Adventure Island – UK

Adventure Island mission statement is to provide high quality entertainment for all the family within a safe and secure environment. Greg Allen, Systems Administrator for the Stockvale Group of Companies which owns and operates Adventure Island (as well as the Sea-Life Adventure Aquarium, and a number of radio stations) says “Strict compliance with our Health & Safety policies is always at the top of the list of our priorities.”

Initially employed as a ride operator, Greg has performed a number of varied roles during the twelve years that he has worked at Adventure Island. Greg therefore knows more than most about the challenges facing a fun park which is free to enter. “We are proud of our safety record and are determined to maintain it,” said Greg. “With this in mind, the decision was made to invest in the latest video surveillance technology in order to ensure that we could monitor in real-time the movement of people throughout the park and in particular, keep a very close eye on what is happening at each of the rides.

“Our old analogue CCTV cameras were still operational, but in order to capture the best possible images, we realised that we needed to install high definition cameras which could offer higher frame rates and image quality.”

“When carrying out a detailed survey of the site, we took into consideration our client’s operational and security requirements,” said Richard Crane, CCTV Manager for Blake Fire & Security. “We concluded that by utilising Full HD 360 degree technology in certain locations, we could limit the total number of cameras required, to 40. We considered a number of manufacturers that offer 360 degree cameras but in terms of price and performance we decided to recommend that they be sourced from Hanwha Vision(HTE), along with the other required cameras and recording device.

Ten Samsung SNF-8010 WisenetIII 5 megapixel 360-degree cameras have been deployed at Adventure Island with most installed immediately above some of the more thrill seeking rides. The IK10/IP66 rated vandal resistant, weatherproof SNF-8010 has a digital PTZ feature which allows users to electronically pan, tilt and zoom in on specific areas for a more detailed view, whilst at the same time continue to monitor the whole 360-degree view.

“Hanwha Vision(HTE) and Blake Fire & Security have worked well together to provide us with a high performance solution that we are able to benefit from in many different ways,” said Greg Allen. “In terms of Health & Safety, we are able to use the recorded video as a training aide. We are also using both the live and recorded images for loss prevention purposes and to detect any anti-social behavior.