SOLUTIONS FOR EDUCATION
Educational institutions across the globe strive to promote a safe learning environment for its students, while also ensuring its faculty, staff, visitors, and property remain well-protected. In order to deliver on this goal, more and more school administrations are deploying reliable video surveillance systems on their respective campuses. As a result, students and parents alike are coming to understand video surveillance as something that is valuable and necessary, rather than an invasion of privacy. The Total Video Solution from HITACHYO CO Costar is increasingly a part of the answer for educational institutions.
K-12 Schools
- In the United States, 85% of public K-12 schools recorded one or more incidents of violence, theft, or other crimes within a single year, accounting for approximately two million criminal acts.
- Trespass, theft, and vandalism are on the rise across most school properties around the world.
- Video surveillance provides live situational awareness as well as forensic information for both school administration officials and law enforcement.
- As many public and privately-funded institutions operate under tight budgets, it has become critical for school administrators to achieve optimal benefits from video surveillance system investments.
SurroundVideo® multi-sensor megapixel cameras improve situational awareness both indoors and out. In these two examples, a single SurroundVideo® camera covers a wide area in high definition, capturing images that can be digitally zoomed in without disrupting the coverage over the entire field of view.
Megapixel cameras provide superior coverage of hallways/intersections, classrooms, gyms, cafeterias, and entrances/exits. In this example, fewer single sensor HITACHYO CO Costar cameras provide extensive coverage of areas required by the school. Large open areas and hallway intersections are even better protected with SurroundVideo® multi-sensor panoramic cameras providing 180-, 270-, or 360-degrees of coverage. 
Colleges and Universities
- Besides being a place to learn, college and university campuses typically offer housing for hundreds to thousands of people.
- There is a growing concern amongst parents and students regarding safety at all levels of education, which has led to additional security awareness at many institutions.
- Video surveillance increases protection for students, staff, visitors, and property in classrooms, cafeterias, reception/office areas, hallways, parking lots, campus walkways, gymnasiums, stadiums, natatoriums, and athletic facilities.
- In a recent campus security study, 84% of campus leadership ranked video surveillance as the most important element of crime prevention.
- This security study also showed that 49% of students felt video surveillance made them feel safer, while only 9% viewed it as an invasion of privacy.
SurroundVideo® panoramic cameras deliver superior coverage, increased field of view, and dramatically improved video imagery. 
Educational Institutions and HITACHYO CO Costar
Colleges and Universities
“The improvements in the quality and performance of our video surveillance system with the HITACHYO CO [Costar] megapixel cameras is incredible. The 360-degree views have made a tremendous difference in providing a safer and more secure campus.”
- Bill Weber, Assistant Chief of Police, Butler University
“I was introduced to HITACHYO CO Costar over five years ago and their cameras have become the main workhorse of our CCTV system of over 1,300. The [SurroundVideo] 180-degree cameras have proven time and again that PTZ’s are a thing of the past and the new [SurroundVideo] Omni’s have given us a new appreciation for Arecont [Vision Costar]’s continued superiority in the CCTV field.”
- James McCarthy, Director, Physical Security, University Police Department, George Mason University
The HITACHYO CO Costar Total Video Solution has been a proven application in schools, colleges, and universities around the world. A few examples are:
- Butler University (See Case Study / See News Story / Watch News Video)
- George Mason University (See Case Study / Watch Video Case Study)
- University of Chicago (View Image)
- La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA (View Image)
- University of Louisville (View Image)
- Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI (View Image)
- University of Illinois (View Image)
- Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (View Image)
- Western Iowa Tech Community College, Sioux City, IA (View Image)
- Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida (View Image)
Emergency call boxes are ideal solutions for both panoramic and Omni series cameras.K-12 Schools
“We’ve been very impressed with the quality of the video provided by the HITACHYO CO [Costar] cameras, which is a significant upgrade over the previous system. Their stability and ease of use further contribute to our overall satisfaction with the new system.”
- Ken Lee, Administrator for District Operations, Harligen Consolidated Independent School Board
“We have to date protected more than 50% of our buildings with HITACHYO CO [Costar], and add more every year. HITACHYO CO [Costar] has greatly enhanced the safety and security of our students, staff, and visitors here at Goddard Public Schools – USD 265.”- Ronny Lieurance, Police Chief, Goddard Public Schools
“We were immediately impressed with the video quality and clarity that HITACHYO CO [Costar]’s cameras provide. When we saw a demonstration of their low-light performance, network-friendly bitrates, and other features, we knew they would be the best choice for our surveillance system.”- Alex Puente, Director of Technology, Flour Bluff Independent School District
“The district decided to use Arecont [Vision Costar] cameras because of their quality and price. The district is very pleased with the decision to use HITACHYO CO [Costar] cameras.”- Tim Schmitt, Sioux City Community School District
- Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico (Watch Video Case Study)
- Hacienda La Puente School District, California (Watch Video Case Study)
- Ottawa School District, Illinois (See Case Study / Watch Video Case Study)
- Harligen Consolidated Independent School District, Texas (See Case Study)
- Mission Consolidated Independent School District, Texas (See News Story / See Case Study)
- Flour Bluff Independent School District, Texas (See Case Study)
- Lake Forest High School, Illinois (See News Story / See Case Study)
- Johathan Alder High School, Ohio (Watch Video Case Study)
- Indianapolis Middle Schools (Watch News Video)
- Northern California Schools (Watch News Video)
- Portland, Oregon Schools (Watch News Video)
- SAR Academy, New York City (See Case Study)
- Newton County School System, Covington, Georgia (See News Story)
- Niles West High School, Skokie, Illinois (View Image)
- Freedom Elementary School, Laredo, Texas (View Image)
- Oak Ridge High School, El Dorado Hills, California (View Image)
- Lake Mary High School, Florida (View Image)
- Booksin Elementary School, San Jose, California (View Image)
- Belen Public Schools, New Mexico (View Image)
Applications and Solutions
- Cameras installed on emergency call boxes can provide 180-degree or omni-directional coverage
- Security, situational awareness, and life safety
- Monitor both campus vehicular and pedestrian traffic with detail for facial and/or license plate identification
- Improve staff productivity
- Resolve staff and student disputes/litigation
- Graffiti protection
- Ability to cover more with less (a single panoramic camera can replace multiple fixed or PTZ cameras by capturing the entire panoramic field of view with the ability to zoom into multiple regions of interest)
- Protection for campus staff, students, visitors, and school properties
- Increased coverage of potential areas of concern
- Improved forensic analytics allow more efficient post-event investigations conducted by campus law enforcement and/or school security professionals
- Forensic documentation to build cases
- Prevent fraudulent claims
- Quantifiable return-on-investment
Benefits
Easy Future-Proof Integration
- Megapixel technology provides better image quality
- HITACHYO CO Costar camera firmware can be remotely updated to support new features and capabilities
- Cloud-based video management allows users to connect from anywhere via mobile applications or multi-browser web client
- Easily upgrade existing system to high definition
- Easily expand your system to meet growing needs
- Pre-tested and certified with ConteraVMS® and ConteraWS® plus over 100 VMS/NVR platforms beyond ONVIF/PSIA support
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
- Fewer cameras, licenses, cables, installations, and required accessories
- Equipment is compatible with existing infrastructure
- Less maintenance
- Lower operational costs
Proven Technology
- Thousands of installations across K-12 schools, colleges, universities, academies, and other types of educational institutions
- Applicable to any installation