City Of Beverly Hills Relies On IQinVision To Improve Public Safety

IQinVision, market leader in high performance megapixel network cameras, smart IP cameras, and network video recording systems, recently announced that the City of Beverly Hills has installed a wide array of IQeye megapixel cameras to meet the needs of their expanding IP video surveillance project. The City of Beverly Hills (CBH) worked in partnership with Mainline Information Systems, which designed the customized system and is overseeing installation of the IT/camera infrastructure.

Approximately two years ago, after former Mayor Jimmy Delshad had observed video surveillance systems in Europe and Israel, Beverly Hill's IT department was tasked with upgrading the city's legacy analog system to the best IP video could offer. City planners wanted a "smart" system, one with intelligence built in that would not require constant staff monitoring. After an initial pilot phase, in which IT sampled a number of IP cameras and software, they selected Milestone XProtect video management software and IQinVision megapixel cameras. "The IQeyes are fantastic," said Mark Hobson, Assistant Chief Information Officer, "we have the new IQeye cameras side by side with views from some of the legacy cameras and the contrast is pretty dramatic."

The city is preparing to embark on the third phase of installation, extending coverage areas and increasing the camera number to more than 80. With each additional phase, cameras cover more of the six-square mile city and the system will eventually comprise 300 or more total cameras. Beverly Hills has taken advantage of the flexibility of IQinVision's camera line, employing a mix of IQeye 511, 702, and 753 day/night models. Coverage areas include Department of Homeland Security sites for water reservoirs, treatment, and distribution; city streets, including prestigious Rodeo Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard; cameras mounted high up to aid the Fire Department in the event of fires in the hills around the city; and street intersections for traffic monitoring. The majority of cameras will be connected to the city's fiber loop, but some are wireless.