IP Video systems manufacturer IndigoVision is providing the technology behind a new Homeland Security system for New London in Connecticut. New London is a thriving coastal city with a number of important and sensitive military, nuclear power generation and industrial sites. Local security is therefore of prime importance to the Police Department, who are working in partnership with the Coast Guard and other agencies to ensure the community remains secure and to enable timely emergency response.
The CCTV system, designed and installed by IndigoVision’s local partner New England Communications Systems, covers an area of 10 km2 and uses a wireless IP network based on Motorola’s Canopy system. ‘Control Center’, IndigoVision’s enterprise video and alarm management software, allows CCTV operators to view live and recorded video from any of the remote cameras. The flexibility of the IP Video technology means that any component in the system can be located at any point on the network – this provides a scalable and redundant solution. The New London system has exploited this flexibility by locating ‘Control Center’ workstations around the town and waterfront, creating three independent control rooms all with the ability to view live or recorded video from any camera. Recording is achieved using IndigoVision’s Network Video Recorders (NVRs) which are again distributed around the network to minimize bandwidth use and provide a fault tolerant recording solution with automatic backup in the event of an NVR failure.
Commenting on the flexibility of the IP Video system, Captain Edwards of New London Police said “Last July we hosted the East Coast’s largest fireworks display with over 200,000 people attending. We set up a temporary command center at the Fire HQ using the ‘Control Center’ software on a laptop, with the video feeds projected onto a large screen. This simple set up worked very well and helped us to monitor the event locally.”
Each camera is connected to an IndigoVision 8000 transmitter/receiver module. The 8000 converts the camera signal to high-quality digital video for transmission over the wireless network. IndigoVision’s advanced compression technology ensures minimum bandwidth usage and helps maximize the available NVR storage.
There are currently plans to extend the system further to cover more of the waterfront and to share the video feeds with other agencies. As the system is based on a wireless IP network adding additional remote cameras and ‘Control Center’ workstations is simple and cost-effective due to the scalability of the overall solution implemented at New London.
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Photo Caption: IndigoVision’s IP Video system is providing the technology behind a new Homeland Security surveillance system for New London Police in Connecticut.
About IndigoVision:
IndigoVision is a leading manufacturer of complete end-to-end IP video and alarm management solutions. IndigoVision is widely chosen for applications in airports, city centres, ports, mines, road and rail systems, education, banking, casinos, prisons, government and the military. These enterprise-class systems improve organisations' operational efficiency, enhance public safety and enable timely emergency response. IndigoVision is headquartered in Edinburgh UK, with local sales and support offices across the world. IndigoVision partners with some 150 authorised system integrators and installers in 30 countries to provide local system design, installation and service to end users.
For further details on this press release please contact:
Graham Scott, E-mail: g.scott@indigovision.com
For further product or company information contact IndigoVision:
UK & Rest of World - Tel: +44 131 475 7200, Fax: +44 131 475 7201
Americas - Tel: +1 908 315 0286, Fax: +1 908 822 0031E-mail: info.request@indigovision.com or visit www.indigovision.com
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
New at Traffex: smart number plate reading system
A newly created team from Morse Group Ltd and Smart CCTV Ltd, today launches its first jointly engineered product, the Data Managed ANPR System or DMAS. The system will be demonstrated on stand D69 at the Traffex show, NEC, on 17-19th April.
DMAS is a flexible and scalable smart camera based system that provides Vehicle Registration Number (VRN) data for a range of traffic management, access control and security applications.
This new web-hosted system uses specialist equipment from Smart CCTV including illumination, digital camera, communications, image acquisition and processing power, linked to an integrated Morse application platform. A number of specific versions of the product are available to suit different applications.
Number plate data from passing vehicles is captured and analysed by a powerful, yet low wattage infra-red camera using onboard Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software, then transmitted to a database via cables or GPRS/G3 mobile telephony.
