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IndigoVision Wins 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino
IndigoVision’s IP Video technology is providing the platform for the entire CCTV system at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy
IndigoVision’s IP Video technology is providing the platform for the entire CCTV system at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. The system, spanning the entire Olympic site, consists of 500 cameras managed by ‘Control Center’, IndigoVision’s enterprise video & alarm management software. The system was installed by Elsag, one of Italy’s largest system integrators, and represents the second Olympic Games protected by an IndigoVision solution, following on from the success of the 2000 camera system at Athens in 2004.
Each camera is connected to an IndigoVision 8000 transmitter/receiver module that encodes the analog signal into MPEG-4 digital video, which is then transmitted to several security command centers via the IP network. Site-wide video recording is achieved using IndigoVision’s Windows-based Network Video Recorders (NVRs). Recording and playing back high-quality 25 fps video, the NVRs were installed independent of camera positions, in various locations around the network providing a high level of redundancy – a recording solution that cannot be achieved using traditional DVR technology.
The ‘Control Center’ software and the network combine together to create a ‘virtual matrix’ that ensures the correct camera feeds are available at the appropriate command centers. ‘Control Center’ also provides all the management and analysis of recorded video from the NVR. Video analytics are used by Elsag to automate the low-level scene monitoring functions, freeing the operators to monitor higher risk areas.
By implementing a CCTV system based on IP Video technology the organizers have ensured a high-degree of flexibility. Existing cameras can easily be moved and new cameras added if needed. All that is required is a connection to any point on the network. This type of wide area CCTV surveillance is just not possible using traditional analog equipment – IP Video is the only practical solution.
