FLIR thermal detection systems deployed at mines in Tanzania

At large mines in South Africa, Guinea and Tanzania advanced intrusion detection systems have been deployed. Details of the systems in Tanzania can be found. When intruders cross the perimeter (6km away) it triggers them to be followed by the camera and also triggers other defense mechanisms such as pepper spray. The thermal imaging used is described as detecting movement and tracking the intruders from the moment they are identified at the perimeter. The system is described as tracking 'real time movement' using 'military grade capabilities. It could be speculated that some form of motion recognition or person detection is in use. If not, then as the video is stored at the central command centre forensic facial recognition could then be used. The number of arrests has increased since the installment of the system.

Details

Products and Institutions:

Product Deployed	FLIR (Thermal motion detection)
Institutions ⠉	Teledyne FLIR
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Status and Events:

Status	Ongoing
Events	Start (1 March 2017, Documented, , At least since then)
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Managed by	SecuSystems (SA)
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Location:

City	Mwanza Arusha
Country ⠉	Tanzania Tanzania

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Description[ ]

In 2017, it was reported that South African company SecuSystems had installed systems at mines in South Africa, Tanzania and Guinea.

The system in Tanzania with the specific camera model details is described as follows

The FLIR PT-602CZ is a thermal security camera that offers excellent long-range perimeter intrusion detection and surveillance at night as well as during the day. The solution by Secu-Systems has already proven very successful with one of the world’s largest gold producers – at a mine in Tanzania. Once the Secu-Sytems solution was installed and operational, the results were immediate – revealing the numbers of illegal miners entering the site on a daily basis. The weekly number of arrests even reached a staggering 75 – 100 2

Charles Harrison of SecuSystems describes the solution as follows

“We describe our solution as a completely self-sufficient, virtual perimeter camera solution which tracks real-time movement using thermal cameras on a moving background. It uses Movement Target Indicators (MTI) software developed in Australia for military aircraft,” adds Harrison. “By comparison, traditional analytics work on a fixed background with a static camera.” The streaming cameras can easily detect movement in as little as four pixels. Moreover, where conventional perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS) detect intrusions at the perimeter only, Spotter can track intruders from the perimeter and throughout the mine. With high-powered, single PTZ thermal cameras placed on high sites, intruders cannot hide and are followed throughout the location until removed, thus giving management complete 360-degree situational awareness and peace of mind 1

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^ "FLIR security solution battles illegal mining in Guinea and Tanzania". (2022) <https://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/co-2752-ga.3394.html> Accessed: 2022-12-16
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FLIR thermal detection systems deployed at mines in Tanzania
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Deployment Status	Ongoing
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Events	* uses Record type Property:Has event Start (1 March 2017, Documented, , At least since then)
City	Arusha, Mwanza
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Technology Deployed	FLIR (Thermal motion detection)
Information Certainty	Documented
Primary sources	1, 2
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Deployment Type	Access Control
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Summary	At large mines in South Africa, Guinea and Tanzania advanced intrusion detection systems have been deployed. Details of the systems in Tanzania can be found. When intruders cross the perimeter (6km away) it triggers them to be followed by the camera and also triggers other defense mechanisms such as pepper spray. The thermal imaging used is described as detecting movement and tracking the intruders from the moment they are identified at the perimeter. The system is described as tracking 'real time movement' using 'military grade capabilities. It could be speculated that some form of motion recognition or person detection is in use. If not, then as the video is stored at the central command centre forensic facial recognition could then be used. The number of arrests has increased since the installment of the system.