The Municipal Police of Madrid equips its patrol cars with network video surveillance cameras

More than 126 cámaras de videovigilancia en red componen el equipamiento de seguridad de los coches patrulla de la Policía Municipal de Madrid, as part of the project convened by the General Directorate of Security of the Madrid Council through its technical services.

The selected network security devices are the models IP8332 and PZ8121W from the Taiwanese manufacturer Vivotek to equip the nearly two hundred patrol cars of the Madrid Municipal Police, which have been supplied by the local distributor LSB and integrated by Plettac Electronics.

The PZ8121W model has been installed on the dashboard of patrol cars to monitor the interior of the vehicle and the surrounding area. This motorized camera for horizontal and vertical movement and zoom incorporates 10X zoom, incorporates 3GPP mobile connectivity and WiFi capability.

The HD images captured by the camera are transmitted over the Internet to a control center at the police headquarters for monitoring., recording and managing them.

Each patrol car is equipped, plus PZ8121W indoor camera, two more of the IP8332 model from this supplier located on the exterior roof to carry out video surveillance of the vehicles circulating in its surroundings, in addition to integrating the automated license plate or license plate recognition system (LPR) from Plettac to identify those considered suspicious or stolen, etc.

Vivotek IP8332 is a one megapixel bullet network camera, especially indicated for application in transportation systems, that captures images in HD and in different day/night lighting conditions thanks to the cut filter and IR illuminators, effective at distances up to 15 metros. The camera is protected with an IP66 rated cover to ensure it can withstand harsh weather conditions.

Each camera is connected to the PC with Internet access that each patrol has to access the updated databases that provide the identification of the license plates.. Operation is simple: when officers locate a car, The system sends the data in real time to the Comprehensive Video Signal Center (cisevi) and the Integrated Security and Emergency Center of Madrid (Cisem), that corroborate updated data to improve the speed of police action.