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| Written by Neil Sutton, on Tue-December-2009 |
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently completed an installation of IP video surveillance equipment at 30 of its land border crossings across the nation.
The project spanned more than 18 months, 10 different RFPs and three
integrators —Chubb Canada, ADT Advanced Integration and Southwest
Surveillance Systems Canada.
The CBSA chose IndigoVision’s IP video system as its technology
platform. Five hundred IndigoVision HD cameras were installed and
integrated with the CBSA’s existing 500 analogue cameras, which were
connected to the network using IndigoVision’s 9000 series transmitter
modules. IndigoVision is calling the project the largest HD IP
surveillance system of its kind in North America.
“I think there probably will be a migration path to 100 per cent IP.
However, an awful lot of the cameras they purchased over the years are
very, very good analogue cameras,” said Bill McQuade, senior
vice-president, North America, IndigoVision. “It certainly wouldn’t
make sense to throw them in the rubbish bin. Fifty per cent of the
cameras are IP and the other 50 per cent are existing cameras that they
purchased several years ago.”
Spokesperson for the CBSA Hannah Mahoney said in an email that “the
newer technology allows us to have enhanced coverage of our areas. The
CBSA places a high priority in its enforcement efforts, using proven
indicators, advance information, innovative technology, information
sharing and officer training to protect our borders. At the same time,
the agency always looks at new ways to enhance its detection
capabilities.”
Each border crossing has a self-contained surveillance system with
video being recorded on standalone NVRs and monitored on workstations
with IndigoVision Control Center security management software.
According to IndigoVision, border points will be able to share live and
recorded video on a regional or national basis via a distributed
architecture should they require it.
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