The management of the campus, in Tarp, north Germany, decided prevention and detection was the best option, after a weekend when stop taps were purposely left full-on.
The Geutebruck CCTV system, was supplied by DTE, a local installer from Flensburg.
DTE mounted 42 multi-megapixel cameras inside and outside the six buildings. Outdoor motion detection is used to control both video recording and the halogen spotlights which illuminate any night-time activity.
In each building a GeViScope video system platform processes local traffic and archives the data. When necessary, all six units are combined into a single high performance system via the schools’ Gigabyte network, so that all camera pictures can be viewed, and all the (dual control protected) archives can be searched from the central monitoring station.
Disruptions disappeared
Since coming into operation in early 2008 disruptive and costly incidents have almost completely disappeared, the management has reported.
As a result the system has had a new graphical user interface added and its coverage has been extended to include a nearby youth centre and adjoining grounds.
Mr Leiber, MD of DTE, said: “The Geutebruck system is modular in structure and can be easily expanded and updated at any time. The GeViScope platform has a dedicated digital signal processor for each camera channel so updating and adding new functions – video motion detection for instance – is just a matter of loading new software.”
