City of Gangneung
Bordering the east coast of South Korea, Gangneung is a municipal city that recently unified BriefCam Video Content Analytics Platform within Security Center. Today, city operators monitor over 1,200 IP cameras and make proactive decisions using the unified security platform.
The company
Bordering the east coast of South Korea, Gangneung is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do. Just over 210,000 residents call Gangneung home. Many tourists also flock to the coastal city for various attractions, such as watching the sunrise over the Sea of Japan and visiting the popular Jeongdongjin and Gyeongpo beaches. The city is also host to numerous festivals, including the Gangneung Danoje festival which has received a UNESCO heritage designation and attracts an influx of visitors every year. To keep residents and guests safe, the city uses video surveillance and other advanced security systems.
The challenge
City staff relied on a networked video system to effectively monitor incidents. The challenge was that city surveillance teams were distributed across many locations and managed independently. These siloes slowed communication and incident response. The city-wide system had also grown to reach over 1,000 cameras. Monitoring all the video, responding to incidents, and handling investigations became increasingly burdensome for operators who needed to act quickly. The city wanted to build a centralized and unified CCTV control center, which could bring their teams together and empower them with the latest cutting-edge video solutions.
The solution
Scalable city-wide surveillance
The innate scalability of Security Center adapts to the city’s expansion plans. The platform empowers operators to work efficiently and effectively as camera counts continue to grow.
Powerful video analytics
With BriefCam analytics, operators can configure alerts based on object classification, search videos using extensive object class and attribute filters, as well as face and license plate recognition.
Proactive incident response
As soon as the BriefCam analytics detects unusual activity in pre-defined publicly-restricted zones, the Security Center platform will alert the team so they can respond quickly.
User-friendly navigation
The comprehensive video solution is very intuitive and user-friendly. The menus are well written in Korean, so it’s easy for the city surveillance team to navigate and operate the systems.
“We were able to introduce a control center security platform that combines a reliable VMS and intelligent video analytics solution which are developed by two industry leaders, Genetec and BriefCam. This has empowered the city of Gangneung to effectively enhance safety and security for residents and businesses.”
Won-hun Kim, CEO, Ncloud
Results
Today, operators monitor over 1,200 IP cameras from the new control center in the Gangneung City Hall. The city staff decided to equip the control center with leading security technologies including the Security Center Omnicast™ video management system (VMS) and the BriefCam® Video Content Analytics Platform. Together, these technologies could bring relevant events to the operators’ attention and help speed up video investigations and incident response.
“The Security Center Omnicast system was the only solution to fully support H.265 video file formats and end-to-end multicasting functionality. These features enable the Gangneung control center to apply the latest technology, while significantly reducing network bandwidth and increasing data storage efficiency. With the Omnicast system, the city can easily accommodate future expansion and add high-resolution cameras later on,” said Shin.