2025.08.29
Vicente López Builds a Smarter, Safer City for Its Residents with AI-Powered Security
At a glance
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- Challenge
- The city of Vicente López aimed to modernize public services and become a smarter, safer city.
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- Solution
- They partnered with Hanwha Vision and Milestone Systems to implement a new system using AI-powered video to collect and analyze data.
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- Result
- The new system has improved security, optimized data collection, and transformed the city into a safer, more connected environment. This data is now used to enhance traffic management, urban planning, and emergency response.
“From 2012, we thought of a video solution focused on the protection of our neighbours. However, in 2020, we decided to move forward with an innovative video system based on Artificial Intelligence applied to urban security. Hanwha Vision stood up as a value-added provider for this kind of robust solutions.”
Vicente López is a municipality located in the northern area of Greater Buenos Aires, with a population of approximately 280,000 inhabitants. Known for its commitment to modernizing public management, the municipality has been operating a video surveillance system since 2012. In 2020, it incorporated artificial intelligence to take a decisive step towards intelligent citizen security.
To achieve this, the municipality chose to work with Hanwha Vision, whose robust video analysis solution enabled not only higher levels of security but also the optimization of critical data generation processes for city management.
The Callenge of the City
Security and efficiency in urban management are top priorities for Vicente López. Facing a context of population growth and new demands, the municipality addressed several key challenges:
- Improve citizen security management: Through technologies that provide strategic information and facilitate decision-making.
- Optimize urban mobility: By analyzing data for traffic control, transport, and urban planning.
- Energy efficiency and emergency response: Incorporating intelligent systems capable of anticipating, alerting, and responding to critical events.
Results for the Municipality
The implementation of Hanwha Vision solutions produced tangible results for Vicente López:
- Increased citizen security: The system improved surveillance and incident response levels.
- Indicator-based management: Metadata analysis strengthens decision-making, positively impacting residents’ quality of life.
- Effective collaboration: The project is the result of joint articulation between the public, private, and citizen sectors, standing out as a model for building a smart city.
Resume
In partnership with Hanwha Vision (a leading developer of AI-powered video solutions) and Milestone Systems (a developer of video management software), solutions were implemented that not only improved security levels but also optimized data collection and analysis processes for the benefit of the municipality. This cutting-edge solution includes Hanwha Vision‘s 185+ AI cameras, 95+ PTZ cameras, and 20+ multi-sensor cameras, all integrated with Milestone’s VMS.
“The municipality of Vicente López has stood out for its focus on modernizing public management and adopting technologies to improve service to residents; this is the vision that our Mayor Soledad Martínez has conveyed to us,” explained Santiago de Jesús, Secretary of Security for Vicente López.
The use of artificial intelligence to generate data is not limited solely to security. It is also used to improve traffic and transportation management, increase energy efficiency, plan urban development, and manage emergency situations, among other aspects. This holistic vision has transformed the city into a safer and more connected environment, benefiting all its residents.
“From the beginning, our main objective was to develop a smarter, more efficient, and safer city for the benefit of our residents,” said Matías Ezequiel Zerón, General Director of Monitoring, Crime Analysis, and Technology.
This push for digital transformation has been possible thanks to the collaboration between the municipal government, the private sector, and citizens. A strategic alliance that has demonstrated that true success lies in cooperation and a joint commitment to building a better future.
