In north-west Italy, the port city of Imperia has expanded its video surveillance system, using Dallmeier’s Panomera multifocal sensor cameras. Daniele Sisinio, Director of Dallmeier Italia, said: “One of the main requirements for the system was to be able to reconstruct events of interest with high reliability and high resolution.”
Imperia has had public video surveillance for years. The original system was based on the marina with cameras from numerous manufacturers, which were finally integrated into a Dallmeier management system. Later, the marina and city’s surveillance systems were unified. As a result, not only were further cameras from other manufacturers integrated, but some Dallmeier cameras were added. The patented Panomera combines several lenses and sensors with different focal lengths in one optical unit. Thus, Panomeras also capture rear and middle image areas with the same high resolution as scenes in the foreground. This means that fewer cameras are needed than with conventional tech, which leads to savings in the infrastructure such as cables and masts. Operators have an overview of the scene, while any number of detailed views can be displayed in high resolution. The detail zooms can be opened with a mouse click in the overall image, like ‘virtual’ PTZ cameras –live and in recording. This allows any number of operators to view the footage at the same time. It’s all always recorded at the highest resolution.
Alessio Meneghello, CEO of High Intelligence, pictured, said: “By using the very flexible and scalable SeMSy® management system from Dallmeier, we were able to create a client-server architecture that is exactly tailored to our needs. We use IPS 10000 appliances to store images from a large number of cameras. At the same time, we were able to place compact recording devices on site with the VideoNetBox to ensure local data recording without necessarily relying on radio links.”
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Dallmeier supported its certified partner High Intelligence during the planning phase and on-site demonstrations to see that the solution was optimally tailored to the customer’s needs. High Intelligence took care of the installation, configuration and calibration of the video system. The system is showing results. “By installing the cameras in several strategic locations, such as the roads and access routes to the marina and the city of Imperia, we have been able to consistently reduce the occurrence of critical incidents,” said Dr Hon Claudio Scajola, Mayor of Imperia.
