2. All Surveillance Systems in One
User need
Integration of visual security systems with the rest of the
security architecture
Solution
ASAN Universal Video Platform (UVP) surveillance
software
IP and standards-based, highly scalable networked
visual surveillance platform
Benefits
Central management of individual cameras as well as
legacy surveillance systems
Cost savings, increased efficiency and lower TCO from
existing IP systems
Users
E.g. maritime industry, intelligent parking facility
surveillance
www.asansecurity.com
ASAN UVP integrates easily with other
security systems, consolidating both
digital and analog cameras.
Enabling visual surveillance and other
security systems to communicate and
interact with each other brings
substantial added value to the end-user.
3. All-in-One Building Management
User needs
Building automation and security
Building management, energy efficiency, cost savings
Easy to use technology
Solution
Fidelix FX-Net Building Management System integrates.
building automation and security into one system
Benefits
Easy-to-use, web-based graphical user interface
Open and seamlessly scalable from a single house to
large multi-building and multi-site solutions
Energy cost savings; indoor air quality improvement;
enhanced safety; lower maintenance costs
Users
New building construction; renovation
Sustainable, green building construction
www.fidelix.fi
The open, web-based Fidelix FX-Net BMS
integrates e.g.:
-Heating and ventilation
-VRF systems
-Energy and water consumption metering
-Intruder detection
-Access control
4. Certified Airport Security by Training
User need
Need for Airport security improvement is urgent in
Africa
Solution
Targeted, tailored and systematic training for airport
security officers and operators in the African aviation
marketplace
Benefits
IATA and EU regulations compliant and certified
training
Hands on screening training
Operation audits at system and detail level
Users
Airlines and aviation security authorities
Airport operators
www.finsecpro.com
Accredited by:
Finnish Civil Aviation Authority
Estonian Civil Aviation Authority
5. Smart Evacuation
User need
In case of fire the person to be evacuated needs
clear and unambiguous instructions for the best
escape route
Solution
Evacuation signs which are able to indicate the
optimal evacuation route
Benefits
Fast, optimized evacuation, less casualties
Comprehensive fire situation information for
fire fighters and rescue teams
The solution is compliant with relevant EN
standards
The PRODEX FIREscape combined fire alarm and
emergency light system is fully compliant with the
requirements of EN54-2/4, EN54-18, EN60598-2-22
and EN1838, and fulfills the requirements of EN50172
Users
Building owners
www.hedengrensecurity.fi
6. Speeding Wireless Situation Awareness and
Rescue Actions
Need
Reliable information through richer media
resources to help in day-to-day-missions
Improved way of sharing significant information
between control rooms and operators in the field
Solution
Automated, intelligent surveillance and rescue
framework adapted to the mobile environment
Advanced video analysis and abnormal-situation
detection in mobile and unpredictable contexts
Benefits
Customised algorithms provide the most
comprehensive picture and automated decision
support for more faster and effective control and
acting in unpredictable situations
Users
Law enforcement, Fire & Rescue, Customs,
Boarder Guard, Civil Defence
www.itea2-spy.org/
7. Monitoring of Critical Infrastructure and
Environment
User need
Preparedness for the new threats that are fallen on
critical infrastructure and environment
Solution
Measurement Management Information System
with integrated Geospatial User Interface, refined
modeling extensions and sophisticated automated
alarm functionality
Benefits
Early detection of threats trends
Instant alarms in case of realized threat to public
safety
24/7 ubiquitous access to the service
Users
Environment Authorities, Critical infrastructure
operators, environmentally critical industry
http://www.lut.fi/web/en/lut-savo-sustainabletechnologies/laboratory-of-green-chemistry
8. Identify and Secure: Video Content Analysis
User need
Digital video and CCTV cameras create increasing
amounts of data; human operators are unable to monitor
all incoming images
Solution
Video content analysis (VCA) for detecting objects and
analyzing behavior
Automatic alarm triggers based on preset conditions
Benefits
Improved incident spotting and crime solving rates
Open VCA platform enables easy integration
Users
Law enforcement, banking, corporate security
Also eg. health and social care, traffic flow monitoring
The VCA system detects objects, determines their
properties and analyzes their behavior according
to multiple algorithms.
