In this live broadcast, PTZOptics World Studio Tour takes us to Salem, Oregon where Christopher Sabato is the Assistant Director of Athletics Media. Christopher uses a PTZOptics 20X-SDI camera with an outdoor enclosure with a Jay Hawk TriPod mount made by US Sports Broadcast. This giant tripod allows Christopher to capture all of the action with his PTZOptics camera mounted high above the athletes.
At Willmette University, many of the students parents watch the live streaming sports to catch the action from home. Parents that cannot make it to their childrens sporting events can watch live and enjoy the broadcasts from the comfort of their homes.
Learn how Christopher uses PTZOptics cameras and outdoor Tripods along with Wirecast to live streaming sporting events for his entire athletics department.
PTZOptics Live Streaming Camera Manufacturer focused on HD-SDI, USB 3.0, HDMI and IP streaming cameras. Our YouTube channel features live broadcasting tips, tricks and tutorials for live streaming and more.
Watch the “Live Streaming College Sports with Outdoor PTZ Cameras” live YouTube broadcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPlJH00hBBQ&feature=youtu.be&t=16m5s
What is the Ring of Fire camera housing option?
D2 Ring of Fire Camera Housing
S-Type Ring of Fire Camera Housing
The Ring of Fire system is only available on Dotworkz products as a upgrade option for the S-Type, D2, and D3 camera housing lines.
What makes a “Ring of Fire” a “Ring of Fire” camera housing? Automatic sensors that turn on a powerful 65Watt dual fan and de-icing heat loop inside the camera housing.
Who do we suggest the Ring of Fire for? We recommend the Ring of Fire camera housings for any camera location that will be exposed to ice, freezing rain, snow, or sub zero temperatures.
Snow Valley Iced Over Camera Without Ring of Fire Camera Protection
Dotworkz Boreal Mountain Resort with Ring of Fire Ice Protected Camera Housing
The crucial result of using the Ring of Fire for your next camera install is that it is simply the best option for insuring your operators can see everything the camera sees even in bad weather.
For cold weather camera viability and electronic protection, nothing beats the Ring of Fire camera housing. All Ring of Fire camera housings can be installed for roadways, subway stations, infrastructure waterways, ski resorts, weather, and much more.
American made only from Dotworkz – Available worldwide!
The state of security
Posted: February 10th, 2017
By John Gregory | Contributing Editor, Mission Valley News
Full article at missionvalleynews.com
Mission Valley hosts conference featuring the latest security tech
A mysterious high-tech van with seven cameras mounted along its exterior was parked beside the Town and Country Convention Center. It wasn’t a mobile command center or spy vehicle, but a video demonstration van — just one of the many displays at the inaugural San Diego Security Show, held Jan. 25 and 26 in Mission Valley.
Security.World, an online news website, produced the physical security and surveillance exposition which included demonstrations involving surveillance camera housing units, biometrics, video networking, GPS-based personnel tracking, and an ambitious schedule of guest speakers.
Camera housing units
William Ferris of Point Loma-based Dotworkz was inside the mysterious van to demonstrate his company’s camera housing units. The van’s interior was packed with an assortment of video screens, computer keyboards and control panels.
He described the cameras mounted on the outside, including two on the very front. “I’ve got a 4K camera on this. I’ve got an infrared sensitive camera on this one, so the vehicle itself can be driven [at night] while the lights are off,” he said.
Dotworkz manufactures housings that enable cameras to go in rugged spots where cameras don’t normally go, places like patrol boats in a salt water environment.
“Our housings are unique because we have versions that actively cool, so they take heat out of the camera housing. We have camera housings that de-ice,” he said.
The housings protect cameras for traffic monitoring, fence lines, city surveillance, school districts and police departments. In fact, Ferris said, one of their camera housings was mounted on a pole above a stoplight to monitor traffic just down the street on Fashion Valley Road.
Biometrics
The entrance to the Town and Country’s exhibit hall featured a facial recognition device. Visitors could center their eyes in a digital green box on the small screen to record their facial traits, then Plexiglas gates of the turnstile would open to allow entrance.
This technology is known as biometrics — the measurement and statistical analysis of physical characteristics. Two companies joined forces to demonstrate the entry control technology: Delta Turnstiles, LLC of Concord, California; and ZK Access of Fairfield, New Jersey.
Vanessa Howell, representing Delta, said her company manufactures optical turnstiles and makes smart machines that integrate with ZK Access biometric vision readers.
