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Sun, Sand, Surf and Security - Pelco Keeps an Eye on Brazilian Hot Spot
by Denise Duran, Marketing and Sales Coordinator, dduran@crockettint.com and Alex Mathieson, International Business Development Manager, amathieson@pelco.com

The Avenue
Part of that ongoing development is centered around Boa Viagem Avenue, which parallels the beach – of the same name – and the Atlantic ocean. Boa Viagem beach is the most important and frequented beach in all Recife, where tourists from around the world congregate to enjoy the sun, sand and surf. Any densely populated tourist destination brings with it problems of traffic and public safety.

The Project
Grupo Nordeste and its technology company, Nordeste Segurança Eletrônica, in conjunction with the Government of Pernambuco, Crockett International and Pelco, developed a project for video monitoring this picturesque postcard avenue.

Designed to provide police organizations with visual access to the 12-kilometer avenue alongside the beach at Boa Viagem, the installation includes 12 Spectra III SE Color 23x Heavy Duty Domes mounted on posts using Pelco PP350 Parapet Wall Mounts. The Domes are connected to IFS fi ber optic transmitters, allowing the transmission of the video signal over much greater distances than would be possible with cable.

Generated images are received by the Security Unit in the Boa Viagem District through a data signal distributor – the Pelco CM9760–CDU-T. Video can then be reviewed on Pelco 14-inch and 21-inch monitors. The Boa Viagem Unit also uses the Pelco CM9760-SAT Matrix Switcher – a satellite video commutation matrix device – and its respective KBD300A command keyboard, which provides a distributed switching capability. All the images are recorded on Pelco DX7000 Series digital video recorders.

Video images of Boa Viagrem are also transmitted to the Integrated Center for Social Defense Operation (CIODS) Control Center. They arrive at a CM9740L 32x16 Matrix, and are viewed on four, 21-inch monitors at the monitoring center. Additionally, images are reviewed on three, 14-inch monitors installed in the rooms of the Secretary, the Executive Secretary and the Vehicles Dispatch Supervisor.

The Reaction
"Since the initial planning of the CIODS (in 1999), we realized the importance of utilizing video camera monitoring to help in fighting crime," explains Alexandre Perez, General Manager CIODS, Social Defense Agency. "This project is only in its initial stage, but we intend to distribute cameras in diverse places, thus keeping a close watch over public safety in the area. Indeed, we believe that this is a superb tool for efficient police action, assuring safety for both citizens and tourists."

The role of the CIODS is to quickly assist citizens in distress and record all emergency calls, including cases of assault, accident, fire, and other events. The Call Center then dispatches police and fire vehicles as appropriate to the scene. The Future The entire communication infrastructure of optical links uses optical fibers, either mounted overhead or underground. Expansion of this project to increase the scope of video monitoring is currently in the planning stages and is to be implemented this year.