Estadio Nacional (National Stadium) in Lima was recently renovated to seat more than 60,000 spectators. This included the construction of 371 boxes, an additional 703 underground parking spaces, and a new tower with a panoramic gourmet restaurant. As one of the largest stadiums in Peru, security is an ongoing concern. One of the security issues to address was spectators with a history of disruptive behavior at the stadium. They wanted to keep a visual data bank of disruptive spectators so to be barred from future events. To do so, they required cameras with facial recognition technology.
Estadio Nacional (National Stadium) in Lima was recently renovated to seat more than 60,000 spectators. This included the construction of 371 boxes, an additional 703 underground parking spaces, and a new tower with a panoramic gourmet restaurant.
As one of the largest stadiums in Peru, security is an ongoing concern. One of the security issues to address was spectators with a history of disruptive behavior at the stadium. They wanted to keep a visual data bank of disruptive spectators so to be barred from future events. To do so, they required cameras with facial recognition technology.
After substantial research, the heads of security for the stadium decided to go with a facial recognition solution from Intelligent Security Systems. They were also impressed with the facial recognition module built directly into the software, as well as its true open platform architecture and ability to integrate into any third party system.
The integration involved 110 Samsung video surveillance cameras and 11 cameras performing facial recognition with a 5,000-face database. Cameras were installed at the stadium entrances, monitoring for known criminals and trouble makers. Once an unwelcome person is detected, an alarm is sent to the central station and a police officer is dispatched to take the person for questioning.
Having the facial recognition built into the software was a crucial advantage for the solution. Any point a customer wants to use features built into the system, the customer simply turns it on. That is a huge advantage over having to add new software from a third party vendor.