Larry Reed, the CEO of ZK Access, explained the facial recognition exemplified by their turnstile demonstration is just one example of biometrics.
“Biometrics is using a biological characteristic that’s unique,” he said.
Examples are fingers, the iris or retina of the eye. Once your traits are recorded, the biometric reader will allow you access. Biometric readers for access control can be used for doors, gates, elevators and vehicles. It’s better than using an access card, Reed explained.
“While a card can be lost or stolen, you can’t lose your face,” Reed said.
Video networking
Darren Giacomini and Chris Haun gathered around what looked like a large storage trunk standing on end with multi-colored cables connected to a bank of large video screens behind them.
Giacomini represented Avaya, a digital business communications company, and Haun was from BCDVideo, a company specializing in storage and protection of surveillance video. The companies partnered to create Titan Networking, a line of video surveillance switches powered by Avaya’s network operating system software called Fabric Connect.
The result of this joint venture is run-around technology that foils interruptions to video feeds. Giacomini demonstrated by unplugging a cable attached to the network box from a live surveillance camera.
A look at the video monitor on the wall did not show a noticeable delay in the picture and the video feed remained uninterrupted even without the cable attached.
GPS-based tracking
Craig Park of Carlsbad-based Trak Assets explained two of his company’s GPS-centered products with the purpose of tracking personnel.
The first, named Trak Time, works on a cell phone, tracks unsupervised personnel, and acts as a time clock and time sheet report. It has a “geofence” that can be drawn around the work area so that the employer can determine the exact position of a worker within a building or property.
Trak Assets’ other product was called Lone Worker and is meant for personnel working in dangerous environments. This also works on a cell phone and is useful when sending personnel into isolated areas alone. It’s helpful for special law enforcement agencies, the military or even utility companies.
Movement parameters for position reports can be set in advance. The individual can be required to check in on a scheduled basis and an alert will be raised if check in is missed. A feature called Smart Man Down issues an alert if the individual remains motionless for a certain amount of time, and an S.O.S alert can be sent to preset destinations such as to 911, a boss or a commander — and a beacon will indicate the person’s exact location.
Panel discussion
One of the most anticipated forums of the security show was titled “Things that Keep You Up at Night.” The first subject was physical security challenges.
“Just about everywhere you go is a soft target,” said Scott McCartney, project director of the Large Stadium Initiative and Active Shooter Training coordinator with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security.
San Diego Police Department (SDPD) Chief Shelley Zimmerman referred to San Diego’s event-filled month of July 2016 as an example of a challenging time to keep the public safe, having multiple soft targets to protect. July’s four weeks of mass gatherings in the city included the crowd-heavy Fourth of July weekend, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Pride Week and Comic-Con.
She said the SDPD utilized surveillance cameras to watch the crowds, and explained the importance of using physical barriers, including the positioning of police vehicles. She also said placing SWAT teams in over-watch positions was very useful and added to the command posts receiving real time information during the events. In addition, she credited the cooperation and coordination of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies as being critical.
Zimmerman said that with social media tools such as Facebook and Periscope, there is always the possibility someone bad might share SDPD’s tactical information in real time.
“Technology has gone so fast, information is shared so quickly,” she said, adding that such technology was making things difficult for law enforcement.
Laura Hart, vice president of business operations for Qualcomm, defended the development and accessibility of such technology. She said she prefers to look at technological development as a way to to solve problems.
Hart said technology is developing so fast that major breakthroughs will come in the next 10 years. For example, she said 5G networks are on the way.
“You will be able to download a full movie in 18 seconds,” she said. “Devices will begin to reason, monitor [on their own], act intuitively and communicate with one another. These devices will get smarter.”
McCartney wondered if the not-so-distant future might begin to look like the old cartoon show “The Jetsons,” which parodied the future.
“How do we know we won’t have cars floating [above] the street?” he said.
Mike Sannella, in charge of corporate security for LPL Financial, said he recalled a time when security personnel on duty didn’t have communications devices of any kind, as compared to today’s reliance on technology.
“I have a smartphone that will do everything I need in a law enforcement capacity that my office computer or car computer can do,” Sannella said.
The internet has connected people so much, Zimmerman said, that “when something happens across the world, I get a notification,” adding that she must always ask herself if it is some kind of globally-coordinated attack that could happen in San Diego as well.
“When something happens at a military installation, I’m immediately on the phone,” she said.
—Reach John Gregory at [email protected].
Dotworkz attends the The San Diego Security Show 2017
Southern California’s premiere physical security gathering set in a real-world live prototype environment.