In Access Control situations, DMAS can be pre-set with vehicle number plate information and can give near real-time alerts to raise a barrier, for example, and to send email or SMS text messages.
The DMAS camera has onboard memory for holding "White" and "Black" lists and could be linked to an existing control system. The camera also has trigger in and outs, which can be used to activate it, for barrier activation, or to let certain pre-approved visitors in as they drive up to a barrier. Processing can be done in the unit, or on the central server.
Traffic management applications for DMAS include:
Car park management: How many cars have been parked for longer than x minutes? How does this vary by time and day of the week?
Keeping track of where vehicles are: at multi-site car franchises; or at airports car parks.
Journey time analysis: how long does it take the average vehicle to get from point A to point B and how does this vary over time?
Traffic surveys: How many cars enter a town on road A and exit on road B?
De-Moorage: How long has it taken to turn a certain vehicle around at a logistics hub or specific delivery site? How long does that compare with the average?
Car shopping: Identifying vehicles which cruise around car parks whose occupants are looking for specific types of car, that are then stolen to order.
Sector speed control: on large commercial and academic sites.
Individual users can access and analyse the data using a customisable Web front-end on any system with Internet access and the required authorisation. Data can be viewed on screen as both numerical and graphical data (e.g. traffic flow, road usage, etc); or downloaded into a spreadsheet for further manipulation.
DMAS is normally a managed and hosted service to ensure a very robust IT environment with a high Service Level Agreements and availability. If the end-user has a suitable computing environment the DMAS software can be installed onto their own system.
Further information can be obtained by ringing Nick Hewitson on 023 92 456560, or visiting www.smartcctvltd.com.
About Smart CCTV Ltd
Smart CCTV Ltd is a developer of ‘smart CCTV’ products that will allow operators to become more proactive in their response to criminal and undesirable behaviour and thereby improve the quality of life of the people living and working in their area.
Smart CCTV Ltd uses the technologies of computer image processing and analysis to supply and sell smart CCTV products.
About Morse Group Ltd
Morse is an international consulting company, offering its clients specialist Business and IT advice and helping them execute for maximum benefit. Morse is a delivery-orientated company with focused industry expertise, combining a powerful blend of management, application and infrastructure consulting skills.
For further information please contact:
Keren Burney, Compège
Public Relations Consultant
Tel. +44 (0) 1730 894123
Mobile: 07876 780065
Email: kburney000@aol.com
Or:
Nick Hewitson
Smart CCTV Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 23 92 456560
Fax: +44 (0) 23 92 476078
Email: nick.hewitson@smartcctvltd.com
Website: www.smartcctvltd.com
Or:
Simon Mercer
Morse Group Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8 380 8315
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8 560 3400
Email: simon.mercer@morse.com
Web: www.morse.com
DMAS is a flexible and scalable smart camera based system that provides Vehicle Registration Number (VRN) data for a range of traffic management, access control and security applications.
This new web-hosted system uses specialist equipment from Smart CCTV including illumination, digital camera, communications, image acquisition and processing power, linked to an integrated Morse application platform. A number of specific versions of the product are available to suit different applications.
Number plate data from passing vehicles is captured and analysed by a powerful, yet low wattage infra-red camera using onboard Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software, then transmitted to a database via cables or GPRS/G3 mobile telephony.
In Access Control situations, DMAS can be pre-set with vehicle number plate information and can give near real-time alerts to raise a barrier, for example, and to send email or SMS text messages.
The DMAS camera has onboard memory for holding "White" and "Black" lists and could be linked to an existing control system. The camera also has trigger in and outs, which can be used to activate it, for barrier activation, or to let certain pre-approved visitors in as they drive up to a barrier. Processing can be done in the unit, or on the central server.
Traffic management applications for DMAS include:
Car park management: How many cars have been parked for longer than x minutes? How does this vary by time and day of the week?
Keeping track of where vehicles are: at multi-site car franchises; or at airports car parks.
