tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post5057064336939343347..comments2024-02-02T22:30:20.736-05:00Comments on Chemical Facility Security News: Video EscortsPJCoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390039682578324978noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-84999898012213138432009-05-11T17:18:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:18:00.000-04:00Hi Patrick,
It's great that you are calling atten...Hi Patrick,<br /><br />It's great that you are calling attention to this. Let me share some concerns and questions I have about this approach.<br /><br />1. It's very hard to set up video surveillance cameras to cover all areas of a facility. Lots of logistical barriers exist - some permanent, like trees, walls and storage areas and some temporary like trucks, containers, etc. The risk is high that significant gaps will exist in coverage. Designers may try to use PTZ (controllable cameras) but then someone needs to control them and they may still have issues with barriers preventing them from seeing areas.<br /><br />2. If video analytics are used (such as Siemen's SiteIQ), there will certainly be issues where the system losses sight of an unescorted person. This could be because of inclement weather or more frequently, bright sunlight or darkness obscuring a person.<br /><br />3. One of the key benefits of a human escort is that the human escort can instantly respond and intercept an unregistered visitor from causing damage or violating regulations. With video surveillance, an operator will have to dispatch a responder which costs critical amounts of time.<br /><br />I assume organizations are looking at video as a way to cut costs in conforming to this regulation. However, saturating facilities with video surveillance and optimizing video analytics may be very expensive and still provide far less performance than human escorts.<br /><br />While I need more details to speak definitively, I think the risk of such an approach is high and should be approached with caution.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />JohnJohn Honovichhttp://ipvideomarket.infonoreply@blogger.com