Transcript Introduction to ViconNet

Introduction to ViconNet
Digital Video Management
Systems
What is ViconNet?
• Fully integrated, network-based digital video
management system
– Control and view all live and archived video from any
IP enabled PC running Windows XP
– Use in single locations to enterprise-scale
installations
– Expandable, accessible, secure
Who Uses ViconNet?
• Customers of all sizes across all vertical
Government Facilities,
markets
Transportation & Corrections
Airports
• NYC Transit Authority
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Washington DC Monuments Park
• United States Postal Service
• US Customs and Border Patrol
 JFK International Airport
 San Diego International Airport
Minneapolis St. Paul International
Airport
Gaming, Banking & Retail
Schools, Universities &
Medical Facilities
Harrah’s Casino, New Orleans
• Federal Reserve Bank
• GAP Stores
Manufacturing &
Corporate
Facilitates
• University of Nebraska
•Cypress-Fairbanks School District
• Palmetto Health Baptist Med Center
• IBM
• Adobe
•Dow Jones
Components of a ViconNet
System
• Cameras
• Edge Devices
(encoders/decoders)
• NVRs
• DVRs
• Display Options
• The video management software
that ties it all together!
Added Value thru Integration
• ViconNet integrates with various access
control software
– Hirsch, Lenel, DSX
and others
• ViconNet VI adds video
analytics functions
• Other partnerships in the works
DVR, IP and Hybrid Solutions
• Smaller systems with analog cameras and
DVR(s)
– Kollecter Elite can serve as “hub”
• Enterprise scale IP systems
– Can connect locations globally
– Cost effective; makes use of existing network
– Potential for unlimited expansion
• Hybrid systems
– Integrates analog and IP equipment
– Common choice for upgrading older DVR-based systems
The Future is IP
• Predicted 50% increase in market
share of IP-based surveillance
systems by 2010*
• IP Cameras
100
80
60
IP Cameras
40
Analog
Cameras
20
– 10% market share in 2005**
0
– Predicted 40% market share in 2009**
• “IP Camera will be the next
mainstream product in the monitoring
market.” **
*2007 BICSI Spring Conference; Video Security and Surveillance Applications
**2006 IMS Research Report
2005
2009
ViconNet 5.0 – Open Platform
• Logical progression for ViconNet
• Will allow integration with 3rd party IP
cameras and edge devices
– Mix and match cameras within one installation
– Support for legacy 3rd party IP cameras within
a ViconNet system
– Opens previously closed doors to a
ViconNet solution
Support for These
Manufacturers and Others…
ViconNet 5.0 Viewing Options
• PC based interface for viewing up to 16
cameras
• New 16:9 option for PC interface
• New PC-based viewer that provides live
views of up to 64 cameras over 1-4
monitors (now available for ViconNet 4)
• Virtual Matrix compatibility
Support for Megapixel Cameras
• ViconNet 5.0 will initially support cameras
from ACTi, Arecont Vision and IQinvision
with more to come
• Vicon will be introducing a megapixel
camera
• Will support cameras ranging from 1.3 to
12 megapixels
Megapixel Camera Advantages
• Increased zoom capability
• Wider range of view from a single camera
• Multi-lens cameras can be used in place of
PTZ, providing 360o coverage
• Ideal for monitoring large areas
• Allows for fewer cameras per
installation
Megapixel Camera Considerations
• Require massive storage
– Storage requirements increase with resolution
– Will affect choice of storage hardware
• Require massive bandwidth
– Will vary by resolution, frame rate and
compression
– Many bandwidth calculators available
online from megapixel camera
manufacturers
Fully Integrated Video Analytics
• Analyze and respond to alarm conditions
from within the ViconNet interface
• Separate detections may be set for each
camera
• Allows for automated responses to alarms
• Easy call-up of video corresponding
to the alarm
Additional 5.0 features
• 16:9 version of ViconNet GUI for use on
widescreen monitors
• Maps for Virtual Matrix Controller
ViconNet 5.0 - Open Platform
• Release planned for Fall 2008
• Specs available this summer
• Software Enhancement Packages
available now; make sense for any
customer planning to upgrade
– 20% savings for existing 4.0 customers
– 60% savings for new customers!
Introduction to ViconNet
Digital Video Management
Systems