The US-based Western Virginia Water Authority, which provides a water service to 155,000 customers in Roanoke and Roanoke County, has adopted a NetVu Connected CCTV solution based around Dedicated Micros surveillance technology.
Since the events of September 11th, water authorities across the US have been duty-bound to re-examine whether critical assets, such as dams, reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, are secure against threats.
Going digital
The Western Virginia Water Authority which oversees assets, including four reservoirs and water treatment plants, two waste water treatment plants, 30-40 water storage tanks, and 20 - 30 wells and pump stations was looking for a digital CCTV solution that would support their existing analogue cameras, but also utilise new technologies such as Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity and high-quality digital recording.
United Security & Control Systems, Inc., a leading dealer and installer in Virginia, was selected for its solution, which centred on the Digital Sprite 2 (DS2) Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from Dedicated Micros. Manufacturer Representative Firm, Southeast Security provided the six Dedicated Micros DS2 units and vital technical support during the installation process.
The Dedicated Micros NetVu Connected architecture has given the Authority a flexible, scalable platform for integrating all of its cameras, recording devices, and monitors. In some locations such as the headquarters, cameras and monitors were connected directly to the DVRs using coaxial cable.
In more remote locations, the DV-IP Codec and DV-IP Encoders were used to encode data from analogue cameras for transmission through the network and recording on remotely located DS2 DVRs.
Effective control
