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Hollywood Sign
High Tech Security System/Internet Site
SITE
 The
Hollywood Sign, global icon of the entertainment industry,
stretches 450 feet across the top of Mt. Lee in the Hollywood
Hills. Ranking among the world’s most recognizable
landmarks, The Sign measures 50 feet tall and weighs 450,000
pounds.
SCOPE
Charged with protecting arguably the most famous nine
letters on earth, Panasonic Systems
designed, engineered, fabricated and installed a cutting-edge
security network comprised of a ten-camera closed circuit
television surveillance system (CCTV), external alarms,
microwave-triggered motion detectors and a bilingual audio
warning system.
Panasonic Systems’s commitment
to the protection of the landmark is ongoing. As a result
of recent upgrades to the network, full-streaming color
video images are now fed by all 10 remote cameras through
fiber optic lines to the City of Los Angeles Parks and
Recreation Security Headquarters, where rangers can monitor
all of the cameras simultaneously. The entire CCTV system
is also accessible by authorized viewers at a password-protected
website, enabling officials to view security images anytime,
anywhere via the Internet. Fans around the globe can also
enjoy real-time images of The Sign and surrounding vistas—courtesy
of two Panasonic Web cams—by logging on to the official
Hollywood Sign website at www.hollywoodsign.org.
DESIGN AND INTEGRATE
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Upgrade video surveillance of Hollywood Sign from two locations |
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Design communications network upgrade between Hollywood
Sign and the City of Los Angeles Park Service |
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Provide remote monitoring of cameras for management use |
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Provide two Internet-connected cameras for Hollywood website |
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Evaluate existing microwave alarm units and dial-up audio
interfaces for replacement and/or modification |
ADDED SCOPE
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Coordinate communications upgrade with City of Los Angeles,
Pacific Bell, and City of Los Angeles Park Services
entities (most demanding task of project) |
SYSTEM FEATURES
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Direct camera connectivity to LAN/WAN network through WJ-NT104 |
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Control of Panasonic unitized cameras from
WJ-NT104 |
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No outside PTZ receiver/drivers required |
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Panasonic up-the-coax camera control |
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Communicateion with WJ-NT104 through PC and standard web
browser |
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Password-protected access |
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IR illumination of Sign and trails at night |
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T1 lines between the Park Service monitoring station and
two remote cameras |
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2 webcams for public viewing online at hollywoodsign.org |
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10 password-protected webcams for security usage |
MAJOR HARDWARE
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10 full color, Internet-compatible cameras
• 5 infrared illuminators
• Remote audio interface
• Monitors
• 5-port 10-base T ethernet hub
CHALLENGE
The monument’s sheer size, combined with its steep,
inaccessible hillside location, presented unique technological
challenges—as did integrating the CCTV network with
the City of Los Angeles Park Rangers’ security system.
Panasonic’s innovative security system provides an
altogether new level of protection for this once-vulnerable
historic site. The Panasonic Web cams, meanwhile, offer
real-time images of the Hollywood Sign to a worldwide
audience.
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