ayalas 0 Posted April 23, 2007 hello to all, has anyone use e-maping on geovision? how does it work and is it worth using it or does it take up to much space? Thank you.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kao 0 Posted April 23, 2007 You need an image that can be used as the map. I usually use Fire Exit plans as most companies have them readily availabe. Or if they have it in digital format already, that works great too. You basically tell the Geo software where the image is. You then place camera icons on the image. No, it doesnt take up much space. The eMap function is nice eye candy but doesnt have much practical use for most places using it. The real value comes into play for certain situations...such as if a large bank or a school is being robbed or terrorized by gunmen, authorities can use the eMap to click on cameras and see what is going on...while keeping the map up in relation to the cameras. This is a great tactical tool. Second...what I think the eMap system was really designed for, is guards that are monitoring remote locations that they may not be familiar with in terms of layout and design. This way if a guard is watching a bank of Geo servers around the country, if he sees something suspicious or criminal taking place at a remote location, he can contact authorties local to the situation and describe what he sees in terms of the map...i.e. what floor the perps are on, what room, what building...etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ayalas 0 Posted April 24, 2007 ok this dvrs are in a casino i have the lay-out of the casino where there is over 100 ptz and fix cams, the floor lay-out shows all the gaming tables as well as all the slot machines im thinking this e-maping would be usefull for the surveilance agents to quikly locate a cam with out having to go one by one looking for that cam or the location. especialy those new to the place. There are times were they have to be very quick if something is going down in the floor and all they have to go by is casino officers radio and most of the time they dont know were there at. They would say something like next to the atm machine or next to the dice table # 3 . Another question i have is if there is more than one dvr would i have to do one for each one ? Ill be trying this today in the casino ill keep you posted on it and thanks a lot for the info kao i was a little worry over how much space would this take on the hard drives... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kao 0 Posted April 24, 2007 I don't have much experience with the eMap outside of GeoVision systems. I assume they are all similar in functionality. I haven't installed one with more than 10 cameras per layout. You can use multiple maps on one DVR (Geovision). It is a hierarchical design where you create top tiers (like a building or a campus) then create sub-tiers like floors in the building or buildings on the campus. I don’t know if there are any limitations as to how many tiers you can build. For 100+ cameras I would think you would want to make several “sections†Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
