OPAX Multi Sensor Perimeter Protection

It is difficult to cost efficiently protect an outdoor perimeter. To handle the ever-changing weather and lighting conditions, several technologies are often required. While fence solutions and fence alarms have high detection rates, they lack visual confirmation and cannot trigger alarms until a breach is in progress. CCTV with video analytics provides great value, but no combination of cameras can provide feeds that enable the software to perform flawlessly in all conditions. To break free of these limits, OPAX have looked beyond traditional video analytics, creating a single solution that truly raises the bar for perimeter protection.

MSPP Overview

OPAX Multi Sensor Perimeter Protection (MSPP) is the world’s first solution to integrate video and radar sensors in a single analytics platform. While working independently, the two sensor systems consistently classify objects, guaranteeing a 100 % detection rate while supporting automated alarm verification and minimizing nuisance and false alarm rates.

Solution Benefits

Keeping it simple

  • Complete protection in a single analytics platform.
  • Straightforward installation with low maintenance needs.
  • Built to be integrated with 3rd party monitoring systems.

Providing Power to Make a Difference

  • Independent sensor systems offering redundancy and automated alarm verification.
  • Consistent object classification minimizing nuisance and false alarm rates.
  • Exact real-time positions and counts of intruders help prioritizing operations, automatically guides PTZ cameras or security personnel.
  • Insensitive to the changing conditions of an outdoor perimeter.

Delivering Business Value

  • Rapid return on investment due to simple installation and low maintenance needs.
  • Significant long-term cost reductions by automating labor-intensive tasks.
  • Vast improvements in surveillance quality with proactive threat mitigation.

Case Study

When calculating the total cost of ownership for a perimeter protection solution, a number of factors beside the initial investment should be considered. Below is an estimated comparison of three different solutions for around-the-clock protection of a 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 km outdoor perimeter.

Perimeter Length: 4000 m. System Life Expectancy: 5 years.

Technology Overview

OPAX Multi Sensor Perimeter Protection consists of the following components:

 

OPAX Video Processor (VP)

The VP performs analysis of video feeds from CCTV cameras. Can be placed near cameras to minimize bandwidth requirements. When a rule is broken, an alarm is triggered and sent to the OPAX Server along with alarm video sequences and a multitude of metadata including the object classification and exact GPS position. Each VP can handle up to 20 cameras simultaneously, providing great scalability and making the solution suitable for large-scale installations.

OPAX Microwave Barrier (Radar)

The OPAX Microwave Barrier observes and classifies people, vehicles and other objects in terms of distance, velocity and direction of movement. Advanced in-sensor processing minimizes the amount of nuisance and false alarms. A combined transceiver/receiver in the same unit decreases the number of electronically active units and installation/maintenance costs. Due to use of passive reflectors, high resolution can be achieved with a single unit. Up to five reflectors per sensor unit can be used, providing a high degree of flexibility and further improving cost efficiency.

OPAX Server

OPAX Server provides a centralized and singular management and integration point and offers centralized storage of all configuration data, alarm sequences and surveillance metadata. A single OPAX Server handles vast amount of VPs, providing great scalability and low total cost of ownership.