High tech security goes covert
Like the ultraWave™ security solution OmniTrax® can be used to form an infi nite invisible perimeter of any shape.
“The maximum distance between sensors is about 800 metres or a half mile but they can be chained together to create a very large invisible perimeter,” Murray adds. “It is essentially an invisible security fence.”
The benefi ts of installing either system equal a producer’s responsibility to keep their oil- or gas-related sites secure.
“A chain link fence is simply a means of establishing a physical boundary – people know they are crossing into someone else’s territory. And, if you are climbing over a fence there is nothing there to let a property owner know you are doing it. With the ultraWave™ and OmniTrax® systems you will know as it happens.”
Murray says Senstar can provide its clients with the exact location their perimeter was breached.
“It won’t just tell you someone has jumped your perimeter, it will also tell you where. We poll our network and can provide an audible alert within half a second of any breach.” A
third party can carry transmission of the alarm to a PDA or cell phone.
But, Senstar has answered industry's call for the ultimate in covert security measures, unveiling the Fiber Optic Long Range system. Murray calls it the best system available to the oil and gas industry.
“It is a long-range sensor for pipeline applications and we can protect up to 48 kilometres on a single processor in a buried application. It can also be buried, it can be fence- and wall-mounted – all using the same processor.”
Like the ultraWave™ and OmniTrax® systems FiberLR is covert — buried below ground. The FiberLR system is also capable of detecting fl uid leaks or changes to the soil in which it rests.
“There are a few reasons why FiberLR is perfect for the oil and gas industry,” explained Canadian sales manager Tom Coxford. “The technology FiberLR uses has the capability to be designed for leak detection. There is lightning immunity – the electronics are not in the fi eld. We bring all of those electronics and processors within a building or sealed unit.”
FiberLR can be installed in 48- kilometre segments to secure pipelines of any length, can detect intrusions or excavations and can act as a communications pathway.
“It is possible to run other signals down those fi ber optic cables as well – video surveillance and temperature monitoring, for example,” Murray says.
Looking back at the scenario which saw eight intruders scampering over your fence, the new Fiber Optic Long Range security system can detect simultaneous intrusions, reducing the threat of a compromise.
“The best part is that the system gets less expensive when you buy more,” says Coxford. “We can do a short perimeter – about 1.5 kilometres – for about $125 per metre. With a 48-kilometre perimeter cost is reduced to about $15 per metre. The economy is the scale.”
Whether it be ultraWave™ technology, the OmniTrax® system or the FiberLR system Senstar has a covert security option perfect for your location. Visit Senstar online at
www.senstar.com.
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