Brussels International Airport Upgrades IP Video Technology

In 2001 Brussels International Airport was a pioneer of IP Video when it installed what was then the largest networked video CCTV system in Europe. Based on IndigoVision’s IP video technology the more than camera system was installed using existing LAN and interfaced to the airport management system.

One of the main reasons for chose an IP video solution from IndigoVision was its flexibility and scalability which would accommodate the airport’s growth plans and allow a smooth migration path to newer technology in the future.

Six years later, airport officials are benefiting from their early decision to deploy IP video by upgrading their current IndigoVision 6000 series technology with the latest series 8000 MPEG-4 product. As well as providing DVD-quality video the 8000 series will give Brussels airport access to real time analytics. Managed by IndigoVision’s local partner Fabricom GTI, Security Division, all 800 of the original series 6000 transmitter/receiver units will eventually be replaced with more than 1000 of the new 8000 units by the end of 2007, providing additional surveillance in addition to the benefits of the newer technology.

The CCTV system operates over the whole 3,706 acre site of the airport and provides surveillance footage for many departments, including police, fire service, customs, baggage handling and airport operations, via PC workstations or one of 150 video monitors located around the airport. When it was first installed the existing investment in analog technology was not discarded, with many of the cameras and much of the control room equipment being re-used.

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