CONTENTS
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Market Update
Middle East Shines in 2014 P.40
Wise Buying Mindset for Access Control
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IP-Based Video Surveillance Enjoys High Market Penetration
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Vertical Market
Critical Infrastructure Aspires for Comprehensive Protection P.84
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Mar. 2014
Product Exploration
Network Camera 2014 Update:
Standard Features and Functions P.64
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Network Cameras Expand with Niche Features
Special Feature
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SMBs Prove Size Doesn’t Matter
P.14 Contents P.18 Editor’s Note P.20 Corporate News
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P.30 Products of the Month P.106 Show Calendar P.108 New Products
Alarm and Fire Safety Systems for Smart Home P.125 Companies in This Issue
EDITOR'S NOTE a&s International, published by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd., is a monthly professional publication for channel players in the worldwide electronic security industry since 1997. It updates importers, distributors, OEM/ODM searchers, system integrators and other product purchasers on product sources and identifies developments in CCTV, Digital Surveillance, Access Control, Biometrics, Intrusion Alarm, Intercom/Video Doorphone, Home
IP-Based Video Surveillance in Full Bloom In different geographical regions, the market penetration of IP-based video surveillance is also varied. The Middle East is quite unique on its own, especially in IP-based video surveillance development. It has a much higher market penetration, compared to other developing countries, which is greatly influenced by the governments’ regulations and investments toward infrastructures. Because of the governments’ support, the Middle East security industry is well developed in all different product segments. Furthermore, with high purchasing power, end users are desperate for the new technologies and extra values that security equipment can bring them. In general, this market provides a very good environment for many new and advanced technologies and solutions to grow. The Middle East serves as a perfect example to demonstrate how the latest security technologies are implemented in different projects. In this issue, we continue to explore how IP-based technologies are adopted by critical infrastructure and SMB sectors. What do those end users really want from IP-based technologies and how can those technologies create the greatest ROI for them? Meanwhile, in video surveillance, network cameras have always played an important role in the entire system. In this issue, we also provide a yearly update for buyers to understand the current specifications for standard and niche network cameras. Without a doubt, IP-based video surveillance is in full bloom in all different markets. Through the a&s articles for this issue, we hope to provide the whole picture for all the professional buyers.
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CORPORATE NEWS
HID Global Acquires Biometric Leader Lumidigm, Enhances Authentication Portfolio HID Global announced the acquisition of Lumidigm, the authentication solution provider that uses multispectral imaging technology, software, and biometric fingerprint sensors to authenticate identities with a high degree of certainty. The acquisition extends HID Global’s authentication portfolio while positioning the company to deliver a variety of new secure identity solutions. “The combined company will have the opportunity to apply multispectral imaging capabilities to credential acquisition and authentication, gesture recognition, and other image-based process control systems, making multi-factor authentication on a single, integrated device a reality,” said Bob Harbour, Executive Chairman of Lumidigm and Chairman and President of the International Biometrics & Identification Association.
Bosch Secures New Five-Star Hotel in Sochi The new five-star Radisson Blu Resort and Congress Center in Sochi relies on Bosch when it comes to security. The luxury resort, which celebrated its grand opening in time for the biggest event ever held in Sochi, is equipped with Bosch fire alarm systems, public address and evacuation technology, and a comprehensive video surveillance system, all integrated and centrally managed via the building integration system. Located close to the Black Sea coast, the Radisson Blu features more than 500 guest rooms, three restaurants, a health club, spa, and other amenities. With 11 conference rooms, the Radisson Blu also features one of the largest hotel-attached convention centers in southern Russia. As the different parts of the building also have different safety requirements, Krasnoda-based installer, Computer-Svyaz, designed a networked solution with 11 independent fire panels and more than 8,000 fire detectors, all managed as one integrated system. The Bosch fire alarm system tightly interacts with the Bosch public address system to ensure a fast evacuation if needed. The Bosch video surveillance solution consists of almost 300 IP-based cameras managed by the Bosch video management system. Bosch intelligent video analysis is used to detect critical situations and to reduce the expenditure of human labor.