Jan 25 and Jan 26 2017
Town & Country Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108
About SDSS-2017: The San Diego Security Show (SDSS) is Southern California’s premiere physical security gathering and is different in one major area over other conferences and expos. At the SDSS, manufacturers will showcase their products and solutions in a real-world live prototype environment. Participating vendors will incorporate their specific products into the “Security Solution Wall.” The Security Solution Wall will be a live working solution set highlighting the various components of an overall physical security infrastructure.
New Product of the Year Award Given to Dotworkz S-Type 4k Series Outdoor Camera Housing
Dotworkz is proud to announce that the new S-Type 4K Series Outdoor Camera Housing product was recently named winner of a 2016 Security Products New Product of The Year Award!
Together with SecurityToday.com, Security Products magazine sponsors the contest in an effort to honor innovative and noteworthy new product achievements throughout the security equipment manufacturing industry.
This year, for the 2016 awards, a record high number of product entries were received by Security Magazine technical staff, but Dotworkz’ new product release out shined the rest in theVideo Surveillance Hardware and Accessories category.
The new S-Type 4K Series Camera Housing is both engineered and 100% manufactured at the Dotworkz headquarters in San Diego, CA, USA. In its 18 years of business, the Dotworkz team has proven its commitment to building useful, problem solving, reliable products made with precision and attention to detail in the US.
The S-Type 4k Series Outdoor Camera Housing provides a much-needed solution for newer high performance 4k cameras that will be used outdoors and must be protected from all kinds of heat, weather, vandalism, salt, wind and more.
A wide variety of customers benefit from the unique features engineered into the S-Type. It is the perfect camera enclosure for all long distance viewing needs, traffic safety cameras, bridges, surveillance, borders, construction cameras, and more. The S-Type is 100% waterproof and will not rust, making it a perfect fit for all types of marine and saltwater uses, as well.
About the Product
The Dotworkz S-Type 4K Series Outdoor Camera Housing is engineered for optimal camera performance and reliability with Broadcast, 4K ultra high definition security video, long-range marine video, and other high value applications.
This “outdoor-ready” camera enclosure provides the highest level of temperature protection, clarity and image stability for high performance cameras.
Features
Features of the S-Type 4K series camera housing include:
- IP68 equivalent silicone seal
- Zero-flex “saltwater-ready” stainless steel support arm with internal storage room
- Dotworkz’ thermoplastic insulated core with an energy efficient, dual plate active cooling technology that delivers new levels of thermal protection for 4K UHD camera lens motors and sensors in hot climates
- Bonded LD Glass 4k+ ready window system.
- Secure cable protecting hidden center fed IP68 ingress and a built-in ruggedized IP68 power supply
- Reflective sun visor
- Lockable vandal cover
Please look for us in the December 2016 issue of Security Products magazine, where Dotworkz will be highlighted and honored amongst the best of the best security systems, for the innovative and noteworthy accomplishment made with the S-Type 4k Camera Housing.
The Longest Swim 2016 with Ben Lecomte
Starting summer 2016, Ben Lecomte will try to become the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean. He became the first person to swim across the Atlantic Ocean in 1998. After some much needed time out of the water Ben is jumping back in to undertake this incredible 5,500 mile swim across the Pacific Ocean. Dotworkz has teamed up with Ben in order to capture every moment from on board the ship with several camera angles. They say no test is greater than that of the sea. And with that in mind these Dotworkz camera housings, with its latest BASH
IP68 enclosure, gets the toughest test of all – 8 months at sea! All of the elements will be thrown at these housings. Good luck to you Ben Lecomte.
