Currently an analogue system, an eight-month project will see the system updated and integrated with a digital video management solution.
The system will comprise baggage system monitoring, car park customer service, aircraft stands and pedestrian safety management across a 625 hectare site that is used by more than 18 million people a year.
The Quorum software will be integrated into the new CCTV system and will provide video recording, playback, management and archiving.
Archiving, managing, moving data
“The new digital core and Quorum platform will provide the airport with many more capabilities and give us the flexibility to simply deploy new monitoring PC workstations, simplified architecture and the ability to upgrade to IP cameras in the future,” Geoff Densham, project manager at Manchester Airport, said.
“We originally ran into difficulties working with a third party supplier so we approached Codestuff directly and this has accelerated the design and implementation phase and the first stage will go live in May.”
“One of the largest projects of its kind…”
The software has been set up to manage 100 users across the site, allow new PC-based monitoring stations to be deployed and will share the existing data network to transport video data around as well as for archival procedures.
“This is one of the largest projects of its kind in the UK,” said James Ritchie, managing director of Codestuff, “and is a great example of how organisations can use Quorum to retain their investment in older analogue cameras while gaining many of the benefits of newer digital technology for transmission, control and recording.”
