A complete video surveillance solution is comprised of many components that need to work together in a seamless manner. Individual components include video cameras, digital video servers, video management software, video analytics, storage systems, and remote access and event notification tools.
With all the different components, compatibility and interoperability are key concerns. Through extensive and rigorous evaluation and testing, SWI has collected, designed, and integrated various best in class components to offer a complete intelligent video surveillance solution tailored specifically for electric utility applications. Listed below are the various components offered as part of the SWI solution set.
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Cameras
Cameras are the eyes of the video surveillance system. Fixed or Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) cameras are available from SWI. Alternatively, SWI’s solution architecture allows customers to incorporate their existing cameras.
Contact SWI for a complete list of available cameras and corresponding accessories, as well as a list of compatible cameras that can be incorporated into the overall video surveillance solution. |
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Digital Video Server
SWI’s Digital Video Server is a powerful video server appliance that combines digital video recording, sophisticated video analytics, automated alarm and event notification, flexible networking capabilities, and configuration of multiple cameras into one compact package. The Digital Video Server aggregates multiple video sources at a remote location. |
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Video Management System
SWI’s Video Management System (VMS) is the “hub” of the complete video surveillance system. It provides video monitoring, viewing, recording, and event and archive management. The VMS can connect to multiple video server devices at a single location or across multiple sites for central management of all video servers. The VMS is capable of managing and monitoring hundreds of video cameras. |
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Video Analytics
Sophisticated, yet easy to use, video analytics allow the end user to pro-actively identify security incidents automatically and with minimal personnel. The video analytics rules engine is able to identify various types of intrusions including motion detection, perimeter violation, and objects left behind. The advanced algorithms have been tuned specifically for outdoor and substation environments to reduce the occurance of false alarms. |
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Storage
Video surveillance systems require a significant amount of storage space, especially if long term video archiving is required. SWI’s video storage solution uses a combination of local storage on the video server, as well as network attached storage where additional storage can be added as required and expanded to very large terabytes storage systems.
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Remote Access and Event Notification
SWI offers web based and mobile video management applications for remote video access. This allows for the distribution and viewing of system events and alarms to any computers connected to the network. Additional, alerts can also be sent to handheld devices such as Blackberrys or Windows Mobile Smart Phones. |
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