24 Jul 2017
“Observit offers a turnkey solution that gives you complete control of the entire process, from simple installation to monitoring of the cameras in each bus and the collection of image material. The entire process is covered in a highly functional and quality manner.” Bram Lauwers, Product Manager Digital Services at Nobina.
Mission
Nobina is Sweden’s leading bus company. It develops,
sells and provides contracted bus services for more than
20 of Sweden’s transportation companies. The new IP
video surveillance system was to replace an existing
on-board analogue system. Nobina required a highquality
turnkey security video solution which was
reliable and secure and which increased safety and
security for both passengers and staff. The solution
needed to be future-proof, based on an open standard,
highly scalable, and capable of being managed and
administrated centrally.
Solution
Nobina chose Observit BOT, a video surveillance system,
together with Axis network cameras. The solution had
to be simple to configure and manage while also satisfying
Nobina’s requirements for quality and reliability.
More than 7,000 cameras were installed on 2,000 buses
in total in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden –
primarily the AXIS M31 and AXIS P39 Network Camera
Series.
Result
Nobina was able to increase safety and security for
both their bus passengers and their drivers. The system
is easy to install and monitor centrally, eliminating the
costly requirement for engineers to manually retrieve
data from each individual unit. The new high-definition
surveillance system also makes it easy for police to
immediately and remotely access high-quality image
material in both real time and for forensic review,
enabling an effective and timely response. The image
material in vehicles can be obtained in real time or
downloaded via the network for further analysis.
Need for a modern solution with
high-quality cameras
Nobina buses have been rolling on Swedish roads for
over 100 years – in the early 1900s under the name
“Postens diligenstrafik”. Today, one out of every three
bus trips in Sweden is taken with Nobina, which operates
in over 100 locations in Sweden. The public transportation
companies driving Nobina buses include SL in
Stockholm, Västtrafik in Västra Götaland, and Skånetrafiken
in Skåne. A well-functioning security system is
an important part of making buses a more attractive
choice of public transportation.
Nobina wanted to increase safety and security for both
its passengers and bus drivers. Nobina’s main demand
was a reliable system with cameras that produce very
high image quality. The cameras had to be vandal-proof,
able to handle difficult and changeable light conditions
(both bright sunlight and night darkness), and able to
produce sharp images with high recognition of faces and
details from a shaky environment since the buses
vibrate, make turns, and drive over bumps.
The system also had to be highly reliable, scalable,
future-proof, and easily expanded with new add-on
services in the future. It had to be easy to use and
capable of being managed and administrated remotely
from a central location.
Manual handling
Previously, the driver of each bus had to check whether
the cameras were working by looking to see whether
the lamp was lit red or green. After any bus trip involving
an incident or suspected crime, the hard drives had
to be manually retrieved from the bus to be able to
provide the image recordings to the police. This process
was not reliable, cost effective or environmentally
sustainable.
Reliable turnkey solution
Nobina has been working with Observit since 2011.
Nobina installed network cameras from the AXIS M31
and AXIS P39 series together with Observit’s BOT
system for security surveillance, built on open standard
and specially designed for transportation vehicles.
The system is currently installed on Nobina buses in
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Observit BOT is an effective system that makes it easy to
install and manage a large number of vehicles and
cameras centrally with a high level of reliability –24/7.
The system continuously performs self-checks of
systems, cameras and functions. All incidents are
detected immediately when they occur and are reported
to Nobina’s traffic control center. The image material is
available to authorized users both in real time – even
when the buses are rolling and in service – and in
recorded form for later analysis.
Axis network cameras are easy to install and maintain.
The cameras are of HDTV quality and can produce sharp
color images, even in complicated environments and
light conditions. The design is discreet, with cameras
that have won awards for their design. They are robust
and can withstand vibrations, temperature changes,
dust and moisture, and have an anti tampering alarm
that signals if someone blocks them or sprays them with
paint.
Observit is an Application Development Partner of Axis.
“Axis has extremely reliable products of very high
quality, and their cameras can handle all technically
difficult environments. Not only is it easy to work with
Axis products, it’s also very easy to work with Axis
employees,” says Lars Flodén, CEO of Observit.
Safer in service
Nobina has received a scalable and modern system for
its buses and obtained significant savings in terms of
both time and money.
“We are extremely pleased with Observit BOT and Axis
cameras. We received a reliable solution that increases
security for both our passengers and our bus drivers.
In the event an incident does occur, the happenings in
the bus are recorded and we can quickly and more
efficiently provide better images to the police,” says
Bram Lauwers, Product Manager Digital Services at
Nobina. “The solution and cameras have also helped to
reduce the amount of vandalism in the buses.”
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