company’s headquarters in Brick. NJ.  The two contract awards are valued at approximately $2 million.“The gaming market continues to be one of North...

Derwent announce the installation of their REG number plate capture cameras in one of the world’s most northerly - and most challenging - ANPR border control systems. Finnish Customs are using a 12-camera system, installed by Visy Oy, for border traffic operations in Lapland, northern Finland. Here, at the most northerly position (68.5 degrees north) in the Karesuvanto region, traffic moving between Finland and Sweden is monitored automatically using REG.The REG cameras operate with the VI...

JVC’s TK-C1480BE cameras and TK-WD310E wide dynamic range cameras were selected by installer Complete Visual Systems for a national installation at various sites of a major hotel group throughout the UK.Dave Clements, Operations Manager at Complete Visual Systems comments, “JVCprovides the highest possible quality at an affordable price. Having installed TK-WD310E and TK-C1480BE fixed cameras both internally and externally, the cameras are set to achieve optimum picture quality in a...