Public security - Case studies

Grosvenor Sateon Pro access control secures Hill Street Youth Centre in Rugby, Warwickshire

Sateon Pro allows centre staff to control who enters the building within any given time frame through use of Time Scheduling feature Grosvenor Technology’s clever security solutions helped secure the future of a West Midlands Youth Centre. When the Hill Street Youth and Community Centre in Rugby, Warwickshire was threatened with closure in March 2012, the local community and business owners quickly joined forces to rally for its survival. An independent charity –...

Synectics’ Synergy 3 enhances public space surveillance capabilities at London boroughs

Synergy 3 will ensure that operators can immediately react to footage with responsive camera control Two London boroughs have selected Synectics’ Synergy 3 command and control platform as part of significant upgrade projects to enhance public space surveillance capabilities. The London boroughs of Bromley and Merton have a collective population of over half a million, making public safety a priority and a challenge. Both face unique demands on resources. As London&...

Milestone XProtect and Panasonic IP dome cameras deter urban violence at Aigle railway station, Switzerland

With the Panasonic network and Milestone’s software platform, Aigle can ensure long-term safety Aigle, Switzerland is a historical small town in the region of Vaud, nestled in the heart of the vineyards. It is dominated by the impressive twelfth-century Château d’Aigle, an imposing fortification that once served to protect the populace. These days, however, the task requires more modern measures, for instance at the Aigle railway station – Vaud&rsqu...

MOBOTIX hemispheric cameras protect art and visitors at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra

MOBOTIX hemispheric cameras allowed the control room to monitor the entire area with ease It was December 2009, the height of the Australian tourist season, when Maher Magrabi of Intrinsic Security received the call from the Facilities Manager at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Intrinsic Security were presently updating the NGA’s entire surveillance operation, a recent turn of events however, now made it a matter of urgency. With a major international tou...

Amthal provides fire and security services across Hawksmoor Restaurants in UK

Amthal designs, delivers and installs smart CCTV systems alongside all fire alarms for the ultimate safety of staff and customers Amthal is working with Hawksmoor through an ambitious growth plan throughout the UK, providing fire and security services for all new and inherited buildings. Hawksmoor, a British steakhouse and cocktail bar, which has been described as ‘flawless’ by The Times restaurant critic Giles Coren, and one of the best restaurant groups in the c...

VDG Sense video management system enhances security at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi

Yas Marina Circuit has chosen VDG Sense to manage the over 900 video channels throughout the circuit and event location The Yas Marina Circuit has renewed their choice for VDG Sense as video management system and Atlas Dynamic as provider of its video security for the upcoming final GP race and other events in the following year. The Yas Marina Circuit is home to the annual final race of the GP. As the region’s most technologically advanced facility, the circuit is also...

Videalert system helps Leeds City Council to expand bus lane enforcement system

Videalert platform is a multipoint solution that integrates with existing analogue and ONVIF compliant digital megapixel cameras Leeds City Council is expanding the reach of its CCTV enforcement network to a further six sites as a direct result of the improvements that the Videalert-based system has delivered over the last four years. The council will now be enforcing bus lane contraventions at thirty sites throughout the city and expects to achieve further reductions in the n...

3xLOGIC’s infinias Intelli-M access control installed at over 30 different buildings in Fort Bend County, Texas

Plans call for a full system turnover to the IP-based infinias Intelli-M access control solution by mid-year 2016 3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions recently announced that Fort Bend County, TX has begun to roll out infinias Intelli-M access control, by 3xLOGIC, to over 30 different buildings and facilities throughout the county. Digital Air Control is the integrator and installer for this on-going project. “Right now, we&rsqu...

IDIS DirectIP full-HD surveillance solution provides increased security at UK based charity Farleigh Hospice

The DirectIP solution features an 8-channel NVR connected to six full-HD dome cameras all operated through IDIS Center VMS IDIS announces the successful implementation of DirectIP at the Farleigh Hospice, a registered charity, in Chelmsford, that provides hospice care to people affected by life limiting illnesses across mid Essex. When the hospice’s existing analogue CCTV system started to fail and became too expensive to maintain, the Farleigh management team turned to...

