Transportation

MTA Long Island Bus Facility Implements State-of-the-Art Security System
by Soma Balber, Customer Relations Specialist, sbalber@pelco.com

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Bus Facility located in Garden City, New York, now has a new and improved security system. With the professional assistance of Bob Gittleson, President of Closed Circuit Too, and state-of-the-art Pelco video security equipment, the people in Long Island communities can now board the bus safely and comfortably.

Better Coverage Desired

With the previous black and white system approximately ten years old, Long Island Bus needed to upgrade their security system with color cameras. They have about 300,000 square feet to watch at the facility, including the outside parking areas. "We were looking for better coverage overall," said Barry Depperman, Supervisor of Security at Long Island Bus. "And Bob’s installation is 100 percent professional."

Closed Circuit Too, a surveillance and telecommunications sales, installation, and service company, designed the system that included a Pelco System 9740 matrix switcher (64x8), 18 Esprit pan/tilt/zoom cameras, two multiplexers, enclosures, and two System 9760 keyboard stations. Gittleson added that Ralph Salonia at Ademco Distribution (ADI) also provided valuable assistance with the design and programming of the system.

"The reason I selected Pelco for the installation is from my past experiences with Pelco," said Gittleson. "Pelco's technical support group with their exceptional customer service is in a class of its own."

Gittleson said he confronted some minor challenges at first. "I did have problems with a couple of the Esprit units out of the box, but Ademco Distribution exchanged them immediately. I also had a problem mating the new units to the existing Pelco parapet mounts on the building. I drilled holes through the brackets for the cabling, and this obstacle has since been addressed by Pelco."