Arvaikheer City is a provincial capital in central Mongolia. The city experiences extremes of temperature, with lows that at times dip to minus 39 degrees C with wind chill, as well as highs of 33 degrees C. The city has seen growth in population over the last few years, and the government has sought public safety CCTV. The Taiwanese CCTV manufacturer VIVOTEK, with the local distributor ITZONE LLC., has fitted many of the streets and public areas of Arvaihkeer with cameras.
The system had to cover a very expansive area of Arvaikheer city, about 64 km2. The infrastructure of Arvaikheer is sparsely, which meant that choosing locations for the cameras was limited to the various buildings and utility poles already in place. Cameras were strategically set up. A bigger challenge was the local climate. Given the bone-chilling lows and sultry highs, cameras have to function in the harshest of weather. Winds can reach speeds of above 90km/h.
Arvaikheer City decided on a surveillance system to reduce crime in certain public areas. Crimes can be both caught and prevented, which was the basic requirement of the city commission. They requested quality cameras that could be used to detect and identify a crime in progress, and thus deter people from crime. The city wants its citizens to live in a clean and safe environment, so the system was designed to cover Arvaikheer City’s main roads and public areas, as well as the entries to main highways that connect Bayankhongor, Arvaikheer and Ulaanbaatar.
In December 2013, 74 VIVOTEK network cameras were installed across two main areas: one for monitoring public activities and the other for monitoring roads and traffic. Within the designated broader areas ITZONE chose a number of specific locations, 26 public locations and six roadside locations. To withstand the harsh weather, 14 units of the most durable cameras models were installed, including the SD8362E and SD8323E outdoor PTZ models. These cameras feature IP66 rated housing and extreme weatherproof housing. The SD8362E model offers a frame rate up to 60 fps (frames per second) while the SD8323 has an optic zoom capability of up to 36 times. The IP8362 bullet model comprised the remaining 60 cameras, being capable of producing high resolution and video in low light thanks to the WDR Enhancement, removable IR-cut filter, and built-in IR-illuminator. High Performance, High Satisfaction The surveillance system was successfully up and began operation on December 1, 2013.
A government official who worked as a commission member for the project said: “The image quality and performance of the system are excellent and satisfied our needs.”
And Steve Ma, Executive Vice President of VIVOTEK said: “We are pleased to provide Arvaikheer City with excellent image quality and outstanding performance from our cameras. It is believed that the surveillance system enhances the peace of mind about security in Arvaikheer and improves the lives of the people tremendously.”
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