Outdoor monitoring
Maximum security requirements
Outdoor monitoring is used wherever the security requirements are high. The aim is to prevent any intruders from even reaching the building. First the potential intruders need time to overcome any number of obstacles (walls, barriers, etc.); then, as they cross the property boundaries, they trigger an (electronic) alarm. This gives the security forces (guards, police, Securitas) plenty of time to intervene.
Outdoor monitoring systems perform the following functions: detection of any attempts at intrusion and escape, prevention of hold-up, espionage, sabotage and vandalism as well as preventing unauthorized access to the premises.
Systems and applications
The following outdoor monitoring systems (or an optimum combination thereof) are used:
- Light barriers, infrared motion detectors
- Microphone cable systems, tensioning wire systems
- Magnetic field systems, microwave fences and barriers
- Laser sensor systems, fibre-optic systems
- Video monitoring systems
Typical applications for outdoor monitoring include:
- Nuclear power plants and high-tech research facilities
- Transmitter installations and satellite earth stations
- Prisons and industrial premises
- Private homes and villas
- Embassies and consulates
- Military installations, etc.
It’s all about know-how
It takes more than glossy brochures to sell security systems; indeed, it is all about experience and know-how, not only for the planning but also the installation. Securiton offers its customers a modern and expanded product range as well as a great deal of experience, not to mention its own demonstration and test grounds (450 m²).
Normally detectors are set up outdoors, which means they are exposed to a multitude of potential sources of interference. However they must not trigger any false alarms. The following criteria must be observed:
- Topography and soil composition (sand, dust)
- Drainage and humidity (air, soil)
- Local weather conditions (fog, smoke, rain, hail, snow, ice formation, wind, temperature jumps)
- Electromagnetic, optical, acoustic interference (lightning strike, direct sunlight, vibrations)
- Vegetation (trees, shrubs, roots)
- Fauna (birds, small animals)
