Maximum AI Surveillance for Sterile Zones and CRITIS Applications

Dallmeier has introduced the Panomera S4 Perimeter surveillance camera. The ‘Perimeter Panomera’ combines four sensors into one optical unit, which provides a resolution of 200 effective megapixels (MPe) per camera. Combined with an AI object classification system specially trained for perimeter requirements and AI tamper detection also optimized for this purpose, the result is an extremely powerful solution with comparatively low infrastructure, system and personnel costs. The surveillance of narrow strips along perimeters such as fences, buildings or roads, often referred to as ‘sterile zones’, is one of the most difficult challenges for physical security. Equipped with a neural network specially trained for perimeter protection, the Panomera S4 Perimeter reliably recognizes people with unusual body postures such as bent over, crouching or lying down, and movement patterns such as very slow, very fast or crawling. People wearing Central Europe, British Smock or Ghillie camouflage are also reliably detected. The advanced AI tamper detection application detects tampering attempts that are typically expected at a perimeter. In addition to twisting, defocusing, spray-painting and covering the camera or IR illumination, blinding the camera with a laser pointer, flashlight or strobe light is also reliably detected. Indirect tampering by deliberately fogging the detection area with pyrotechnics such as smoke grenades or smoke pots is also detected and an alarm is triggered. The combination of these evaluation techniques provides optimum detection of intrusion attempts with a very low error and false alarm rate. The Panomera S4 Perimeter has outstanding low-light performance: the latest generation of sensors is three times more sensitive to infrared light than its predecessors, and delivers outstanding results even in low-light conditions. With a dynamic range of 130dB, it can accurately capture details at distances of up to 200 meters.