Dallas Muni Video Surveillance Tour at ASIS 2010 Conference: downtown bus tour, Mobile Command Center, 911 Center, Police Dispatch, and Camera Unit. Design and integration services from Bearcom; video mesh from Firetide; video management/PSIM software from OnSSI,

1. Wireless Video
Surveillance System
The City of Dallas and the
Dallas Police Department
Technology Providers:
BearCom, Firetide, and OnSSI

2. Agenda
Who we are
Wireless video surveillance technologies
City of Dallas
History and timeline
Funding
Where we are today
Results

3. Wireless Video Surveillance Technologies

4. City of Dallas
Goals
Improved quality of life
Urban revitalization
Reduction of crime through better deterrence,
detection, and investigation
Reduction of operating costs
Challenges
Department of Homeland Security listed Dallas among
top 10 cities to be targeted by terrorists
Police department staffing and budget limits
Potential disruption to infrastructure, primarily streets

5. City of Dallas (Continued)
Technology solutions
Wireless video surveillance system
Fixed and pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras
Dedicated wireless mesh network
Sophisticated monitoring software
Future integration with mobile units
Operational solutions
24x7 monitoring by experienced police officers
Coordination with patrol officers to respond to incidents
Data capture and storage for future use

6. City of Dallas (Continued)
Benefits
Overt system to help deter crime
Provide evidence of crimes for use in court
System scalability
Extend coverage by adding nodes and cameras
Ability to handle high-quality video traffic from cameras
Bandwidth and video quality (e.g., ability to read license plates
from three blocks away)
Operational savings
Force multiplier

7. History and Timeline
2005: Pilot at three sites; secured funding for initial deployment
March 2006: Issued RFP for Downtown project
November 2006: Public demo and outreach campaign
December 2006 to February 2007: Deployment in Downtown
Summer 2007: Deployment in Jubilee Park neighborhood
2008: Deployment in Jefferson Blvd. corridor
2008 to 2010: Expansion in Downtown and Jubilee Park
2010: Deployment in Uptown
2011: More expansion

8. Funding
Public/private partnerships
Initial Downtown installation funded by Dallas-based
Meadows Foundation
Expansion of Downtown installation funded by
Downtown Dallas, Inc.
Jubilee Park neighborhood installation funded by
Jubilee Park Association
Jefferson Blvd. corridor installation funded by various
Jefferson Blvd. merchants
City of Dallas
Monitoring personnel
Ongoing maintenance

9. Where We Are Today
152 cameras
One of the largest municipal wireless video
surveillance systems in the U.S.
Additional cameras to be incorporated in 2011
165 mesh nodes
8 monitoring stations
New Mobile Command Center (2009)
Can access wireless mesh network and video feeds
throughout City of Dallas
New Monitoring Center in City Hall (2010)

10. Results
2008 2009 2010 (YTD)
Calls Involving Cameras 4,388 6,259 7,422
Arrests Made 1,142 1,536 2,138
Offenses Recorded 249 285 389
Events Monitored 70 253 176
DVDs Created 59 70 39

11. Results (Continued)
Non-Violent
Violent Crime Total Crime
Crime
Downtown Dallas Down 35% Down 35% Down 35%
Uptown Dallas Down 31% Down 37% Down 37%
Jubilee Park Neighborhood Down 52% Down 60% Down 59%

12. Technology Providers
BearCom
Nationwide wireless communications dealer and
solutions integrator
Headquartered in Dallas
Firetide
Provider of wireless mesh networks for IP video
surveillance
OnSSI
Supplier of intelligent IP video surveillance software

13. Thank You!