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Hikvision thermal cameras
secure the Danish waterfront
Flir re-structures business COO resigns
Hikvision
and Milestone Sys-
tems
are supporting a project to
find an innovative solution for
improving safety and security
along the waterfront in Aalborg,
Denmark. They teamed up with
Aalborg Municipality, the North
Jutland Emergency Services,
Aalborg University's Faculty of
Engineering and Science, and se-
curity company Actas A/S to find
a solution that utilises Hikvision
thermal cameras.
The system works with a
combination of thermal cameras
(which will be set up between
Limfjordsbroen and Honnørkajen
during the trial period) and one
controllable camera for use in
active searches. Aalborg Univer-
sity is mapping risk areas and
developing a groundbreaking
programme that can "recognise"
accidents and raise an alarm.
When someone exhibits
dangerous behaviour along the
waterfront, either on land or in
the water, the emergency services
will be notified. A camera on
Limfjordsbroen will be activated
at the same time to record what
is happening. This can also be
used as an aid if a rescue opera-
tion is required. This means that
the emergency services will be
notified immediately if there is an
accident, and live footage from
the site can be streamed to their
control centre using the exist-
ing video platform. The control
centre can then call out a lifeboat
if required.
Hans Henrik Henriksen,
Councilor for the Planning and
Landscape Department, says:
"Aalborg is very proud of its
waterfront. The city has built up
around the water, but this also
means we need to ensure our
water safety measures are the best
they can be. We are working con-
tinuously to improve safety along
the waterfront, and we have taken
a number of initiatives towards
this such as adding more lighting,
more rescue stations, new ladders,
and so on. Despite this, we have
found that accidents are still
happening, which is why I look
forward to the opportunity to
think outside the box during this
trial and to be innovative in this
area in collaboration with Aalborg
University and the North Jutland
Emergency Services."
"If things go well, it's likely
the project will also be adopted
and used in other port cities
in Denmark and perhaps also
abroad," concludes Hans Henrik
Henriksen, in March.
Now, with the test phase a
success, Aalborg is almost ready
to go live with the system. The
municipality is also planning an
expansion with more cameras,
due to the high levels of confi-
dence they have in the system's
success.
Flir Systems, Inc
. realigns its busi-
ness operations into three principle
business units: Government and
Defense, Industrial, and Com-
mercial.
With this consolidation, Flir
intends to reduce complexity,
realise greater operating synergies,
and enhance management focus.
Flir expects to report its financial
results in accordance with this new
operating structure beginning with
its first quarter 2018 operating
results. Flir's new business units will
operate as follows:
The Government and Defense
unit will consist of the current Sur-
veillance and Detection segments,
excluding the Outdoor and Tactical
Systems (OTS) business. The
Government and Defense BU will
be led by Flir President and CEO,
Jim Cannon, until a permanent
President is appointed.
The Industrial unit will consist
of the current Instruments and
OEM and Emerging segments, ex-
cluding the Intelligent Traffic Sys-
tems (ITS) business. Frank Pennisi,
who joined Flir in 2017 as Vice
President and General Manager of
the OEM and Emerging operating
segment, will serve as President of
the Industrial Business Unit.
The Commercial Business Unit
will consist of the current Maritime
and Security segments, along with
the ITS and OTS businesses. Travis
Merrill, currently Flir's Senior Vice
President and Chief Marketing Of-
ficer, will serve as President of the
Commercial BU.
"Streamlining our operations
will enable growth and enhanced
value creation across all of our busi-
nesses," says Jim Cannon, President
and CEO of Flir.
With this realignment, Tom
Surran, Senior Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer, has an-
nounced his resignation, effective
September 30, 2017.
"Since joining Flir in 2004
through our acquisition of Indigo
Systems, Tom has had an outsized
impact on virtually all facets of the
company's operations and I would
like to thank him for his extraordi-
nary contributions to Flir," says Jim
Cannon.
Hangzhou, China
Wilsonville, Or (USA)
When someone exhibits dangerous behav-
iour along the waterfront, either on land
or in the water, the emergency services
will be notified.
Business PeoPle
Critical infrastructure
manager at Axis
Chelmsford, Ma (USA)
Joe Morgan has joined as the
Business Development Mana-
ger for Critical Infrastructure
at Axis Communications Inc.
to further develop its growing
portfolio in the segment. Mor-
gan has more than 32 years
of experience building market
share in the critical infrastruc-
ture industry.
He has also completed
course work to become spe-
cialised in Optical Imaging
and Optical Security. Ad-
ditionally, Morgan maintains
a membership with ASIS and
has also earned a certificate
from the US Department of
Homeland Security, Chemi-
cal-terrorism Vulnerability
Information.
"I look forward to wor-
king with the team at Axis to
further build the expertise in
the critical infrastructure seg-
ment," says Joe Morgan,
In his new role, Morgan's
primary responsibilities in-
clude generating awareness
about Axis and its solutions
within the critical infrastruc-
ture segment, cultivating
partner relationships, and
identifying new markets and
innovative solutions in the cri-
tical infrastructure space.
Joe Morgan.
When someone exhibits
dangerous behaviour
along the waterfront,
either on land or in the
water, the emergency
services will be notified.
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