Wireless
communication video surveillance system
ADPRO puts Police and Bury safe in the driving seat
ADPRO Video surveillance and ANPR combine
to test new technology and re-capture stolen vehicles in Bury
Innovative ADPRO video surveillance technology from Vision
Systems Europe, combined with Automatic Number Plate Recognition
(ANPR) and wireless communications from Motorola, are being used
for the first time to help The Greater Manchester Police crack
down on vehicle crime.
Bury Council piloted the scheme by targeting one of the busiest
car parks in the district. It installed a single infra-red ANPR
camera connected to an ADPRO FastTrace, incorporating ADPRO
Transaction software, that is in turn integrated with the ANPR
technology. A standard Pelco PTZ camera also provided overview
coverage of the area, and images from both were transmitted by
wireless Motorola Canopy to the control room five miles away.
As a vehicle enters the site, its license plate is read and then
compared automatically to a stolen vehicle and intelligence
database, which is regularly updated for the pilot by the
Greater Manchester Police. If the car is identified as stolen,
video images of the vehicle and the driver are captured via the
ADPRO FastTrace along with specific details such as the time and
date of capture.
The Control Room is equipped with ADPRO Video Central software
that enables staff to search and review details of any and all
cars captured together with the associated video footage. A
police officer can then be alerted and literally waiting to
arrest the driver as soon as he/she returns to their vehicle.
Ged McGee, Head of Community Safety at Bury Council, is
delighted with how the innovative pilot has gone: “To our best
knowledge this is the first time that these different
technologies have been brought together and deployed with such
success.
“In the pilot more than 200,000 vehicles were captured on
camera, and the pilot has been helping Greater Manchester Police
to review how such technology can help them in the future.”
Jeff Kitching, ADPRO Sales Director, commented: “This is an
excellent example of the flexibility inherent within our
technology to integrate with various disparate systems to
deliver real solutions that have a real impact. We look forward
to working with Ged and his team in the future.”
The ADPRO FastTrace is specifically designed for a diverse range
of high security, multiple site industries that require
centralised security and surveillance management, such as banks,
utilities, telecoms and transportation.
Video Central Gold is the full-featured edition for single and
multi-users supporting multiple operators, communication devices
and PCs.
Email: imcintyre@aga.co.uk