Metropolitan Police Service of London
The Metropolitan Police Service of London, UK, has commissioned two new Special Operations Centers in Lambeth and Hendon as part of its complete overhaul and updating of its Command and Control, Communications and Information (C3i) systems.
Both centers are equipped with videowalls based on Mitsubishi VS-XLF50U 50 inch front access DLP™ cubes. Lambeth has one 6×2, one 4×2 and two 5×2 displays, and Hendon has one 8×3 display.
Working under sub-contract to main display contractor Endeleo, Electrosonic was responsible for the supply of VN-QUANTUM™ image processing, and for the rack build for the videowall control and signal distribution equipment. It also carried out the Factory Acceptance Tests for the complete walls, and provided on-site programming and commissioning assistance.
VN-QUANTUM was selected for its ability to show a large number of real time video sources. The combined installed capacity of the MPS walls is 192 video images and seven RGB images. The latter are acquired using VN-GLIMPSE™ and if more are needed they can be inexpensively added when required. Control of the VN-QUANTUM systems is seamlessly integrated into user interface software provided by Frequentis.
One room at Lambeth, known as “GT,” is expected to monitor 500 public order events every year. It was first used to oversee the 2007 London Marathon, and is expected to play a major role at the 2012 Olympic Games.
