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National Video Monitoring Service Developed using IndigoVision Technology

IndigoVision’s complete IP Video security solution is at the heart of a national video and alarm monitoring centre based in Queensland, Australia. Developed by Naskam Security Services, the purpose-built control room provides live surveillance services to a diverse range of remote sites across Australia.

“Over 5 years ago, Naskam set about looking for a quality product that would allow us to provide live video monitoring services to clients across the country at an affordable cost, whilst providing the highest quality of recording equipment,” said Chad Wright, Naskam’s General Manager. “After testing many different vendors, we chose IndigoVision’s solution as it provided us with a number of unique features and the ability to deliver excellent video quality, with minimum bandwidth.”

IndigoVision’s class-leading compression technology allows Naskam to monitor high-quality video from remote sites using Next G/3G wireless links where traditional hardwired ADSL or fibre connections are not available. This enables Naskam to maximise the number of cameras that can be monitored over the available bandwidth and minimise their network costs. Naskam currently monitors numerous remote sites including shopping centres, city centres and utility infrastructures.

Naskam encourages each site to use dual streaming and local recording on IndigoVision’s Network Video Recorders (NVRs). In this configuration each camera produces two video streams, a higher resolution stream for local NVR archiving and a lower resolution stream, typically 2SIF @ 12 to 25fps, for transmission to the remote monitoring centre. Recorded video can also be accessed at the monitoring centre if required.

The low bandwidth requirement also ensures low latency, which allows Naskam’s operators to smoothly control PTZ cameras at each remote site. Live video monitoring and camera control is achieved using workstations running ‘Control Center’, IndigoVision’s Security Management Software.

“The first installation of a live monitored site was a small remote shopping centre where IndigoVision’s IP Video transmitters were installed along with analogue surveillance cameras, PA speakers, strobes and PIR's for video alarm activation,” continued Wright. “Within two weeks of deployment, several youths had already been apprehended for various crimes.

Local security patrols had failed for years to catch these criminals, whereas the video monitoring service worked immediately. Teaming this service up with live and pre-recorded audio announcements has meant that the system helps prevent crime by alerting people that they are entering a monitored area.”

The ability to transmit and receive synchronised full-duplex, high-fidelity audio alongside the video over the network was another feature that attracted Naskam to IndigoVision’s solution. Built-in PA facilities allow operators to broadcast audio announcements through speakers connected to the IP Video transmitters. Similarly microphones can be installed locally to capture audio recordings or enable two-way conversations.

IndigoVision’s advanced analytics and alarm management capabilities are used extensively by Naskam to help automate the monitoring process and improve incident response. Analytics functions such as virtual tripwire, congestion, motion detection and counterflow are used to trigger alarms.

These alarms automatically alert operators to the potential incident and can trigger actions such as panning a remote camera to a pre-configured position. They also use the Alarm Preview feature, which automatically displays the previous 10 seconds of recorded video prior to the alarm activation, helping operators to quickly assess the situation. Through the use of I/O built into IndigoVision transmitter modules, discrete signals from other security systems can also be monitored and used to trigger alarms.

Photo above: Naskam’s Central Monitoring Centre

About IndigoVision:
IndigoVision is a leading manufacturer of complete end-to-end IP video security solutions. IndigoVision is widely chosen for applications in airports, city centres, retail, ports, mining & petrochem, road & rail systems, education, finance, casinos, law enforcement, government and the military. These enterprise-class systems improve organisations' operational efficiency, enhance public safety and enable timely emergency response. IndigoVision has extensive reference sites including 7 rail networks, 2 of the world's top 5 banks, 28 airports, 27 casinos and two Olympic Games. IndigoVision is headquartered in Edinburgh UK, with its own local sales and support people in 21 countries across the world. IndigoVision partners with some 290 authorised system integrators and installers in 64 countries to provide local system design, installation and service to end users.