IP surveillance solution for Griffith*
Eacom Technologies has installed a Bosch IP surveillance solution for Griffith Council. The solution stores all video streams at 4CIF and 25 images per second for 31 days and is used by NSW Police to ensure safety and security in the Griffith CBD.
Griffith has a population of 24,000 and is the heartland of Australia’s wine and vegetable production. With a thriving economy and a young and growing population, Griffith has quickly expanded from a quiet rural town to a vibrant city. Throughout this process, Griffith Council and NSW Police have faced challenges common to all fast growing rural centres in Australia – an increase in crime in public areas.
To improve safety and security of the Griffith CBD, Council decided to employ an IP video surveillance system.
“Council, in conjunction with the NSW Police Department, identified an area of Banna Ave that was particularly prone to assaults and other forms of violent crime,” said Tim Andrighetto from Eacom Technologies.
“Aspects of the system that were seen as critical to Council were: reliability, quality, service and backup, operator acceptance, compatibility and value for money.”
The system is designed around six locations each comprising one Bosch Autodome 300 Series PTZ camera and two fixed Autodome 100 Series domes cameras.
Meanwhile, Griffith Library has two Bosch Dinion IP fixed domes.
“The methodology behind this design was to reduce the likelihood of PTZs from missing incidents in high traffic areas while in Tour modes,” Tim Andrighetto said.
“All cameras are from the Bosch IP range and each camera location comprises a four port Gigabit Switch and Media Converter residing on a dedicated Gigabit Fibre LAN. The camera power supply, switch and converter are all housed inside the pole itself to avoid the need for a communications box on the pole.”
The Archiving Infrastructure comprises a HP Server with 18TB of storage in a Raid 5 Array. Bosch BVMS was chosen as the Archiving Software and a dedicated HP client installed within the same rack for footage retrieval. All equipment is housed in a secure 45RU Cabinet within a newly constructed Disaster Recovery Room.
“Once the initial design was formulated meetings were held with Councillors to educate them on the benefits of Fibre Optic Cabling and IP technology,” Tim Andrighetto said. “This education process was critical to the success and the quality of the system.
The installation time frame of 12 weeks was met with a two week window available to refine and rectify defects should they exist.
“We are happy to say that the system was completed before handover and it has performed perfectly since,” Tim Andrighetto said. “Accurate planning and timely execution meant the project was brought in on time.”
*Copy supplied by Bosch
