Prisons
With advanced security solutions becoming an integral part of any prison operation today, ensuring the safety of a community, the prison staff and the inmates themselves are becoming a reality. Durable and sophisticated surveillance equipment can enable the sector to regulate internal happenings to great effect, allowing the institution to take the first step toward making the resurgence of prison violence and jailbreaks a threat of the past.
With local prison facilities turning to sophisticated technology to maintain internal control, South Africa’s prisons become safer and safer. With more advanced equipment also comes the benefit of needing fewer correctional personnel for on-site surveillance, not only saving on costs, a but also minimalizing risk to those that are employed.
In fact, the systems used at some prisons are so sophisticated that many of the cameras employed to monitor inmates are more advanced than those used by gas stations and shopping malls. Keeping an eye on prison activity not only makes the space safer by discouraging violent behaviour, but also by providing advanced fire-detection tech capabilities that can act as an early warning system against any fire hazard – an incredibly dangerous threat to any highly populated building.
Through providing accurate information at lightning speed, fire danger can be gauged and acted upon to great effect. With valuable insights into the nature of the threat, evacuation plans and fire containment plans can be more effectively executed.
Access Control
C3 provides a broad range of access control solutions that will give you maximum control over the traffic flow of both customers and employees into and out of your business.
C3's wide range of access control solutions varying from basic to very complex can be tailor-made to suit your individual requirements.
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Our 'state of the art' access control solutions consist of biometric systems, Id scanning systems, visitor management systems, time and attendance systems, under vehicle scanning systems, etc. and are all managed from an integrated user-friendly management platform.
High security fencing solutions
A well-constructed fence in most cases is the first line of defense on any perimeter and it's construction should be of high quality materials and good design. There are many innovative designs on the market such as 'anti-cut and anti-climb' fencing, 'invisible fencing', electric fencing, intelligent fencing, etc.
Read more...C3 can offer a host of award-winning fencing innovations to protect your perimeter and integrate effectively with your perimeter security system.
CCTV (Closed-circuit television)
CCTV or Closed Circuit Television refers to a visible or covert video system intended for only a limited number of viewers. In Closed Circuit TV (CCTV), the picture is viewed or recorded, but not broadcast. It was initially developed as a means of security for banks and casinos; however, today it has been developed to the point where it is simple and inexpensive enough even to be used with home security systems, and for everyday surveillance
Read more...IP surveillance is a digitized and networked version of closed-circuit television (CCTV). In an IP surveillance system, an IP camera records video footage and the resulting content is distributed over an IP (Internet protocol) network
.C3 can provide you with an analogue or IP surveillance system designed to suit your unique requirements
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Command and control centres
C3 can design and install your custom made control room, complete with a highly skilled control room operator and easy to use video management software. Due to the long life span of a control room and the fact that it is an integral part of the security system, C3 pays special attention to its design. Often the control room is seen as a place where technical equipment is installed rather than a site where people work to bring together all the information and realise the value of the technology.
Read more...Many factors have to be taken into consideration when designing a control room such as space, lighting, aesthetics, airflow, ergonomics and of course, functionality. What is visually impressive is not necessarily the most effective. The best-designed control rooms are often those where the most thought has gone into what needs to be accomplished in the control room.
Distributed temperature sensing
With the LIOS DE.TECT line sensor, fire threats can be detected up to a range of 6 000m. Since its introduction in 1997, it has become the safety standard for underground transport facilities’ fire prevention security measures, enabling complete monitoring of whole tunnels for the first time in monitoring tech history.
Read more...This device offers resistance to rough environmental conditions, remaining accurate in its readings in a variety of external circumstances. Its design allows for stand-alone operations, providing precise information about fire size, location, and propagation on its own. It is also easy to install and to integrate into existing fire management systems.
The LIOS DE.TECT also adheres to today’s strict safety conventions and standards, providing high-proven product quality based on the fulfilment of criteria recognised by a variety of authoritative regulatory bodies. These include:
- • VdS (Association of German Property Insurers)
- • prEN 54-22 Class A1N
- • ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
- • TÜV Rheinland
- • CE (Electromagnetic Compliance, Europe)
- • UL 521, ULC S530 spacing up to 50ft
- • ATEX certification
Combined with powerful monitoring and visualisation software, data can easily be presented and interpreted. With versatility in its customisation capabilities, this device can be set up for various unique ends, including monitoring activity in deluge zones, as well as in more secluded sections of a facility, for example.
