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Products & Services Information - CCTV
2 articles
31st Jan 07 - Do
Not Disturb - Chubb Befriends Bats At Witley Court
31st Jan 07 - Re-deployable
3G Camera
31st Jan 07
 Do
Not Disturb - Chubb Befriends Bats At Witley Court
Witley Court was once one of England's great country mansion houses.
Today, as the result of a disastrous fire in 1937, it is an impressive
ruin which is undergoing painstaking restoration by English Heritage.
It is not surprising therefore that when a bat colony was discovered
prior to the start of a building project to provide educational
facilities at the Visitor Centre, it was taken very seriously.
The first step was to obtain advice from English Nature, the conclusion
was that ecologists needed to monitor the bats and their welfare.
In due course Chubb Electronic Security was called in to provide
the necessary Technical advice.
Alan Capewell English Heritage Technical Manager for the West
Midlands Region explains: “As contractors removed the timber
wall cladding in order to commence work, a colony of bats was
found in the wall which we were building on to. Having taken advice
from English Nature and the ecologists, the conclusion was that
once the bats had left their Winter hibernation, we could commence
with the building work and create an environment that would encourage
the bats to return to in the near future.”
The solution was to build special bat enclosures within the roof
structure, with access through the roof tiles. Once the building
was complete, the ecologists would be required to monitor the
building and the new bat boxes, to check whether the bats had
returned. Traditionally, this would require ladders to gain access
to the roof void and physically inspect each box – an awkward
process.
A CCTV solution however, would minimise disturbance of the bats,
and could also be incorporated into the education programme provided
By English Heritage. Chubb Electronic Security was called in to
provide a tailor-made surveillance system in order to be able
to watch the bats in their natural habitat. As well as being of
serious interest to the ecologists, the roof space is located
above a newly built education room, which allows visitors to the
site, and parties of school children, to watch live and pre-recorded
footage of the bat population living above their heads.
For further information, please call 01932 738644
31st Jan 07
 Re-deployable
3G Camera
The ability to rapidly deploy discrete
video surveillance and recording equipment into known trouble
spots is increasingly being seen as a cost-effective way of countering
crime.
ClearView Communications introduce a new range of Re-deployable
CCTV camera systems capable of taking advantage of the increasingly
wide range of transmission methods available today. By providing
a variety of transmission options - including mobile 3G, GSM,
HSCDS and Wireless IP, the systems can transmit pictures without
the need for a fixed telephone line. Connection and download speeds
range from 1 fps (GSM), to real-time 50 fps @ 4 CIF (Wireless
IP).
The most appropriate transmission method can be chosen to suit
the application—depending on mobile phone transmission coverage
and geographical considerations (e.g. Line-of-Sight).
All systems have a fixed IP address, up to 320Gb on-board removable
hard disc drive and wall/lamp post fixing brackets. They can be
easily and rapidly deployed - all that is required is 240VAC mains
power or battery.
The colour/mono auto-focus camera is able to provide high resolution
(540 TVL) images in the lowest light levels (0.075 lux). As well
as dialling in remotely to view live and recorded images, full
telemetry PTZ control of the dome camera is available from standard
internet connected PCs.
Crime prevention officers, local authorities, developers and housing
associations are currently using the system for a variety of applications
including vandalism, graffiti, theft, fly-tipping and anti-social
behaviour.
For further information please contact - Marie Brown,
ClearView Communications Ltd, www.clearview-cctv.com, Phone: +44
(0)1245 214104, Email: marie.brown@clearview-cctv.com Web: www.clearview-cctv.co.uk
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