Latin America. SightLogix, Inc., manufacturer of smart thermal cameras for intrusion detection applications announces the integration of its SightTracker® PTZ controller with Videotec's Ulisse Compact HD PTZ. The combined solution offers users a security solution to detect, track and evaluate outdoor intrusions.
"By integrating the world's smartest camera with Videotec's PTZ camcorder, customers get real-time detection along with the vital details they need to make the best security decisions," said John Romanowich, President and CEO of SightLogix.
With this integration, SightTracker has been enhanced from videotec analog camera support to also control Videotec's IP-based HD PTZ compact cameras, using the ONVIF S profile. When used in conjunction with SightLogix smart thermal cameras, customers can detect intruders very accurately over large areas and instantly check targets with high-quality HD video from Videotec ULISSE compact domes.
SightTracker solves the challenge of an operator trying to manually locate an outdoor target using a PTZ camera. SightTracker uses GPS-based target information provided by a sightSensor partner detection camera to automatically guide ULISSE PTZ cameras to the precise location of detected targets and zoom in for greater detail, without human intervention.
Targets are visually displayed in the customer's video management system, while their precise GPS location is presented on a SightMonitor topology map. The result is a comprehensive intrusion detection solution that provides the "what and where" of an intrusion to make quick decisions while capturing the event for evidence.
SightLogix and Videotec's integrated solution has been tested in many real-world deployments. For example, in an oil refining facility, fixed SightSensor video analytical thermal cameras provide long-range detection around the perimeter of the refinery, while SightTrackers automatically controls videotec ULISSE PTZ cameras with infrared illuminators to illuminate the lens.
The combination of systems creates a complete solution for thermal detection and evaluation in large outdoor areas without the need for visible lighting. Similar systems have been deployed to protect electrical substations in Europe and North America to detect intruders entering the facility, while also sending alerts when site personnel get too close to high-voltage equipment. In these applications, accurate detection is combined with real-time video assessment to ensure safety and security requirements are met.
