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- Press Release - 18th May 2009

Mauritius Port Invests in IndigoVision IP-CCTV
for Multi-Agency Surveillance

Port Louis, the capital and main port of Mauritius, has invested in IndigoVision’s complete integrated IP Video solution for a new harbour-wide surveillance system. The flexibility and distributed nature of the system allows a number of different agencies to monitor their own operations within the port. Based in a new central control room and a number of sub-control rooms the Mauritius Police Force, National Coast Guard, Customs and the Mauritius Port Authority (MPA), can access live and recorded video from the many cameras located inside and outside of the port buildings.

A port operation creates a complex security environment, which requires a surveillance system that is both flexible and delivers the very highest-quality video. Following an analysis of competing systems, IndigoVision was chosen because of its class-leading compression, video quality and the fact that it was a genuinely distributed system that is fully scalable.

Vikash Augnu, Project Manager for Brinks Mauritius, IndigoVision’s local partner that designed and installed the system said, "Brinks has always maintained a key differentiation over other system integrators by exceeding the expectations of its customers. In doing so, we had to provide the very best CCTV system for the port, which is one of the main trade entry routes into Mauritius and a high profile government installation. The site was very complex, which demanded a solution which was easy to install and deploy. As a key member of the system design and execution team, I was amazed at the flexibility that the IndigoVision system provided, while still being a very robust solution."

With some cameras located over 4 km away and a number being connected via wireless networks the video compression used was very important. IndigoVision’s compression technology allows DVD-quality, 25fps, video to be streamed with minimum bandwidth requirement and latency. This enables PTZ cameras to be controlled smoothly over large distances and wireless networks to be easily deployed.

Each agency’s operators use ‘Control Center’, IndigoVision’s Security Management Software (SMS), to view live and recorded video from any of the cameras. An advanced suite of tools provides fast playback and analysis of recorded video and clips can be exported for evidential purposes following an incident. ‘Control Center’ is licensed on an unrestricted basis within the cost of IndigoVision hardware, which means workstations can be deployed for no more than a cost of a level-entry PC. This was exploited by the MPA as 3 workstations, with 21 spot monitors, were installed in the main control room and a further 9 workstations deployed in 5 sub-control rooms. The distributed nature of the system means any component, including ‘Control Center’ workstations, can be located at any point on the network. IndigoVision’s distributed architecture removes the single point of failure associated with analogue and centralised network systems, creating a more robust solution ­ an important consideration for a high-profile surveillance operation at a major port.

“The system has been a great benefit to the MPA and other agencies,” continued Augnu. “Petty theft has decreased, they have improved surveillance of the main gates, enhanced control and monitoring at the terminal and quay areas and a much better deterrence particularly in the customs area.” 

Each camera is continuously recorded at full framerate for 1 month on 8 IndigoVision Network Video Recorders (NVRs), with a total storage of 16TB. Any ‘Control Center’ workstation with the right permissions, no matter where it is located, can access recorded video from the NVRs. The cameras used were a variety of indoor and outdoor analogue models, with each being connected to IndigoVision’s 8000 transmitter/receiver units. These convert the camera video into a MPEG-4 compressed digital stream for transmission over the fibre LAN or wireless network, both of which were newly installed by Brinks. MPA also use wash/wipe kits on their external cameras, which are triggered directly from any ‘Control Center’ workstation using custom commands sent over the network to the 8000 and then via a RS845 serial interface to the wash/wipe unit.

Photo (above): reproduced by kind permission of IndigoVision - Port Louis, Mauritius, has invested in IndigoVision’s complete integrated IP Video solution for a new harbour-wide surveillance system.

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About IndigoVision:
IndigoVision is a leading manufacturer of complete end-to-end IP video and alarm management solutions. IndigoVision is widely chosen for applications in airports, city centres, ports, mines, road and rail systems, education, banking, casinos, prisons, government and the military. These enterprise-class systems improve organisations' operational efficiency, enhance public safety and enable timely emergency response. IndigoVision is headquartered in Edinburgh UK, with local sales and support offices across the world. IndigoVision partners with some 200 authorised system integrators and installers in 40 countries to provide local system design, installation and service to end users.

For further details visit:- http://www.indigovision.com

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