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Frankfurt Airport relies on Panomera multifocal sensor technology from Dallmeier to secure the building site for new Terminal 3


Johannesburg, 07 Oct 2016

Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main is the largest passenger airport in Germany, and one of the most important air traffic hubs in the world. In order to be able to continue managing this enormous passenger volume effectively, another passenger terminal, Terminal 3, is to be completed by 2022.

The earthworking and excavation activities are already finished - next, special civil engineering will begin in the autumn. But before the finished building, with its check-in areas and many shopping opportunities, is ready for use, it is most important to ensure the building site is adequately secured for the next few years.

Fact sheet
Solution: Panomera
Industry: Air travel
Provider: Dallmeier Electronic
User: Frankfurt Airport

Perimeter security is particularly essential here, to protect the premises against access to people who are not authorised to do so.

Using the existing infrastructure

The people responsible at the airport operating company, Fraport, became aware of Panomera multifocal sensor technology from Dallmeier in a test run involving many well-known camera manufacturers.

Multifocal sensor technology works with multiple sensors which have different focal lengths, so that an overview of even very great distances can be provided with a constant, defined resolution quality. This meant only a few multifocal sensor systems were needed by Frankfurt Airport to provide the requisite protection for the entire expanse.

The network cameras were mounted on buildings that already existed. In this way, not only was it possible to save enormous costs, but also, as Dallmeier Sales Manager Dirk L"uders explains: "According to the specification from Fraport, it was an obligatory requirement to use the existing infrastructure and not to erect any additional masts or the like. This project would have been impossible to carry out using conventional camera technology, because the distances far exceed the capabilities of single sensor cameras."

Installation was carried out by the company Dengel Telekommunikation. "The installation was simple and uncomplicated," according to Maurice Dengel, Divisional Management Fraport & Rhein-Main.

Detailed imaging even in poor lighting

An important decision criterion for Fraport was also the light sensitivity of the cameras, since the building site is only partly lit at night. Most of the perimeter is only lit by the residual light from a street lighting system some distance away. Consequently, the decision was made in favour of the Panomera Nightline series, which delivers detailed image material even in darkness.

Flexibility during the building phase

The requirements the video security equipment is expected to satisfy will also change over the course of the building phase, which will last several years, and the cameras will have to be redirected to cover different areas in response to changing circumstances while the building activities are ongoing. Multifocal sensor technology provides the perfect flexibility for this eventuality, as L"uders emphasises: "The simple infrastructure yields advantages not only now, but also in the coming years. Frankfurt Airport will not have to reposition 20 or 30 single cameras. Instead, individual Panomera systems can easily be mounted at new locations to monitor a new construction zone."

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Dallmeier has at its disposal more than 30 years of experience in transmission, recording as well as picture processing technology and is an outstanding pioneer of CCTV/IP solutions worldwide. This profound knowledge is used in the development of intelligent software and high quality recorder and camera technologies, enabling Dallmeier to not only offer standalone systems, but complete network solutions up to large-scale projects with perfectly integrated components. Right from the beginning, the company always focused on its own innovative developments and highest quality and reliability. Dallmeier is the only manufacturer in Germany that develops and manufactures all components on its own. This includes the entire product range, from cameras to picture storage and transmission to intelligent video analysis and even individually adjusted management systems. Quality made by Dallmeier, made in Germany!

Over the years, Dallmeier has repeatedly given fresh impetus to the market with new developments and extraordinary innovations. The world's first DVR, for example, which introduced digital recording to the entire CCTV industry, came from Dallmeier. The multifocal sensor system, Panomera, will have a similarly groundbreaking effect: this unique and novel camera technology will revolutionise the market and open up completely new possibilities to the video security industry. This and the extensive experience in the CCTV and IP field have led to a top position in the international market for digital video surveillance systems.

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