Mirasys software controls nearly one million video
surveillance cameras around the world.
Customers include large conglomerates and
departments of states such as City of Bangkok,
Statoil and Indian Railways.
www.mirasys.com
9. Business Crime Victim Survey
User need
Only a fraction of crimes against businesses is
reported to the police and therefore included in the
official statistics
Comprehensive picture of business crime victimization
requires measures of unrecorded crime
Solution
National representative victim survey of retail and
manufacture businesses was conducted in spring 2010
Benefits
BCVS describes the current crime situation at the
national level, analyses risk and protective factors of
crime victimization, and estimates the cost of crime to
businesses
Users
The research project has developed an
indicator system of business crime
victimization in Finland: the Business Crime
Victim Survey (BCVS).
Governmental agencies, companies, security industry,
researchers, etc
http://www.optula.om.fi/en/Etusivu/Julkaisut/1302672838628
10. Modern Way of Police Work
Need
Currently check stops are ineffective and only one thing
can be checked at a time
Instead of cutting costs the Police should actually be
making more money
Solution
With our Multi Handset all the necessary checks can be
made at one time
more offenders caught
more income & better traffic security
Easy to use: one push of a button per scan
Automatic printing of fines and statistics
Benefits
Network, databases & barcodes already exist
Increased efficiency
Compact device, familiar to users
www.stopnoise.fi
Scanning the barcode from a
driver’s license
11. Spatial Perception Software for 3D Cameras
Need
Improved safety and autonomous operation of
mobile working machines
Approach
New generation cost-efficient 3D cameras
enhanced with dedicated software
Benefits
More utility, Plug-n-play set-up anywhere
Detection of events in a higher level of
abstraction → quality instead of quantity
Increased level of automation
E.g. object counting, tracking, categorization
Users
Manufactures of autonomous machines and
Security industries
www.tut.fi
12. Electric Supply Resilience
User need
Security problems due to outages in electricity
distribution system
In the case of power outages there is need for
situation picture
Solution
The database of vital functions of society and
their criticality in case of power outages
Benefits
Relevant and accurate data available to help
decision making in power-loss situations
Knowledge on real criticality in abnormal cases
Possibility to allocate limited resources in optimal
way
Users
Governmental organizations, safety and rescue
entities, facility management, etc.
www.tut.fi/en/
The research group has long experience on
development of supporting information
system applications for electrical utilities
13. Blast Resistant Wall Sleeves for
Renovation Projects
User need
Simple, tested and approved solution to penetrate
existing blast resistant and gastight walls
Solution
TEMET renovation wall sleeve
Different models for specific needs (electric cables,
water pipes etc.)
Tested and approved by VTT Technical Research
Centre
Benefits
Smaller drill holes needed for single cables/pipes
Available also for bigger air ducts (up to ø500mm)
Easy installation
Users
Building companies
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractors
www.temet.fi
14. Infrastructure Monitoring with Printed
Sensors
User need
Determine long-term plans for repairing and re-building
large concrete structures
Have accurate information about the condition of the
structures
Solution
Wireless embedded large area printable moisture
sensor sheets
Benefits
Detection of moisture inside large structures, such as
bridges, dams and buildings, help monitor accurately
condition of the structures
Users
Owners of infrastructure, constructors, condition
assessment and engineering sector. Safety
administration
http://www.oulu.fi/english/
15. Multidimensional Information Fusion in
Situation Awareness Systems
User need
Processing solution of large amounts of critical
information from multiple sources
Solution
Proof of Concept for a software system collecting and
processing multisource information to establish reliable
situation awareness (SA) knowledge
Benefits
Ability to process vital information to elevate the quality
of situation awareness knowledge
Perception and Comprehension data of the SA model in
order to find non-obvious and potential threats
Users
Public authorities and private operators who need
improved situation awareness
http://mifsas.astro.helsinki.fi/
Using a single, personalized and business
optimized interface.
Tracking news using probabilistic methods
and using anomaly detection time series
using algorithmic entropy.