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Navtech Radar Tightens Security at Ostrava Airport Ostrava Airport in the Czech Republic has become the latest European airport to conform to the new EU regulations, which stipulate that improved perimeter security measures must be in place by 2015. Working with a group of technology partners, all based out of Brno, including ADI Global Distribution, Techniserv IT, and Security Technologies, the airport has implemented a wide-area surveillance solution from Navtech Radar. The wide-area surveillance capabilities are tied in to Navtech Radar’s physical security information management (PSIM) system. Ostrava Airport expects to be an early adopter of Navtech Radar’s PSIM system, which was released in the first quarter of 2014. The system includes a number of new features such as advanced user management and track handover, which allows multiple radars to transfer a track between each other, enabling more powerful event analysis.
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Danish Condo Complex Crime Rate Drops with IQinVision Product IQinVision, an network camera provider, announced that Ellemarken Condominiums, located in Koge, Denmark, has deployed a combined IQinVision and Milestone IP-based video surveillance system to improve safety and reduce vandalism. Denmark-based value-added integrator Smartguard is in charge of project installation. The Ellemarken complex is comprised of more than 4,500 bedroom units. The condominium's management sought to improve overall security at the complex, avoid break-ins and theft, reduce graffiti, and prevent unauthorized persons from entering buildings through each building's stairwell entrances. Several crimes have already been solved using video evidence. With the large decrease in the number of crimes and other expensive incidents, management is confident that their expenditure on the IQinVision cameras will achieve a full return on investment within two years.
NAV Awarded WSCA Contract for Security and Protection Services North American Video (NAV), a provider of security systems integration technology and services, has been awarded a contract with the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) to provide electronic security products and technologies, along with installation, integration, and repair services. The contract for the newly established purchase category of security and protection services, will ensure that members in the National Association of State Purchasing Officials (NASPO) states have access to industry-leading electronic security technologies and full systems integration services. All authorized governmental entities in any state are welcome to use WSCA-NASPO cooperative contracts with the approval of that state’s chief procurement official. Cooperative purchasing benefits states as well as cities, counties, public schools, institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities.
Canon Partners with Nedap to Provide an Integrated Security Platform Canon Europe, a world leader in imaging solutions, has been selected and accredited as a hardware security partner by Nedap Security Management. The new partnership makes Canon’s entire range of network cameras available to Nedap’s customers through compatibility with its security management software and provides a powerful video management package to systems integrators and end users. The accreditation will bring a number of benefits to systems integrators and customers by extending Canon’s in-built analytics, and is compatible with Canon’s entire range of network cameras. Nedap’s solution will build on this by providing functionalities for access control, intrusion detection, video management, and locker management in one fully integrated platform.
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Assa Abloy Provides Locks and Door Solutions for Sochi Olympics Assa Abloy Group companies have played an integral part in readying the resort town of Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, providing door and lock solutions for the international airport, sporting facilities, and hotels. The biggest project for Abloy, an Assa Abloy Group company with a large presence in Russia, has been providing door automatics, door closers, and mechanical and electric locks for the international airport that was built for the Olympics. The company also provided door and locking solutions for hotels and sporting facilities, like the skating arenas. VingCard Elsafe, another Assa Abloy Group company, has also contributed to the construction in Sochi. The company installed electronic card locks in about 60 percent of new hotel rooms built in the city — 12,000 rooms — and safes in about 6,000 rooms. Both companies have been hard at work since Sochi was awarded the Olympics back in 2007. Playing a large role in the games is a central part of Assa Abloy Group’s strategy to focus more on emerging markets like Russia. The company is already positioning itself for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia.
PRODUCTS OF THE MONTH
Security Technologies Go Mobile FLIR ONE Thermal Imaging Device for Mobile Phone FLIR ONE puts thermal imaging in the hands of everyday users. FLIR ONE displays a live thermal image of the world on the phone’s screen, letting users see in the dark and observe the relative temperatures of various objects. FLIR ONE is compatible with the iPhone5 and 5s and fits on the phone like a protective case. Once mounted, the device displays a live thermal image on the phone’s screen, giving users the ability to see in an array of conditions, including complete darkness. Originally developed for military night vision, this technology has revolutionized modern law enforcement, search and rescue, security, and surveillance. Users can apply the power of FLIR ONE to home improvement, outdoor recreation, security, and safety.
