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time streamers and recorders which
transmit and record a total of 520
cameras (fixed cameras and PTZ
cameras) with redundant/mirrored
storage. They are in operation
24/7. Hence, the entire city area
is monitored by video surveillance
around the clock and events can be
investigated in detail.
When selecting new network
cameras the Sûreté Publique of
Monaco decided on Dallmeier IP
cameras with Cam Inpix technolo-
gy. The cameras are installed in the
Police Headquarters and monitor
all entrances to the main building.
The detention cells located there
are also equipped with cameras
that record onto DIS-2/M NSU
IP servers 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
Technical and
operative control centre
In the technical and operative
security centre three operating
stations are available to the person-
nel. The evaluation and analysis of
the recordings or events are very
efficient and fast due to the use of
a security management system spe-
cially adapted to the requirements
in Monaco. For example, it has a
user interface custom-made for the
customer. Three VMC-1 "Eagle"
video management centres ideally
complement the management
software. All functionalities that
can be expected of a modern video
management centre are united and
clearly distributed on the three
components of the VMC-1 "Eagle"
(joystick, jog-shuttle and keyboard
with monitor). The jog-shuttle is
perfectly suited for finding certain
snapshots in a video sequence while
the joystick allows easy steering of
the movable cameras. What sets
the VMC-1 apart from products
by other manufacturers is the pos-
sibility of displaying both recorded
video material and live images on
the integrated monitor and, for
example, showing maps or search
functions.
Tested and expanded
Since the video system has proved
itself in daily use, five years ago,
the persons responsible decided to
add an ultramodern number plate
recognition system. A total of 15
detectors were therefore installed
primarily in the streets leading
into and out of state territory.
Four cameras are connected to
each system: two NPR cameras,
one for each direction, and two
overview cameras. The NPR
systems enable identification of
automobile number plates from
standing and moving vehicles on
30 traffic lanes within the Princi-
pality of Monaco.
If problems arise, the persons
in charge can use the interlinked
cameras to follow the path of the
vehicle involved. In addition,
they receive an alert if the vehicle
in question has been stolen or is
suspicious; of course this greatly
facilitates any search. n
solution which met the customer's
requirements regarding quality
and ease of use. Dallmeier had
designed a hybrid solution in
which the existing system could
be converted step by step to a fully
digital system. This gradual transi-
tion from one system to the other
has two advantages: a high degree
of investment and cost control as
well as simplified integration.
System design
The virtual matrix (digital cross-
bar) developed by Dallmeier is
ideally suited for the requirements
on site in Monaco. It enables
the transmission and recording
of video and audio signals in
broadcast quality via an Ethernet/
IP network. With this technology
the video signals of any number
of cameras in public areas are en-
coded and, if required, transmit-
ted via the IP network.
The core of the system is made
up of DIS devices. These are real-
The Monégasque government
has been using a video surveil-
lance system for a number of
years to ensure peace and security
throughout the state. However,
the analogue system with a manu-
ally controlled tape recording
had ceased to be suitable a long
time ago. For only a portion of
the available cameras were being
recorded, while the expenses for
the regular maintenance works
and the exchange of video tapes
were very high. On top of this
the search for relevant image se-
quences within the recording was
time-consuming and laborious.
Therefore, the decision was made
to install a digital system.
In 2005, the contract for the
installation was awarded to the
German manufacturer Dallmeier,
which had already successfully
realised the video surveillance
system at the Casino Monte-
Carlo. The company developed a
custom-made video surveillance
Nestled on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in
Southern europe, the Principality of Monaco is an
international hub of wealth and enterprise. People
of 119 nationalities live here together successfully.
Bankers, businessmen and entrepreneurs, people
from all walks of life, mingle together in Monaco,
which over time has developed into one of the most
cosmopolitan and popular states in the world. One
reason for this popularity is the low criminality in the
principality, the result, among other things, of many
years of IP video surveillance.
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