16. Intelligent Software for Video Surveillance
User need
Recognition and alerting of potentially hazardous and
harmful chains of events by video surveillance
One combined video image instead of many displays
or windows from each separate security camera
Solution
A software that creates virtual video image of a
target area with no blind sectors, and forecasts
emerging risks
Enables proactive reactions and early intervention
Benefits
Breaks the chain of events leading to a threat of
security
Users
Video surveillance systems, situation awareness
systems, supermarkets and shopping centers
www.helsinki.fi/university
17. Resident-driven security solutions
in urban areas
User Need
Ordinary people's everyday experiences of
security and safety are needed in urban safety
and security planning
Solution
Radically new concepts for safety and security
planning in residential areas and other urban
areas
Benefits
New visions for city planning and new safety
and security solutions for urban areas
Users
City planning professionals, cities
https://sites.google.com/a/oske.net/aatu/
www.vtt.fi, www.aalto.fi, www.culminatum.fi,
www.helsinki.fi/university/
18. Urban Flood Alarm
User need
Minimize the damages caused by heavy rain floods
Forecast floods and inform relevant authorities
Solution
Local early warning system based on simulation
generated from collected data and real-time data
Benefits
Predictability of flooding, gives time to react
Users
Real estate sector, rescue authorities, service providers,
security sector, governmental authorities, etc.
Flood forecast simulations
(10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 h,
etc.)
http://www.vtt.fi/sites/smartalarm/
19. Safety of Bridges and Tunnels
User need
The safe long- and short-term usage of bridges and
tunnels
Solution
An international open platform for safety and security
monitoring over the entire life cycle of the infrastructure
Benefits
Early indications for the future maintenance needs and
thus easier to make long-term budgeting and plans
Users
Ie. public administrations and private companies who
can utilize the platform when building or maintaining
bridge or tunnel structures
The bridge monitoring has been carried out
by selecting five different kinds of bridges,
which have been monitored by project
partners using measuring equipment,
sensors and computers.
http://www.vtt.fi/proj/simo/index.jsp?lang=en
20. A Multi-Service Platform Paves Way for
eCall Implementation
User need
Automated emergency call in case traffic accident
Solution
A multi-service platform and business model for
commercial, regulated road traffic services
Benefits
Pan-European system with global potential
Unified open platform enables rapid market
expansion
Successful commercial services pave the way for
the regulated services such as eCall
Users
Road administrations, Intelligent Transportation
Service industry, all road users
www.vtt.fi
21. Fire Suppression
User need
Using simulation software to assist in the R&D process
of water based fire suppression systems for very large
applications, such as traffic tunnels
Providing additional performance evaluation after
experimental fire testing
Solution
Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) for modeling fine and
fast water sprays as well as gas and solid phase fire
extinguishment
Benefits
Provides a systematic way to develop water based fire
suppression systems with simulation software
Supports sales
Users
Companies developing water-based fire suppression
technologies, especially water mist technology
www.vtt.fi
22. Identification of Concealed Threats
User need
Reliable and accurate stand-off identification of
concealed threats
Solution
World’s first passive broadband THz camera for standoff identification of concealed threats
Benefits
Substantial improvement in all relevant metrics: thermal
resolution, spatial resolution and temporal resolution
True stand-off operation: beyond 5 meters
Users
Airport and port security, facility security, security
industry and agencies
www.vtt.fi
Thermal resolution (NETD)<0.5 K per frame
Spatial resolution <2 x 2 cm at 8 meters
target distance (diffraction-limited 40 cm
aperture @ 650 GHz)
Temporal resolution: 10 ms 10 Hz frame
rate
23. Sense of Safety at Railway Station
User need
The main railway station of city of Espoo was rated
by the citizens as a place where feeling of
insecurity dominated. Although the statics did not
support the public opinion, the situation was felt
intolerable by the city
Solution
The city purchased the station from the railway
operator and invested in a major renovation project,
in which structural changes, lighting, accessibility
and also technical security were addressed
Benefits
The opinion poll carried out after the renovation
showed that the citizens welcomed the outcome of
the renovation with ratings indicating a substantially
improved sense of safety
Users
The results are applicable to any public transport
hub
www.espoo.fi
Source: City of Espoo