Pro-Vigil http://www.pro-vigil.com Construction Security Outsourced Video Surveillance for Your Contract Security Business Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:38:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 pro-vigilhttp://feedburner.google.com Not stealing from this truck! http://www.pro-vigil.com/2010/08/not-stealing-from-this-truck/ http://www.pro-vigil.com/2010/08/not-stealing-from-this-truck/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:38:38 +0000 admin http://www.pro-vigil.com/?p=1218 This guy crawled under a trailer to get to his target…a utility truck. The minute he poked his head up, he was identified by a Remote Guard sitting at one of Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Centers. The second the Remote Guard activated a siren and strobe on a Virtual Guard Station, the intruder ran off the property.

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This guys uses the cover of heavy machinery to try to hide himself from the Virtual Guard Station Cameras and the Monitor remotely watching those cameras at Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center. It is difficult see the guy coming and going and that is the point of this video…even under these circumstances, we don’t miss. Another crime deterred.

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]]> http://www.pro-vigil.com/2010/08/thermal-cameras-next-for-the-virtual-guard-station/feed/ 0 How much bandwidth does Pro-Vigil use, anyway? http://www.pro-vigil.com/2010/08/how-much-bandwidth-does-pro-vigil-use-anyway/ http://www.pro-vigil.com/2010/08/how-much-bandwidth-does-pro-vigil-use-anyway/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:02:49 +0000 admin http://www.pro-vigil.com/?p=1207 At Pro-Vigil headquarters, we keep track of a lot of information – including how much data we’re using by streaming live video to our three surveillance centers. Video uses a LOT of data, and we’re constantly working to reduce how much we use, which simultaneously reduces our carbon footprint, and the load we put on the network as a whole.

Bandwidth usage over time

When we started monitoring live construction security cameras 4 years ago, we started out using the MJPEG codec to encode our live streams. For about the past two years, we’ve been working to switch to a codec called H.264, which offers an 80% more efficient stream than MJPEG without sacrificing image quality, and is the same technology your TiVo® or iPod/iPhone® uses. We’re finally finished with the transition, and are happy to say that we’re using about half of the bandwidth that we were using a couple of years ago, while effectively doubling our fleet size!

*TiVo and the TiVo logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries worldwide.
*iPod and iPhone are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.

]]> http://www.pro-vigil.com/2010/08/how-much-bandwidth-does-pro-vigil-use-anyway/feed/ 0 The Potty Bandit http://www.pro-vigil.com/2010/07/the-potty-bandit/ http://www.pro-vigil.com/2010/07/the-potty-bandit/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:24:53 +0000 admin http://www.pro-vigil.com/?p=1201 Every now and then we witness an event that will make you fall out of your chair. This one is no different. This guy pulled off the highway to make a break for a port-a-potty. Minutes later, one of our remote guards signals “times up” by activating a loud siren. Watch how fast the guy leaves the site and bails into the truck head first.

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These guys were looking for a place to enter this construction site, but as they neared the fence, a remote guard at Pro-Vigil’s surveillance center activated a warning command and the two quickly left the scene.

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Lately bobcats have been a hot ticket for thieves, but not on this site. It is protected by Pro-Vigil’s Virtual Guard Station that is remotely monitored at their Central Surveillance Center. Watch these guys flee once the sirens and strobes are activated.

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The gate to this construction site was left open overnight. Luckily, this builder hired Pro-Vigil to place a Virtual Guard Station near the entrance. As you can see in the video, the surveillance expert remotely monitoring the VGS was able to deter the intruder by activating strobes and a series of warning commands over a loud speaker.

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This site is protected by a Virtual Guard Station that is being remotely monitored by Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center. This video shows just how effective Virtual Guard Stations are. The key is the live remote monitoring. Anyone can build a unit with cameras, but no one else physically monitors the cameras live and is able to post videos like this week after week for 4 years now.

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Utility trucks are a premium target for theft because they carry a significant amount of copper and tools. This individual was observed looking through trucks at a utility service yard. A Remote Guard at Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center immediately activated sirens on the site and the intruder made a hasty exit.

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A group of kids thought they would use a community pool after hours, but didn’t realize the property was monitored live at Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center. Look how quickly the kids leave once a Remote Guard plays a warning command over the pools public address system.

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This individual entered a hotel under construction, but didn’t hang around long. Once identified by a Remote Monitor with the use of a Virtual Guard Station on site, sirens and strobes were activate and the individual promptly exited the site.

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This pool is monitored after hours by Pro-Vigil’s Central Surveillance Center. With the use of fixed cameras and Live Remote Guards, this pool is secure and warts off those looking for a late night swim.

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This individual enters a construction site about an hour after the job site shut down for the day. He looks very interested in a bobcat on the site, but doesn’t make it that far because the site is protected by one of Pro-Vigil’s Virtual Guard Stations and monitored remotely at a central surveillance center. Once noticed, a Remote Guard activates a PA systems and strobes, and the video tells the rest of the story.

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This VGS Scarecrow is sitting in the dark just waiting for potential threats on this construction site. It isn’t long before someone takes their chances. Look how fast he flees once a Remote Surveillance Guard activates a siren and strobe on the Scarecrow.

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This group entered a construction site protected by several of Pro-Vigil’s Virtual Guard Stations. As soon as the suspects are pose a threat to the site, the Remote Monitors contact the police. You can see the strobes from a nearby police car that ended up chasing the group off of the site.

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When you see the words “Motion Detected” on the screen, that’s when our monitors hit the alarms…



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