Three Questions for Three Experts: Fire Detectors
In this series, GIT SECURITY EMEA ask three questions to three industry experts about the issue's special focus. This time we asked experts for their view on fire detectors.
In this series, GIT SECURITY EMEA ask three questions to three industry experts about the issue's special focus. This time we asked experts for their view on fire detectors.
Due to the global spread of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, the demand for suitable personal protective equipment has risen sharply and, as a consequence, FFP masks are particularly sought after. Previously used mainly in industrial applications, they nowadays first and foremost serve to protect medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
IoT solutions are rapidly expanding to improve infrastructure, efficiency, convenience and quality of life for residents and communities throughout the world. Society has grown to rely on connected devices like smart doorbells, door locks and security systems to keep their homes and families safe. However, many security systems lack the proper features to be feasible for commercial and municipal use cases. Lidar technology has the potential to tackle today’s pressing security challenges and open the door for many exciting new possibilities for smart cities.
Whether for monitoring areas, facades or perimeters, when it comes to security-related building automation, SICK laser scanners (such as the LMS141) have established themselves as dependable sensor systems to detect persons and to monitor buildings. In addition to use in video management systems, in this time of the coronavirus pandemic, they also support the counting of persons and detection of their direction, as well as checking that they maintain social distancing.
Before the 2019 season Ipswich Town Football Club was faced with an ultimatum: Upgrade their CCTV system or risk not being able to play at their Portman Road headquarters.
Surveillance systems might not immediately spring to mind when thinking about the first defenses that communities can use against the spread of Covid-19.
GIT SECURITY takes a closer look at chosen cities where the installation of security technology not only was successful, but was followed by decreasing crime rates
Good news can be hard to find amidst the current global health crisis, but we’re pleased to report that Raytec’s Vario2 illuminators have been helping to reduce the risk of infection from Coronavirus amongst NHS staff, and to save lives.
STid’s underline focus is on the challenges of access control in securing sensitive areas in an ATEX environment.
Cias Elettronica has been operating in the security market since 1974. It carries out research, the development and manufacture of security equipment and perimeter protection systems that utilize a spectrum of different technologies. GIT SECURITY spoke with Fabrizio Leonardi and Raffaele De Astis who head up the team at the company’s headquarters in the Bovisa district of Milan, Italy, in particular about the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on their company.