Palmira is located in southwestern Colombia. Due to its proximity to Cali, the region’s capital, Palmira has been developing into a satellite city of Cali and now home to over 300,000 inhabitants. And with an international airport situated in the municipality, Palmira also serves as the air transportation hub for the region and is gradually evolving from an agricultural economy into a more commercialized town.
A city-wide analogue-based CCTV system was deployed long ago in Palmira for securing main streets and public buildings. Over the years, many of the cameras had already passed their life cycle and failed to function properly. The municipal administration in 2012 began to replace its existing CCTV system and also wanted to take this opportunity to migrate from analogue to megapixel IP, which can deliver high-quality, highly detailed images for much improved public safety.
The plan was to replace a total of 30 speed dome cameras installed high above the ground at strategic and populated sites and to build a network infrastructure using the advanced IP technology and optical fibre connectivity. The solution would provide the best video data for the local police force in real time fashion, while ensuring efficient security services for the soaring population.
Solution
After rounds of careful selection, the administration turned to Inarcsoft, a local-based system integrator specialized in IP video surveillance technology. To meet the city’s surveillance demands for enhancing video surveillance performance, Inarcsoft designed an IP-based solution using the NIC990 Full HD network speed dome cameras from MESSOA.
"The camera ensures complete overview and incredible details when closing in on distant objects..." |
Excel in low light surveillance, the 1080p NIC990 speed dome camera was preferred for its outstanding imaging performance under various light settings powered by MESSOA’s proprietary Lumii™ Technology. Featuring a 20X optical zoom lens with powerful PTZ and patrol capabilities, the camera ensures complete overview and incredible details when closing in on distant objects while maintaining image sharpness, which is vital for this project with cameras installed 4 to 5-storey above from the ground. The NIC990 also provides an exceptional cost/performance ratio that met both the administration’s requirement for image quality and budget.
Result
Having all the cameras replaced with the NIC990, the municipal authority can now monitor the streets with a greater view range and to track moving objects or street traffic coming from all directions in Full HD resolution. It enables them to see higher details that could not possibly be seen with the preceding-generation analog cameras. It is an enormous qualitative leap in terms of image superiority and urban safety for the city.
The optical fibre deployment will soon begin in early 2013, followed by the camera replacement. The layout is expected to allow efficient large-scale transmission of high-definition video captured by the NIC990 over long distances. Operators will benefit greatly from real time remote monitoring made possible by the means of sufficient network bandwidth and smooth data traffic with the optical fibre connectivity.