Allegion aptiQmobile Web-Based Credential Management System Artec ID Broadway 3D BR Face Recognition aptiQmobile is a single solution, easy-to-use mobile app that utilizes NFC technology. With the screen lock feature, the solution keeps users’ credentials safe if their phones are lost or stolen. The credential information is stored in the same memory location as users’ other app passwords and sensitive information. aptiQmobile stores a 128 bit AES-encrypted credential that has to be decrypted by the access control reader, and offers a higher level of security based off encrypted smart card technology, so cloning one transaction will not work a second time.
Key Features • Scene range temperature: 32°F to 212°F (0°C to 100°C) • Operating temperature: 32°F to 113°F (0°C to 45°C) • Battery capacity: 1,400mA/h (maximum thermal imager battery life is approximately two hours continuous use) • FLIR Lepton thermal camera core • Visible camera: VGA (used for FLIR and MSX blending) Supplier: • FLIR Systems URL • URL: www.flir.com/flirone
Key Features • Easily assigns aptiQmobile credentials using users’ existing access control software (or the aptiQmobile Admin Portal if users’ system provider is not a member of the aptiQ developer network) • Eliminates the need to print student IDs or keep an inventory of cards on hand • Responds to student needs remotely and issues credentials in seconds • Compatible with Motorola Droid Razr M, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Express, Samsung Nexus 4, Phone 4/4S/5 (with NFC case), iPod Touch (with NFC case), and HTC One X+ Supplier: • Allegion URL • www.aptiqmobile.com
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SPECIAL FEATURE
SMBs Prove Size Doesn’t Matter
mall and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are anything but small and medium-sized in terms of their impact on a country’s economy. According to the US Small Business Administration (SBA), there are roughly 28 million small businesses, businesses with fewer than 500 employees, which make up 49.2 percent of private sector employment in the U.S. A statistical release by the UK Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) from October 2013 revealed that 99.9 percent of all private sector businesses in the U.K. fall under the category of a SMB —
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defined by the European Commission (EC) as a business with 249 employees or less. The BIS release further noted that UK SMBs employ 14.1 million people and have a combined turnover of around US$2.6 trillion, which accounts for approximately 48.1 percent of private sector turnover. These numbers clearly show that although SMBs may be small in physical size, their economic impact is not to be underestimated. For this reason, the security industry has taken more notice and begun focusing more of its energies on this important market sector.
SMALL OR MEDIUM? What defines a SMB differs not only between country, but organization as well. The country with the broadest definition of what constitutes a SMB is the U.S. While the SBA defines small businesses as any enterprise with less than 500 employees, Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, defines SMBs as businesses that have less than 999 employees and annual revenue of less than $1 billion. Gartner further breaks down SMBs by categorizing small businesses as those with less than 100
the above types of standards to define SMBs, some use their own definitions. “Traditionally, the market segments were defined by the employee numbers. But with more and more automation and technology evolving, a small company could generate more revenue than a medium size company. For the surveillance market, we would like to define SMB by the scale of the infrastructure or by the amount of data increasing or used per year — small businesses 50TB or fewer and mediumsized businesses 50TB to 1,000TB,” said Daniel Lin, Sales Director at Qsan Technology.
