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“On a day-to-day basis, we are observing numerous points
of interest throughout the port, in addition to providing a
helping hand to the security officers. The video surveillance
system has been taken to an entirely new level, integrating multiple systems for complete coverage. Milestone’s
open platform allows us to feed video analytics and disparate cameras through it, and the entire port is benefiting immensely.” April Danos, Director of IT, Port Fourchon
The challenge: As the first land point of contact for approximately 90 percent of all Gulf of Mexico deep-water activities,
including more than 600 rigs and platforms within a 40-mile
radius, Louisiana’s Port Fourchon has unique safety standards to combat potentially devastating safety issues that
may damage vessels, equipment, products and people
working at the port. Obsolete surveillance equipment previously used to monitor the area was not sufficient to support
the new C4 platform. A new video system was required to
provide clearer imaging, improved storage capabilities, wider coverage and flexible video management.
The solution: Milestone XProtect® Enterprise software has
been deployed to manage 64 cameras from Bosch and
Pelco. With Milestone’s ability to display video in real time
and its open platform architecture for integration with analytics from BRS Labs, the port’s personnel have the benefit
of much more comprehensive and responsive video surveillance. Alerts from the video analytics system are fed through
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XProtect, and into the Port’s C4 platform, where they are integrated with other alerts to create improved overall situational
awareness.
The advantages: Several strategic elements are deployed in the
port’s surveillance network, and these work in unison to create
complete behavioral analytics. The biggest advantage seen by
the port is the ability to have the dispatchers, through the C4
common operating picture, pull up all camera views that they
need to address an alert or an incident. It is also easy to add
more cameras to the port’s surveillance network (which the Port
did in conjunction with the installation of a new radar system
from DMT), since the Milestone open platform supports the largest variety of manufacturer models.
A Top Hub in Our Nation’s Oil Supply Chain
About 80 percent of all Gulf oil comes from deep-water, and
Louisiana’s Port Fourchon services more than 90 percent of
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