The Avant Technologies-ObjectVideo comprehensive security surveillance system comprises 400 cameras in 20 public housing developments in Puerto Rico. The system consists of Avant’s VZip Rack IVIS, a rack mounted digital video encoder, and ObjectVideo® OnBoard™ software for embedded video content analysis that allows rule-based object detection, classification, tracking and real-time alerting.
“Security in public housing is a challenging issue involving a lot of complex social problems and law enforcement,” said Carlos Laboy, executive director, Vivienda Public Housing, the largest public housing system in Puerto Rico. “We did a lot of research on security throughout the U.S. and Europe and determined exactly what we needed to improve the quality of life for our residents.”
Monitored centrally throughout the day and night, the cameras are meant to be a preventative measure against crime. With ObjectVideo analytics, the police are able to detect, classify and track objects of interest in real-time, and address security concerns as they are happening. The software can distinguish between cars and people, for example, and can monitor and record the activity in the public housing areas.
“In addition to helping us reduce crime, the intelligent video surveillance system has enabled us to improve communication throughout our police force and centralize our public housing issues,” said Laboy.
The centrally managed surveillance system provides great efficiencies by eliminating redundancies, improving communication and increasing shared knowledge among police and other public safety officials. In addition, recorded video can be used as evidence in criminal investigations and can reduce the associated costs to the government.
“The public’s safety is very important to the government of Puerto Rico, which is evident in its commitment to improving the security of its public housing areas through monitoring and surveillance,” said Alberto Diaz, business development manager of Avant Technologies. “It is our hope that our surveillance systems not only help identify and prosecute criminals, but more importantly, serve as a deterrent to crime to keep our cities safe.”
Vzip Rack, Avant Technologies’ video server, was implemented to centralize the large number of cameras in use. This rack-mounted chassis includes a wide array of interfacing devices for remote alarm monitoring, device control and remote data acquisition, which is important for such a distributed surveillance systems.
“Combining video analytics with a centralized surveillance system creates a powerful crime deterrent and public safety solution, and we are pleased that Avant has leveraged our intelligent video surveillance software in such a positive way,” said Brian Eckert, vice president of sales and marketing for ObjectVideo. “Avant Technologies’ solutions are critical to the security of the public housing areas of Puerto Rico, and the real-time surveillance enabled by our software is sure to further help in its public safety efforts.”
Because the system has been recognized as model public security system, Avant is working on similar solutions in other areas including public housing complexes in the U.S.
About ObjectVideo, Inc.
With more than 750,000 channels of video analytics sold worldwide, ObjectVideo® is the leading provider of intelligent video software. The company’s innovative products convert video to data in real-time through the detection, classification and tracking of activities. With this technology, end users are now able to obtain vision-based business intelligence, improve surveillance effectiveness, manage building systems more accurately and reduce loss in retail environments. ObjectVideo intelligent analytics are available to the market through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that embed ObjectVideo® OnBoard™ - digital signal processor-based technology – into a variety of devices. ObjectVideo’s network includes 30 manufacturing and technology partners. The company holds more than 50 patents and patents pending in the field of computer vision.
For more information, please visit www.objectvideo.com.
About Avant Technologies
Avant Technologies develops state of the art solutions in the Security and IT services area. Avant designs, develops and manufactures video surveillance systems for any type of market. Its expertise lies in complex solutions specifically tailored and personalized to meet our clients’ needs. Avant Technologies has more than 15 years experience in providing turnkey solutions for any type of environment. They manufacture, design, implement and maintain their products and solutions. They offer numerous integration services by analyzing a specific need, consulting our clients about possible scenarios and executing the most cost-effective and stable solutions.
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