Controlled Access and OnSSI to Provide Video to Combat Crime in Philadelphia Industrial Area
Controlled Access LLC and On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc (OnSSI) have won the contract to design and install video surveillance to monitor Philadelphia's revitalization of its developing Port Richmond industrial area.
Port Richmond has been the scene of illegal dumping, vandalism and more serious crimes. As a result, business owners, police and city officials decided that video surveillance was necessary.
The contract was awarded by the Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise (PRIDE), a public-private partnership formed by owners and managers of industrial enterprises in the Port Richmond area who joined forces to improve the environment in which they operate, in an effort to increase profitability and retain and expand businesses and employment.
MAP, PRIDE, Controlled Access, and OnSSI worked together to create a security system with strategically placed and remotely operated cameras. Key features in OnSSI's platform are motion detection, variable resolution recording and transmission, high resolution recording for forensic analysis, two way audio and remote capabilities to aid police on site at crime scenes.
The main challenge for Controlled Access and OnSSI was to design a solution that would meet the requirements of the three groups. Business owners wanted to monitor and review incidents of vandalism and dumping, police were concerned about more serious crimes and the city wanted to make the area safer overall - and therefore more attractive to developers and business owners.
Working closely with each of these groups, Anthony Tuttle, security consultant for Controlled Access and the rest of the team, designed a system that monitors key areas based on crime statistics and the concerns voiced by business owners.
Controlled Access chose to work with the open-architecture system OnSSI designed, combined with Sony and IQinVision cameras. Using this system, police and select PRIDE business owners will be able log in and view live and recorded video directly from their computers. For example, business owners can review video after an incident occurs, while police can use live video when deciding how and where to deploy officers in the area or to monitor for specific behaviors.
"This system will deliver maximum flexibility and video coverage, as well as the potential for future expansion," said Casey Guagenti, general manager of Controlled Access. "We're confident that this system will be incredibly successful and grow exponentially as the city's needs grow."
Controlled Access will install cameras in strategic locations to provide the greatest coverage from the smallest number of cameras. At each site, both a Sony digital PTZ dome camera and an IQinvision fixed megapixel camera will be installed to maximize video coverage. The IQinVision cameras can be used to monitor areas up to four times the size of standard cameras, while Sony dome cameras zoom in for a closer look at any suspicious activities. Eventually, PRIDE and the police hope to add features like video analytics to increase the effectiveness of the system.
"Philadelphia has become a leader using widely accessed technological applications" noted Gadi Piran, president, and chief technology officer of OnSSI. "We see our venture in Port Richmond as a launch point for other similar projects in the future. Our open architecture software can be tailored and utilized to benefit the needs of different governmental entities as per their differing set of requirements. OnSSI offers a platform that can be tailored to fit the needs of customers ranging from cities to metropolitan agencies to corporate clients."
"We're honored to have been chosen to provide video security solutions for Port Richmond, and we're hopeful that this will be the beginning of a long, mutually beneficial relationship with the City of Philadelphia" said Guagenti.
About Controlled Access, LLC
Controlled Access, LLC specializes in the innovative design, installation and integration of electronic security systems. Headquartered in Maple Shade, New Jersey and with offices in New York, the company's trained service and installation technicians, hardware engineers and software developers provide design, installation, service and database expertise to its clients. Controlled Access, LLC is one of the largest independent systems integrators operating in the Tri-State area. They may be reached at 800-377-5050 or on the web at www.controlledaccessllc.com.
About OnSSI
On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc. offers a comprehensive IP video surveillance control and management solution. Ocularis, OnSSI's IP Video Control platform, is designed to operate on a single platform with unprecedented levels of user-intuitiveness, open architecture and scalability. With core competencies rooted in both the IT and professional security markets, OnSSI's unique solution provides feature-rich camera management, sophisticated recording and archiving, automatic Push Live Video on event, control-room video-wall management and virtual matrix functionality. OnSSI's IP solutions can be found in a wide range of municipalities, federal and local government agencies, as well as enterprise, industrial, and educational settings. For more information, visit: www.onssi.com.
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