TVOne optimizes management in the SMU security center

The Emergency Operations Center of Southern Methodist University (SMU) has three fine-pixel-pitch dvLED screens powered by the tvONE Calico Pro video processor tvONE.

Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas has upgraded its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) with a series of fine-pixel-pitch LED screens, powered by tvONE's Calico Pro video processor.

The new EOC is the security hub for the entire campus, covering firefighters,, Police, security, ambulances, and the University's internal cameras. Three dvLED screens, ranging from a studio of 1,25 mm (1.620×5.760) to a studio of 1,9 mm (1.024×3.584) y 108 inches AIO (1.080×1.920) were installed by Uber Displays , in collaboration with the audiovisual technology partner Digital Resources, which oversaw the project.

“The creation of a new EOC for SMU provided the opportunity to have all operating systems in one location, and the video processing solution had to be robust and reliable, so we turned to tvONE and the new Calico Pro”, comments Andrew Rice of Uber Displays. “The installation required 20 entries, that we needed to replicate on three separate walls. That's why we chose tvONE and, specifically, Calico Pro”.

tvONE's Calico Pro is the first of a new line of ultra-powerful video processors, con multi-window, multi-display and multi-layer, based on tvONE's latest fifth-generation 4K/8K processing engine, of 10 bits, on a flexible 2RU hardware platform, high bandwidth.

The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) será administrado diariamente por la Universidad SMU y su personal de vídeo.

“El EOC de SMU fue un excelente proyecto, y es fantástico ver que las funciones de Calico Pro se utilizan en un centro tan importante de la universidad. Lo diseñamos desde cero, creando una solución para una amplia gama de aplicaciones de procesamiento de vídeo con nuevas funciones para una instalación más sencilla y rápida de complejos wall Led Direct View”, comenta Scott Kehoe.

The feature of gestión de crisis proporciona una respuesta coordinada ante emergencias que implican el uso de recursos de la Universidad, el gobierno federal, el gobierno estatal o las autoridades locales. La Universidad ha establecido el marco del EOC en consonancia con el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, el Sistema Nacional de Gestión de Incidentes y la División de Gestión de Emergencias de Texas, con la participación del personal de respuesta a emergencias de la SMU y las autoridades locales.