Oswego County, N.Y. Uses Axis Network Surveillance to Promote Public Safety and Secure County Property
Following a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report on workplace violence, Oswego County (N.Y.) legislators were compelled to examine safety and security in their own municipal buildings. The conclusion: more needed to be done. After examining 15 different system bids ranging from analog DVR to all-IP, Oswego’s IT department selected a county-wide IP video surveillance system to give the Sheriff’s Department real-time information it needed to protect employees, taxpayers and county assets.
Located along the shores of Lake Ontario, Oswego Country stretches across 1,312 square miles in upstate New York. Some of its 17 municipal properties sit isolated as far as 45 miles from the central services office. Most county facilities aren’t manned after business hours, leaving them vulnerable to theft and vandalism. Oswego sought a county-wide surveillance system so the Sheriff’s Department could watch these sites remotely, 24 hours a day, for unauthorized activity.