Learn more about The Longest Swim at http://thelongestswim.com
Learn more about Dotworkz camera housings at www.dotworkz.com
The initial planning for video streaming and recording was a success. More system development is needed but the foundation has been laid to capture this record breaking swim across the Pacific Ocean. Seen here is Ben Lecomte (Swimmer for the Longest Swim) and Will Ferris from Dotworkz Systems known for its extreme environment IP68 protected camera housings. Learn more about Dotworkz camera housings at www.dotworkz.com #dotworkz #TheLongestSwim
With Ben planning to swim on either side of the boat depending on wave/weather conditions, the planning has begun for how to best mount the HD cameras in their protected housings. This project will include: D2 Tornado series enclosures for Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras by Axis and Sony; BASH All-Pro PoE series enclosures for all Axis mini dome cameras; BASH G-Pro series enclosures for all GoPro Hero 4 cameras; and Xero 2.0 NVR for recording all of astonishing footage to come. Learn more about The Longest Swim at http://thelongestswim.com #dotworkz #TheLongestSwim
Temporarily mounted on the boat named “Stella” is a BASH camera enclosure which stands for Ballistic Anti-Shock Housing. A first of its kind providing the ultimate mobilized marine video protection for your camera and can withstand up to 2 meters (6.5′) of salt or river water without corrosion. Learn more about BASH IP68 camera housing at www.dotworkz.com/marine #dotworkz #TheLongestSwim
Smart Housings
New Product Release from Dotworkz – XERO NVR 2.0. Smart camera housing combos include security industry grade 64-bit processing, powerful Intel 2.08 GHz quad core processor, and 1TB HDD storage as an all-in-one installer friendly rugged system. The XERO 2.0 NVR ships with Windows 7 Pro OS pre-installed and is fully compatible with all Dotworkz D2 and D3 IP68 rugged outdoor camera housings. It’s sold pre-installed as a kit for a rapid single “box” installation or as a DIY accessory and is compatible with all major cameras and VMS brands. Simply integrate a camera and VMS onto the XERO inside a Cooldome, Ring of Fire, Tornado, H/B, or Base D2 or D3 housing. It can also be built as an add-on for the S-type static camera housings or the new B.A.S.H. (Ballistic Anti-Shock Housing) compact housing product line. Established in 1998, Dotworkz US built products have been the “go to” supplier for all ruggedized camera housings, mounts, and accessories. Award winning designs from a brand you can trust – Sold worldwide.
BASH makes Security Sales & Integration’s Top 30 Technology Innovations of 2015
SSI has once again cooked up a tasty batch of tech morsels to sate your security sweet tooth. Read about the delectable ingredients baked into this year’s Top 30 Technology Innovations.
BASH by Dotworkz
The new BASH product (Ballistic Anti-Shock Housing) is designed specifically to protect high value video assets in very challenging mobile environments. The IP68 rating, vibration-resistance, corrosion-resistance components and polycarbonate face give this unit the muscle to stand up to first responders’ toughest deployments. Applications that demand flexibility, fast deployment, resistance to maritime environments and high quality video for border protection could benefit from this product. The mobile-ready platform is powered by standard 12VDC or battery packs, providing PoE to the equipment. In urban areas where vandalism may be a concern, this unit will help deliver video to authorities who protect citizens at risk. While most vandal-proof camera enclosures are tank-like, these are attractive with a small footprint for easier installation. — Boucherle
UPDATE on Raven’s Challenge: Not Your Average Competition Utilizing BASH
More videos below…
Raven’s Challenge 2015 A.K.A. Torture Test on BASH
Raven’s Challenge is an interdisciplinary training exercise for bomb technicians who work together on solving “real world” bomb threat problems. Each team is composed of members from different departments (EOD, Air Force, Army, National Guard, Police, Fire, etc…) and each team is given a specific problem to tackle. These problems provide training opportunities that are very realistic (live bomb victims with make-up, actual scrap vehicles with packages inside, etc…) and allow all departments to be exposed to new methodologies for tackling bomb threats.
This event has a small trade show set-up where vendors are provided a 10’x10’ booth space. Teams are given time to speak with vendors about hardware that they can use during their exercises and vendors are encouraged to provide hardware “kits” for the teams. The hope is that when a team uses the kit, the vendor will get business from them and other teams who see/hear about the use of their product. The most popular products showcased at the event were robots that assist with providing visuals on the explosive package, fire projectiles, and can move objects.
Because of the primary trade show audience (bomb techs), there wasn’t much interest in our products being used by the teams themselves in exercises. However, the people in charge of live video feeds, recording video, and providing reliable systems for surveillance were very interested. ATF is a huge proponent of our products and uses D2 housings actively. The majority of the video recording system used our housings with cannon PTZ cameras and ubiquity radios to send wireless signals back to a command station where everything was recorded.
The most beneficial part of being present at this show was ATF (event staff) working with us and allowing us access to certain key explosive events. Our best video footage came from blowing up a bus (twice), blowing up pressure cookers (twice), and blowing up a car (once). The goal of working closely with ATF was to test the “Blast Resistance” of BASH when combined with a Ballistic Lens. Our units were placed as close as feasible to the explosives without interfering with the exercises. Only minimal damage was done to the BASH units due to debris from the explosions. One tripod was lost in capturing close range footage, but it was a less robust tripod compared to others that were used.
