CCTV, including High-Definition (HD) IP cameras, is helping to protect a luxury residential community in Lahore in Pakistan.
The community was built and is operated by Bahria Town, a real estate and construction business that has a number of iconic developments to its name. The residential community is set along side the Lahore Canal and consists of high specification housing, health facilities, schools, community centre, entertainment and a business district. It is said to be the largest real estate development in Asia.
Babar Rustam Tanoli, General Manager (Operations) for Bahria Town’s Lahore development, said: “With threats from terrorism, vandalism and burglary, security is of prime importance to our residents. Investing in the very best surveillance technology was therefore a priority. IndigoVision’s system gives us amazing video quality and intuitive Video Management Software enables our security team to quickly identify potential problems and respond accordingly. Forensic analysis of the archived video has already led to a number of arrests. Knowing the community has a state-of-the-art surveillance system is in itself a deterrence.”
The project was designed and installed by IndigoVision’s Approved Partner, Votel Solutions, who deployed the system using a point-to-multipoint (PTMP) wireless network with 10 access points and two backhaul links. Qasim Abbas, Votel Solutions’ Associate Director said: “IndigoVision’s excellent H.264 compression technology, flexible distributed architecture and unique motion analytics were all features that set the company ahead of the competition. The ability to stream high-quality video, including from HD cameras, across the wireless mesh has made this project viable and cost effective for Bahria Town.”
A mix of IndigoVision’s day-night fixed and PTZ IP cameras are deployed to monitor critical public areas such as schools, hospitals and community centres. Fixed HD cameras are used at all the entry and exit points to record vehicle licence plates and for facial recognition. These are archived for later analysis if required, however Votel Solutions are deploying an in-house developed forensic analysis application, which will integrate with the IP video and enable real-time authentication.
‘Control Center’, IndigoVision’s security management software, allows the operators to view live video and analyse post-incident recorded video. Features such as thumbnail motion search, interactive maps, sequences and guard tours have helped Bahria Town with operator efficiency and incident response – all with fewer security personnel. ‘Control Center’ is licensed on an unrestricted basis within the cost of IndigoVision’s hardware, allowing four workstations to be deployed in the main control room for no more than the cost of the PC equipment.
Video from all the cameras is recorded on an IndigoVision Windows Network Video Recorder (WinNVR) server with 1 TB of storage for seven days. It is then archived onto NetApp FAS 2020 storage for a further 30 days. Evidential quality video clips are exported for use by the police, who view them on IndigoVision’s stand-alone Incident Player application. For further product or company information:
