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Saudi Arabian police forces award in vehicle CCTV licence to Nurizon Corp
Nurizon Corporation has recently been awarded a licence of approval for its in- vehicle mobile video recording and CCTV systems for the Saudi Arabian police forces and Emergency Services Authorities.
US manufacturer Digital Ally will be the exclusive provider for the invehicle mobile CCTV systems and are said to be the only company to benefit from this internationally recognised award and certification through its partner, Nurizon.
Christopher Riddell, chief executive Officer for Nurizon Corporation said: “We are extremely pleased at this latest award, and this only goes to demonstrate the strength and viability of the range of products that Nurizon has to offer for the Saudi Arabian market”. Riddell went on to add: “We have worked diligently to ensure that the Saudi Arabian security forces recognise the strength and viability of Digital Ally’s range of products, and this has resulted in us achieving certification in record time.”
Digital Ally’s in-vehicle video recording solutions comprise an integrated rear-view mirror and LCD so that there are no moving parts and existing radios mounted in the dashboard of the vehicle no longer need to be interfered with while driving. Law enforcement officers also are able to upload video from the vehicle to government servers by encrypted wireless radio technology, and officers also have the option of wearing unique patent-pending body worn cameras, an offering which is not available from any other invehicle video recording providers.
The fully Arabised Digital Ally video recording system is fully compatible and integrates with the Nurizon Corporation ANPR (licence plate recognition) systems and mobile speed enforcement systems from major manufacturers such as Kustom Signals.
Digital Ally’s products are already receiving acclaim and recognition throughout emergency services agencies across the Middle East, say the company. Countries such as Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, have all been expressing interest at trialing the latest range of Nurizon in-vehicle mobile CCTV solutions and licence plate recognition solutions.
Nurizon Corporation entered into formal agreements at the beginning of 2009 to promote and resale the entire Digital Ally range of products, including the recently launched DVM-750, across the Middle East, including the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Security must be at the forefront of modern airport design says expert
Key insights into how effective counter-terrorist requirements can be incorporated into airport terminal design were given at a recent seminar in London on airport security.
Darius Aibara, an associate director with TPS’s security and explosion effects team, featured as one of the keynote speakers at 2009’s Passenger Terminal Expo; a three-day annual event held this March at London’s ExCel centre.
TPS (part of Carillion plc) shed light on how practical means of protecting airport terminals, staff and passengers from terrorist attack can be employed without necessarily turning terminals into either fortresses or bunkers. “Sometimes security is considered as a secondary issue rather than a central driver in airport terminal design,” Aibara explained.
“The session emphasised that in order to protect public areas and buildings against terrorist attack security issues must be in the forefront of any decisions made when constructing new airports or terminals.”
The TPS seminar, part of a conference stream focusing specifically on aviation and airport security, attracted airport operators, airport equipment suppliers, designers, security managers, commercial aviation professionals and aviation security professionals. TPS offered a timely opportunity to address a wide array of concerns – particularly in light of recent events in the UK such as the Glasgow Airport attack, coupled with the ongoing general worldwide terrorist threat.
Drawing on examples from some of their most recent airport terminal projects such as Heathrow Terminal 5, TPS discussed potential terrorist threats along with the UK Department for Transport’s aviation security requirements, and how these are implemented in the design of terminal structures, facades, interiors and associated infrastructure such as car parks and public transport hubs. This was illustrated with actual examples and video footage of live blast tests.
Aibara received questions related to underground parking, railway stations and the nature of the bomb threat. He explained that, because the consequences of an explosion in a confined space such as an underground car park are greater than those due to the same explosion in the open air – structural damage and human injury will be much more severe and the impact on the operation of the airport will be greater.
TPS also supported general agreement that more attention needs to be paid to the understated security issue of the arriving passenger, as currently conventional thinking has placed the emphasis primarily on the security issues related to departing passengers. “Reliance is placed on the security regimes at the airports of origin, which may not be that good,” explains Aibara.
UAE Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) announce annual safety award to reward best practice
The Roads & Transport Authority in the UAE has launched an annual awards for road contractors and consultants who adopt best practice health and safety procedures at RTA work sites.
The chairman of the board and executive director of RTA, HE Mattar Al Tayer said: “The award aims to encourage and raise the awareness of the community and its various organisations to play a proactive and constructive role in supporting the RTA to carry out its vision of safe and smooth transport for all.”
Award categories will include: Best Road Consultant, Best Road Contractor and Best Construction Site. There will also be a RTA Board of Directors Safety Award which will be granted to the best work team or employee of the Traffic & Roads Agency.
All RTA projects are subject to occupational safety assessment and audit spanning the contractor, consultant, quality, health, safety and environment departments affiliated to RTA agencies. All facilities are also subject to periodical technical inspection and audit by the maintenance and operation departments of the RTA. They are also subject to independent assessment by the Safety Regulation & Planning Department. This department carries out unscheduled visits to construction sites and projects and submits reports directly to HE the chairman of the board and executive director of the RTA.
St Lawrence Seaway continues investment in IndigoVision's IP-CCTV
IndigoVision’s IP Video technology is at the heart of a major four-year CCTV upgrade to the Welland Canal section of the St Lawrence Seaway. Dubbed Highway H2O, the Seaway is the safe, reliable and environmentally friendly transportation route of choice to the heart of North America. IndigoVision’s position as a technology leader in IP Video is underpinned by the numerous projects that have been field proven over a number of years, such as the one for the Welland Canal.
The all- Canadian Welland Canal is 27 miles long and connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Eight giant locks along its route lift ships 326 feet between the two lakes. Remote surveillance of the vertical lifts is fundamental for traffic management and the safe operation of the locks for shipping and the public. The St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation monitors the entire canal system from a state-of-the-art traffic control centre.
A number of IndigoVision 8000 IP video transmitter/receiver units were initially installed in 2004 under specific projects to support remote bridge control along the Welland Canal. Since that time the Seaway has continued to deploy additional 8000s as well as installing a number of IndigoVision’s Windows-based network video recorders (NVRs). The various elements of the IndigoVision based IP video system installed along the seaway are transported via a high-bandwidth routed network using both layer 2 & 3 segments. Network connections use a combination of both TCP and UDP Multicast transports dependant upon bandwidth availability. The seaway now utilises 8000s throughout its extensive canal systems between the Port of Montreal and Lake Erie.
The entire CCTV system is now managed using ‘ Control Center’, IndigoVision’s IP video and alarm management software. Live video is viewed by a mix of ‘ Control Center’ workstations, or where needed by using 8000s as transmit/receive pairs with analogue monitors. For certain applications, ‘ Control Center’ salvos are used to switch video views and control cameras as dictated by other seaway canal control systems. The salvos are triggered by canal control PLCs, which make input changes to I/O incorporated in the 8000.
Windows based NVRs with about 8TB each of recording space have been deployed to assist in security and incident management over extended archive periods. Each server is used to record 30fps 4SIF live video from remote locations with each easily handling about 32 video streams and providing an archive period of approximately 15 days. The servers and direct attached SAS arrays can easily be expanded using inexpensive high-capacity SATA drives for a total storage space on each NVR of about 30TB.
Compression and transmission technology ensures minimum impact on network bandwidth. The cost benefits compared to traditional analogue solutions for the existing project and future expansion are said to be significant.
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