There are two primary sales opportunities that came out of this event. One is ATF Seattle, who will be using BASH units with Ballistic Lenses (and GoPro Cameras). The other is ATF Phoenix, who will be doing the same. There are several opportunities like this within ATF and I expect that as word spreads, more and more divisions will be buying BASH-OG units and the Ballistic Lens Kits.
It’s worth noting that at relatively close range, our standard BASH-OG with a flat lens faired reasonably well around the bus explosion, only sustaining significant scratches on the surface of the lens. Once we switch to an abrasion resistant flat lens (current revision for next order), this issue might not be present. That said, the Ballistic Lens is still highly recommended for close range explosive protection.
In all instances, cameras protected with BASH enclosures survived their respective explosions. The BASH-OG (standard lens) that was used with a Cannon VB-S30D did experience some autofocus issues after the second explosion it sustained. All systems were working perfectly after the first blast. One theory regarding the autofocus problem is that the damage to the lens was creating problems with the camera deciding what to focus on. High contrasts and sharp edges on the damaged lens could cause this. It’s still being verified.
Read more about Raven‘s Challenge at https://www.psbseod.com/Home/About
More about BASH…
Ballistic Anti-Shock Housing or BASH is the first of its kind providing the ultimate mobilized security protection for your camera. BASH was designed to withstand anything that this world can throw at it, literally. BASH’s strength comes from it’s Armored Reflective Lens that both hides and protects the equipment inside. It has a unique 12 point floating stabilization system called Shell-Shock Vibration Suppression. It’s compact design mounts and looks just like any mountable auxiliary truck light. The Thermal Temperature Control creates a barrier for your camera that fights against temperature changes from while allowing the camera inside to operate at its desired temperature. With an IP68 rating, BASH can withstand up to 2 meters (6.5′) of water. Its IK10 vandal/anti-theft rating is the maximum security protection and can only be found with BASH. BASH is also multi-camera ready supporting GoPro’s, Low Profile PTZ’s, and Minidome cameras.
More videos from the BASH Torture Tests A.K.A. Raven’s Challenge…
Raven’s Challenge: Not Your Average Competition and Dotworkz is going with BASH
Raven’s Challenge: A joint DOD/Federal and international Bomb Squad/EOD training competition where teams participate in hyper-realistic bomb scenarios.
Specifically, the North West Region Raven’s Challenge is a five day event held in Elma, Washington attended by bomb squads and military EOD personnel from several states, agencies and Canada. The 8th annual challenge, sponsored by ATF, is designed to exercise and build realistic regional inter-agency capability to respond with explosive threats and evaluate military cohesive team work and law enforcement.
According to ATF, scenarios include the detonation of a bomb on a bus with a secondary device, a Vehicle Bourne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) near a transportation node, a booby trap device in a sealed container, IED’s on critical infrastructure targets, and many more. ATF also states that the challenge runs at the same times as three other events in Huntsville, Washington DC, and Phoenix. All of the live events from the multiple challenges are sent directly to DC so that the FBI command center can analyze the data and create the “big picture” for post-challenge investigation of a national terrorist assault.
RF System Lab is honored and excited to have received an invitation to participate in this challenge. The VJ-Advance articulating video borescope is being used for challenges by the Seattle Bomb Squad to assist in their efforts investigating and defeating IED threats. Joel Riling, RF System Lab’s VP of Government Programs, is currently observing the action at the event.
Interested in learning more about how the VJ-Advance video borescope can assist with Military EOD scenarios? Check out the RF System Lab website or call 888-787-6526 for additional information.
More about BASH…
Ballistic Anti-Shock Housing or BASH is the first of its kind providing the ultimate mobilized security protection for your camera. BASH was designed to withstand anything that this world can throw at it, literally. BASH’s strength comes from it’s Armored Reflective Lens that both hides and protects the equipment inside. It has a unique 12 point floating stabilization system called Shell-Shock Vibration Suppression. It’s compact design mounts and looks just like any mountable auxiliary truck light. The Thermal Temperature Control creates a barrier for your camera that fights against temperature changes from -40 degrees F all the way up to 167 degrees F while allowing the camera inside to operate at its desired temperature. With an IP68 rating, BASH can withstand up to 2 meters (6.5′) of water. Its IK10 vandal/anti-theft rating is the maximum security protection and can only be found with BASH. BASH is also multi-camera ready supporting GoPro’s, Low Profile PTZ’s, and Minidome cameras.