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Dome cameras together with telemetry equipment from Vicon Industries have recently been installed at the Olympic Games Committee buildings in Athens. The Olympic Committee will be occupying a group of seven buildings in the New Ionia area of the city during the 25th Modern Olympiad in August 2004.
Surveillance of the buildings will be benefiting from Vicon’s Surveyor 2000 dome cameras and a 96 input by 16 output matrix from the Nova series.
The Surveyor 2000 design features a drive mechanism that can be operated independently from the housing, so allowing installers an easy way to test functionality prior to permanent mounting. Extensive menu-based programming configures each unit to individual requirements. The cameras have self-learn tours which allow for in-sequence editing and reverse touring.
The main civil engineer on the Olympic Committee project is Anastilotiki SA. The CCTV installation has been designed and implemented by the Large and Special Projects division of Wackenhut Securities Hellas S.A. The project will use coaxial wiring and recording will be digital.
Mr Tommaso Lo Piccolo of Wackenhut Securities comments: “The Vicon equipment is proving its worth both in terms of functionality and build quality. We have already placed an extension order for dome cameras and matrix equipment and are delighted with the levels of customer care we have received from Vicon.”
Wackenhut Securities have a significant presence in the Greek marketplace and are active in patrolling and guarding services as well as the design and installation of major CCTV projects. Wackenhut has branches in all of Greece’s major cities together with a representative presence in over 20 towns. The company won the Olympics Committee Building contract in open tender against four other bidders.
The ATHENS 2004 Organising Committee is the body responsible for the overall logistics and hosting of the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Current work on infrastructure projects and the construction of competition venues is proceeding to schedule and test events such as the recent Athens 2002 Regatta have been widely hailed as successes.
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