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employees and annual revenue of $50 million, and medium-sized businesses as those with 100 to 999 employees and annual revenue of more than $50 million but less than $1 billion. On the other hand, the EC defines SMBs as enterprises with less than 250 employees and a turnover of less than $65.4 million. This definition is further broken down into three subcategories: micro (zero to nine employees), small (10 to 49 employees), and medium (50 to 249 employees). Differently, in India, SMBs are divided into two categories — enterprises engaged in the manufacture,
production, processing, or preservation of goods; and enterprises engaged in providing or rendering of services — based on the amount invested in plant, machinery, and/or equipment, according to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. Furthermore, according to the Indian Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, micro, small, and medium enterprises contribute nearly eight percent of the country’s GDP, 45 percent of the manufacturing output, and 40 percent of exports. While many security companies use
SMB security spending in the U.S. alone is expected to surpass $5.6 billion in 2015, twice the rate of SMB IT spending over the same period, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). When it comes to what SMBs want in terms of security, industry players note SMBs want the same level of security that both large commercial and government projects require. “The SMB is likely to be more agile and reach a buying decision quickly, yet they are demanding the same features and benefits of large corporations: performance, return on investment (ROI), lower cost of ownership and maintenance, and often a level of integration,” said Jamie Barnfield, Senior Sales Manager at IDIS. Not only do SMBs want the same features and benefits that big enterprises want, they also want simplicity, according to Barnfield. “They want something that works and does exactly what it says on the tin. They especially don’t want complexity.” Barnfield attributes the desire for simplicity to the lack of resources SMBs have to deal with complicated systems. These needs also have an effect on SMB buying patterns. John Davies, MD of TDSi
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he Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the U.A.E. — still remain the region’s top countries with the largest security markets. In 2012, the Middle East fell dramatically, “due to three unforeseen circumstances — the regional civil unrest, the fall in the price of oil and its production, and the fall in the US dollar,” according to IHS. The actual growth rate of video surveillance equipment in the Middle East fell to 5.3 percent. Although social turmoil and fluctuations in oil prices still made 2013 uncertain, the Middle East security market is predicted to bounce back to around 10 percent in 2013 and grow 12 percent in 2014. “The economy was a bit soft in 2012 and many customers delaying purchasing. Implementation of many projects began in 2013, resulting in an excellent year for us,” said Watheq Abu Gharbiah, Regional Manager of Middle East at FLIR Systems. Most of all the suppliers expect the recovering momentum to continue through 2014 and 2015. Firstly, the U.S. began easing some of its economic restrictions against Iran this January,
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including its sanctions on cars and petrochemicals products. Secondly, recovery of the Iranian market would also raise the region’s average growth rate. The latest cheerful announcement is of Dubai winning the bid to host the 2020 World Expo. The BBC reported that authorities in Dubai forecasted the
6-month event to bring in around US$23 billion and cost the country around a total $8.4 billion, of which around $6.5 billion is expected to be government spending on infrastructure projects. Finally, the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is also serving as a major driver to boost the overall economy in the region.
▲Watheq Abu Gharbiah, Regional Manager, Middle East, FLIR Systems
▲Robert Kirkaldie, Director of Marketing/Sales, Security Systems Division, Southwest Microwave
▲Aditya Khemka, Director, CP Plus
▲Noriyuki Hayashi, Senior Sales/ Marketing Manager, System Solutions Department, MEA, Panasonic Marketing
▲Aditya Sahaya, Director of Business Development, Prologix Distribution
▲Hakan Özyiğit, Regional Director, Middle East, Bosch Security Systems
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Wise Buying Mindset for Access Control in Middle East n BY JILL LAI
iddle East buyers carry strong purchasing power. Compared to four to five years ago, Middle East buyers have become more aware of the general benefits that the new technologies can bring them. At the same time, they particularly prefer futureproof security technologies that will bring them extra value to optimize their business operations and even law and policy enforcement. This kind of buying
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mindset becomes very obvious when they select access control products.
TIME-ATTENDANCE FEATURE IS A “MUST” Access control products usually tend to be designed according to the local culture and lifestyles in a country. When buyers select access control products in the Middle East, the time-attendance feature is most frequently asked about
and preferred because the government has clear rules on employee attendance. “It is important to have a localized approach here. We are able to customize the products according to the regional requirements and culture; for instance, the holidays in the Middle East are Fridays and Saturdays, which is different from other geographic regions. In the Middle East, the time-attendance feature is very important to end users, especially in commercial and
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governmental buildings solutions. End users really need the time-attendance function to enforce the government law and calculate penalties for unpunctual employees. Time-attendance features are available in different ways in our systems, and are part of the overall business reporting tools available in our access control systems. These include building space usage and occupancy calculation, people-flow measurement, entry and exit time of visitors, subcontractors, and employees. We are also developing a visitor management system to manage visitors using electronic devices. Meeting room reservation is also another newly added function,” said Tarek Ismail, Sales Director of Middle East at Tyco Security Products. In the SMB sector, ZK Techhnology FZCO's time-attendance and access control system is popular especially in the Middle East region, especially in Saudi Arabia, Iran, the U.A.E., and Iraq. “We recently launched our latest iris and vein recognition systems, and IP video surveillance cameras with facial recognition. The camera can link with the access control system, after installing software, suitable for business buildings,” said Kiven Wu, Sales Manager of Middle East at ZK Technology FZCO.
