Dutch rail keeps track of stations with heightened awareness

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ProRail, the government agency responsible for rail infrastructure in the Netherlands, is deploying Nice Systems's situation management solution to help identify, verify and manage security, safety, and operations in real time. The solution will also be instrumental in post-event investigation, analysis and the ongoing evaluation of event handling. Nice is partnering with Geodan, an expert in geog

Minnesota metro transit extends video investment to secure growing network

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Metro Transit Police Department, part of Metro Transit in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, is extending its investment in Verint Systems technology, standardizing key parts of its transportation technology platform with the company's VMS for the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (CCLRT) Project. Moving from its legacy security and business systems to a unified approach, the VMS solution is helpi

Korea's first urban transit monorail to be trailblazer in IP

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LILIN has been selected as the security camera provider of choice for the third rail line being built in Daegu, South Korea. This new bidirectional monorail, constructed by Hitachi, will be watched over for both security and safety, with the installation of 224 LILIN IPD6222ES4.3 vandal-proof IP mini dome cameras.

Mifare making a comeback in Vancouver's green city initiative

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NXP Semiconductors announced that Canada's South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) has adopted its MIFARE technology platform for Vancouver's public transport system. With the introduction of NXP's MIFARE technology, TransLink can quickly roll out a reliable and secure contactless service across the entire infrastructure to further accelerate use of public transportation

Korean rail yard fortifies security and fire detection with networked system

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Korea Railroad is a public corporation in charge of managing the national railroad of Korea and related business. The Goyang Rolling Stock Workshop (GRSW) of the metropolitan rolling stock maintenance depot is the starting point and final destination of Korea Train eXpress. It sits on more than 1.3 million square meters of land and consists of 31 buildings. To ensure the safety of the large site o

Highway traffic control building in China deploys networked access solution

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HID Global, a worldwide provider for secure identity solutions, announced that its networked access controllers, contactless smart cards and readers have been deployed at the Anhui Wantong Expressway Building to provide multi-layered security with advanced access control level settings and centralized, real-time monitoring for every access point. The new access control system also enables area con

Taipei Metro goes IP, with industrial-grade durability

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Averaging 1.6 million passengers per day, Taipei Metro is one of the busiest transportation systems in Asia, and has become an important driver for business and lifestyle in the island nation. In addition to ensuring smooth and reliable operations, the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation keeps an watchful eye on the security and safety of its riders.

Million-dollar protection bestowed on Honolulu city buses

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Safety Vision, a solutions provider of mobile video and multimedia fleet automation, was recently awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to install onboard surveillance systems on 302 buses for the City and County of Honolulu. Providing fixed-route public transportation throughout the island of Oahu, TheBus serves 73.4 million riders annually.

London emergency response fleet gets going with Vemotion low-bandwidth video and live data

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Vemotion Interactive, specialists in live video transmission over low bandwidth connections, announced its technology has been deployed in a fleet of EnterpriseMouchel vehicles in London to assist the provider in managing its client's road network. The video technology, using a GSM mobile network, was particularly useful during the high levels of traffic experienced in London over recent weeks

Rio metro ensures safe travels with system upgrade from lndigoVision

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MetroRio, Rio de Janeiro's metro system, has deployed a complete IP video surveillance system from IndigoVision to protect the 700,000 people who travel daily on its network and to allow for future extensions of the metro service.