Malaysia makes capital investment
August 2004
Malaysia’s new administrative capital has put security top of its agenda with a major investment in CCTV technology.
Putrajaya, Malaysia’s unique garden city development, which houses the administrative hub of the Malaysian Parliament, is to install more than 100 cameras in key buildings and public places, in phase one of the Core Island project, which will eventually extend across the island.
Believed to be the first city-based application of totally digital video surveillance in the region, the contract – one of COE’s largest – has been awarded to systems integrators Formis Automation, working in partnership with local distributor Integrated Choice and video network specialists COE.
With up to half a million government employees and their families living there security will be a fundamental priority. This investment in digital video surveillance will enable the monitoring of public buildings, parks and places and share vital information across the system.
Utilising COE’s X-class, which has been specifically developed for high-end security applications, MPEG-4 digital codecs enable the system to be completely configurable from a central control point. COE’s SEE-net Graphical User Interface, provides PC based monitoring and control across the network. Touch screen control is provided to operators for camera and recording management.
For the first time in urban CCTV surveillance, 4CIF resolution is achieved on a digital network: at 25-frames per second, providing the highest quality picture images yet seen on IP-based systems. Privacy zoning is incorporated into the pan and tilt camera domes throughout the system.
“This scheme will clearly demonstrate how far digital technology has come in urban CCTV surveillance,” said Mark Marriage, COE’s Technical Director. “The flexibility and adaptability of IP, coupled with the picture quality normally associated with analogue-based systems, is an enormous step forward. We expect this project to become a blueprint for city-centre CCTV surveillance systems across Asia-Pac countries as well as in Europe and the U.S.A.”
The Putrajaya project commenced in July this year and is scheduled for completion within a year.
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