Success stories from the real life

Background

C&A is a department store in the popular Iguatemi shopping center in Sao Paulo, the oldest Brazilian mall in operation. As part of a store renovation, it decided to replace its aging analog CCTV surveillance system as well.

 

Mission

C&A's new surveillance sytem is based on 62 VIVOTEK cameras, 40 FD8134 and 12 SD8111. According to distributor Alphadigi, which worked with local systems integrator AD Sistemas on the project, one reason for the choice of these cameras was actually their physical design: "Their looks fit in well with the store's new decor, which might sound at first like a ridiculous reason for choosing a camera, but is actually pretty important for a retailer." Naturally, capabilities like support for network bandwidth-saving H.264 compression that preserves exceptional picture quality were also key factors in C&A's choice. C&A's renovation was comprehensive, encompassing not just physical layout and decor of the store, but also electrical and communications infrastructure. To minimize the time needed to get a new surveillance system up and running, Alphadigi recommended using VIVOTEK IP cameras with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) support so a single cable could be used both to supply power and transmit data.

Mission

El Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos ("The Museum of Memory and Human Rights") is an institution in Santiago, Chile documenting the violence and human rights abuses that occurred in the country during the Pinochet era, and commemorating its victims. The new museum sought a surveillance system based on compact, unobtrusive cameras that would not disrupt the dignified appearance of its galleries and other spaces.

 

Solution

To this end, the museum approached solutions provider Panoramica. The museum already had robust Internet infrastructure throughout its facilities, so Panoramica immediately recommended the use of VIVOTEK IP cameras supplied by distributor Infokruse to take advantage. The museum readily assented, and a total of 62 were eventually installed - 14 FD7160, 9 PZ7111, 31 FD7132, 2 IP7330, and 6 SD7151 cameras.

Background

The Yas Marina Circuit is owned by the Executive Affairs Authority of the government of Abu Dhabi and operated by Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management. Yas Marina Circuit is the perfect combination of style and function. The Formula 1™ track is 5.55km long. This track can be split in to smaller tracks at 3.1km and 2.4 km each which can operate simultaneously whenever desired. Approximately 50,000 spectators can view the action on the circuit from the comfort of permanent, covered grandstands and VIP facilities. Yas Marina Circuit is the only motorsports venue in the world where all of the grandstands are covered.

In order to improve security level to face coming up Formula One race, a new security system has to be added to prevent any critical events happen.

Solution

The owners of Yas Marina Circuit main complex needed to upgrade its existing security system to IP surveillance and to integrate it with access control system. Thus the integration becomes highly complicated.  However, the main complex has good internet infrastructure setup. Thus, with existing networking setup and Power over Ethernet (PoE) IP cameras can considerably reduce overall infrastructure cost.

Mission

Taiwan Water Corporation (TWC) is a government-run utility that provides water to nearly all citizens and businesses in Taiwan outside of Taipei City. With a total of 12 branches covering the main island of Taiwan, TWC has its 1st Branch in Keelung City, which encompasses a medium-sized urban center with very extensive mountainous areas, from which most of the water supply is sourced.

TWC's 1st Branch maintains several unmanned pumping stations and booster stations. Though these are equipped with surveillance cameras, these were stand-alone analog devices. Thus, in order to view video footage, workers had to travel to the often remote sites for manual retrieval, expending valuable time and resources. Because it was impossible to monitor the sites in real time, TWC's monitoring was by necessity reactive, only able to troubleshoot any issues after the fact, rather than detecting problems and responding immediately.