Securing Bus and Rail Systems with Intelligent Video
Challenges to Securing Public Transportation Systems
Bus, rail and other public transportation systems are extremely critical to a nation's economy. For example, every day in the U.S., millions of commuters use public transportation to get to work, and businesses rely on millions of miles of railroad track for transporting goods efficiently and safely. Unfortunately, these impressive statistics present serious challenges for protecting passengers, cargo and the vital infrastructure they ride upon.
Mass transit systems involve such a large volume of passengers that airport-style security screening is impossible. Instead, bus depots and rail stations rely on access control systems, CCTV cameras and a relatively small number of security personnel to ensure public safety. These systems make it difficult to actively detect access violations, graffiti, loitering, unattended items and other suspicious behavior.
Protecting passengers and cargo along countless miles of track is also a daunting endeavor. Once passengers and cargo are on board, their safety can be compromised when trains approach bridges and tunnels, or when stopped for crossings or passing trains. Motion detection systems are ineffective in accurately identifying threats and are prone to false alarms. And, in a world of heightened security, false alarms are worse than no alarms because they train security personnel to ignore all potential threats.
Improve Security by Integrating Existing Systems with Intelligent Video
By integrating with existing security systems, intelligent video offers the real-time monitoring and situational awareness necessary to dramatically improve security for bus and rail systems. Easy integration with CCTV, global positioning, biometric and access control systems creates a centralized security management solution that can trigger alarms to prevent or respond to security situations.
Intelligent video software can continuously analyze data from thousands of cameras to automatically detect problem situations such as people walking next to a track, someone entering a secure area or a package left unattended at a bus terminal. Customer service can also be improved by detecting overcrowding on subway trains or long lines at ticket counters.
Once a suspicious behavior is detected, automatic alerts can be sent wirelessly to security agents for an immediate response. The agents can then prepare a response based on data from various integrated systems. Furthermore, higher accuracy rates through situational awareness help reduce false alarms and enable more effective responses. The end result is an integrated, cost-effective solution that offers actionable 24/7 surveillance without requiring wholesale changes to existing infrastructure.
The Case for the SmartCatch Integrated Intelligent Video System
Vidient SmartCatch provides the most comprehensive, accurate and advanced site-wide intelligent video surveillance solution available. With true behavior recognition capabilities, SmartCatch can detect suspicious behaviors in real time and automatically alert security personnel.
Unlike other intelligent video solutions that merely integrate with existing CCTV cameras, SmartCatch maximizes investment in other security systems, including access control, RFID. and biometrics Moreover, SmartCatch's various behavior modules can be used in any indoor or outdoor setting, regardless of weather conditions or water borders.
Finally, SmartCatch uses state-of-the-art machine learning, multiple object trajectory tracking and human reasoning technology, which consistently achieves the industry's highest accuracy in detecting violations and eliminating the false alarms caused by motion detection systems or simple object tracking solutions.
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Benefits of Intelligent Video
- Eliminate Access Violations
- Increase Public Safety
- Identify Loitering, Overcrowding and Abandoned Objects
- Automatically Monitor Miles of Track and Roadway
- Protect High-value Assets
- Achieve TSA Security Compliance
- Receive Real-time Intrusion Alerts
- Integrate with CCTV, Access Control, Radar and Other Systems
Available Site-wide Recognition Solutions
Bus and Rail System Protection
- Perimeter Intrusion - detects and tracks people, vehicles or other object intrusions into secured areas
- Turnstile Violation - detects people hopping over or crawling under an access gate
- Loitering - detects people or vehicles loitering near secure/high value areas
- Crowd Detection - detects growing crowd sizes to prevent overcrowding
- Unattended Objects - detects packages and other objects that are left unattended for a prolonged period
- Exit Lane - detects people going the wrong way in an exit lane
- Removed Objects - detects the removal of equipment or other stationary objects
- Human Tailgating - detects multiple people entering a secure area on a single access card
- Vehicle Tailgating - detects multiple vehicles entering through an access control point on a single card
- Stopped Vehicle - detects vehicles stopped near sensitive areas for a prolonged period
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