System components for a wireless video surveillance network are mounted inside weatherproof enclosures and then installed on the exterior of buildings and on street light and traffic signal poles in downtown Dallas.
Click here to enlarge imageTo allow the Sony cameras to operate over the network, the Firetide mesh nodes link to each other wirelessly, eliminating the need to install video cabling to each camera location. The nodes form a video network that spans the entire area selected for surveillance.
“Our goal is to reduce crime in the area and to increase the overall satisfaction with public safety for our citizens,” says Dallas Deputy Police Chief Tom Lawrence. “The wireless camera system will dramatically improve our ability to monitor this area of the city, and we can now provide our officers with critical, real-time information they can use to protect the public and themselves whenever an incident is detected.”
According to BearCom, the wireless mesh system is self-healing; that is, should one link be blocked or lose power, the video signal will still get through without interruption in service.
Video traffic is aggregated and then backhauled to monitoring stations at Dallas City Hall and Jack Evans Police Headquarters using BridgeWave’s high-speed, secure wireless links.
System components are mounted inside protective, weatherproof enclosures, which are installed on the exterior of buildings and on street light and traffic signal poles in downtown Dallas. Most of the cameras have motorized controls, enabling officers or public safety staff sitting in a remote monitoring location to move the camera lens in any direction and zoom in for a closer look.
