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St. Nicholas Church uses MOBOTIX to protect and serve its congregation

Verdant Technologies implements innovative CCTV at one of the UK’s oldest churches to protect the site against theft and vandalism while allowing special services to be broadcast to relatives in Ireland and Australia.

 

UK – June 13th, 2011– MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of a project at the parish of St. Nicholas, one of the UK’s oldest churches, that has deployed CCTV technology to protect against theft and vandalism while offering access to special services via the internet.

The parish of St. Nicholas extends around the northern edge of the Borough of Stevenage and includes parts of both the old and new towns. The Saxon church on this site was replaced by a Norman one in about 1100 AD, but the only remaining part of this is the great, thick-walled flint tower which houses a ring of eight bells.  The church structure has been partially rebuilt so many times that it is a patchwork of nine centuries of local endeavour.

Following a systematic campaign of metal thefts from the church which caused over £20,000 worth of damage and a spate of petty vandalism, Paul Drakes, the Churchwarden at St. Nicholas Church felt he had to act, “We had considered CCTV for a while but the property is a grade-one listed building and over a thousand years old, so we needed to be sensitive to the heritage of the site.” There are many items of interest in the church including an ancient stone font with a medieval carved wooden cover, six 14th century misericords, a carved reredos dating from 1890, a Victorian organ and a number of stained glass windows.

Paul, a retired fire-fighter before being elected as the churchwarden, had previous experience with CCTV systems and contacted several local firms for a solution. “We were keen to have remote access to the CCTV and for it to have enough intelligence to alert myself or other volunteers by phone if unexpected movement was detected within the church grounds,” he explains, “We looked at several analogue systems which offered poor quality and lacked flexibility. It was only when we approached Verdant Technologies did they highlight a MOBOTIX solution which was a good fit for our needs.”

Paul directly liaised with Verdant on every hole that was drilled to ensure that there was minimal impact to the building, Verdant setup a CCTV solution that provides a complete perimeter and internal view of the two acre site with just six cameras. Four of the MOBOTIX DualDome-D12 cameras cover the external perimeter of the building and just two cover the entire interior. This coverage with such a low camera count was achievable because the image quality of the MOBOTIX camera is so good that it can cover a large area whilst retaining good definition. A further DualDome-D12 camera was added to the Bell Tower to cover the car park, access road and nearby farm buildings, with agreement from the local farmer.

The system records 30 days worth of footage on an Overland 2TByte SNAP server and is also linked via a BT broadband connection. The MOBOTIX cameras can automatically telephone a range of preset telephone numbers in the event of movement in and around the church, especially late at night when previous incidents have occurred. Recipients of a phone alert can easily and securely log-in via any internet connected PC or mobile device to view footage from any camera in real-time. “This allows us to quickly and safely assess the situation and take the appropriate measures,” explains Paul.

The 3 megapixel system uses dual lenses for night and day and the cameras have microphones and speakers. This high quality video and audio feed has also helped the Church increase accessibility to important services held at the church. “We have had a funeral where an elderly close relative in Australia was unable to attend due to illness and the service was made available live via the internet as it happened,” explains Paul, “In another instance, a wedding was broadcast to relatives in Ireland, but this is only done with the express permission of the participants.”

Since the installation of the CCTV, which Paul believes is the first of its kind in the UK to both protect and deliver church services via the internet; there have been no thefts or incidents of vandalism on the site. “Our congregation have taken to it and we are now planning to open the church over a longer period with visitors able to look around or contact us via a telephone with CCTV helping to provide a level of protection when the church is unmanned.”

“Verdant has been extremely supportive throughout the project and unless you look very closely, the subtlety of the installation in no way detracts from the façade of our church,” Paul adds, “Many people think of CCTV as an intrusive concept but we are showing that it brings many additional benefits to our community and we hope other churches can use the technology to help their congregations.”

About Verdant Technologies-
Verdant Technologies (www.verdant-tech.co.uk), is a specialist installer of digital closed circuit television (CCTV) products. It was established in March 2002 by John Douglass.The company is focused on the emerging market for high definition networked video cameras.
Projects include:

·Hi-Lighter - a high definition image capture system to identify pre-existing damage in valet car parks, eliminating false claims damage claims, in use at airports such as Bristol and Heathrow.

·ViewMaster-360Ô - an innovative multi-camera product to replace conventional pan tilt zoom (PTZ) cameras in remote monitoring of construction sites and areas subject to anti-social behaviour.

About Mobotix AG:
At the forefront of technology, Mobotix AG is a European provider of high-resolution digital, network-based video security systems. The stock-quoted company, since its founding in Germany in 1999, has emerged as the leading pioneer in network camera technology and its decentralized concept has made cost-efficient high-resolution network video systems possible in the first place. Embassies, airports, train stations, ports, gas stations, hotels, highways – hundreds of thousands of Mobotix video systems are in use worldwide today.
For further information visit:-
www.mobotix.com

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