Smart cameras increase port security in Peru

  • October 2, 2023
  • Steve Rogerson

Bosch security cameras that can be trained to recognise specific objects have been installed at the port of Paracas in Peru.

The MIC IP ultra 7100i cameras were installed on ten 40m-high masts to meet the high-security requirements at the port. Operators were looking for video security to ensure reliable, high-resolution surveillance of an 11-hectare area, even when faced with the adverse weather conditions that are typical in the region, including stormy winds and extremely salty air.

“Our previous cameras from a different supplier were unable to meet our expectations,” said César Rojas, operations manager at the port of Paracas. “That represented a major security risk, as we weren’t technically equipped to reliably detect intruders and their potential criminal activities in sensitive areas involving the loading or unloading of goods at the port terminal and take the necessary action.”

The cameras have UHD (4K) resolution, 12x zoom, and optical image stabilisation. They are moving pan-tilt-zoom devices. Remote panning, tilting and zooming from a control room gives them coverage of large areas.

“Thanks to ultra-high definition, we can detect intruders and see what they’re up to in sharp detail for the first time,” said Rojas. “As a result of optical image stabilisation, this is even the case if strong winds rock the masts with the cameras attached at a height of 40 metres, or if we zoom up to 12x in the very salty air.”

The MIC cameras (commerce.boschsecurity.com/gb/en/MIC-IP-ultra-7100i/p/42904588683) can be trained to recognise user-specified target objects, both stationary and moving, so as to alert the port’s security personnel automatically of unusual activity. This AI-based intelligent tracking also makes it possible to determine the exact position of objects so that, in the event of an emergency, staff can get to the right location precisely and faster.