FirstView

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SENSOR INTEGRATION AND MANAGEMENT

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Feature Highlights

• Sensor management with legacy device support
• Web browser based (clientless)
• Secure using SSL with AES encryption
• Hierarchal user management for interoperable communications

Additional Features

• Network ready for LANs/WANs and wireless networks
• Advanced level functionality for a wide range robotic camera packages and P/T heads
• Provides real-time access to on-site visual intelligence
• Reduces first responder risk and promotes public safety
• Variety of high-quality video storage options for on or off site recording and access
• Modular design enables easy integration and customization options
• Open architecture/scalability

 

FirstView is a powerful network based software solution for managing your matrix of security systems, from cameras to sensors. Today, FirstView is used in the most mission critical applications by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Defense to secure a wide range of assets and to protect the public from terrorism.

Whether you need to leverage your legacy security systems, layer on additional capabilities or start fresh, FirstView is the only turn-key solution that can readily integrate it all – CCTV, Video Analytics, CBRNE, Access Control, X-ray – easily and securely over any network for Command & Control or even mobile applications.

FirstView provides the key functionality to meet your current security management needs, while providing a seamless upgrade path as you expand your systems.

Digital Video Management
Manage thousands of cameras with fluid PTZ controls and hierarchical user levels, supporting numerous analog or IP camera/encoder vendors including MJPEG and MPEG-4 video codecs.

Network Video Recording
Record any video stream from anywhere on the network. Unlimited storage options available to ensure maximum flexibility and scalability.

GIS/Mapping
Interface with Google™ Maps Enterprise to overlay camera and sensor locations with video imagery, or import your own maps, drawings and blueprints. Supports geospatial inputs from ground radar systems, automatic vehicle locators (AVL), global positioning systems (GPS) and acoustic gunshot detectors.

Alarm Management
Input alarms from any supported sensor system or security device and intuitively view or analyze events in real-time. Alarms can be configured to trigger a wide range of pre-defined actions including record index, PTZ preset triggers, video screen pop up displays, audible cues and map overlays.

Specifications
FirstView Enterprise Server	Edge server, video repeater and management system Scalable distributed server architecture Web application based Hierarchal user management for interoperable communications Supports thousands of simultaneous users
FirstView Field Encoder	Video encoder for analog camera systems Available in 1 and 4 channel configurations Rugged NEMA 4-rated enclosure with heating and cooling system Supports PTZ cameras and allows video feeds from remote locations
FirstView Command Workstation	Small form PC with low noise operation Dual-head graphics card 2 GB RAM DVD burner
Supported Camera Protocols	FirstView supports over 45 protocols for broadcast, extreme, industrial/CCTV camera and PT heads. Solutions are available for low light, thermal imaging, infrared and even submersible conditions. Hardened and explosion-proof versions can be integrated for specialized applications. Additional camera packages and PTZs can be supported. Supported Manufacturers include: American Dynamics, Axis, Canon, Cohu, DiOP, GE Interlogix (Kalatel), FLIR, Hitachi, Outland, Panasonic, Pelco, Pixera, Radamec, Raytheon, RSL, RVision.

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