PSIJan2017

PANEL
“We’re hoping that by
2017 more and more
detection technology
companies will
collaborate to produce
more robust security
solutions”
(from previous page)
anticipate the development of drone
technology.
This would bring a wealth of capabilities,
such as following intruders and providing their
location in real-time or offering kinetic live
video streaming of every event. However, this
will have its limitations, with health and safety
concerns should the drone crash or collide with
people, pets or property, licensing issues, as
well as battery-life.
2017 should prove to be a very exciting year
for the security industry.
Russell Loneragan -
Evolution (Electronic
Security Systems)
The main installer trends for
2017 will include the
following:
Integration - Individual
systems including CCTV, VMS, ACS, IDS and
PIDs are reaching out for increased
functionality, and industry is communicating to
provide the leverage for this, meaning the enduser
can easily operate an entire system from
one control location, with fall back to the
individual systems if required.
Cloud - More systems are creating a head
end to run in a Cloud environment, which is
reducing the costs of providing and
administering local servers – Adobe, Microsoft
Office and Filemaker are all prime examples of
this shift. Recent CCTV system security flaws
have ‘clouded’ this approach, though are overexaggerated
and overcome by basic installation
checks that installers should perform as a
function.
CCTV - Cameras are becoming smarter. The
use of higher-powered CPUs allows advanced
Video Analytics to be performed, relieving the
workload of recorders. Edge storage is
becoming more affordable due as memory cost
falls, and cameras can store and forward data to
a local site, or Cloud, as required.
Networking - CCTV manufacturers are
forging links with network switch manufacturers
– Allied Telesis switches with Axis/Bosch
cameras will automatically create a CCTV VLAN.
Network security is being enhanced and made
more easily configurable for the installer using
Management software, overseeing an entire
network from Core to Edge switches.
ACS - With the advent of PoE, a complete
door will soon be managed and powered by a
single cable; Abloy’s new EL560 will run from 3V
– 48V and consume little power, meaning a
highly secure door can be run from PoE with
local or centralised intelligence.
OSDP is key for securely cabling readers to
access control system; Wiegand has typically
ruled this connection from reader to controller,
but adversity has created the need for a more
secure version of connection. This ‘new’
connection provides the benefit of remotely reprogramming
the reader, reducing site visits
and enabling quick changes.
Joel Babb - Farsight
Security Services
Fewer false alarms! That
would be a great result come
the end of 2017 – and not just
for us as a monitoring station.
Installers won’t be wasting
time in making alterations to detection systems
and customers of monitored sites will benefit
from knowing their RVRC is honing in on alarms
that really matter.
But it’s how I see this trend of fewer false
alarms occurring that’s the crux here. We’re
hoping that by 2017 more and more detection
technology companies will collaborate to
produce more robust security solutions.
In 2016 we've seen the trend of analytics
being installed on sites when it's not
necessarily the best solution for the customer's
requirements. Analytic technology, when set up
correctly, works well and can be a very good
solution but has its own inherent limitations.
Step in PIR technology. Again when setup
correctly the PIR delivers an extremely reliable
method of detection but this also has certain
inherent limitations. The security industry has
never had so much choice but there's not one
turnkey solution for all types of sites or security
requirements.
With customer security requirements
becoming ever more complicated and
expectations of what a security system can
deliver becoming higher, there's no better time
to start combining the technology to provide a
better solution – one that doesn’t result in
costly false alarms.
Perhaps that combination could be using
analytics on cameras in suitable positions or
ones that require a certain scenario e.g. car only
detection. Then use PIR in areas suitable for
that technology such as to detect when an
intruder crosses open ground.
It would great to see this trend take off in
2017 – in fact, I even know of a few field trials
taking place right now to investigate whether
PIR and analytics could be used in a ‘double
knock’ scenario.
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