Avigilon in Wilson County Schools
Information Certainty: Speculative
Deployment Purpose: Surveillance
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Products and Institutions:
| Product Deployed | Avigilon Movement Recognition Avigilon Appearance Search |
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| Institutions ⠉ | Avigilon Avigilon |
| Datasets | Avigilon (Dataset) Avigilon Appearance Search (Dataset) |
| Search software |
Status and Events:
| Status | Ongoing |
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| Events | Start (12 November 2018, Documented, , No description) |
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Users:
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| Managed by | Wilson County Schools |
| Used by | Wilson County Schools |
Location:
| City | Lebanon TN |
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| Country ⠉ | USA |
Description[ ]
Wilson County Schools have deployed Avigilon. It is does not specify whether it uses facial recognition but these capabilities are available. Appearence Search is essentially facial recognition as it can identify features of 'gender' and clothing. Wilson County Schools cater to around 20,000 students.
Administrators at Wilson County Schools (WCS) knew that finding and installing a comprehensive security solution would be no easy feat. The district has around 2,000 staff, 18,500 students and 21 schools — with an additional two schools that are currently being built — as well as facilities that belong to the Board of Education, such as its training center and auxiliary support buildings 1
Working with System Integrations Inc. to install a new security solution, WCS was able to add Avigilon cameras across its campuses. These not only offered much higher image quality, better coverage and video analytics than the legacy system, but combined with Avigilon Control Centre (ACC) software, they enabled security personnel to efficiently monitor all campuses from a single location. Moreover, legacy cameras were easily and cost-effectively migrated to the new IP network with Avigilon encoders. With video from a large network of security cameras, ACC™ leverages advanced artificial intelligence and video analytic capabilities, including Avigilon Appearance Search and Unusual Motion Detection (UMD) technologies 1
The new security system provides staff and students with powerful protection and also brings them, along with students’ parents, peace of mind. With Motorola Solutions access control solutions, classrooms can be secured if critical events occur on campus, and in the event of an emergency, ACM’s area mustering feature helps provide personnel tracking. The ACM mustering feature uses information generated from the swiping of access cards to obtain real-time information on cardholders’ locations, allowing first responders visibility into the movement of personnel going in and out of designated emergency areas. This is just one of the ways in which Avigilon offers practical solutions that can help first responders act quickly — and ultimately help protect students, teachers and school staff 1
References
- a b c d "Schools are the Heart of the Wilson County Community » Avigilon". (2018) <https://www.avigilon.com/news/case-studies/schools-are-the-heart-of-the-wilson-county-community> Accessed: 2022-06-27