Securing security-critical Outdoor Areas
Perimeter Protection
Application OverviewReliable all-round protection is essential when it comes to securing security-critical outdoor areas. Modern CCTV/video surveillance does not provide any means of actively intervening in events on-site to defuse critical situations. Schneider Intercom solutions provide the essential audio component to make this possible. Bi-directional audio connections allow staff at the control desk to observe and actively intervene in ongoing events at the site under surveillance. The clear advantage over ‘classic’ video-only surveillance is obvious: a firm warning can defuse or even prevent security-critical activities like vandalism or theft much more quickly and more effectively.
Autonomous warning system
If a person approaches the secured premises, a self-sustained IP loudspeaker, sensor-driven or triggered by Video Analytics, issues a specific pre-recorded voice message.
Automatic warning announcements, lights, video
Sensor-controlled IP loudspeakers can trigger automatic action sequences, e.g., turning on the lights, placing a call to the control desk and activating a CCTV camera.
Locating, instructing and recording
The operator at the security control desk receives a call. A map, video image and action checklist are shown, and recording starts automatically.
Proactive intervention
By addressing the person(s) at the site directly via Intercom, the operator can take proactive steps to resolve the situation.
Solution
Protecting Critical Infrastructures
Securing power and water utilities is becoming more and more important. This is why power plants, transformer stations and facilities for the extraction, storage and purification of water are increasingly being fitted with combined video surveillance and PA solutions.
Even if there is no supervising staff present at the facility itself, the solution will respond to persons approaching the premises and issue pre-recorded warnings. Staff at the central control room are provided with real-time data connections over the network, allowing them to address unauthorised persons directly and taking appropriate measures. Data centres are likewise treated as critical infrastructures and are beginning to take advantage of this solution.
