Solid intelligent monitoring system helps build a safe city

The Internet is developing rapidly. In addition to providing information and communication services to users, it can now connect objects to systems, bringing new "Internet of Things" applications. The rapid development of the Internet of Things combined with technical fields such as cloud computing is laying a solid foundation for the construction of smart cities in China. According to the supplements of local governments at all levels and the "13th Five-Year Plan", as of the end of November 2018, more than 500 Chinese cities are planning and building smart cities. In 2019, the scale of China's smart city market will exceed 10 trillion yuan, and it is predicted that by 2022, the scale of China's smart city market will reach 25 trillion yuan.

The huge smart city plan involves all aspects of residents' lives, including transportation, communications, public services and building construction. In the overall layout, using intelligent monitoring systems to create safe cities is one of the development focuses. The development of safe cities can strengthen the protection of people and property, allowing residents to live and work in peace and contentment. The most important construction in this regard is to establish a comprehensive intelligent monitoring and protection system that can perceive activities in the city in real time, especially behaviors that threaten public safety, capture and record the entire process of the event, and promptly generate alarm information or respond with actions, so as to assist in emergency response in accidents, deter crimes before they happen, or solve cases afterwards. In addition, new applications such as face recognition and license plate recognition can more efficiently mine valuable information from massive video data, such as identifying vehicles that exceed speed limits or drive illegally and hold them accountable, so as to enhance road and traffic safety.

EM-05 bolt-type electronic lock can ensure the security of smart monitoring box

To achieve this ambitious goal, it is necessary to build advanced cameras and network systems, as well as artificial intelligence applications and computing power to process big data. Traditional video surveillance systems generally operate independently. Even if they are connected to the network, they often fail to see clearly and cannot be transmitted back due to insufficient transmission speed of network video. Therefore, the government and the industry have made a lot of investment in networks and equipment. The new generation of intelligent monitoring solutions can provide excellent network access methods, comprehensive coverage of the city, and even provide high-definition video monitoring. Due to technological advances, in addition to traditional monitoring camera modules, intelligent monitoring terminals also have modules such as data transmission and remote control, which greatly increases the size, complexity and value of the system. Intelligent monitoring systems can make cities safer, but the premise is to ensure the safety of the system itself to avoid damage and destruction due to weather changes or harsh environments, as well as theft or vandalism. Robust, easy-to-use and remotely manageable electronic locking solutions are the key to enhancing the security of intelligent monitoring systems.

Smart surveillance boxes are scattered throughout the city, with a large number of devices and a large coverage area. The environments they are in are also different, requiring different electronic locking applications and security combinations to meet the needs and maximize benefits. Generally speaking, a complete electronic locking solution is composed of three basic components, including access control devices, smart electronic locks, and remote monitoring systems. Southco believes that in order to achieve the best security effect, electronic locking solutions need to be seamlessly integrated with existing monitoring systems and provide proven physical security and complete access control.

The access controller acts as a human-machine interface. It can verify the user's identity and send a security signal to open the electronic lock. This can be done through smart cards, keys, passwords, and biometric authentication such as fingerprint and face recognition. Since smart monitoring boxes are distributed in different corners of the city, mobile access control applications using smart phones have now been developed. System administrators can choose the safest and most convenient way according to the situation. For example, the system can send an electronic key to a designated engineer. The engineer uses a smart phone to receive it and uses Bluetooth or other access methods to open the designated electronic lock for inspection, upgrade or maintenance within a specified time, thereby ensuring the security of the smart monitoring system to the greatest extent.

After receiving a valid electronic signal developed by the access controller, the electronic lock will perform the locking and unlocking functions and send an output signal to the external monitoring system regarding its status. The electronic lock is the most critical part of the electronic locking system because the robustness of the entire system depends on the function of the lock. When selecting an electronic lock, its physical properties must be considered, including operating load and strength, ability to resist environmental changes, and ergonomic industrial design, such as spring-loaded cam design, high concealment, touch and aesthetics. Electrical requirements are also an important consideration. If the power supply requirements of the electronic lock are low, it can reduce the need for wiring and help control the system and operating costs. At the same time, it is also necessary to provide a manual unlocking function in the event of a system power failure to cope with emergency or unexpected situations such as natural disasters.

Electronic locks provide secure and discreet locking and can be easily integrated into existing networked security systems for remote monitoring

Southco's BLUETOOTH® Controller provides a remote management and control solution that does not require network access, allowing smartphones and tablets with Bluetooth wireless technology to be used as a key switch.

The latest electronic locks have remote monitoring capabilities and can be networked with security systems for local or remote monitoring and control. Electronic access control solutions have the unique ability to record electronic "signatures" and output this information to a variety of devices for local or remote monitoring of access. These features allow administrators to grant access from external locations, generate access records and door lock status records, and provide input values ​​for other automated systems.

Different access controllers, electronic locks and remote monitoring can be used together to maximize the effect and benefits according to different needs. For example, small monitoring terminals in remote areas can use smart cards or keys with small electronic locks to build a solid and low-cost solution. As for important monitoring facilities, smart phones and Bluetooth technologies can be used to build solutions that can meet higher management requirements.

With the continuous implementation of safe cities, the number of urban monitoring points is increasing. Intelligent monitoring boxes monitor and analyze data in real time through big data software platforms, which is conducive to ensuring the efficient operation of the city, and also plays a positive role in improving the efficiency of the public security system itself and the efficiency of later maintenance of telecom operators. Southco focuses on the research and development of electronic locking solutions that can work together, thereby providing a complete and reliable system to achieve remote monitoring and control, increase the convenience of operation and maintenance, improve industrial design, eliminate key management problems and improve security.