TECH-SAVVY TECHNOLOGIES ARE PREFERRED Due to the combination of higher
▲Kiven Wu, Sales Manager, Middle East, ZK Technology FZCO
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▲Due to the high purchasing power and interest in innovative solutions, GCC countries tend to adopt electromechanical locks more.
purchasing power and the interest in innovative solutions, "the end users here are becoming more willing to upgrade from the standard mechanical locks to electromechanical locking systems which provide more convenience and have a more technological aspect to them. Electromechanical locks have gained more traction in the GCC than other Middle East countries," said Tarek Marawan, VP of Business Development, for Middle East at Assa Abloy Security Solutions. Furthermore, in the Middle East, there are no set standards on locks and door hardware. Some countries such as Saudi
▲Tarek Marawan, VP of Business Development, Middle East, Assa Abloy Security Solutions
Arabia prefer American standards (ANSI), while others prefer European standards (EN). So, there is a mixture of standards in the Middle East, depending on the country’s history. “However, I would say it provides a good opportunity for a big organization such as Assa Abloy, because we have a diverse range of product lines which comply with all the different standards,” continued Marawan. People, primarily in the GCC countries, have a high acceptance of new and savvy technologies, which accelerates the penetration of network technologies. Just like in the mature markets, the Middle East also started
▲Pierre Racz, President and CEO, Genetec
▲Harm Radstaak, MD of Identity & Access Management, EMEA, HID Global
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IP-Based Video Surveillance Enjoys High Market Penetration in Middle East n BY JILL LAI
he video surveillance market is greatly influenced by government rules. HD and megapixel has become standard for video surveillance cameras and 180-day video storage is required for almost all market sectors. The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) also updates the rules every year. The government regulations usually include where the security cameras must be placed, several details about its specifications, and also, how to make sure they are able to produce good quality video. "In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, it is important to make sure that
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your IP-based video surveillance system meets all legislation and governmental standards, which should be the key elements of business here," said Peter Biltsted, Director of MEA at Milestone Systems. According to an industry expert, some IP-based video systems might have the problem of losing images, which would cause the end users and systems integrators to get fined afterwards. Therefore, high reliability of IP-based video surveillance systems is required for this region.
HIGH ADOPTION OF IP-BASED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE Due to regulations from the government, the trend of full IP-based video surveillance starts from the U.A.E. such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and then spreads the rest of the Gulf countries. The IP-based video surveillance trend also leads to high adoption of some innovations in this region, such as multi-megapixel, low-lux, and intelligent video analytics. In the Middle East, people usually want the best technologies. For surveillance, the standard would be around 2 to 3 megapixels with WDR, because of the strong sunlight. ANPR and facial recognition are also usually required for infrastructure projects. In large facilities, such as stadiums, hotels, campuses, and city surveillance projects, end users look for a more cost-effective way to have better coverage over a large area. “Multi-megapixel cameras are proving their worth here. Using multi-megapixel (1,080p for example) cameras, end users receive a minimum resolution more than seven times better than standard definition (VGA) or analog cameras. Megapixel cameras provide detailed
information for capturing license plates and faces, said Scott Schafer, Executive VP Sales, Marketing and Service at Arecont Vision. “We have examples of customers that use 75 cameras to cover an area that would have required about 2,000 analog or standard definition VGA cameras delivering 40 pixel-per-foot resolution, which is enough to identify faces in a crowd. In campus settings, we have used eight multi-megapixel panoramic cameras to replace 24 standard definition cameras and the new system delivered superior resolution at a lower price.”