OT Systems industrial PoE switch protects pedestrians at Citizen Footbridge in Taipia, Macau

OT Systems guarantees high transmission stability and excellent service quality for the system OT Systems, a global leader in security transmission, announced the installation of their industrial PoE switches to enhance and extend the transmission capabilities for a system featuring more than 200 PoE IP and dome cameras needed to protect pedestrians in the newly opened circular, Citizen Footbridge in Taipia, Macau. Unveiled in September, 2015, the architecturally grand Citize...

ACTviquest integrated access control and VMS installed at Manchester Arndale mall in the UK

ACTviquest highlights intruder attempts to restricted door anywhere on site to operators and presents with camera feeds in relevant zone Dante Group has installed ACTviquest, an integrated access control and video management solution, at the £100m Manchester Arndale shopping mall. Unique in the security industry, ACTviquest from ACT enables users to operate cameras and access control from a single platform as part of a unified suite. The Arndale is the third largest cit...

Guardian24 lone worker protection solution safeguards Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health’s staff

The app allows users to discreetly raise alarm and directly link them with Controllers at Guardian24’s Alarm Receiving Centre Guardian24, the leading lone worker protection solution for the UK and Ireland, are working with Northern Ireland based charity, Niamh (the Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health), to protect their lone working support workers. By equipping them with Guardian24’s smartphone safety application, Niamh’s staff can quickly and disc...

Sony SNC-WR632C full HD PTZ cameras secure Parramatta City Council’s CitySafe project

The 30x optical zoom allows operators real time capabilities to monitor unfolding events 35 Sony SNC-WR632C PTZ cameras have been selected by Parramatta City Council in Australia as part of its CitySafe project. Parramatta is one of Australia's busiest and largest Central Business Districts, with citizen safety and crime prevention being two of the key drivers of the Sony CitySafe surveillance system design. Sony's full HD resolution SNC-WR632C cameras have 30x optical zoom a...

Dahua provides video surveillance solution for Villa d’Este hotel in Italy

In total, the hotel has installed 75 units comprised of different camera types from the Dahua Eco Savvy 2.0 series The Villa d’Este has been nestled in Cernobbio for almost 150 years. It was built in 1568 as a private residence and was transformed into a hotel in 1873. The Villa itself is a great example of Renaissance architecture and its luxurious rooms are located majestically along the shore of Lake Como. For years, many international awards have been bestowed upon V...

LILIN video surveillance cameras offer situational awareness on Vietnam’s 70th Independence Day

LILIN CCTV cameras delivered precision video surveillance throughout Vietnam’s National Day activities Thanks to Silver Sea JSC (LILIN’s partner in Vietnam), LILIN CCTV cameras maintained tactical situational awareness throughout Vietnam’s 70th Independence Day. Large crowds turnout for Vietnam’s National Day which was expected to exceed thousands of attendees, including the President of Vietnam, the general public, and many other important invited...

LILIN IP megapixel cameras ensure safety of students and staff at the Cankiri Karatekin University in Turkey

All campus buildings at CKU are managed and interconnected by a centralised control centre through LILIN VMS system Cankiri Karatekin University improved on-campus security for students and staff with the implementation of the innovative video solution from LILIN. CKU is located northeast of Ankara the capital of Turkey, with more than 5,000 faculty, staff and students. The university works to prevent and respond to emergencies by offering a reliable CCTV monitoring system tha...

LILIN PTZ camera systems monitor highway traffic for Taiwan National Freeway Bureau

The freeway traffic videos are taken as input video from LILIN IPS8368, SP8368, and IPS4208 PTZ cameras Taiwan traffic monitoring Everyday, thousands of commuters crowd the main highways in Taiwan making their way to their desired destinations. CCTV surveillance systems have been widely used on highways for traffic monitoring, as the cameras are able to provide the most up-to-date information for both traffic management centre and the travellers. As security becomes a high pr...

