Florissant Police Department Updates Facilities With Intelligent Video Systems

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

The Florissant Police Department in Florissant, Mo., a community that ranks among the safest cities in America within the population range of 50,000 - 100,000, has completed installation of an intelligent video system for its facilities.

The system from Arteco, St. Louis, uses a proprietary algorithm to identify anomalies within a digital image such as movement within a controlled space. These video analytics allow the system to count and recognize objects, people and situations and will alert security personnel to take real-time action and pre-empt potential situations.

This kind of video surveillance system can be customized and integrated into many security applications. The intelligent analysis of the system is programmed to detect and evaluate a specific security event occurring within one of its camera views, which immediately triggers a visible and audible signal. The guard receives this alert from his or her computer screen, physically validates the threat by acknowledging the alert and takes the appropriate countermeasures.

“We are constantly improving and updating our technologies to ensure efficient and effective service for our citizens. IVS adds to our long list of high-tech equipment we use in our facilities,” says Capt. John Foster of the Florissant Police Department Bureau of Support Services. “The benefits of the new equipment reinforce our commitment to security in our city.”

“With video analytics, surveillance is increasingly becoming a proactive security device that is adaptable to a variety of environments and situations,” says Steve Birkmeier, Arteco's vice president. “This equipment will allow the Florissant Police Department to validate threats and take the appropriate countermeasures to pre-empt potential situations.”

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