Journey time analysis: how long does it take the average vehicle to get from point A to point B and how does this vary over time?
Traffic surveys: How many cars enter a town on road A and exit on road B?
De-Moorage: How long has it taken to turn a certain vehicle around at a logistics hub or specific delivery site? How long does that compare with the average?
Car shopping: Identifying vehicles which cruise around car parks whose occupants are looking for specific types of car, that are then stolen to order.
Sector speed control: on large commercial and academic sites.
Individual users can access and analyse the data using a customisable Web front-end on any system with Internet access and the required authorisation. Data can be viewed on screen as both numerical and graphical data (e.g. traffic flow, road usage, etc); or downloaded into a spreadsheet for further manipulation.
DMAS is normally a managed and hosted service to ensure a very robust IT environment with a high Service Level Agreements and availability. If the end-user has a suitable computing environment the DMAS software can be installed onto their own system.
Further information can be obtained by ringing Nick Hewitson on 023 92 456560, or visiting www.smartcctvltd.com.
About Smart CCTV Ltd
Smart CCTV Ltd is a developer of ‘smart CCTV’ products that will allow operators to become more proactive in their response to criminal and undesirable behaviour and thereby improve the quality of life of the people living and working in their area.
Smart CCTV Ltd uses the technologies of computer image processing and analysis to supply and sell smart CCTV products.
About Morse Group Ltd
Morse is an international consulting company, offering its clients specialist Business and IT advice and helping them execute for maximum benefit. Morse is a delivery-orientated company with focused industry expertise, combining a powerful blend of management, application and infrastructure consulting skills.
For further information please contact:
Keren Burney, Compège
Public Relations Consultant
Tel. +44 (0) 1730 894123
Mobile: 07876 780065
Email: kburney000@aol.com
Or:
Nick Hewitson
Smart CCTV Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 23 92 456560
Fax: +44 (0) 23 92 476078
Email: nick.hewitson@smartcctvltd.com
Website: www.smartcctvltd.com
Or:
Simon Mercer
Morse Group Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8 380 8315
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8 560 3400
Email: simon.mercer@morse.com
Web: www.morse.com
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
ioimage Wins Product Achievement Award for Video Analytics
ioimage earns top honors for its ioicam mmp100dn, a cutting edge 3-megapixel IP camera with built-in video analytics featuring unique picture-in-picture functionality for synchronized tracked-object close-up with full field of view
HERZLIYA, Israel April 10th, 2007– ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, received top honors for its ioicam mmp100dn, winning the Product Achievement Award for Video Analytics at the Security Industry Association’s New Product Showcase at ISC West, March 27-30, 2007 in Las Vegas.
ioimage received the Product Achievement Award for its newly released ioicam mmp100dn, the latest addition to ioimage’s ioicam line of intelligent video cameras. The ioicam mmp100dn, a 3-megapixel intelligent video camera with unique picture-in-picture (PiP) capabilities for synchronized analytics visualization, features wide-area coverage, day/night capabilities, and electronic pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) functionality. Combining powerful built-in analytics, which provide a high probability of detection (PoD) and extremely low false alarm rate, with electronic PTZ functionality, the mmp100dn enables automatic detection and autonomous tracking of intruders, vehicles and other threats.
More than 90 new products and services were submitted for the New Product Showcase. For this year’s SIA New Product Showcase, 19 judges representing a cross-section of the industry spent nearly two full days evaluating contest entries for innovation, product features, pricing and functionality. The judges included corporate security directors, systems integrators and editors from leading security industry trade publications.
“ioimage is truly honored to have been chosen for the SIA New Product Showcase Product Achievement Award for Video Analytics,” said Roni Kass, CEO of ioimage. “We’ve worked extremely hard to design this innovative intelligent IP camera and this award is a testament to our commitment to deliver easy to install, deploy and operate intelligent video solutions."
