Dahua video surveillance deployed at Mwanza Mall
Information Certainty: Speculative
Deployment Purpose: Commercial Surveillance
| Summary |
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| A shopping mall in Mwanza chose to install a network of Dahua cameras. Every area of the mall can be monitored with the high resolution cameras. It is unclear whether facial recognition or other technologies are in use, but deployments in other malls usually point towards the use of people tracking and counting, sometimes facial recognition. Dahua has been connected to the deployment of mass surveillance technologies in Xinjiang, China. |
Products and Institutions:
| Product Deployed | Dahua (Facial Recognition) |
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| Institutions ⠉ | Dahua Technologies |
| Datasets | Dahua (FR Dataset) |
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Status and Events:
| Status | Ongoing |
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| Events | Start (7 July 2015, Documented, ?, No description) |
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Users:
| Involved Entities | |
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| Managed by | Rock City Mall Mwanza |
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Location:
| City | Mwanza |
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| Country ⠉ | Tanzania |
Description[ ]
Since 2015, a shopping mall in Mwanza uses a Dahua surveillance system. Dahua is connected to deployments of surveillance technologies in Xinjiang, China 2
Dahua provides the security system for the ultra modern shopping mall considering all factors at the beginning of the construction, including plenty of network dome cameras, PTZ dome cameras and zoom cameras, bits of NVRs and LCD monitors as well. The cameras cover the whole shopping mall, especially the entrances and exits, halls, corridors and the parking lots. The mall will have a four storey market structure developed; Dahua puts the network dome cameras and PTZ dome cameras mainly inside the mall and installs the zoom cameras on the outside to security the whole building. Inside, Dahua 2-Megapixel full HD water-proof & vandal-proof network dome camera HDBW5200 with dedicated-design a 2.7-12mm fixed lens and features a 1/2.8” 2-Megapixel progressive scan Sony Exmor CMOS which is best fit for the interior of the mall. Its IK10-rated vandal-proof can effectively prevent violent destruction. HDBW5200 is able to help to deter theft and respond to active criminal incidents. Outside, the SD6A230-HN 2Megapixel full HD 30x ultra-smart network IR PTZ dome camera protects the mall's exterior and parking 24/7 with recording high resolution images. Other than its high image quality, the PTZ camera provides a wide pan and tilt range, 0°~360°horizontally and -10°~90°vertically, delivering broad images of each scene and a complete picture of ongoing events. Moreover, the domes support 255 presets setup and the go-to speed of pan is 240°/s and tilt 200°/s. With an IR range of up to 150 meters, it can features great day/night performance in any lighting conditions. It is able to monitor every corner of the shopping mall 1
References
- a b "Dahua Provides Security for Ultra Modern Shopping Mall in Mwanza". (2015) <https://m.dahuasecurity.com/la/newsEvents/successStories/81/32> Accessed: 2022-12-13
- a b "Evidence of Dahua's Involvement In Xinjiang Surveillance". (2018) <https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-xinjiang> Accessed: 2022-11-23