Intelligent Video Adoption The local requirement of up to 180-day storage for HD megapixel video in some cases drives the need for more intelligent management of data, especially in large-scale projects such as infrastructure. "To provide an efficient forensic search
▲Peter Biltsted, Director, MEA, Milestone Systems
▲Scott Schafer, Executive VP Sales, Marketing and Service, Arecont Vision
after events take place, and also meet the challenges of managing so many cameras and data in a large environment, there is a need for intelligent video. And since people here are quite open to new technologies, they are starting to use intelligent video analytics (IVA) for marketing and management purposes," said Hakan Özyiğit, Regional Director of Middle East at Bosch Security Systems. Intelligent video is commonly used for high-end retailers and some large retailers
▲Stefano E Cini, GM, Viseo Systems
deploying 160 to 200 cameras for people counting and heat maps. "In some five-star hotels, it has become common to have people-counting features to see who gets inside of the hotel building, 360 fish-eye camera at main areas like lobby/restaurant, heat mapping to analyze customers flow, and missing-object analysis for the retail stores inside. Some hotels provide the live-streaming video online for marketing. Samsung also provides such solutions for retail/commercial markets controlled
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Network Camera 2014 Update:
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ver the past few years, network cameras have broken out of their shells and began to gain acceptance and adoption. Meanwhile, the network video surveillance market continues to be headed to a “tipping point� in 2014. This can surely be attributed to the maturity of the IP-based cameras and systems available today, as well as the increasing affordability due to intense competition from manufacturers all around the world. According to a report from IMS Research, part of IHS, revenue for network video surveillance will overtake analog sales for the first time ever in 2014. Also, over 75 percent of new enterprise projects are employing IP-based cameras in their constructions. Not only that, but IP-based cameras are now increasingly being adopted by the SMB and residential sectors with the increasing popularity of cube cameras, since homeowners and small to mid-sized business owners can monitor their own stores without having to spend a fortune on surveillance solutions that are overly complex for their environments. Based on another report by Allied Market Research, the combined North American market for IP-based video surveillance and video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) is forecasted to expand dramatically, rising from US$2.4 billion in 2013 to more than $18 billion by 2020. As these reports suggest, network video is and will be the mainstream for years to come. With so many flashy features available, the following are some of the most important features or functions in a, or for a, standard network camera. After making massive improvements and advancements, what else is next? This year, it seems many manufacturers are leaning in favor of the low-light function.
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fter covering the standard features in most available network cameras on the market, it is important to point out some unique network camera features that can help users address specific issues in specific settings. After all, each application is different from one another, and each has its unique needs. After camera manufacturers established and perfected the standard features present in currrent network cameras, they began to target the ones that will address particular needs of different applications, making these cameras more and more tailored to end users’ needs.
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PANORAMIC CAMERAS PROVIDE WIDE-ANGLE VIEW According to Arecont Vision, high-definition megapixel cameras are able to cover larger areas with fewer cameras while delivering superior detail and improving overall security. This translates into lower infrastructure costs and improved return on investment, enabling users to deploy less expensive video systems with megapixel cameras while achieving better performance and functionality. These efficiencies become even more compelling when deploying panoramic megapixel camera systems. Adequately securing large areas with the use of pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras often does not suffice. Panoramic cameras don't miss anything — a single 180-degree or 360-degree panoramic camera can cover a large area that would require many conventional or multiple PTZ cameras. These cameras are special in terms of the lenses they use, able to fit the entire image of a scene into a single view. Wide-angle megapixel lenses are used
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for panoramic cameras, which include fisheye cameras. As mentioned by a&s in the past, fisheye lenses project a circular footprint and causes barrel distortion of objects in the scene. Objects closer to the camera appear bigger, while they reduce in size as distance from the camera increases. Therefore, there would be a drop-off in the image quality at the edges. Also, the farther the object is from the camera, the more distorted it will become. Rectilinear lenses, however, project an elliptical footprint, which prevents barrel distortion. Rectilinear lenses create a 3D stretching effect in which objects at the edge appear stretched like they are being flattened onto a plane; therefore, there is less drop-off when images are being dewarped. Panoramic and fisheye cameras are both suitable for any kind of setting where a wide field of view is required. They have been used in retail, gaming, ATMs, city surveillance, parking lots, schools, and construction sites, just to name a few. Although videos and
▲Users must be aware that images from panoramic cameras cannot be used for forensic evidence in court as the images are distorted, even if they’ve been dewarped.
images from panoramic cameras can be used for forensic investigation, users must be aware that images from panoramic cameras cannot be used for forensic evidence in court as the images are distorted, even if they’ve been dewarped. It is best to use a combination of fisheye and regular cameras in order to capture what is necessary and valid in court. Panoramic cameras are good for back tracking when PTZ cameras are good for “live” tracking.