SIA President Bill Gorski, Siemens Building Technologies, NPS Committee Chair Sandra Jones, Sandra Jones and Co., and SIA Executive Director Richard Chace unveiled the winners at the March 28 awards ceremony.
About ioimage
ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances, provides high-performance video encoders and cameras with built-in analytics, designed and packaged for simplicity. ioimage offers a new approach to video security by transforming surveillance into a proactive, event-driven process. Founded in 2000, ioimage uses networked, DSP-based devices for real-time detection, alert and tracking of intruders, vehicles and other threats, leading to enhanced safety and security for government, public and commercial organizations. For further information, visit www.ioimage.com.
About SIA
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is an international trade association representing electronic and physical security product manufacturers, specifiers, and service providers. SIA promotes growth and professionalism within the security industry by providing education, research, technical standards and representation and defense of its members’ interests. SIA is the sole sponsor of the International Security Conference and Exhibitions (ISC EXPOs). For details visit www.siaonline.org.
For international media inquiries, contact:
Fiona Ungar
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +972-9-954-6003
fiona@ioimage.com
For US media inquiries, contact:
Chelsie Woods
ioimage Public Relations
Tel: +1-207-510-0029
cwoods@eclipsemediagroup.net
HERZLIYA, Israel April 10th, 2007– ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, received top honors for its ioicam mmp100dn, winning the Product Achievement Award for Video Analytics at the Security Industry Association’s New Product Showcase at ISC West, March 27-30, 2007 in Las Vegas.
ioimage received the Product Achievement Award for its newly released ioicam mmp100dn, the latest addition to ioimage’s ioicam line of intelligent video cameras. The ioicam mmp100dn, a 3-megapixel intelligent video camera with unique picture-in-picture (PiP) capabilities for synchronized analytics visualization, features wide-area coverage, day/night capabilities, and electronic pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) functionality. Combining powerful built-in analytics, which provide a high probability of detection (PoD) and extremely low false alarm rate, with electronic PTZ functionality, the mmp100dn enables automatic detection and autonomous tracking of intruders, vehicles and other threats.
More than 90 new products and services were submitted for the New Product Showcase. For this year’s SIA New Product Showcase, 19 judges representing a cross-section of the industry spent nearly two full days evaluating contest entries for innovation, product features, pricing and functionality. The judges included corporate security directors, systems integrators and editors from leading security industry trade publications.
“ioimage is truly honored to have been chosen for the SIA New Product Showcase Product Achievement Award for Video Analytics,” said Roni Kass, CEO of ioimage. “We’ve worked extremely hard to design this innovative intelligent IP camera and this award is a testament to our commitment to deliver easy to install, deploy and operate intelligent video solutions."
SIA President Bill Gorski, Siemens Building Technologies, NPS Committee Chair Sandra Jones, Sandra Jones and Co., and SIA Executive Director Richard Chace unveiled the winners at the March 28 awards ceremony.
About ioimage
ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances, provides high-performance video encoders and cameras with built-in analytics, designed and packaged for simplicity. ioimage offers a new approach to video security by transforming surveillance into a proactive, event-driven process. Founded in 2000, ioimage uses networked, DSP-based devices for real-time detection, alert and tracking of intruders, vehicles and other threats, leading to enhanced safety and security for government, public and commercial organizations. For further information, visit www.ioimage.com.
About SIA
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is an international trade association representing electronic and physical security product manufacturers, specifiers, and service providers. SIA promotes growth and professionalism within the security industry by providing education, research, technical standards and representation and defense of its members’ interests. SIA is the sole sponsor of the International Security Conference and Exhibitions (ISC EXPOs). For details visit www.siaonline.org.
For international media inquiries, contact:
Fiona Ungar
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +972-9-954-6003
fiona@ioimage.com
For US media inquiries, contact:
Chelsie Woods
ioimage Public Relations
Tel: +1-207-510-0029
cwoods@eclipsemediagroup.net
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