Dallmeier presents its balance of successes in the German 'Safe city' segment

German video technology manufacturer analyses the activity of the last three years in the deployment of its Panomera multifocal sensor technology in cities in this country.

To date, Dallmeier, inventor of multifocal sensor technology Panomera, has carried out nineteen major projects in cities in Germany with cameras, recording systems and video analysis and management software. "The successes of police investigation in recent incidents confirm once again the quality of our systems", point from this manufacturer.

In the success or failure of the use of video technology in the public space, three main factors are important: on the one hand, ensure high image quality and, especially, as constant as possible, with a minimum quality on the entire surface to be captured, since only in this way is it ensured that the courts will admit the images before the courts and, Especially, good results in the automatic analysis of these images.

Secondly, this goal should be achieved with as few cameras as possible to keep total costs low, the complexity and burden of system operators. And, At last, the quality of the video management software used and the analysis of live images and recordings is crucial.

Minimum number of cameras for maximum coverage

These three elements together form the essential added value of the patented Panomera multifocal sensor systems that Dallmeier introduced to the market in the year. 2011. Penetration in the Safe city arrived at the end of 2016 with the successful commissioning of the camera systems at the Domplatte (Cathedral Square) of Cologne.

In this well-known space the police can observe an area of almost 9.000 m2 with only eight Panomera cameras, with a minimum resolution density of 250 pixels per meter (px/m, according to DIN EN 62676-4). This resolution is just necessary to recognize unknown people..

With large-scale installations in nineteen German cities, including Frankfurt, Essen, Wiesbaden, Chemnitz and Bremen, the German manufacturer has to its credit a very positive balance in the field of urban surveillance.

"We have Dallmeier's Panomera technology in use from 2018 with great success. With these systems we benefit from the fact that the global view of a scene is always maintained., while operators can zoom in on different areas with high resolution, even in the recorded images," explains Thorsten Wünschmann, head of the Hanau Public Order Office (a city near Frankfurt)-. This way we obtain optimal control with a minimum operator load and, thanks to the need for only a few systems, we also achieve a low total cost of ownership".

Data protection, good results and profitability

Another very important aspect for its acceptance is also data protection: Dallmeier satisfies this requirement by strictly complying with GDPR standards Privacy by design And Security by design.

Dallmeier develops and manufactures all the essential components of its solutions at its headquarters in Germany, uses third-party vendors for extensive penetration and security testing and provides its customers with extensive documentation and support in implementing data protection-compliant video security solutions.

"We are very proud of our success in the field of Safe city in recent years. Dallmeier technology is used in more and more facilities in large cities, but also in medium-sized cities. Extremely fast police investigation successes, with reference to the most recent events in Southern Germany, and a feedback very positive continuum of the emergency forces, as well as the people who make the decisions confirm our strategy", says Frank Salder, managing director of Dallmeier Systems in Gladbeck and expert throughout the country in Safe city within the business group.

Patented Panomera multifocal sensor technology enables, as this manager points out, "an extremely small number of systems For example, it is possible to cover 40.000 m2 with only 58 Panomera cameras, with a minimum resolution density of 250 pixels per meter (px/m, according to DIN EN 62676-4). Together with the, obviously, much lower infrastructure requirements and considerably fewer operator workstations, which is a very economical operation of the systems".

The next one 28 May, of 16:30 To 17:15H, Dallmeier will give a webinar on Multifocal sensor technology for Safe City: Functionality, Benefits, case studies.

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