FXE required a modernization of its security systems, and selected leading engineering and land planning firm Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to design the new, comprehensive solution. The requirements were publicly tendered by the Fort Lauderdale, Florida Public Works Department, and experienced electrical contracting firm AcuPower, Inc. was awarded the project.

 

The FXE solution includes an advanced Video Management System from VIDEOProtein, managing video from thirty-five IP megapixel and analytics cameras from Mobotix Corporation and ioimage LLC. Supporting the entire security implementation is an Intransa EdgeBlock Video Data Management and Retention system.

 

“The scalability and reliability of the Intransa Video Data Management and Retention solution was key to the new implementation for FXE,” stated George Robaldo, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. “Risk-free integration of IP applications like VIDEOProtein 3.0 and both Mobitix and ioimage cameras ensured the entire project would go off without a hitch.”

 

Fort Lauderdale has operated the sprawling 1,200 acre former naval aviator training station, located five miles from downtown, since 1947. Renamed Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in 1959, FXE is home to over 700 aircraft, including more than a dozen helicopters. The helistop area was a major component of the security upgrade, which delivered improved protection for the grounds surrounding multiple facilities, aircraft, passengers, crew and staff.

 

As the nation’s fourth busiest general aviation airport with over 450 hangers, a 24 hour control tower, and two busy runways, the airport features U.S. Customs, aircraft rescue, fire fighting and police services on site. As part of the overall security enhancement project, the existing analog CCTV system was upgraded with IP technology and digital cameras for broader coverage, video retention extended to thirty days, and improved access to recorded video without risk of lost images. 

 

The VIDEOProtein 3.0 software is web browser based, and provides for several camera images to be viewed simultaneously, from any location, without requiring any downloaded client application. Developing video surveillance solutions since 1999, the latest version of VIDEOProtein is designed for cost efficiency, scalability and ease of use. The Java-based software runs on Windows, Mac, Linux or Unix platforms. VIDEOProtein will support any IP video device, yet offers advanced capabilities including archiving, motion detection, event viewer, notification, and a variety of other important features.

 

For video recording, the Video Data Management and Retention system is deployed on an Intransa EdgeBlock. Initially equipped with 15 terabytes (TB) of non-stop video retention with instant playback, the integrated surveillance solution delivers well beyond the capabilities of the previous analog environment. The system can be modularly grown to 51TB for future growth requirements, and with simple per-camera licensing for the VIDEOProtein video management system, such growth will continue to be affordable for FXE.