Software and IP Cameras in the Thousands Protect German Airport
Munich
Airport has expanded the use of Aimetis Symphony video surveillance to Terminal
2, bringing the total cameras under Aimetis management to 1,900.
Aimetis
Symphony provides Munich Airport with a single platform to manage analog CCTV
systems on an IP network and integrate the video management system into other
systems on the network – such as the command center and the burglary and fire
alarm system. Aimetis Symphony is the core of the surveillance system and has
successfully been used in Terminal 1 of the Bavarian capital’s airport since
2009.
During
the past year, approximately 800 Bosch network cameras in Terminal 1 were
equipped with Aimetis Symphony software. With the expansion being implemented
at Terminal 2 to include legacy analog cameras with Axis Communications
encoders, Aimetis Symphony will be managing over1,900 cameras, 1,000 I/O devices
and 5,000 users in a single platform, all of which is handled by only six
active and three redundant servers for system failover. In view of the
airport's constant growth and expansion, it is expected that there will be more
than 3,000 cameras installed in the future.
"For
us, a crucial aspect of integrating Terminal 2 into the surveillance system is
the possibility to integrate it in the complete network platform and to use
just one CCTV system for the entire airport," said Michael Fröhlich, CCTV project
manager at Munich Airport. "The Aimetis Symphony software has ensured
smooth airport operations, helped prevent or clear up criminal activity and
supply rescue teams with all the information necessary in special
situations," said Michael Zaddach, chief information officer at Munich
Airport.
In
cooperation with prime contractor Alcatel-Lucent, which is responsible for
system integration and overall project management, Aimetis is delivering a key
solution for one of the largest, most innovative security video projects in
Germany.
"The
Munich Airport had high expectations in terms of performance and reliability
for this critical component of its security system, and Aimetis is helping us
meet those expectations, including the ability to upgrade individual cameras
with video analysis algorithms tailored to its specific location," said
Carsten Smago, head of the services business at Alcatel-Lucent Germany.
"We
are happy and proud to extend the use of Aimetis Symphony at Munich Airport,”
said Aimetis CEO Marc Holtenhoff. “The project teams from Alcatel-Lucent,
Munich Airport and Aimetis have worked hard to ensure the success of this
project and improve the safety at the airport.”
More
than 33 million passengers were counted in Munich airport in 2009, which makes
it one of the world's 30 largest airports and one of Europe's top seven
airports in terms of passenger volume. As the result of a large-scale survey
conducted by the independent market research institute Skytrax with more than
10 million passengers, Munich airport emerged as the best European airport in
terms of quality and efficiency in the year 2010 and as the fourth-best
worldwide. Munich Airport had already been rated top by Europe's passengers in
the years 2005 to 2008.