BTP has opted for Axis to renew video surveillance in the port of Santos

Para cumplir con la normativa que hace referencia al manejo de contenedores en los terminales de los puertos marítimos, BTP ha actualizado su infraestructura de seguridad y ha instalado cámaras con tecnología multidireccional y biespectral de Axis.

The company Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) ha actualizado el 30% de sus security cameras para mejorar la operativa y cumplir con la normativa en el manejo de contenedores. Para ello se han instalado equipos con tecnología multidireccional y biespectral de Axis Communications.

En Brasil, para operar en puertos marítimos, puertos secos y centros aduaneros, las empresas deben cumplir con las normas establecidas por la Hacienda Federal. La Ordenanza Coana No. 80 exige videovigilancia 24/7, con lectura de matrículas delanteras y traseras. Set an image quality of 4MP for container areas and extend the storage time to 180 days, describing the operating conditions and minimum technical requirements for security systems.

The ordinance does not specify technological updates in BTP, which is carried out every three years. However, it was necessary to balance image resources and storage space due to new requirements.

“The regulation establishes that the image storage time must be doubled from 90 days to 180 days, that is to say, we practically had to build a new data center. With the help of technology Axis Zipstream, we were able to do it”, states Fábio Carvalho, Head of Security at Brazil Terminal Portuário.

The port of Santos is the largest in the country in cargo and container handling. The terminal that BTP has here has an annual handling capacity of 1,5 millions of TEU (standard unit of measurement for a container of 6 metros). This large area is protected by 460 video surveillance cameras.

“Ports face significant challenges. For example, the bottom of a ship in operation has no light. That is why we need cameras that can operate in these conditions”, says Carvalho.

To meet these requirements, BTP turned to thermal cameras given their ability to accurately detect people, objects, and incidents, despite difficult atmospheric obstacles (such as fog, snow, humo) and problematic lighting conditions.

Las thermal cameras they turn out to be effective tools for observing container handling areas, monitoring ships in operation, detecting perimeter intrusions and examining administrative and operational areas.

Thermal and zoom technology

Added, integrator and Axis partner, invited the BTP security team to the Axis Experience Center in São Paulo to present a new hybrid technology that they considered could be useful in their operations.

Shortly after, BTP became a pioneer in the use of devices from the Axis biespectral PTZ camera series Axis Q87 in Brazil. The camera provides two video streams, one for thermal detection and another for visual identification, and incorporates a 32x optical zoom. Everything in a single device. With its thermal vision and zoom capabilities, broad-spectrum cameras have had an immediate impact.

'The broad-spectrum camera is the cherry on top of this project,'. The model was installed to cover sensitive areas, such as the electrical substation and the perimeter, including the exterior, which in our case are areas of vegetation and poor public lighting. An important point is the ability to operate with video analytics, which we use to generate alerts about possible intruders. This technology speeds up responses to events”, explains Fábio Carvalho.

Thermal Axis Q19 cameras have also been used in this project, que cuando se combinan con el análisis de vídeo se convierten en una herramienta de detección muy precisa que utilizan los operadores para determinar si hay personas u objetos presentes en un área específica.

Seguridad y rentabilidad

Otro punto destacado del proyecto es la cámara panorámica infrarroja (AND) multidireccional. The series Axis P37 permite un seguimiento perfecto de cuatro áreas distintas dentro de la terminal de manipulación de contenedores utilizando una sola cámara, even in difficult lighting conditions. Al reducir la cantidad de equipos, BTP cumplió con los estándares de las ordenanzas y erradicó los puntos ciegos en el área.

“Según la normativa Coana nº 80, cualquier punto ciego viola las normas y hemos eliminado el defecto reemplazando las cámaras con tecnología Axis. We removed four and started using a device with four channels using the same infrastructure. As a result, a network point ends up being used and an area four times larger can be seen. This improves the project and the cost-benefit ratio in terms of infrastructure”, adds Carvalho.

Greater depth and less bureaucracy

Fixed cameras have become allies in customs inspection tasks. The Federal Tax Service uses units from the Axis P14 bullet camera series for their multifunctional varifocal attributes.

Thanks to Axis Lightfinder 2.0, Forensic Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) and the OptimizedIR technology , the cameras can check the opening of cargo containers with complete clarity and great detail, even in difficult lighting conditions.

“You can see all the way to the back of the container, if a person enters, puedes seguir lo que está haciendo de principio a fin. Con las cámaras fijas de Axis conseguimos mayor profundidad y esto ha permitido utilizar las imágenes para una conferencia remota. En la práctica, esto significa la eliminación de la burocracia y la transparencia en el proceso”, afirma el experto de BTP.

Y cuando se trata de terminales portuarias, ganar profundidad es fundamental. For example, los bloques se dividen a aproximadamente 350 metros. Therefore, se necesitan cámaras fijas de alta capacidad para la vigilancia, ya que las infraestructuras están muy alejadas. In this sense, el modelo de la serie de cámaras PTZ Axis Q62 también ha demostrado su valía y ahora se utiliza para monitorear a los conductores en la entrada desde una distancia considerable.

Prueba de fiabilidad

Fábio Carvalho attributes the enhanced security of BTP to Axis technology. Large containers are not only safer, but even the CCOS door has an Axis network video intercom which offers a wide view and a discreet camera capable of providing a fisheye field of view for even greater coverage.

This device replaces three other pieces of equipment for video surveillance, two-way communication and access control integration.

'Every three years we renew our fleet,' 30%, but before buying we go to the market to see what updates are available. This latest transition has been well worth it because we have incorporated cameras with excellent technological features, that help us in our daily lives and have contributed more quality to incident management. in future updates we can think about standardization”, concludes Carvalho.