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scalability and remote visualisation
distinguish this system from other
sites."
Control centre
During a game, 11 people are
responsible for the surveillance in
the control centre. They monitor
the screens and are able to manage
alarms through the Bosch video
management system, and can
forward all events to the police
and stadium security guards and
stewards.
Although the Spanish football
league has a history of great play-
ers and a strong rivalry between
the top clubs Real Madrid and
Barcelona, Spanish football has
been relatively spared from more
serious hooligan incidents com-
pared to other countries. However,
as one of the biggest and the most
successful club in the world, Real
Madrid has to put security first.
With the security upgrade, this
has been achieved.
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Footnote:
With some 470 security
cameras, Santiago Bernabéu is one
of the best guarded stadiums in the
world. Last year, Detektor visited the
PGE Arena in Gdansk which has 440
IP cameras. This can be compared with
92 cameras at the Allianz Arena in
Munich, 95 cameras at the Amsterdam
Arena and 140 at Arsenal's Emirates
Stadium.
tions Manager at Bosch Security
Systems.
Real Madrid wanted a future
proof technology, with scal-
ability, video content analysis
embedded in the cameras and
integration with security guard
equipment and access control/
ticketing system. In order to
optimise bandwidth, the H.264
compression standard was chosen.
For security reasons, Real Madrid
stores video footage for 1-2 hours
before a game until 1-2 hours
after the game. Storage is kept for
three weeks. A public address (PA)
system, loudspeakers and ampli-
fiers are also a part of the upgrade
in the Tour of Bernabeu and the
press room.
Covering two sites
The security system not only cov-
ers the pitch and the stands, but
also VIP boxes, the pressroom, the
Real Madrid shop and museum
and the surrounding streets. It also
includes the Ciudad Real Madrid,
the club's training facility in Valde-
bebas, outside of the city.
According to Bosch, the main
security issues at Santiago Berna-
béu are surveillance of entrances,
supporter behaviour and vandal-
ism and crowd detection.
Christof Stadter says: "The
latest IP technology, HD imaging,
to a new IP environment, includ-
ing existing fixed and moving
analogue cameras. 422 Bosch IP
cameras were installed along with
a number of Avigilon high resolu-
tion cameras, Bosch VIPX1600
series coders, seven sets of DSA
iSCSI arrays, the Bosch VMS
system and 18 workstations.
In 2013, this has been sup-
plemented with Dinion dome
921 cameras and the latest version
of the Bosch VMS 4.0 for 500
cameras. Video content analysis
is embedded into most of the
cameras, and the system integrates
with security guard equipment
and the access control/ticketing
system.
Migration to IP
The biggest challenge with the se-
curity upgrade was the migration
from analogue to IP.
"Migration is always a chal-
lenge when it comes to a huge
centralised system", says Christof
Stadter, Marketing Communica-
Real Madrid is the most successful
club in the world of football with
nine Champions League/ Euro-
pean Cup victories and 32 Spanish
League titles. The Santiago Berna-
béu stadium, home ground of Real
Madrid, has a capacity of 85,000
spectators and is one of the world's
most iconic stadiums.
Last year, club president
Florentino Perez unveiled plans
to renovate the facade, giving it
a more modern and luminous
appearance. This will be finished
in 2015.
Security upgrade
The stadium's security system
was upgraded before hosting the
Champions League final in May
2010. The new security system
had to comply with several
security regulations: data protec-
tion law, private security law, EN
regulations, CE marked equip-
ment and there was also emphasis
on low energy consumption. The
old analogue system was migrated
Topsecurityat
RealMadridstadium
The Santiago Bernabéu stadium, home of Real Mad-
rid since 1947, is about to be given a façade facelift,
which will make it one of the most modern stadi-
ums in the world. The stadium's security system has
already been updated to meet future needs, now
housing some 470 security cameras.
By Henrik Söderlund
technology
in application
Santiago Bernabéu is one of the world's most famous stadiums and now has an extensive security system.
Christof Stadter, Marketing Commu-
nications Manager at Bosch Security
Systems, the company responsible for most
of the security cameras at the Santiago
Bernabéu stadium.
Some 470 security cameras are operating
in the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.