The Medical University of Gdansk, the largest medical academic institution in Northern Poland, inaugurated its state-of-the-art Academic Center of Invasive Medicine in September, 2011. A six-storey building with a total area of over 64,000 sqm, the medical centre is furnished with the most cutting-edge medical equipment. It will serve as the country’s leading research and clinical institution specialising in a broad range of surgery practices and intensive care.

The Messoa NIC930HPRO network speed dome cameras were selected to meet the requirements of this project. The NIC930HPRO camera was chosen for its wide coverage capability with the turbo-speed pan/tilt performance, zoom-in up to 324X and the superior low illumination performance backed by Messoa's Lumii imaging technology. The IP67-rated solid construction with the built-in heater and blower make this camera an ideal outdoor weatherproof surveillance solution to endure the sub-zero temperature in Gdansk’s long wintertime.

To achieve a complete coverage, a total of 15 NIC930HPRO cameras are installed on the exterior of the building to secure every side and corner of the facility, including the main entrance facing a major carriageway. Leveraging on the university’s existing IP network, the digital images are transferred to a control site inside the building. They are then sent in bandwidth-saving H.264 format to the university’s operator station for centralised management with a back-end management platform.

After the cameras are deployed, what impresses the security staff the most is NIC930HPRO’s 360-degree continuous pan operation range with a maximum pan speed of 430-degree per second and the 324X zoom-in on objects up to 200m away. It allows the operators to quickly locate and follow any suspicious target or incident from the remote operator station. Operators are also able to browse real-time scaling images in high-resolution during both day and night, which significantly facilitate positive identification by showing every possible detail.

The NIC930HPRO network cameras support the industry’s compliance standards to ensure full interoperability with the university’s existing security system. This case has proven the Messoa solution’s flexibility and scalability to expand the security system in a quick and seamless manner.