Videofied offers a wireless video security system called MotionViewer that detects copper thieves at utility substations. MotionViewer cameras can detect intruders and send 10-second video clips to monitoring stations via cellular networks. The monitoring stations then dispatch police who can apprehend thieves in the act. Over 40 utilities currently use MotionViewer, which operates for over a year on batteries and costs less than $4,000 per basic system.

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Nov 3, 2009 2:18 PM
Rising copper prices mean that copper theft is back. Utilities again are plagued with
ransacked substations and vandalized utility poles. Videofied offers a cordless/wireless
video security system that goes beyond surveillance � it delivers apprehensions.
The coffee-cup sized MotionViewer can be mounted anywhere in the substation or storage
yard, up to 24 on a single system. In the event of a copper theft, the MotionViewer detects
the intruder and sends a 10-second video of the intrusion over the cell network to a
monitoring station that reviews the clip and immediately dispatches police to make the
apprehension.
Each MotionViewer has a passive infrared detector, digital video camera, and infrared
illumination for true night vision. It is waterproof and operates down to -20F. The system
operates for over a year on one set of batteries and transmits the alarms/videos over the
cell network as a small 200K file. The videos of the intrusions can be sent to an alert list as
an email attachment. Because there is no need for power or Ethernet, Videofied is portable
and can be redeployed as needed. Over 40 utilities are using Videofied to protect their
remote substations and storage yards.
Videofied is affordable with a basic system costing less than $4,000. The big difference
between Videofied and CCTV surveillance is that most surveillance video recordings are
only viewed after the theft in an attempt to identify the criminals, after is has happened--too
late to stop the damage and usually too late to catch the crook. Videofied immediately
alerts the monitoring station of the intrusion and they can verify the crime and get priority
police response � and capture the thieves red-handed.
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