NAVCO and Axis Bring PGA Golf
Tournament Security Up to Par
The Challenge:
When the PGA Tour hosts the annual Valero Texas Open, its prestigious charity golf tournament in San Antonio, TX, tens of thousands of fans turn out for the four-day event. In 2011, Golf San Antonio (GSA), which runs the tournament, decided to augment its onsite security force (sheriff’s department officers and private security guards) with video surveillance cameras via a hosted video service. They felt that video surveillance would add an essential layer of protection to its total security and loss prevention program.
The Solution:
Piggybacking on a temporary network infrastructure installed for the event by AT&T, security systems integrator and Axis partner NAVCO, deployed eight Axis network cameras to monitor the main ticketing gates, merchandising tents, refreshment areas, golf cart storage area and staff parking lot. Leveraging AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) platform, the cameras streamed live across the network to NAVCO’s VideoMetriXs.com cloud portal where the video was securely stored while being continuously available to tournament staff for review on demand.
The Results:
According to vendors, local law enforcement and the event’s security contractor, the network cameras were such successful deterrents that any losses were negligible. The busy operations department also used the surveillance coverage to oversee countless activities simultaneously — such as cash handling issues at the ticketing booth as well as monitoring incoming bus traffic and bottlenecks with golf cart usage — to prevent any minor problems from escalating.
Highlights:
- NAVCO selected three different Axis outdoor-ready cameras to serve GSA’s surveillance needs.
- NAVCO streamed live video to a cloud-based server and provided essential personnel with a secure portal to access live and recorded video and gather actionable intelligence to keep the tournament running smoothly.
- The One-Click Camera Connection and Power over Ethernet features of the pre-programmed cameras made set up quick and easy.