Integrated security management system
Classic PSIM is, really, about connecting multiple security and fire solutions into a single computer platform equipped with the intelligence to interface with all the data within all the systems involved, correlate it, and determine when security events are merging.
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Founded in 2001, PSIM software caters to the needs of city planning and civil engineering projects’ security, but also provides security support for railway and metro projects, airports, corporate enterprises, homeland defence, hospitals, maritime ports and harbours, border control, police, and oil and gas facilities the world over.
With six key capabilities, management of an entire enterprise can be tack
led on one comprehensive user interface that can quickly and cost-effectively be customised to meet the exact requirements of every user for any company.By ordering the massive influx of data received from various security channels like CCTV, for example, PSIM can arrive at accurate visualisations and reports with the aim to detect, visualise and resolve threats according to specific criteria established for your custom interface.
At C3, we are at the coalface of PSIM, connecting systems and other platforms in a cohesive, effective way to enhance security across a broad spectrum, and thereby increase productivity.
Intelligent video analytics
C3 pioneered the use of intelligent video analytics combined with thermal cameras in South Africa and have had huge success with the implementation of these two military grade technologies at various sites both in and out of South Africa.
Read more ...Security operators cannot effectively monitor multiple surveillance cameras and it's a well-known statistic that after just 22 minutes an operator misses 95% of scene activity. Intelligent video analytics are designed to automatically detect threats and distribute intelligent alerts to the right personnel in real time, thus allowing security personnel to effectively manage threats to the organization rather than focus on detecting them.
C3 has numerous projects and case studies involving analytics, from the tunnels of the Gautrain rail to the perimeters of upmarket residential and golfing estates. We have deployed analytics successfully at classified National keypoint sites, power stations, precious metal refineries, and general facilities. The key to our success is due to the extensive training of our technical staff coupled with a superior product
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Thermal cameras
C3 are the experts in thermal surveillance for intrusion detection. We combine our thermal cameras with intelligent video analytics, allowing for instant visual verification of the exact cause and the location of any perimeter breach, day or night. The benefits of thermal cameras over conventional CCD cameras are numerous.
Read more...Let's take a look at a few of the advantages:
- • Visible image day and night in total darkness without the need for any ambient light
- • Visual penetration through rain / mist / fog far greater than CCD
- • Low maintenance - does not require cleaning of optics
- • Direct or reflective light shining into the camera lens does not affect picture image
- • Thermal cameras combined with video analytics can detect intruders at greater distances than CCD's and therefore far fewer cameras are needed. This is far more aesthetically pleasing especially in residential estates.
- • Power consumption is considerably less when compared to CCD cameras combined with IR illuminators.
- • camouflaged clothing.
- • Thermal cameras are considered leading-edge technology. Intruders in total darkness are not aware of the camera's capabilities and might believe they are moving through the field of view undetected.
Under vehicle inspection system
Under Vehicle Inspection Systems (UVIS) are designed to provide a security solution for inspecting the chassis part of a vehicle. The chassis is very vulnerable and objects hidden in this area can include explosives, drugs, merchandise and even the smuggling of human beings across borders or out of prison facilities.
Read more...The versatile view angle allows the user to verify from multiple angles the suspicious threat before actually having to physically reach the subject. In the case of bomb squad technicians, being able to examine the object from a distance before having to physically deal with it could make the difference of life and death, as well as save the inconvenience of false alarms.
All data from the system can be recorded to the local DVR system for training and investigation uses. The data can be tied to a LPR system for better documentation.
Perimeter intrusion detection (PIDS)
A Perimeter Intruder Detection System (PIDS) is usually installed in an outdoor environment at the perimeter limits or around sensitive, high-risk areas. The system is designed to detect, deter, and delay an intruder which provides critical time for security teams to respond to any unauthorised intrusion.
Read more ...The strategic application of external intruder detectors can provide significant cost savings in terms of manpower, loss recovery and damage limitation, quickly recovering the initial capital outlay.
However, it is more difficult than designing systems for the controlled environment found inside most premises as we need to have a system that not only suits the type of perimeter but also one that can perform equally well in all extremes of weather conditions.
Access control, CCTV, intelligent video, etc.. all form part of the PIDS as well as invisible buried detection systems, fence security using microphonic and fibre optic cable, microwave barriers and Doppler detectors, infrared systems using beams and barriers, taut wire and fibre optic detection systems. All these can significantly enhance the performance of any perimeter security. C3 can provide innovative and effective solutions to combat all forms of perimeter intrusion.