Case Studies

Runnymede install

by Mark Rowe

To the west of London, the borough of Runnymede in the county of Surrey has a control room in the town of Addlestone, run by the borough council contracted service provider Safer Runnymede. There a staff of three operators monitor security feeds from over 500 security cameras deployed around various boroughs in Surrey. Besides public streets, the system also monitors schools, hospitals and other public buildings. The operators respond to 20,000 incidents a year from cameras, and monitor traffic, provide evidence and following suspects after incidents.

Initially, the video security system consisted of hardware from several manufacturers including Bosch; that made updates or replacements time-consuming, The system was networked on a Bosch Video Recording Management (VRM) product. Seeking a future-proof and scalable system built on integrated software, Runnymede tasked Bosch to design a fully IP-based security camera system.

Safer Runnymede already had a Bosch monitor wall plus cameras – high-resolution Autodome IP 4000, Autodome IP 7000, MIC IP 7000 moving cameras, and Flexidome IP 7000 fixed cameras, plus older Bosch and third-party analogue cameras paired with encoders, decoders – Video Recording Manager (VRM) and Divar IP 3000, 5000, 6000, and 7000 recorders. Connecting these products via the Bosch Video Management System (BVMS) allowed Runnymede to become one of the first councils to have a fully IP-based infrastructure. This allows deployable video surveillance cameras at remote locations. In a custom-built enclosure fitted by the Nottinghamshire-based installer Central Security Systems, it streams video data from an Autodome IP 4000 camera via 4G and sends alerts via SMS to the control room upon detecting activity such as illegal waste dumping.

Safer Runnymede manager Les Bygrave says: “The flexible system design and management has provided an integrated approach to our business delivery, allowing us to make better operational decisions and become more dynamic and competitive in the video surveillance marketplace.”

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