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Minnesota’s Becker Public Schools selects
Hikvision equipment for security overhaul
Hikvision USA Inc., the North
American leader in innovative,
award-winning CCTV and IP video
surveillance products, has provided
Becker Public Schools in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, a multi-step security
upgrade to protect its students,
staff, and facilities.
Shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary
School shooting in December
of 2012, Becker Public
School District decided that their
older surveillance system was in
need of a serious overhaul and selected
Hikvision video surveillance
equipment for the project.
“We were really looking to expand
our camera system following
Sandy Hook,” said Sumre Robinson,
network manager for Becker Public
Schools. “It wasn’t necessarily to
increase the numbers
of cameras,
but to eventually
be able to provide
access to the cameras
to police in an
emergency situation.”
Becker School
District called on
30
local integrator Security & Sound
to complete the installation, and
Hikvision surveillance products
were selected. A rigorous implementation
process ensued and the
critical nature of the project propelled
the work. Phil Otto, CFO of
Security & Sound in St. Bonifacius,
Minn., proposed using a multiplephase
installation with Hikvision
surveillance cameras to complete
the system. The first stage of execution
improved visibility around exterior
entries. The second stage saw
upgrades to interior areas with IP
cameras and expanded coverage of
hallways and rooms. Challenges to
this project included finding cameras
that were both durable and unobtrusive,
selecting vandal-resistant
products for outdoor areas, and securing
zero-light areas at night with
infrared cameras.
“As with most schools, the Becker
School District had concerns about
their parking lot surveillance coverage
and video capabilities after
dark,” Otto said. “We recommended
Hikvision’s DarkFighter line of
PTZ cameras in key outdoor areas
where evening lighting was an issue
but color video was desired. Hikvision’s
DS-2DF8223I-AEL 1080p
PTZ camera was chosen to cover
the parking lots due to its color lux
rating of 0.002 and built-in tour and
auto tracking features. The camera’s
low light capabilities coupled with
the ambient light from the parking
lot allow the camera to stay in full
color at all times regardless of cloud
cover or inclement weather.”
“Hikvision works
to create versatile solutions
for diverse
applications and vertical
markets,” said
Jeffrey He, president
of Hikvision USA and
Hikvision Canada.
“Video surveillance
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