Year
1997
Abstract
Recent developments in digital video and digital processing of recorded images have resulted in significant changes to the overall approach in the implementation of surveillance recording and new equipment. In keeping with these advances in the digital video field, Aquila Technologies Group Inc. (Aquila) has collaborated with several agencies to extend the capabilities of the GEMINI Surveillance System. In fact, the GEMINI is currently being utilized in several remote monitoring applications, resulting in the development of three new GEMINI features: multi-camera operation, motion detection algorithms, and radiation based integrated monitoring. With the multi-camera extension it is now feasible to place a sufficient number of cameras in the surveilled area so that each camera has at least one other camera in its field of view; thereby significantly increasing the likelihood of detecting any tamper attempts. Motion detection is accomplished entirely in the GEMINI digital cameras without external components. In addition, the International Projects Division (IPD) of the Department of Advanced Technology at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Aquila, and General Physics Institute (GPI) in Moscow are working together to improve object recognition technologies to provide real-time intrusion detection capabilities for GEMINI. Thirdly, Aquila and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are collaborating to install an Integrated Monitoring System, including surveillance, radiation detection, and seal systems. In this case, the GEMINI has been modified to eliminate the need to remove the hard drive to conduct a review of surveillance images. In addition, the review software will review strip chart data and Vacoss seal data which have been sent from radiation detectors and Vacoss seals via a LON connection. As a result, comparisons can be made for radiation, intrusion, and seal-related events.