The government has taken strong measure to crack down on equipment theft at the Steveston Harbour in Richmond. The harbour is all geared up to deploy a wireless video mesh surveillance network that will monitor ships, trucks, containers and fishing equipment. It is told that the harbour security station is fed live video from 22 cameras placed along the harbour, eight of which are three kilometers away and would have been impossible to set up without Firetide’s wireless network.
It is informed that the cameras have also helped the harbor meet increasing port regulations and prepare for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Steveston Harbour located 30 minutes south of Vancouver and it houses over 700 ships and on-site services like welding, repairs and equipment shops, making it one of the Canada’s busiest commercial fishing harbors. The vessels provide seafood to North American markets and the harbor contains nets, vessels, vehicles, and other equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, some of which makes for attractive targets for thieves.
According to the information sources the harbour is large with 70 acres of combined water and land that includes very remote portions, making it difficult to patrol around the clock. Joel Baziuk, operations supervisor of Steveston Harbour Authority, pointed out that with this security system the authority can now respond more quickly and monitor multiple areas where theft is more active.
Bo Larsson, chief executive officer of Firetide, is of view that the installation of such security devices provides convincing testament to the superior technology and reliability of our mesh infrastructure, even in the most rugged and remote areas.
