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Finnish capital restricts traffic with Nedap
Groenlo, The Netherlands
During the spring of 2012 the
Finnish capital Helsinki installed
an intelligent vehicle access control
system for its city centre. Authoris-
ing selective vehicle groups for
access has proven to be an effective
method of reducing unnecessary
traffic volume in city centres.
By applying this technology, the
city of Helsinki strives to make its
city centre cyclist- and pedestrian-
friendly, increase road safety and
reduce hazardous emissions. The
Dutch company Nedap developed
the technology that enables selec-
tive vehicle access control and the
installation of the system was car-
ried out by Finnish company Visy.
Helsinki is considering expanding
the vehicle restricted zone in its city
centre in 2013.
To increase the quality of life
and the economic vitality of the
city significantly, Helsinki wishes
to reduce the volume of motorised
vehicles in its city centre and regu-
late the amount of traffic move-
ments, while taking into account
the dynamic aspects of the city
traffic. Residents, retailers, suppli-
ers, taxis and emergency services
seek access the heart of Helsinki at
various times and for a wide range
of reasons. The vehicle access con-
trol system enables selective vehicle
target groups with a valid permit
to enter the city centre automati-
cally, securely and conveniently.
The system offers a high degree of
flexibility in granting access rights
to vehicles, based on need, route,
destination and time of day.
The Finnish company Visy
installed the intelligent system
at three access roads to the city
centre. At each gate various
technologies for identification and
communication are installed that
are locally integrated and remotely
controlled. Long range RFID tech-
nology is used to identify vehicles.
A vehicle management controller
(VMC) controls connections to
barriers, traffic lights and RFID
readers and controls their activity.
The VMC hardware layout and
purpose built embedded software
enables a clean installation that is
easily maintained.
In the past decade, Nedap has
successfully implemented these
controllers in a large number of
Dutch cities to enable intelligent
vehicle access control. The city of
Helsinki perceived the results as
positive and currently is consider-
ing to scale up the number of
restricted traffic zones in the city.
Altronix powers Bank of New Zealand surveillance nationwide
Brooklyn, NY (USA)
At the 179 branches and 36
business centres of the Bank of
New Zealand, a range of Altro-
nix products supplies power to
analogue and IP cameras and
other security equipment.
With more than a decade of
experience with Altronix, the
bank has experienced the high-
est levels of reliability using the
company's products.
"Since we first specified
Altronix solutions, we have not
experienced a single failure,
which speaks for itself," said
Karen Timpson, Security Op-
erations Manager, Bank of New
Zealand.
The Bank of New Zealand
uses a variety of products from
Altronix, a global leader of low
voltage power supplies and
accessories for the electronic
security industry. In addition
to wall-mount and rack-mount
analog power supplies, the bank
employs Altronix Hubway and
Hubsat UTP transceivers to
transmit video across structured
cabling and Vertiline series
models to provide centralised
power in a rack configuration.
Mark Massicks, General
Manager, Asset Security Dis-
tribution Ltd., says Altronix
breadth of products and field
proven reputation were factors
in choosing the company's
technology and solutions for the
Bank of New Zealand. Altronix
extensive product line has
readily met the bank's evolving
power requirements as video
surveillance technologies have
evolved. The Bank of New Zea-
land standardised on versatile
Altronix rack-mount power sup-
plies for analogue video in 2006
when it rolled out a new digital
video recorder (DVR) platform.
In 2009, the bank upgraded
from utilising coaxial cable
by switching to unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) for
analogue video transmission,
implementing Altronix Hub-
way UTP solutions. Hubway
transceivers coupled with
HubwayAvP or Hubway Dv
video balun/combiners allow
the bank to continue to use
existing AC and DC analogue
cameras. The new cable infra-
structure enables migration
to IP video when and where
required by adding Altronix
Netway midspans.
"The constant changes in
video surveillance are now
making the deployment of
IP cameras much easier and
cost-effective," said Mr. Mas-
sicks. "Altronix products cover
every base from video surveil-
lance to access control on any
infrastructure platform. We
can meet or exceed all of our
customer's requirements using
Altronix solutions. Plus Altro-
nix offers a lifetime warranty
in the event a problem ever
arises, which is unique in the
industry."
"Due to time zone issues
we can sometimes have delays
in response from overseas
suppliers, but Altronix has
always responded within the
same business day," said Mr.
Massicks. "We couldn't ask for
better service."
Founded in 1861, the Bank
of New Zealand is one of the
country's largest banks and em-
ploys more than 5,000 people.
The bank works with personal,
business, agricultural and pri-
vate wealth clients and operates
a network of 455 ATMs
throughout New Zealand.