Heti Elementary School, located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei City, was established in 1958, and with almost 60 years of history, it is an elementary school with immense historical value. It adopts an open-plan campus with low-cut walls. Whilst providing a welcoming atmosphere, this design also increases the risk of intruders and this together with new government campus security directives recently led to them seeking a more comprehensive safety monitoring system to ensure the safety of its teachers and students.

During the initial planning stage, the school commissioned system integrator, Hongyes and distributor Zero One Tech to conduct a preliminary assessment of the campus. The perimeter walls adopted a bare-boned design to enclose a semi-outdoor school campus. Therefore, the lighting issues identified were alternating light sources during both day and night, and the interference of headlights in the alleyways at night.  To overcome these problems, Hongyes recommended the Vivotek outdoor bullet network camera IP8355H. This model features a 1.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, built-in Smart IR, and 3D noise reduction technology. Even in low-light, it achieves excellent image quality and is capable of capturing both moving vehicles and people with the utmost clarity. Further, this model is equipped with WDR Pro II technology to resolve any alternating or high-contrast lighting issues. WDR Pro II technology enables the camera to maintain excellent visibility in extremely bright and dark environments. Protecting this advanced technology, IP67-rated casing renders the camera impenetrable to wind and rain, making it the perfect choice for safeguarding the outdoor areas of the school.

To address the open plan nature of the school grounds, Hongyes selected the Aimetis video management system to work alongside the Vivotek network cameras to create a virtual fence system. When a suspicious person enters campus parameters and triggers the infrared sensors, the Aimetis system immediately zooms in on the detected area and employs smart-analysis technology to detect any human features in the image. When an intruder is detected, the software immediately sounds the alarm located on the camera while sending a warning notification to the administrator. At night, the audible warning function can be automatically deactivated while retaining the notification function. This prevents the audible alarm from disturbing nearby residents but maintains the strongest security of the school.

With the implementation of the Aimetis video management system and movement detection technology, administrators need now only focus on the enlarged pop-ups on the monitors. When administrators are required to temporarily leave their posts, they can enable push notifications to view and playback surveillance footage remotely from their mobile phones, thereby greatly enhancing work efficiency and campus safety.

To the school, system stability and vendor cooperation are the primary concerns. In future, Heti Elementary School hopes to integrate an advanced intelligent surveillance system with the patrol capability of security details, ultimately creating a safer school environment for its teachers and students. Hongyes, Aimetis and Vivotek plan to be there to work with the school to provide all it requires to protect the next generation.