Colorado City Uses IP Cameras For Monitoring, Surveillance

  • Jun 16, 2008

Axis Communications recently announced that the City of Longmont, Colo., is using its network cameras to provide city-wide monitoring and surveillance.

Volpe Industries, an Axis channel partner, designed, developed and configured the complete security system using the AXIS 211A, AXIS 214 PTZ, and AXIS 216FD Network Cameras and its own Eagle Eye DETEXI software.

“Longmont wanted a system that could expand with their needs” said Christopher Volpe, president of Volpe Industries. “We started with its water treatment plant a few years ago. Once online, the central IT department realized that multiple NVR’s could be deployed and tied together. The beauty of our Eagle Eye DETEXI NVR coupled with the Axis network cameras is any of the video may be accessed from anywhere within the city, from any authorized personnel with minimal impact on their available bandwidth across their WAN.”

"Since our surveillance and safety system has been up and running, Longmont residents feel more secure knowing that both our citizens and facilities are protected,” said Kurt Headrick, senior network analyst for the City of Longmont. “In addition, using the system, I can administer all sites very easily here in the Civic Center from my PC.”

The other challenge with this application is that the city has deployed a combination of wired and wireless Ethernet that is using lower bandwidth.

The implementation, which began a few years ago, now encompasses the Water Treatment facility, Longmont City Library, Memorial Center, Recreational Center, Centennial Pool and, most recently, the Safety and Justice (correctional) facility.

“Network video solutions are ideal for city center applications because they offer high image quality, can be connected via wireless or wired means and offer remote monitoring capabilities,” said Fredrik Nilsson, general manager, Axis Communications Inc. “We are excited that Longmont has worked successfully with Volpe Industries to enhance the safety of its community.”

With its success, Longmont is enthusiastic about further leveraging the surveillance system’s capabilities and potentially expanding the system across other key areas around the city. Some of these areas will require wireless connectivity, but still demand high-resolution images that only Axis network cameras can reliably deliver. Because of the flexibility of Volpe’s NVR software and its experience with selecting the right equipment for each particular application, integrating additional cameras into the existing system is expected to be seamless and cost effective.

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