PoE - Case studies

Up-to-date and accurate maps of the waterways are a prerequisite for safe and efficient shipping in Germany. Authorities such as the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, but also private harbour operators, are obliged to provide these in an up-to-date form at all times. The main reason for this is to avoid accidents caused by an incorrect or outdated card. This includes the classification of federal waterways, their kilometres, existing locks, lifting and barrages, other surrounding water...

An end-to-end IDIS video solution has overcome performance, quality, and affordability challenges that had hampered public space surveillance in Bristol city centre. The upgrade, which tackled a growing list of problems including degraded picture quality, unreliable transmission and data storage, and poor usability, has been completed at Temple Quay and Glass Wharf by KIS Fire & Security.   GDPR-compliant video surveillance The successful project is enabling significant operatio...

The North Syracuse Central School District (NSCSD), a K-12 public school district in Central New York state, serves the communities of North Syracuse, Clay, Cicero, Bridgeport, and Mattydale. With 11 elementary, middle, and high schools, the district covers almost 90 square miles and has 7,792 students and approximately 700 teachers. With some of its school buildings over 60 years old, the district needed to renovate many of them, some more urgently than others. As part of the process, distric...

National Petrochemical Industrial Co. (NATPET) is a Saudi Arabian company producing Polypropylene (PP) resin since the year 2009. The plant is in Yanbu Industrial City on the west coast of Saudi Arabia having a name-plate production capacity of 400,000 MT/Year. NATPET PP plant is using the state-of-the-art LyondellBasell licensed Spheripol technology producing a market-defined range of distinguished quality PP resins. The plant is enjoying the sustainable advantage of producing its own high-qua...

Background - The family-run 2M’s convenience store in Yardley, Birmingham is popular business at the heart of the local community, valued by customers for the wide variety of essential groceries, branded and own-label products, fresh produce, and household goods.  In a high footfall location, with a secondary school nearby, the store attracts a regular flow of customers and can become very busy at peak times. CCTV has long been an essential tool, helping to deter crime, reduce losses...

Adani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Its diversified businesses include resources, logistics, energy sectors, and agri-business. Adani Group is the largest port developer and operator in India with Mundra being the country's largest commercial port. With multiple ports, branches, manufacturing units, and corporate offices at various locations, Adani Group is one of the largest business units. In all, this business group has 15,000+ emp...

Midwest American weather can be challenging for businesses, especially during the winter. Those that operate 24 hours a day with minimal staff, such as Jefferson, Iowa-based The Washing Well Laundromat, require dependable surveillance around the clock for a multitude of reasons and locations, no matter during sunny, warm days or at 2 am during a blizzard. Need for a day-night surveillance solution Being able to access important footage from anywhere any time of day or night had become a neces...

The challenge - The Painesville City Local School District was opening to students and staff in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Joshua M. Englehart, Ph.D., Superintendent and Shaun Bell, Director of Operations for the school district developed a reopening policy to ensure they could bring their staff and students back to school in a safe and effective manner. According to Bell, the 2019-20 school year has been particularly challenging, and while school has been in session since last Augus...

barox Kommunikation AG, the manufacturer of professional standard switches, PoE media converters and IP extenders specifically designed for video applications, have been selected to provide secure video management and 90W PoE at the flagship retail space, The Mall at Cribbs Causeway. Located on the historic Cribbs Causeway road, just off Junction 17 of the M5 in Bristol, The Mall at Cribbs Causeway comprises 130 stores across two levels and is designed to provide shoppers with a complete retail...

Presbyterian High School is a 57-year-old school in Singapore and was initially known as Li Sun High School with only 150 students. Presbyterian High School is a sprawling campus of 3 hectares and has more than 1200 students and staff members. This campus stands out as a striking landmark in Ang Mo Kio and is a choice school for many.  Challenge As schools grow in size, the security risks increase. To ensure the safety of students and faculty and to prevent outsiders from entering t...

Assan Port, İskenderun, was established in June 2010 by Assan Liman İşletmeleri A.Ş., one of the Kibar Group companies. It was the first dedicated container terminal in the Gulf of Iskenderun and caters to international container shipping companies (general cargo ships, project cargo ships, and dry bulk carriers) with an annual established capacity of 250,000 TEU (Twenty Equipment Unit). Assan Port’s leadership is aiming to reach a capacity of 400,000 TEU with new investments. Improving...

