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Mexican bus installation

by Mark Rowe

A case study of video surveillance on thousands of buses in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Guadalajara is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. Mexico’s fourth most populous municipality faces such crime as robberies, assaults and car thefts. Mass transit is generally considered unsafe; purse-snatching and armed robberies have been common on buses. Drivers sometimes illegally put the bus fare in their own pockets.

Also addressed by the new system is traffic accidents, which have remained untracked without security cameras. To reduce serious crimes that continued to take place on buses, security cameras are required to be installed on all buses by transport regulations since 2014.

Dahua Technology, the Chinese manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance products based in Hangzhou, has provided more than 1250 pieces of equipment for over 5,000 buses. This includes: the CA-DW480D700TVL Mobile Dome Camera features 3.6mm fixed lens (2.8mm optional). The vandal-proof analogue cameras are installed beside the driver’s seat, in the middle of the bus and at the rear, monitoring all the areas inside the bus. With IR LEDs range up to 10m, it can deliver day/night performance in any lighting the makers say.

Meanwhile, the 0404ME-U-GC, four-channel Mobile Standalone digital recorder is set at the middle front of the bus, which supports SXGA real-time live view and full channel synchronous real-time playback. It records traffic from the front and two sides outside the bus. As the product company says, a reliable system is key for video surveillance in moving vehicles. With the specialized cameras, DVRs and software, video can be captured inside and outside the bus while traffic conditions can be detected in advance to avoid accidents.

Dahua adds that it enables live video and access to video storage in low-bandwidth conditions. The products can use 3G to deliver evidence after an incident. The products also provide people counting, and bus route management.

William Zhou, Sales Director of Latin-America at Dahua Technology, said: “It’s a great honor to cooperate with a local agent company and system integrator in such a project. We are proud to provide value-added products and service to our clients, and to make an effort in securing the safety of people and assets in Guadalajara. With Dahua’s outstanding products and proven mobile solution, I know there will be chances for more cooperation within Mexico.”

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