Sawbridgeworth Town Council in Hertfordshire has completed its upgrade to next generation IDIS DirectIP™ full-HD wireless network surveillance. Designed and installed by systems integrator, Sunstone IP Systems, the council selected the DirectIP™ solution based on performance, affordability and Sunstone’s innovative system design. The system, which is ‘free to air’ also provides Sawbridgeworth with significant ongoing savings against using leased lines.
With incidents of theft, vandalism and anti-social behaviour Sawbridgeworth Town Council wanted to upgrade its surveillance capability to cover shopping areas, main thoroughfares and its new town council offices. Following a thorough technology evaluation, Sawbridgeworth selected Sunstone IP Systems for its forward thinking approach encompassing IDIS DirectIP™ full-HD cameras, IDIS video management software and a digital wireless network to keep infrastructure and installation costs to a minimum. The Sunstone team demonstrated how next generation technologies from IDIS, including the intuitive software platform, would support the detection of criminal activity and ensure public safety.
Sunstone installed a digital point to multi-point wireless network throughout the town with link speeds in excess of 100mbps per location. The network currently supports external DirectIP™ dome cameras, installed on existing Hertfordshire County Council owned lamp posts, back to DirectIP™ network video recorders (NVRs) located in Sawbridgeworth’s town council offices. The vandal proof, day and night cameras feature infrared, audio input and output as well as motorised vari-focal lenses for ease of configuration. The cameras provide coverage of the town centre, including a major road junction and thoroughfare in and out of London, plus the new town council premises.
The Sunstone designed system provides council staff with a centralised monitoring capability, while giving Hertfordshire Police remote access to full-HD footage in order to detect and solve crime including while on the move via tablets. To date the DirectIP™ solution has provided vital evidence for three crimes since its implementation in the late summer of 2014, and has become a blueprint for town centre surveillance in the Hertfordshire and Essex area.
Richard Bowran, Town Clerk of Sawbridgeworth Town Council, said, “Frustrated with much of the dated technology and inflexible, expensive service levels on offer we talked with Sunstone about their innovative approach to providing a solution for Sawbridgeworth. Their solution fits in with our conservation area, covers with remarkable clarity the key areas of the town and is expandable for the future. Commended by Hertfordshire Police, it has already proved its worth in safeguarding the people of the town.”
Paul Schellhaas, Managing Director, Sunstone IP Systems, added, “The IDIS DirectIP™ solution has enabled us to present a very competitive offering that combined high performance with plug-and-play installation and simple configuration. We are thrilled that the implementation has now become a showcase for other town councils looking to affordably upgrade to full-HD and network surveillance.”
For further information on DirectIP™ surveillance solutions, please go to www.idisglobal.com.