IDIS has been selected to provide advanced video technology to protect a high-stakes poker tournament in a luxury casino in Northern Cyprus. The Merit Royal Hotel and Casino offer an exciting gaming environment for guests, with the world’s largest roulette table (that measures over 21 years in diameter), 950 of the latest slot and gambling machines, 63 live gaming tables, and a number of luxurious VIP lounges. Video surveillance upgrade  To enhance security in preparation for the W...

The GMB was founded in 1982 under the Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981. Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) is a government agency of the Government of Gujarat, a state of India. It controls, manages, and operates a total of 44 minor ports in Gujarat including some with private companies and 10 offices. From 3% of the total national port traffic handled by minor ports of Gujarat in 1982-83, they grew to handle 31% of total national port traffic in 2016-17. They also handle 71.3% of all minor port traf...

The Delta Electronics (Thailand) PCL new Plant 7 in Wellgrow Industrial Estate, Chachoengsao received the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification in the New Construction category from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The certifications categories include Sustainable Sites, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Water Efficiency, Innovation in design, and Regional Priority Credit. For this green building, V...

ASSA ABLOY, the pioneer in access solutions, has received approval to utilise its integrated locking solutions on U.S. federal government access control Federal Identify, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) applications. This significant milestone was reached after a lengthy and detailed government and third-party security vulnerability and interoperability testing process. Products  The following products are on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) FIPS 201 Evaluation...

Hirotec, a well-known name in the automotive industry, provides automotive manufacturers with automotive closures, exhaust systems, and other manufacturing equipment. The organisation wanted to replace its outdated analogue surveillance system at its busiest manufacturing plant in Mexico to improve monitoring with high-quality images. Hirotec wanted IP cameras throughout the entire facility, with several locations well beyond the 330ft (100m) reach capability of standard switches. Concerned wit...

Biometrics may not be new, but they are entering a new era of utility among government agencies, and beyond. Anviz identity verification technology and management solutions are bringing biometrics to a variety of environments, from government and healthcare to financial services and on-site enterprise security. Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS) Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS) is a trust owned and operated by the Bangladesh Army. As the largest industrial and welfare organisation in Bangladesh, it is devo...

Meeting Machines wanted to create a stylish, Windows-based, meeting room door display that would combine LED lights, Power Over Ethernet (POE), touch-screen scheduling, and contactless RFID-based meeting check-in. “We saw an opportunity to build a very high quality, industrial-grade solution. We chose ELATEC to be the RFID provider not only because of the quality and the high service level but also because of the programmability and the multi-function capability of the TWN4 MultiTech Nano...

A well-known century-old Japanese brewery revered locally for its sake, shochu, plum wine, beer, and flavourings. It operates five large-scale breweries in Japan and continues to expand in scale and scope. To ensure product safety, the Japanese brewery is committed to improving process stringency. In this context, it noted the growing insufficiency of its current surveillance system and recognised the need to replace total surveillance solutions to improve cost control and maximise product safe...

BASF, a pioneer in petrochemical manufacturing with multiple European sites, needed to upgrade its outdated analogue CCTV system at one of its massive German sites, housing over 2,000 buildings and 200 production sites. The customer wanted to deploy a TecTradeSolution IP surveillance solution to improve site monitoring and gain the ability to detect process anomalies throughout its production facilities and depots. Major crosstalk issues The company wanted to upgrade to IP surveillance but fa...

Megapixel dome cameras from Hikvision are being used for object tracking by Chronopost, the express shipping company in France. Chronopost has 80 sites (74 agencies, 6 hubs) and 3,500 relay points across France. The company offers a next-day morning service to the whole of France and couriering to 230 countries. The 2-megapixel mini-dome cameras are allowing Hikvision's local partner, ARGOS Technologies, to provide parcel tracking including 3-D representation of individual consignments as...

The scenic splendour of South Africa’s Western Cape Province has long attracted visitors. Millions of tourists flock to visit Table Mountain, the Cape of Good Hope, Robben Island where the late Nelson Mandela was incarcerated – and enjoy the Cape Winelands and the beautiful coastline. But, as the fourth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces with a population of almost 6 million, visitors with business in mind are also plentiful in the capital, Cape Town. The town of Somer...