“The ability to see in color could be a critical factor.”Īxis, which made its first IP network camera in 1996, has been producing high-definition cameras since 2008. “The new cameras held their color in low-light situations far longer,” he said. The cameras are for use during the day or night, but as light dims the images go from color to black and white to provide more detail in darker conditions. The biggest difference in the new generation of cameras was performance in low light, however. The difference often was only about a second, “but that second could be the second that makes the difference.” The cameras moved to position and focused more quickly than earlier models. “One significant difference was the responsiveness to commands,” Mulholland said. They could be controlled remotely to focus on up to 100 preset positions or to pan through 360 degrees and tilt through 220 degrees. They delivered IP video feeds for real-time monitoring and were also sent to servers for storage and analysis. The new equipment, model Q6035-E and Q6032-E pan-tilt-zoom cameras, were used together with Axis cameras the Park Police already had and with cameras from other agencies, including the Secret Service, that pooled resources for the event. “We were thrilled to see that the cameras performed above our expectations.” “The inauguration gave us a living lab experience to put the equipment through its paces,” Mulholland said. The department worked with Axis Communications to deploy five new high-definition cameras around the mall and the parade route (the exact locations were not disclosed) to provide detailed real-time images of the activities. The Park Police has since upgraded its technology with a new generation of IP network cameras that have helped it and other agencies keep an eye on the crowds during big events, such as this year’s inauguration, where the crowd was smaller than four years ago, but still large. “But we found that we could use more,” he said.
Mulholland said the department deployed a lot of assets for the 2009 inauguration, including an array of video surveillance cameras. The Park Police are responsible for securing public spaces in Washington, including the National Mall, and the record crowds from four years ago helped to establish the technological support needed to police major events in an area stretching more than two miles from the Capitol Building to the Potomac River. “We expected the crowd to be big, but we had no idea how big,” said Dave Mulholland, commander of technology services for the U.S. Park Police learned some valuable video surveillance lessons during this year's presidential inauguration. 4 tips for better tactical video surveillance
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