The Italian Marina di Varazze tourist port needed to replace a completely analogue video surveillance system that no longer met its needs so the security team decided to invest in a new system to improve the quality of the recordings and give operators the ability to view footage remotely. The aim of the upgrade was to improve the safety of the personnel assigned to the structure, of the ship owners and of the commercial premises located on the promenade of the port itself.
Furthermore, there was the need to have the option of providing clear and effective documentation to the police in the event of a specific request/investigation. The video surveillance system had to be able to protect the 232,000 square metres of port, of which 144,000 square metres is water, as well as shops, restaurants, bars, car parks, public areas and apartments.
The Marina security team had previously worked with XiX by Paolo Laterza so they once again turned to the company to install the first phase of cameras, the fibre-optic infrastructure, and all active equipment, switches, servers and clients. XiX by Paolo Laterza advised investing in Wisenet Q and Wisenet X cameras and centralising the system to the VMS Wisenet WAVE.
The first phase involved the installation of IP cameras, in particular 33 bullet cameras and four speed domes. After completing this first phase, and with the changing needs of the marina, additional cameras were added, bringing the total to 67.
Marina di Varazze invested in Wisenet WAVE, Hanwha Techwin’s VMS, to consolidate video feeds from both Wisenet cameras and legacy devices still in use. There is a control room on site to protect and monitor the marina 24/7, and thanks to Wisenet WAVE, operators can quickly access footage to investigate events and people of interest. In addition, operators can easily find the most appropriate footage and images relating to an event and export this data to be delivered, if necessary, to the police.
