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IC720 is an ONVIF-compliant 24-megapixel dual-sensor 4K Virtual PTZ camera that captures 360-degrees horizontally by 360-degrees vertically, accomplishing fields-of-view that until now required several cameras to achieve. The proprietary IC720 soft- ware App seamlessly stitches together each sensor’s video feed, and via a display device such as IC Realtime NVR’s, Smartphone or Tablet, users can view from floor-to-ceiling and completely around the camera itself, either monitoring in real-time or recorded content for forensic video.
Navigation is achieved by pointing the display device in the de- sired directions, or via finger-based gesture control of the touch- screen which also accesses zoom and freeze options. The camera has no moving parts therefore it is free of blind spots. The camera can also stream live video to virtual reality headsets.
When connected to PTZ cameras on the jobsite the camera works as a brain; 3D coordinates of the motion-based events it detects can be translated into absolute positions for the PTZ cameras to zoom-in on to track the bad actor as they move within the scene. As the target moves from one zone to another, the tracking logically hands-off the tracking to the next logical PTZ in the chain of imaging devices. This methodology provides a continuous awareness for the operator.
IC Realtime’s government practice and law enforcement division’s special operations group has recently developed a new platform called persistent low altitude surveillance (PLAS). Comprised of a flight deck including power & data tether; imaging unit (camera) and its stabilized gimbal and balloon, this aerial surveillance platform grants Law Enforcement, Border Patrol or Special Event personnel the ability to remotely oversee large areas and recognize patterns or events requiring further investigation.
The PLAS flight deck is a 6-inch by 3-inch by 3-inch carbon fi- ber housing that contains all command, control and communications equipment, such as the brains for the system. These integrated com- ponents provide encrypted communications to either fixed or mobile command center(s) as well as authorized mobile users. Communica- tions are sent via point-to-multipoint 5.8gHZ transmission system via IP connectivity (as opposed to traditional RC). IP makes it pos- sible for one operator to control (for example pan, tilt, zoom of the camera) multiple PLAS systems at once. This makes the PLAS sys- tem unlike other aerial platforms.
The I-Sniper nighttime camera (.0 lux light handling capability) with PLAS however any of our imaging units (360-degree, 720-de- gree, thermal imaging cameras) can be used.
The PLAS system utilizes an industrial- and tactical-grade teth- ered balloon system from Altametry. The balloon system is com- prised of an inner bladder and outer balloon that has a circumference of 6-foot. The PLAS system can reach an altitude of 455 feet.
Border security is a conglomerate effort of multiple sensor tech- nologies brought back into a single front-end which provides a smooth, simple environment for the operator to act on the action- able intelligence being fed into the system. It is the function of the Physical Security Interface Manager having the
intelligence in a logical and manageable format that will enable the operator to disseminate the information back to the personnel via mobile de- vices so that they can act on this information.
Robert P. Mitchell is the director of government practice & law at IC Realtime.
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