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THERMAL SURVEILLANCE HEATING UP Thermal cameras function by receiving heat radiation emitted by different objects and translating it into real-time images, although they only display different shades of heat radiating from different objects in a scene and not the details. This is useful as humans are only able to see limited wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. With thermal cameras, they are able to receive infrared radiation (IR) of objects to produce real-time thermal images, which make it much easier for the human eye to distinguish objects in dark or foggy and hazy environments. In addition, when wide dynamic range is incorporated into the camera, it can help produce crisper and clearer thermal images through exhaust, smog, challenging weather conditions, and extreme lighting conditions. Also, these cameras are not dependent on visible light, making them the perfect long-range detectors in both daytime and nighttime environments. These passive devices are also highly discreet since they produce no
HIGH RESOLUTION, HIGHER FRAME RATE Almost all manufacturers are now focusing their attention on producing surveillance cameras capable of monitoring with higher resolution at a higher frame rate. After all, that is
â–˛Higher frame rates will be more successful in capturing swift actions, such as a sleight of hand in a casino.
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light radiation or radio frequency energy, so intruders will not be aware of their presence around the facilities in which they are deployed. Currently, the most common resolutions for thermal cameras fall around the ranges of 160 x 120 or 320 x 240 pixels. For those interested in ultra-high resolution images, cameras with 640 x 480 pixels are able to provide the level of detail that are sought by medical, military, industrial, and critical infrastructure verticals. As of right now, only a few thermal cameras on the market possess higher resolution than 640 x 480,
and those are the ones with 720 x 480 pixels. These are rarely used as they cost an exorbitant amount of money compared to cameras with 640 x 480 pixels, which provide details that are more than good enough when used for detection. As thermal cameras are often used for the purpose of detecting, it is unnecessary for their resolution to be that of an HD or full HD camera. As a rule of thumb, when picking thermal cameras, users should be aware that more resolution is needed for targets that are smaller and/or farther away. Also, the temperature range that thermal cameras can measure varies by different models. Most entry-level cameras can measure up to 250-degrees Celsius, while most professional cameras can measure from -20 to 600-degrees Celsius; some can even reach up to 2,000-degrees Celsius. Users must make sure the cameras they choose are able to measure the desired surface temperature of their targets and be aware of performance tradeoffs with specific temperature ranges.
one of the few ways they can improve their products when technology for IP-based surveillance has pretty much reached maturity. Achieving 1- to 3-megapixel resolution at a rate of 30fps is no longer a challenge. The challenge now is to achieve a capturing rate of 60fps or even 120fps at megapixel resolution. Currently, the norm is 2 megapixels at a rate of either 30fps or 60fps. A handful of 3-megapixel cameras with the ability to capture images at a rate of 60fps are now available on the market, and the numbers are beginning to rise. As camera resolution climbs along with increasing frame rates, the models available begin to decline. For
example, 5-megapixel cameras that can capture at a rate of 30fps are rare and LILIN has released a camera that is able to capture 120fps at 1,080p full HD. Cameras that are able to capture at a high frame rate in megapixel resolution are highly useful for traffic control applications such as highways and toll roads, where vehicles travel at a fast speed, in order to capture a clear image of the license plates of any traffic violators. These cameras are also suitable for casino applications to prevent gambling fraud, since machine vision might be the only thing capable of capturing a sleight of hand in a fleeting moment.
â–˛Thermal cameras display images in different shades of heat radiating from different objects in a scene and not the details.
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Critical Infrastructure Aspires for Comprehensive Protection n BY MICHELLE CHU
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he critical infrastructure sector has been regarded as one of the most important sectors in terms of national security around the world since it is highly vulnerable to terrorist threats. There were about 2,500 attacks on critical infrastructures around the world that can be linked to terrorist organizations from 1996 to 2006, according to a report by Electric Power Research Institute. To prevent possible disastrous consequences, governments usually adopt various high-tech security products that come with better risk management systems and also higher prices. It is forecast that the global infrastructure market will grow from US$63.7 billion in 2013 to $105.9 billion in 2018, at a CAGR of 10.7 percent, by MarketsandMarkets. North America will remain as the market with the most revenue, whereas the markets in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa are expected to experience greater market traction.
