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INNOVATION AWARD WINNER: GOLD S E C U R I T Y I N N O VAT I O N AWA R D Taino Tower security director Francisco Lantigua and his staff use the latest mobile video surveillance technologies to help keep residents safe. Taino Towers has become a safer and more secure community. The new surveillance system has played a vital role in helping police solve incidents, including a fatal stabbing, armed robbery, and destruction of personal property. Specifically in July 2012, a gunman was apprehended in less than an hour as a direct result of the video surveillance system. 20 SECURITY TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE • November/December 2013 Genetec VMS allowed Plugout to equip each building's elevator with a wireless two-way communication alert system without adding additional hardware. Security and engineering staff receive instant alerts when the elevator emergency is activated and can use video verification to determine whether the event is a false alarm or a real emergency. The Axis cameras integrated with Genetec's Security Center VMS, HP servers and Cisco networking gear. With a project of this size involving multiple buildings, powering the solution proved an initial challenge. An underground Cisco private mesh fiber network and rooftop Cisco/Ubiquiti wireless mesh network that were installed on the 35th floor of each building's roof, and Ethernet networking that was implemented within each building, equated to approximately 120,000 feet of Category 5e wiring. Phase I took six months to complete. In Phase II, 78 additional Axis cameras were installed on the network, bringing the total camera count to 144. The exceptional clarity, processing power and high resolution of these cameras made it possible to integrate intelligent video applications, specifically the FST21 SafeRise system. The in-motion identification system is an innovative access control solution for main building entry points. Since the FST21 SafeRise in-motion identification software was not part of the initial plan, it was launched as a pilot in October 2012. The biometric security technology ties a five-megapixel AXIS P3367 fixed dome network camera to facial recognition software in order to bar unauthorized individuals from entering the premises. SafeRise is the only system of its kind that replaces traditional key and card access control systems by utilizing residents' facial images, height and gait for entry authentication. The intelligent recognition analytic is so accurate and fast that it is able to unlock a door with in-motion identification from 10-12 feet away in less than 1.5 seconds under normal lighting. SafeRise can be coupled with a criminal database to deny entrance to anyone on the do-not-allow list and automatically notify the NYPD of their current whereabouts. In addition, the system can help management ferret out illegal subtenants and criminals living in the building. The FST21 SafeRise in-motion identification system has proved to be a preventive www.SecurityInfoWatch.com