You just implemented an expensive IP video surveillance system. And when it goes offline, awareness is down. Important evidence is lost.
That’s exactly what Drexel University in Philadelphia, is trying to avoid. The urban campus has more than 500 security cameras across its 74-acre University Center campus – half IP and half analog with all video being recorded to an IP network. Internal and external cameras secure very large public spaces. In addition, says Domenic Ceccanecchio, M.S., CPP, Vice President for Public Safety, the cameras assist security personnel to conduct virtual video patrols of the campus within the campus security communication center. “The staff there is constantly taking calls, dispatching police or security officers, looking for suspicious activity – looking for anything that might necessitate a public safety response. We have a strong relationship with the Philadelphia police department; they rely on our video and assistance when something happens on or near our footprint. So the case is clearly made that we have a heavy reliance on security video as part of our comprehensive security and safety program.”