A case study of video surveillance at Russian Post’s logistics centre at Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow. Russian Post is the national postal operator for the Russian Federation.
The Moscow based IT and engineering infrastructure specialists, BCC Company, were awarded the contract to design, supply and install a video system that would provide a tool which managers could use to monitor 24/7 operational efficiency, as well as ensure safe and secure working for all who work at the site.
Sergei Pushkin, Chief Project Engineer, BCC Company, said: “Whilst there is not an unlimited budget, the specification for the project was for cameras to be deployed that were able to capture identification grade images. Ease of use was also an important factor as was the ability to record high quality images of any suspicious activity so that they could be used, if necessary, as evidence.”
After research and evaluation, BCC Company decided to single source all the components from Samsung Techwin.
Phase one of the project has seen a total of 60 cameras installed, 45 of which are SCD-2080P varifocal day-night dome cameras with IR (infra-red) cut filters, and six are SCD-2080Rs, which share the same feature set, and come with built-in IR LEDs. Nine ‘all-in-one’ SCO-2080RH bullet cameras have also been installed. These have been designed to withstand temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees C or as high as 50 degrees C, making them suitable for Russia’s sometime extreme weather. Built-in IR LEDs allow the SCO-2080RH to deliver images of objects up to 50 metres, even in total darkness, the makers say, and a twin glass front negates the problem suffered by many bullet cameras of light from the IR LEDs reflecting back into the lens as a result of dirt or water settling on the glass front.
Images are transmitted to a central control room where they can be viewed live on one of eight Samsung Techwin SMT-2231 high resolution monitors and at the same time recorded on one of four SRD-1673D DVRs, each of which have a storage capacity of 1TB. The SRD-1673D uses 960H technology which allows it to record high resolution 650TV lines in real-time across all of its channels. This means that operators in the control room can view live and recorded images.
Phase two will see the installation of 28 more cameras so that there are no blind spots within the centre or surrounds.
Sergei Pushkin said: “With the help of Samsung Techwin’s technical support team, we were able to complete the installation and of the video surveillance system within seven days to the complete satisfaction of the client. The system has proved to be very easy to operate and the client is confident that with the help of the high quality images captured by the Samsung Techwin cameras, their security personnel will be able to detect any criminal activity.” Samsung Techwin’s security products are accessible across Europe via distributors; visit www.samsungsecurity.co.uk.
About Russian Post
Russian Post is the national postal operator for the Russian Federation. It employs 350,000 people and annually delivers over 2.4 billion postal items via air, rail and road across a territory that is in excess of 17 million square kilometres. The 65,000² metres logistics centre is one of a number of major investments which Russian Post has recently made in its infrastructure as part of an efficiency drive and all mail arriving at any of Moscow’s international airports is now processed at the Logistic Centre which has the capacity to handle up to 400,000 items per day.