NICE Systems’ public safety solution supports New York City’s ECTP

NICE’s public safety call recording and incident management solutions secures New Yorkers NICE Systems recently announced that it has won an 8-figure contract from New York City’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) in association with the City’s ongoing Emergency Communications Transformation Program (ECTP). The new contract expands on an existing long standing relationship between NICE and the City of New York dating back to...

Genetec Security Center improves security and safety of City of Lakeland, Florida

Genetec Security Center combines video surveillance, access control, ALPR systems into one central monitoring The challenge The City of Lakeland in Florida has recently standardised its security operations with Genetec Security Center, a unified security platform that combines video surveillance, access control and automatic license plate recognition systems into one central monitoring and management platform. Located between Tampa and Orlando, the City of Lakeland is home t...

ASSA ABLOY Security Doors for National Cycling Centre in Britain

The doorsets are designed to withstand abuse from simple hand tools, through to prolonged attacks with a range of power tools ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has recently installed high security doors at the National Cycling Centre. National Cycling Centre Located in Sports City, Manchester, the National Cycling Centre is Britain’s first indoor cycling track and has become one of the world’s...

ISONAS access control systems deployed at city departments in Lynwood

ISONAS system utilises low voltage Power over Ethernet (PoE) thus on-going operational costs of the system are lower Located 15 miles North of Seattle, 8 miles South of Everett, and 19 miles West of Bellevue, Lynnwood, WA is the financial capital for south Snohomish County. In 2010 the City of Lynwood embarked on an installation of ISONAS access control for a series of buildings spanning the city’s departments. “We began with a simple remote building install of 3...

ISONAS access controls for Emergency Communications Authority in Rifle, Colorado

The initial installation of 10 ISONAS PowerNet reader-controllers was accomplished at the central Dispatch Center Serving emergency notification needs of 13 jurisdictions throughout Garfield County, CO covering 2,958 square miles, the Emergency Communications Authority supports all types of citizen emergency 911 calls with dispatch facilities for law enforcement, fire suppression and emergency medical services. The primary goal of the ISONAS project was to provide appropriate...

ASSA ABLOY upgrades steel doorsets at underground stations in London

Some steel doors using electro-magnetic hold open devices were fitted to help with high traffic on fire escape routes ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, a division of ASSA ABLOY UK, the global leader in door opening solutions, is continuing to help upgrade London Underground Stations with the installation of its specialist steel doorsets. Regeneration and maintenance programme The London Underground has 1.265 billion passengers per year and has been an iconic part of the capital...

Vemotion's technology used for live video streaming from public transport in Birmingham

As part of the test, a pickpocket was caught ‘live’ on camera on the top deck of the test bus Victoria Square in Birmingham on Thursday 2 July was the setting for a world first as the BBC’s Crimewatch Roadshow came to town to see the first trial of a live CCTV video stream direct from public transport, thanks to technology supplied by Thirsk based wireless transmission specialists Vemotion. Making public transport a safer experience The trial was commission...

Hikvision CCTV system prevents robbery at Money Exchange centre, Abu Dhabi

The CCTV system in the centre consists of 13 Hikvision IP cameras connected to DS-8616NI-ST NVR Hikvision, the global leader in video surveillance equipment, and their Abu Dhabi partner, Opal Protection Systems, have played a major role in preventing an attempted robbery at a Money Exchange in Abu Dhabi. A comprehensive Hikvision CCTV System captured the moments when a robed figure threatened employees with a pistol and alerted the Abu Dhabi Police Operations Room, which immed...

Vicon Kollector DVRs installed at Youth Villages

Local viewing and control from each of the cottages is accomplished via Kollector Digital Video Recorders Since its inception over 20 years ago, Youth Villages has been providing guidance for troubled children and their families through an array of rehabilitating services including in-home counseling, residential treatment facilities, and adoption and foster care programs. A non-profit organisation, Youth Villages boasts 41 facilities spanning six states where children are tre...

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