Milestone Customer Story
May 2005
Three Counties Showground protects plants, livestock and machinery
using wireless Milestone IP network video surveillance
“We have a stable, leading-edge technology system that is helping our fight against criminal
activities very successfully. We would recommend this system to everybody.” - Ashley
Willoughby, Computer and Security Manager for Three Counties Showground
The challenge: Because of the sheer physical size of the Three Counties Showground
with numerous entranceways and public access areas, vandalism was becoming a major
problem. After normal closing time people could still wander into the showground and
commit acts of vandalism, machinery theft, or attempt to steal the on-site cash machine.
It was physically impossible to lay co-axial cables in the ground for standard CCTV
coverage due to constant work for the Horticultural Shows. Off-site monitoring was also
required.
The solution: View-IT (a Gardiner Security Integration Partner) installed a wireless
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transmitter, Milestone XProtect IP video surveillance software, Axis 2130 and 213 network cameras.
The benefits: After placing the surveillance cameras over all the workshop areas, vandalism and theft from
these areas was eradicated.
View-IT, a Gardiner Security Integration Partner, was on site at Three
Counties Showground to install a new cabling infrastructure and telephone
system. When they learned of the crime problems, they recommended using
the technology based on their experience in voice and data networking to
move video images wirelessly around the showground campus for storage
onto a server located in the main communications room.
David James, Managing Director of View-IT, states, “Advice on the correct
types of cameras, software, housings and pole types with power supply
options was crucial. We had the wireless technology skills and Gardiner
Security helped us to select a Milestone software solution working with Axis
fully functional pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) and fixed cameras.”
It was necessary to monitor movements on site through all of the
showground entrance areas. The Axis 213 cameras (as shown at left) are
strategically located at various points throughout the site and are set to
record all movements on motion detection. The software directs the camera
into ‘touring modes’ and the cameras are capable of viewing huge areas.
When a car enters the showground, the Axis fixed cameras capture car
number plates as they move into the entranceways. This information is then
stored on the Milestone server.
The Milestone and Axis solution meets the challenge of monitoring 90,000 visitors per year –
many who have pre-paid for tickets over the Internet. The XProtect Remote Client software
enables video monitoring to take place after the showground has closed to the public, with
viewing of live or recorded images from the comfort of the manager’s own home.
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Milestone Customer Story
May 2005
Ashley Willoughby, Computer and Security Manager for Three
Counties, is delighted with the new system and states the
following: “We have a stable, leading-edge technology system
that is helping our fight against criminal activities very
successfully. We would recommend this system to everybody.”
No bandwidth problems
The whole system runs over a structured cabling and wireless
architecture. This same infrastructure is also used for
broadband access to exhibitors’ stands.
Bandwidth is never a bottleneck issue with the Milestone software’s motion detection and file size
settings in place. A separate disk was installed in the server to handle recorded images, and 30
days’ recording with nine cameras only uses an average of 40GB hard disk space.
Glenn Fletcher, National Sales Manager for Gardiner
Security’s Integrated Systems Division, sees View-It as a
specialist installer with the perfect skills required to handle
these converged solutions. “The market is ready for video
surveillance working over an Ethernet architecture. The
expert knowledge View-IT has of Local and Wide Area
Networking, coupled with the ability to keep the wireless
part of the network secure, enabled Three Counties to have
confidence that the project would be worth investing in. At
Gardiner Security we are working closely with these
specialist companies and giving them the accreditation of
Network Video Integration Partners.”
For more information on this solution contact the following:
David James at View-IT. Tel: 01386 463100 or Glenn Fletcher at Gardiner Security (Integrated
Systems Division) Tel: 01706 343343, or go to www.view-it.co.uk, www.gardinersecurity.co.uk
About Milestone Systems
Founded in 1998, Milestone Systems is the global industry leader in open platform IP video management
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software. The XProtect platform delivers powerful surveillance that is easy to manage, reliable and proven in
thousands of customer installations around the world. With support for the widest choice in network hardware
and integration with other systems, XProtect provides best-in-class solutions to video enable organizations –
managing risks, protecting people and assets, optimizing processes and reducing costs. Milestone software is
sold through authorized and certified partners. For more information, visit www.milestonesys.com
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