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MAJOR SECURITY THREATS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES Critical infrastructures have always been one of the most prominent security focuses of national security. Critical infrastructures refer to several essential and fundamental facilities, interdependent systems, and assets that support a country’s politics, economy, transportation, security, energy, health, education, communication, etc. — to put it simply, it has a huge impact on the public’s daily activities. For instance, if any power plant is damaged, it can jeopardize a country’s security and lead to unimaginable public consequences and inconveniences, as it can take several weeks to months for total site functionality to be restored. Critical infrastructures are mainly threatened by terrorism, vandalism, intrusion, and espionage, and are often considered a major target of anti-government actions. These critical sites should also be protected from industrial accidents and natural disasters which will instantly endanger the public once they occur. If a dam, for instance, is sabotaged, the damage may cause insufficient water resources, flood control failure, agriculture irrigation failure, and even disable electricity from being generated around that area, or worse, across the country. If a power grid is attacked, the damage may lead to chemical leaks and cause further destruction. An example of this is the power grid attack in California last April, which has recently been disclosed as an act of domestic terrorism, in which 17 transformers were fired at by unknown snipers for 19 minutes. The attackers had cut the fiber optic telecommunication cables in an underground vault near the site before entering the site and shooting at the oil-filled cooling systems of the transformers, causing massive oil leaks and the transformers to overheat. Fortunately, the damage was controlled; however, it still took 27 days for the facility and the damaged transformers to be repaired — each transformer can cost millions of dollars to build, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
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Increasing Adoption of Situational Awareness Systems in Critical Infrastructure n BY MICHELLE CHU
ituational awareness has become a leading consideration in the protection of critical infrastructures, particularly for sites that want to conduct higher risk management and decrease the damage caused by potential threats. According to a market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the global security market for situational awareness systems — ranging from access control; physical security information management (PSIM) software; human-machine interface (HMI); video systems; and chemical,
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biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense systems — is expected to generate revenue of US$168.3 billion by 2020, growing at an estimated CAGR of 10.1 percent from 2013 to 2020. Every critical site demands a different level of integration, mostly dependent on the possible challenges and threats. Ranging from natural conditions to social demonstrations, critical infrastructures need to be prepared for whatever may jeopardize the security of their sites. Critical infrastructures often cover a vast
area and contain hazardous substances, making them an even bigger challenge to protect. If a critical site is not properly secured, any attack could possibly lead to hazardous consequences. Facing both physical and cyber threats, in order to strengthen situational awareness, critical infrastructures need to be equipped with an all-in-one security solution tailored to its particular concerns, according to its geographic and environmental conditions. In order to be able to instantly respond to a threatening
incident, the solution has to allow operators to deploy every subsystem in the site through the same centralized management platform. More importantly, the centralized management platform should be able to communicate with both new and legacy systems. To answer the unique requirements of the critical infrastructure sector, many situational awareness systems, particularly PSIM solutions, have been strongly promoted in this market.
ADOPTION OF PSIM During the last few years, adoption of PSIM solutions has dramatically increased in the critical infrastructure sector. As an emerging segment, the PSIM market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 25.8 percent from 2013 to 2019, due to the decreasing prices and increasing awareness among end users, according
▲Keith Bloodworth, CEO, CNL Software
to Transparency Market Research. “It can be said that by pure volume, PSIM software may still be in the innovation phase of adoption, which is around 2.5 percent of all available customers; on the other hand, there are some indicators that suggest that PSIM software adopting has moved into an early adoption phase, which is around 13.5 percent of customers,” said Joshua Phillips, Director of Marketing
▲Darren Chalmers-Stevens, VP, EMEA, VidSys
of Enterprise and Critical Infrastructure of Video Intelligence Solutions at Verint Systems. PSIM solutions are being increasingly used in government applications, such as law enforcement agencies, the military, ports, airports, transit systems, civilian agencies, and corporations with critical infrastructure assets. For instance, the city of Baltimore, U.S., has used PSIM to link
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