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Milestone Systems: Italian city protects citizens and property with open platform; Milestone IP video integrated with gates, intercoms and analytics over wireless network.
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:19122008
COPENHAGEN -- The city of Manerbio, Italy, has migrated from analog to
IP video, with major savings and the ability to scale up in future
while adding new innovations, thanks to Milestone open platform video
management software.
Older technology becomes outdated and ineffective Manerbio, Italy, is
one of the biggest cities in the Province of Brescia. The police had an
old surveillance system with analog video cameras for monitoring a few
sensitive areas, which soon proved insufficient for their security
needs since it had all the limitations of a solution based on a
proprietary (one-vendor) standard. It also used expensive data lines
with an annual cost of leasing the telecommunication lines from the
national carrier that was excessive for the poor surveillance results
of the outdated system.
"We did not have a technical solution suitable for the operational
needs of our local police, and it was impossible to carry out any
expansions of the system at reasonable costs," explained the Mayor, Dr.
Cesare Trebeschi.
Cost efficient, wireless, and future-proof solution
After a careful evaluation of 22 project proposals, the most qualified
was selected from Technology Associates, a multi-certified partner of
Milestone Systems. Their solution was based on a powerful and scalable
Milestone software platform running over a wireless network. It
provides two fully redundant and independent wireless communication
centers for the police to monitor the city areas, using the
latest-generation Axis cameras with automatic motion tracking and 35x
zoom in day and night modes.
Most of the video cameras installed are linked by means of wireless
bridge systems. Fiber optic links have also made it possible to set up
high-speed backbones with a very high level of redundancy to ensure the
continued availability of service, even in the event of failure of
individual portions of the system.
"Our installation can meet any need of the municipality because it can
be freely scaled up without constraints in the quantity or type of
video cameras or security systems integrated in future. Above all, it
offers an optimal technology-to-investment ratio and helps control
fixed costs," stated engineer Felix Lars Keil, Managing Partner of
Technology Associates. "The authorities of Manerbio understood that
after bearing the initial costs of the investment, it would just be a
matter of utilizing the great potential of the network and software
environment."
Video-enabling integrations save resources and improve security
The implementation includes "IPView", a Technology Associates
integration of the Milestone IP video software with an intercom system,
which allows the city authorities to open various gateways throughout
the region by remote control. For example, they can open school gates
or waste disposal centers at specific times during hours when they are
unguarded. When a call button is pressed in one of the facilities, the
console in the surveillance center displays a special control panel
with an audio and video transmission of the person requesting entry.
Operators can reply or open the gate. The audio and video recordings of
the operations are stored in the Milestone system to ensure maximum
security.
Operating tests have already been performed for remote control of some
restricted traffic areas, as well, making use of a combination of the
Milestone license plate reader module and the IPView networked Intercom
system to control the retractable traffic barriers. The access rights
would be subject to recognition of a license plate or badge.
Fulfilling Expectations and Saving 48,000 euro The project lived up to
its promises, as attested by Dr. Mighela, Municipal Police Chief in
Manerbio: "The choice of this system paid off richly from the very
start. In four years the savings from no longer having to pay the
subscription fees for the old lines will amount to about EUR 48
thousand, and it would not have been feasible to maintain the old
system with all the video cameras that we use today."
The core of the solution is the Milestone XProtect Enterprise IP video
open platform, which makes it possible to manage a virtually unlimited
number of video cameras, to configure multiple display points, to view
images and manage the system in real time with a centralized or
decentralized mode, or from archived recordings. The open platform
system is designed to integrate with multiple analytics software
modules, including automatic sophisticated traffic analysis functions."
The Milestone technology also made it possible to continue using the
analog video cameras of the previous system in order to save those
prior investment costs. All the video information is managed in full
compliance with the regulations governing privacy and data processing,
using strict policies of access, authentication and encryption in the
software, the WiFi infrastructure, and individual archived files.
Extending Surveillance to Multiple Municipalities Manerbio is at the
head of an association of municipalities that make use of the local
police. The idea is to extend video surveillance to those
municipalities, as well.
"Thanks to the Milestone platform and modern IP infrastructure, we have
achieved significant night and day surveillance of numerous areas of
the city. The local police under my direction and the station of the
Carabinieri of Manerbio (Italian military police) now have a truly
indispensable tool that is productive in its application and extremely
useful for obtaining significant documentary evidence in a timely and
efficient manner," concluded Dr. Gabriele Mighela, Municipal Police
Chief of the Manerbio Municipality. "This provides for much greater
integration in the services shared between the cooperating
municipalities, too. This is extremely important these days, when we
are witnessing a high degree of criminal mobility from one city to the
next."
The next service introduced will be for police on duty to respond to
alarms more effectively. For the officers on call, during the time it
takes them to reach the site of an alarm, they will be able use laptops
with dedicated software to access the Milestone video images so they
can get all the information necessary to determine the best
intervention.
About Milestone:
Milestone Systems is a leading developer of open platform IP video
management software. The XProtect platform is easy to use, robust and
proven in more than 45,000 customer installations around the world.
With support for the industry's widest choice in network hardware and
seamless integration with other systems, XProtect provides
best-of-breed solutions to "video enable" businesses, organizations and
institutions - reducing costs, optimizing processes, protecting people
and assets. Milestone software is sold through authorized partners in
90+ countries.
CONTACT: Courtney Dillon Pedersen, PR & Communications Manager,
Milestone Systems
Tel: +45 88 300 330
WWW: http://www.milestonesys.com
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