Mediterranean leisure port secures luxury lifestyle with style

Port(Seaport/Airport)

To protect customer assets, leading Mediterranean leisure port, Port Adriano in Spain, recently replaced its analog video surveillance system with an IP-based system consisting a total of 45 Axis Communications network and thermal cameras during port expansions and refurbishment. Axis partner and installer for the project Estel Ingeniería y Obras installed the surveillance system, and deployed a f

Dutch rail keeps track of stations with heightened awareness

Transportation Facilities

ProRail, the government agency responsible for rail infrastructure in the Netherlands, is deploying Nice Systems's situation management solution to help identify, verify and manage security, safety, and operations in real time. The solution will also be instrumental in post-event investigation, analysis and the ongoing evaluation of event handling. Nice is partnering with Geodan, an expert in geog

Minnesota metro transit extends video investment to secure growing network

Transportation Facilities

Metro Transit Police Department, part of Metro Transit in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, is extending its investment in Verint Systems technology, standardizing key parts of its transportation technology platform with the company's VMS for the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (CCLRT) Project. Moving from its legacy security and business systems to a unified approach, the VMS solution is helpi

Brazilian airport operator eyes runway with IP

Port(Seaport/Airport)

Brazil state-owned airport operator, Infraero, recently deployed eight Axis Communications network cameras to monitor its 3,000 meters runway, plus 300 meters unregistered at Guararapes International Airport in Recife. Local Axis partner, Security Solutions Systems (S3) implemented and installed the system. “The importance of this system is that, faced with any risk situation on the runway, it is

Chinese city keeps streets under watchful network of 30,000 eyes

Roads/Highway

Guilin, a municipality in northeast China, is expanding its large network of more than 8,000 existing cameras known as “Sky Net” to 30,000 cameras within one year. The city deployed Axis Communications fixed network cameras with low light sensitivity primarily for capturing images of license plates on dark streets, and city surveillance in alleys and areas with poor lighting conditions. Value-adde

Kuala Lumpur low-cost carriage terminal upgrades with LILIN turnkey solution

Port(Seaport/Airport)

The recent expansion of the outdoor parking facility (from 1,350 to 3,000 spaces) at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Low-Cost Carriage Terminal was completed with a full IP surveillance system comprising of 56 HD cameras (managed by CMX HD3.6 version software) from Merit LILIN.

Belgian and Dutch ports entrust security to biometric smart cards

Port(Seaport/Airport)

Under the International Maritime Organization's International Code for the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities, Belgian and Dutch seaports have turned to smart cards and biometric systems to help track access by employees and visitors across private terminals. Port of Antwerp and Zeebrugge in Belgium recently replaced its old biometric system at registration stations with Lumidigm multispectr

Moscow airport watches over cargo area and passenger terminal with 2,100 eyes

Port(Seaport/Airport)

Moscow's Vnukovo airport installed an IP-based video surveillance system consisting of 2,100 Axis Communications IP cameras to ensure a high level of security and monitor passenger and cargo terminals. German consultant EcoProg was commissioned to design and implement the integrated security system at the two terminals that cover 32.7 hectares (327,000 square meters). The company has operated as a

New Zealand airport tightens access for personnel and temp visitors

Port(Seaport/Airport)

New Zealand's Auckland Airport will be installing an access control management system from CEM Systems (a Tyco Security Products company). More than 70 percent of visitors enter or leave the country via this airport, which handles more than 14 million passengers a year, making smooth security and daily operations a necessity. ADT New Zealand is the integrator for the project, covering the airport'

Mississippi police fight crime with mobile ALPR

Roads/Highway

The Jackson police department in Mississippi is deploying Genetec's ALPR solution to help officers identify criminals and scofflaws. The city police have been using the Genetec solution since 2011, and equipped several vehicles with the mobile ALPR system, running on a ruggedized laptop, to ensure there is an officer in each precinct, patrolling and utilizing the technology to scan their area at a