The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of HKSAR has been actively combating illegal dumping of waste. To tackle these illegal activities, EPD decided to enhance monitoring by installing surveillance cameras in several downtown and rural areas to collect evidence against fly-tipping. However, due to different constraints at actual sites, cables cannot be laid and power is not available. At some spots, there is not even room for mounting a camera or placing a network video recorder (NVR) securely. For the mission, OT Systems has been awarded a project to deploy its Rapid Deployment CCTV Units (RDU) at several illegal dumping black spots in Hong Kong.
Under the Waste Disposal Ordinance (WDO), OT Systems provides its Rapid Deployment CCTV Units (RDU) which can be deployed rapidly and operate on their own with minimal limitation. The RDU is completely self-powered, allowing the surveillance system to operate seamlessly. Day and night PTZ cameras are mounted on the top of a retractable pneumatic mast, offering flexible adjustment of camera angle and height. Operator can access the video recording anytime via the RDU’s 4G network router. The RDU itself is designed with extra ruggedness to withstand typhoon conditions. Various sensors are installed in the RDU body for alerting the operator when there is tampering. In this project, OT Systems is supporting the EPD on fighting against illegal dumping and making Hong Kong a cleaner metropolitan.
