17/04/2011
Theia wins award at SIA New Product Showcase
Las Vegas, Nv
Theia’s calculator app’ enables video surveillance integrators and systems designers to quickly and conveniently understand whether a combination of video surveillance imaging equipment meets the resolution and area coverage requirements of an application. The app’, like Theia’s web-based version, is unique in that it provides a dynamic image that allows the user to zoom in and pan around the image for an even better understanding of what is to be expected from the user inputs. It gives a designer a good indication of whether their proposed choice of equipment will work prior to installation and testing, helping to avoid product specification mistakes and costly system rework. Theia has applied for a patent for the calculator and its unique image resolution simulation functionality.
As the industry moves to higher resolution cameras and lenses and many users are still unfamiliar with what can be seen in a megapixel camera image, the tool helps align what are in some cases erroneous expectations, to more realistic expectations of image quality in today’s higher resolution application environments.
The New Product Showcase (NPS), sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), is held annually in conjunction with ISC West at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas to recognise the best security product innovations.