Johnson Controls Video-Based Fire Monitoring System

Dec 5, 2007 9:59 AM

The IFV-1000 from Johnson Controls is a digital video analytics system suitable for early fire and smoke detection in enterprise facilities. The system integrates with existing CCTV infrastructure. It features image analysis technology that applies algorithms to surveillance camera images to detect events such as flames within and outside a camera’s field-of-view, reflected fire light, anomalies caused by smoke plumes, ambient smoke and intrusion. Flames and smoke can often be detected earlier than existing fire alarm systems for specific applications. Each image frame is analyzed pixel by pixel. If the algorithm detects characteristics of smoke or flames, the user is immediately notified by digital video and voice alarm transmissions over an IP network. The architecture is scalable to cover entire facilities and supports eight cameras per DVR with an unlimited number of DVRs. The system integrates with an existing local area network (LAN), and users can monitor cameras from any workstation connected to the network. It functions on Windows-based PC workstations. Visit johnsoncontrols.com.

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