Botswana’s Department of Correctional Services has installed ioimage video analytics at its First Offenders Correctional Facility in Gabarone.
The prison, which measures 22,500sq m, needed a reliable and accurate perimeter protection solution that would integrate with the existing video management system. It also had to be easy to operate and capable of withstanding the region’s harsh weather conditions.
Ioimage intelligent video was integrated into a ‘double knock’ detection system that also employs kinetic energy sensors. Since a convict would have to circumvent two security systems in order to escape, the probability of detection is unparalleled, ioimage claims.
The Botswanian government is currently planning further installations with ioimage intelligent video appliances at four other prisons.
“The project is a great success,” said Nick Grange, technical director of installer C3 Shared Services. “Ioimage offered the ideal solution for this site. The system is extremely effective and simple to operate by staff with little or no hi-tech knowledge.”
Greg Mendeleev, ioimage senior sales director, EMEA, said: “Ioimage technology can be used to protect a wide range of installations. Not only do our solutions detect intruders engaged in theft, terrorism or vandalism, but they can also spot people attempting to illegally leave controlled areas.”