May 16, 2008— IQinVision has announced that the City of Beverly Hills has installed a wide array of IQeye megapixel cameras to meet the needs of its 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, says IQinVision.
Approximately two years ago, after former mayor Jimmy Delshad had observed video surveillance systems in Europe and Israel, Beverly Hills’ 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. 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. Video is transmitted by the cameras either on the network or wirelessly to the city’s central data center, where all cameras can be monitored.
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