Acuity-vct has developed and deployed a proactive surveillance system called the Camera Motion Alarming System (CMAS). This system leverages industry leading analytics technology to protect irreplaceable artwork and artifacts currently on display at many museums nationally including the Butler Institute of American Art, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Commonwealth Museum, the Vatican Exhibit at the National Museum of Funeral History and many others. This unique system provides a flexible way to define protection zones within each exhibit under surveillance in any shape or size required. When these protective zones are breached, the CMAS detects the changes in the images, automatically sounding audio and/or visual alarms. In addition, Acuity-vct has enhanced this product to automatically send alerts to the museums security personnel along with an email or text messages.
This system was developed specifically for the museum industry and has been deployed with virtually zero false alarms.
The protection zones are invisible to your guests, but never miss seeing a security breach and immediately inform your entire staff the second a breach occurs. It’s like hiring an unlimited number of reliable security guards to watch your entire collection.
“Our system now uses surveillance cameras to place invisible protective barriers around anything we choose. When any barrier is breached, my staff is immediately notified so action can be taken. It’s as if I’ve added an electronic guard for each piece in our collection which is totally invisible and does not distract our guest’s view of our exhibits”.
Dr. Louis Zona, Executive Director
The Butler Institute of American Art – Youngstown, Ohio
The VCS can also provide immediate budget savings while dramatically enhancing security for your collection.
“We have saved nearly $20,000 in payroll and benefit costs to date and we feel we are now better protected than ever”
Craig Hoppock, Museum Superintendent
Princeton University Art Museum-Princeton, New Jersey
The Princeton Art Museum saved this money in just the first few months after installation. The system dramatically enhanced Princeton's existing security force eliminating extra contract guards for special events and when their existing security personnel called off.
The attached link provides a client profile on the Acuity-vct system deployment at the Butler Institute of American Art http://www.acuity-vct.com/customers/profile_butler.php. Please visit www.acuity-vct.com for more information on this powerful system.
