An industry pioneer in the application of radar technology for security surveillance, 360 Vision Technology, the UK manufacturer of rugged HD, hybrid, radar, and thermal imaging cameras, is at the forefront of cost-effective radar technology suitable for a broad spectrum of high-security monitoring applications.
Radar technology is often thought to be exclusive to the realms of high-budget security installations. However, spearheading the latest developments in cost-effective combined radar, surveillance camera, and analytics technology, means that now, the benefits provided by highly effective radar wide-area detection can be considered for a broader range of security surveillance applications.
Up to four tracking PTZ surveillance cameras can be integrated with one single radar unit. The configuration of the cameras is flexible, with either one camera built-in to the radar device, with three further external cameras integrated for tracking, or two cameras physically integrated with the radar device, synced with up to two external cameras.
This continuous scene analysis provides operators with powerful, accurate, object detection, and is combined with notifications via real-time webpage-based live radar display, TCP/IP serial data/event messaging plus local or IP remote physical alarm contact outputs, providing a range of detection integrations, in addition to the ONVIF protocol for Video and Control integration.
When considering the use of radar vs alternative technologies, there are many factors other than purchase price alone to consider, these will include reliable performance, total cost of installation, and cost of ownership.
It’s important to consider that effective target identification is critical to high-security systems covering large areas and that traditional detection methods, such as fence line detectors or camera analytics software alone, may fail to identify an object accurately enough. This will lead to false alarms and operators being alerted needlessly, leading to an ineffective increase in workload for each member of the security team in the control room.
With its 360-degree surveillance capability, Predator Radar units can scan vast areas, equivalent to 125,000 square meters of coverage.
Although it is possible to cover large areas with traditional CCTV cameras, depending on the type of technology and implementation approach, far more video cameras will be required to cover the same area. This has a direct impact on equipment, infrastructure, and installation costs, whereas a radar system covering the same area requires far less cabling, less power, less communication equipment, and less manpower to install.
Therefore, the total cost of installation and long-term ownership can be substantially lower for a radar system, compared to that of a typical camera system, when compared to the smaller number of Predator Radar devices required.
The combination of 360-degree radar detection and powerful analytics programming enables Predator Radar to detect objects through smoke, fog, and even adverse weather conditions, enabling the camera to be directed to targets, and its analytics to employ ‘Detect and follow’ functionality, no matter what the environmental conditions.
By applying the latest video analytics, once a target has been identified and tracked by the radar unit, targets can be instantly classified via camera analytical rules, such as automatically detecting and identifying intruders, vehicles, any object or person entering or exiting the frame, sabotage activity, loitering, object, and person appearance or disappearance, or any combination of those rules, providing even greater target identification and accuracy.
Allied with this, advanced machine learning means systems can learn to effectively ignore false alarms, such as those created by foliage, animals, light cast, or adverse or heavy weather conditions. Extending the core applications for radar surveillance, wherever an area needs to be secured for security or safety, 360 Radar can be deployed. Currently, traditional multi-camera solutions are being replaced by one single, simple-to-maintain radar unit, for applications such as large private houses, areas of natural beauty, stately homes, works compounds, and road infrastructure, including tunnels, where they effectively monitor traffic for stopped vehicle and accident detection.
From the protection of national borders to utilities, commercial sites, business premises, critical national infrastructure, high-value estates, compounds, and events, 360 Vision Technology’s Predator Radar camera solutions are providing effective security, safety, and site management across the globe.
