IP video technology is behind an integrated CCTV solution for the new Mövenpick Tower & Suites Hotel in Doha, Qatar. This 5-star, 350-room, 26-floor hotel is housed in a futuristic building located at the entrance to the prestigious West Bay Area, a booming trade district 15 minutes' drive from Doha International Airport.
The 116-camera system, installed by IndigoVision's local approved partner Capital Technology WLL, is interfaced with a GE Secure Perfect access control system using 'Control Center', IndigoVision's enterprise IP video and alarm management software. Four workstations running 'Control Center' are being used to monitor live and recorded video from the cameras and manage alarms from the CCTV and access control systems, both of which are integrated over the IP network. The firm claims the use of compression technology allows high quality, full-frame rate video can be delivered over the IP network with minimal bandwidth overhead, allowing the IP video and access control systems to share the network with other services such as IP-TV, IP-telephony, guest Internet and IT.
The integrated systems are also said to help improve the monitoring operation's efficiency and speed up incident response. Using a 'Control Center' integration module, the access control system can drive the CCTV system using events and alarms. For example, if the access control system detects an attempted intrusion an alarm is sent to 'Control Center' which in turn automatically displays the relevant camera for that area, bookmarks the recorded video and initiates an alarm management procedure. Similarly, it is possible to lock a door remotely via a mouse click on a 'Control Center' map screen.
IndigoVision has developed integration modules for the most widely used access control, intruder detection and building management systems with the aim of making its IP video system an open-architecture solution. 'Control Center' software is licensed on a per seat basis free of charge, allowing workstations to be deployed anywhere on the network for no more than the cost of an entry-level PC, it's reported.
DVD quality video from all cameras at the hotel is recorded continuously on three network video recorders for 30 days. 'Control Center' allows recorded video to be searched and incidents identified, while evidential quality video clips of the incident can then be exported for use by the police if required.
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