How to design, deploy and run a successful municipal video surveillance program. Read the Q&A at Firetide's blog: http://kseniacoffman.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/muni-video-mesh-webinar-presentation/

1. Wireless Video Surveillance
at Work in Sandy UT
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2. Objectives
How to design, deploy and run a
successful municipal video surveillance
program Ksenia Coffman,
Firetide
Q&A at the end
Recording will be available
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3. Today’s Speakers
Captain Kevin Thacker,
Sandy PD
Seth Ferrier,
AlphaCorp
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4. Sandy UT
Community of 95,000 people
Adjacent to Salt Lake City
Located at the foot of the
Wasatch mountains
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5. Sandy PD
Established in 1959
140 employees; 115 sworn
personnel
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6. Purpose of the System
Monitor city parks
Monitor major corridors of the city
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7. Funding & Budgets
Grants
Other departments
PD budget
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8. Project Stages
Research of wireless networks, capabilities,vendors
RFP from three wireless integrators
Testing of wireless nodes
Deployment of 4-node wireless mesh network on State
Street Corridor to monitor traffic flows
Expansion east and west of State St
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9. Why Wireless
Challenging terrain
Cost considerations
Speed of deployment
Flexibility of placement
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10. Fixed Wireless Infrastructure
State St (repeater node) Wasatch Blvd (edge node)
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11. Portable Video Mesh Solution
AgileMesh units with integrated Firetide mesh nodes
Rapid deployment
Battery powered
Stand alone or meshed
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12. Mobile Command Center
CDMA
Satellite
Wireless
mesh
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13. Access to Video in Police Cruisers
CDMA aircard-enabled laptops provide access to video
Urban Fishery: camera view & laptop view
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14. Results & Impact
Public safety (parks, business districts)
SPD’s response time to incidents
Apprehension and prosecution of perpetrators
Traffic enforcement and accident investigation
Stills from
SPD camera
footage
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15. Think Beyond Crime Investigation
Case of missing of 9-yo
Monitoring for snow
conditions
Vehicle and foot traffic
management (Expo
Center, Stadium)
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16. Bring Other Departments Onboard
Public Works Fire Department
Parks and Recreation Utah Transit Authority
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17. Educate the Community
Only used in public areas: parks, transit corridors
Positive feedback from the community
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18. Lessons Learned
Choose the right partners
Choose the right technology
Have realistic expectations
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19. Metro-scale Video Mesh Networks
Wi-Fi access
Radiological or chemical
threat detection
Gun-shot detection
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20. Deployment Considerations
Available infrastructure
Coverage area
Line of sight
Terrain
Throughput
Future expansion
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21. Site Survey – Conceptual
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22. Site Survey – Actual
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23. Network Design
Jordan Commons
office building
City Hall
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24. Wireless Network Connectivity
Mesh
Point-to-point radio
Point-to-point
Mesh radio
Jordan Commons
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25. What Goes on a Pole?
Mesh nodes
Antennas
Power Supplies
Camera(s)
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26. Design With Flexibility in Mind
Public Works Jordan Commons
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27. Prepare for a Variety of Conditions
Granite Mesa (utility site) High Bench Water Tank
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28. Camera Technology
IP vs analog
Resolution
Bandwidth
Placement
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29. Technologies Used
Wireless mesh: Firetide
Point-to-point: BridgeWave
Video management: OnSSI
IP cameras: Panasonic, Axis, Sony
Portable units: AgileMesh
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30. Anticipate Deployment Challenges
Topography
Weather
Power &
grounding
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31. Build an Ongoing Relationship
Maintenance
Future expansion
New technology
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32. Lessons Learned
Always perform a site survey!
Make sure your network can
scale
Leverage relationships within the
organization (PD, Fire, etc)
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33. Q&A Will Be Posted to Firetide’s Blog
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34. Questions?
Capt. Kevin Thacker,
Sandy PD
Seth Ferrier,
AlphaCorp
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35. Thank You!
www.firetide.com
For the webinar recording, please contact:
Ksenia Coffman, Firetide
kcoffman@firetide.com
Partner Inquiries
partners@firetide.com
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