La Biblioteca Nacional de Letonia controla la gran afluencia de visitantes con la tecnología de Vivotek

En sus instalaciones se han implantado 2 cámaras SC8131 y 3 FD8166A-S, con las que es posible supervisar a los visitantes y empleados, así como los archivos y activos tecnológicos. Estos equipos proporcionan datos en tiempo real del conteo de personas, ayudando a personalizar los espacios de exposiciones y recursos de la biblioteca.

Situada en Riga, capital de Letonia, the Biblioteca Nacional de Letonia atrae a visitantes que van desde usuarios de los tradicionales servicios bibliotecarios hasta los entusiastas culturales que asisten a las innumerables exposiciones que ofrece. Con exposiciones permanentes, temporales e incluso virtuales, a wide availability of printed and digital library resources, and as a center for research and lifelong education, is an important national cultural institution that has received recognition from UNESCO.

Established in 1919 and after surviving the occupations by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, the eight library buildings house more than 5 millions of titles, more than 18.000 manuscripts, dating from the 14th century to modern times, and a very valuable collection of national literature. Besides, organizes around 20 exhibitions that attract countless visitors.

The large influx of users to the library facilities is a challenge of enormous proportions for the security staff, especially if joined by the almost 500 employees.

Crowd management

Para dar respuesta a estos retos de seguridad, la empresa especializada en cámaras de CCTV y sistemas de seguridad, NVision, was associated with Vivotek para instalar dos cámaras SC8131 y tres FD8166A-S en su entrada. El objetivo era poder supervisar la afluencia de visitantes así como a los empleados y sus valiosos archivos y activos tecnológicos.

Estos equipos proporcionan datos en tiempo real del conteo de visitantes, ayudando al personal a personalizar los espacios de exposiciones y los recursos de la biblioteca según las diferentes cantidades de usuarios presentes.

El conteo de visitantes de la Biblioteca Nacional de Letonia está en constante cambio debido a factores como la apertura de nuevas exposiciones, la época del año, el día de la semana o el momento del día. As a result, The unpredictability of visitor counting makes crowd management in the library a complex challenge.

These devices are centrally managed through VAST, which, together with the counting technology that the cameras have, allows the staff in charge to know exactly where the visitors are at all times.

The ultra-compact fixed dome network camera FD8166A-S is easy to install, has optimal night visibility, an anti-fog mechanism, a sleek design and enhanced WDR. With a diameter of 90 mm, it offers audio transmission and four video streams, with an image resolution of 1,920×1.080 a 30 fps. Besides, the video sequences provide high-definition images, even in low-light environments. Users also benefit from the camera's Smart Stream II technology, which reduces bandwidth and storage consumption without sacrificing image quality.

In addition to people counting and visitor flow tracking, the SC8131 network stereo camera features 3D depth technology that provides accuracy 98% and bidirectionality.

Placed over the entrance of a building, its technology allows distinguishing between humans and non-human objects. This camera can be integrated with video content analysis that provides metadata in the form of bars and charts. The combination of these capabilities proves very valuable for improving building organization and planning for staff deployment.

These two types of cameras are connected to VAST, the centralized video management software (CMS) de Vivotek, which allows easy operation of all surveillance products. Thanks to this tool, security personnel can monitor live video streams for hundreds of cameras with a system that offers recording functions, event playback and event triggering.

The FD8166A-S and SC8131 cameras and the VAST system complement each other to ensure that the National Library of Latvia improves its daily crowd control in the long term. Besides, aseguran que esta institución cultural nacional sea ordenada y segura para sus usuarios, its staff and the people and culture of Latvia. In addition, despite the large scale of the library, with the installation of only five network cameras it is possible to effectively and intelligently monitor all spaces.