Axis Cameras Help Keep Bangkok Drivers Moving

Transportation Facilities

The Genius Traffic Company was commissioned by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to provide a traffic monitoring and driver information system to alert drivers of traffic congestion and incidents. The new traffic monitoring system would allow the BMA central control staff to visually monitor the traffic conditions at more than 40 key intersections around Bangkok, and in turn allow staf

AMG Transmits Surveillance Data through UK Tunnel

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AMG Systems has been selected to supply the transmission solution for the refurbished Victorian-built Blackwall Tunnel under the Thames in London. Following a series of tunnel fires in the European Alps in 2000, the European safety regulations for tunnels were changed and Transport for London (TfL) announced a US$112 million refurbishment programme over three years of the northbound Blackwall

Nice IP Surveillance Travels along Chinese Tianjin Metro Stations

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Nice Systems, announced that China's Tianjin Metro will implement Nice IP video security solution with video analytics to enhance the safety and security of 23 stations along its Line 2 route. This implementation will constitute the ninth deployment of Nice security solutions across different lines and cities in China's mass transit system, once again expanding the company's footprint in the count

Russian Rail System Transports with Nice Video Surveillance

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Nice Systems, a provider of intent-based solutions that extract insight to impact business performance, reduce financial risk and ensure safety and security, announced that AeroExpress, a provider of rail transportation services between Moscow's rail terminals and its three airports, will implement Nice solution to improve overall security operations. AeroExpress will also be implementing Nice's I

Codestuff Digitalizes Manchester Airport Surveillance System

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Codestuff, a provider of video management systems, announced a project helping Manchester Airport to upgrade its aging analog surveillance system to a fully digital core. The eight-month project will improve a wide range of surveillance-related tasks from baggage system monitoring, car park customer service, aircraft stands and pedestrian safety management across a 625-hectare site used by more th

Bosch Security Systems Descends at the German Airport

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Bosch Security Systems has received an order to install and put into operation the safety systems of the new Airport Berlin Brandenburg International BBI. The scope of the order includes the planning and installation for the fire alarm system, electro-acoustic emergency warning system, emergency exit door controllers, intrusion detection system, video surveillance, access control and building func

How Security Works for Real Transit Authorities

Transportation Facilities

Access control plays a major role for public transit systems, ensuring the convenience of passengers.

Converged Solutions Engage Security Personnel Ⅱ

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Maintaining public transit security usually falls to the system integrator who installed the system. “It is the responsibility of the system integrator to ensure the complete integration together with the customer approving it,” Anderson said. “Typically several pilot tests are made and finally an acceptance test and sign-off in these kinds of larger surveillance system projects.”

Converged Solutions Engage Security Personnel Ⅰ

Transportation Facilities

Security equipment may work beautifully, but is useless without proper operation. A&S explores how public transit authorities interact with security for situational awareness.

On the Road with Public Transit Security Ⅱ

Transportation Facilities

From boarding public transit to reaching one's destination, a great deal can occur. Each step of the way has unique concerns, which must be considered in the system design.