HUNTINGTON BEACH case study

Safe City video surveillance

Case Study:
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
DEPLOYS ALL-WIRELESS
VIDEO SURVEILLANCE
NETWORK TO FIGHT
CRIME
RADWIN solutions boost safety of residents
and visitors in booming beach community

Customer
City of Huntington Beach, Southern California, USA.

Partners
Axis Communications and CelPlan Technologies.

Customer Requirements
The City of Huntington Beach is a booming beach community
with a thriving summer tourist scene. With dozens of bars and
restaurants along main street and major events like an annual
surf competition, the city needed a video surveillance system
to ensure the safety of residents and visitors and provide
additional support for its police force.
Police department headquarters were two miles from
downtown, however, and the city did not have a fiber
infrastructure to support a video system over that distance.
The evidence the video system provides is a huge plus.
We have been able to solve some major crimes, and we
are hoping to solve a lot more.
Lieutenant Kelly Rodriguez, Huntington Beach Police Department
Solution
CelPlan Technologies recommended a
completely wireless solution with a mix of
fixed and pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) Axis video
cameras. Cameras were deployed at key
locations along main street and the pier to
capture multiple views up and down the
street on a rotating basis.
RADWIN 5000 point-to-multipoint and
RADWIN 2000 point-to-point systems in the
4.9 GHz public safety band were connected to
the PTZ cameras and transmit the video back
to police headquarters. Officers monitor feeds
24/7, control the PTZ cameras and quickly
download video for investigative purposes.
Why RADWINs Solutions Were Chosen
Installing a fiber network would have been too cost prohibitive RADWIN PtP & PtMP Highlights
and time-consuming. 24x7 video transmission from HD
Meet the bandwidth requirements of over 20 HD Axis cameras with highest image quality.
video cameras. Highest capacity of up to 250 Mbps
Ensure highest quality video transmission with lowest latency for video streams, enabling clear
and jitter. identification of individuals.
Deliver 40-60 Mbps of ongoing camera traffic and operate at Operation in non-line-of-sight conditions.
distances exceeding 4 miles/6.5 Km. Ability to install cameras in any location.
Systems were co-located with existing radios and overcome Dedicated bandwidth per link.
interference.
Fast and simple installation.
Withstand salty sea air and ocean-front weather conditions.

Results
With the RADWIN wireless video surveillance network, the
Huntington Beach police department now receives high quality
video, enabling it to rapidly detect and respond to acts of crime .
Video footage is also used in the investigation of crimes.
Shortly after the cameras were installed, a man was caught on
video stealing. A broadcast-quality image was sent to the local
news, and the man was subsequently spotted and arrested.
Video evidence has also been used to investigate more serious
crimes, including an assault where the victim was knocked
unconscious. No witnesses came forward, but the police
monitoring the video were able to use a description of the
suspects clothing to make an arrest.
A wireless IP-based system was the best and most
affordable choice for the city. Installing a fiber network
would have been simply cost prohibitive.
Jasper Bruinzeel, Vice President Wi4Net, a division of CelPlan
Technologies

RADWIN systems transmit live video back to

RADWIN Partners police headquarters

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