Re: VistaScape

["Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the response. I am glad someone here knows something about
VistaScape.
>Siemen's recent decision to buy the company.
Who can parse what that really means? Having the best technology doesn't
mean that much to the head bean counter at a huge corporation. Look at what
United Technologies paid for Lenel. I think everyone except Borris and
Natasha are still scratching their ass over that one. According to the
VistaScape web site the Siemens deal just went down in September. What if
Siemens just landed a bunch of contracts that used VistaScape it it was
cheaper to by the company than to by the product the company makes? (Just
like Lenel?). Or what if a Siemens competitor just landed a bunch of
contracts out from under Siemens and this was a move just to get Siemens'
nose down in that food chain a little deeper?
Out of all the gear that gets picked at seaports and airports I had never
heard of VistaScape. Nice, Verint, VCS, Genetech, etc. were always the names
I heard. As a company we do big places, but that is more vertical than
horizontal so a product like VistaScape wasn't one we were ever looking for.
I guess someone pulled down a big carcass (I have no idea where yet, but it
might have nothing at all to do with water) so now stuff like this
VistaScape is on the menu.
 >For large scale video monitoring, it's the best thing we've come across.
What other vendor's products have you tried to compare and contrast
VistaScape with?
If the original VistaScape set up is a pain, how much tech time (per day,
week, month) does it take to keep it up and going in real life versus what
the factory says it should take?
What does the day to day end user have to say about it?
Are they on the verge of some new release of a new VistaScape software
revision?
Do you think that Siemens is going to change VistaScape and pull it close
(like Bosch did with Radionics, DS and Phillips) or let it be what it has
always been.


"J. @netscape.net>" <jsloud2001<removeme> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:45:56 GMT, "Roland" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>I know there are some CCTV guys here. I know some service accounts with a
>>ton of cameras. Someone here has to do seaports and airports and such.
>>Does
>>anyone here have any experience with VistaScape? If so does it work in
>>real
>>life anything like their (impressive) demo?
>>http://www.vistascape.com/flashlauncher.htm
>>
>
> I've posted here about VistaScape a little in the past.  I've been
> directly involved in two projects using SiteIQ.  It's really intended
> for large outdoor settings.  Basically, it overlays data from
> detection devices like visual or thermal cameras on preloaded GIS maps
> to provide situational awareness.  It includes video analytics to
> classify objects and to determine speed, direction, etc.  The objects
> then appear as icons on the GIS map.  At this point you can set up
> rules like virtual tripwires, directional rules, speed limits, or
> vehicle type.  The unique thing about VistaScape is that it uses GPS
> coordinates derived from known positions within the detection cameras'
> fields of view.  You then know the position of every object of
> interest.  Assesment cameras can then be linked to detection devices
> to allow an operated to further investigate a threat.  They can take
> inputs from other devices such as vessel tracking, radar,
> etc...basically anything that provides a GPS coordinate, so it's not
> necessary to have complete detection coverage provided by cameras.
>
> It's very complex to set-up.  I spent a couple of days alongside the
> VistaScape tech workin on a site.  Setting up the detection devices is
> more of an art than a science and is really dependent on the data
> provided. This may mean riding around in a boat with a GPS device to
> get coordinates for a bunch of cameras.   For large scale video
> monitoring, it's the best thing we've come across.  It's actually been
> around for a while under most people's radar.  They used it during the
> G8 Summit in Savannah that was probably 2 1/2 years ago.  I guess the
> best evidence of it's effectiveness is Siemen's recent decision to buy
> the company.