Siemens to Help Improve Security at Illinois International Port District with Perimeter Surveillance System.

CHICAGO -- The Illinois International Port District has selected Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. to provide perimeter surveillance security improvements to its Iroquois Landing and Calumet Harbor facilities.

Siemens will manage the design and construction of an automated wide-area perimeter surveillance system that can combine data from multiple security systems and sensors--such as video cameras and intrusion detection devices--and show it in one situational display.

The sophisticated system provides security operators with a bird's-eye view of the entire port facility on a three-dimensional map in real time.

In addition, the system provides security personnel with the ability to apply intelligent software analysis to the identification of an object based on height, width, speed and other characteristics, and then track the object's exact location within the Port District area.

The installation of the new perimeter surveillance systems is expected to be completed by 2008.

Located at the mouth of the Calumet River at Lake Michigan, Iroquois Landing has 3,000 linear feet of ship and barge berthing space. The facility consists of two 110,000 square-foot transit sheds, each with direct truck and rail access. The area is monitored 24/7 by security personnel.

Calumet Harbor operations and terminals are located at the junction of the Grand Calumet and Little Calumet rivers, about six miles inland from Lake Michigan. The port area consists of four transit sheds totaling more than 515,000 square feet, and approximately 6,000 linear feet of ship and barge docking space.

At Iroquois Landing, the perimeter surveillance system project includes the expansion of the Security Command Center, which will be linked to the existing Control Center at Calumet Harbor. From either Center, security personnel can call up any of the CCTV (closed circuit television) monitors strategically placed around the facilities.

At both Iroquois Landing and Calumet Harbor, the project includes the installation of an access control and badging system; construction of guard stations with vehicle access gates, gate controls, card readers and surveillance cameras; installation of a video motion detection system, intrusion detection fence sensors, CCTV monitors integrated with the access control alarm system, and DVRs (direct video recorders).

As a leading provider of building controls, HVAC products, fire safety and security systems, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. makes buildings comfortable, safe, productive and less costly to operate. The company focuses on improving the performance of its customers' buildings, so that its customers can focus on improving their business performance. With U.S. headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Siemens Building Technologies employs 7,500 people and provides a full range of services and solutions from more than 100 locations coast-to-coast. Worldwide, the company has 29,000 employees and operates in more than 42 countries.

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