When race officials at the Dromo One indoor race track in
Orange, Calif., wanted to crack down on overly aggressive
drivers, they didn’t realize they were about to create a
new way to entertain the crowd. Racetrack officials teamed
with Honeywell Security and California Systems Integrators
(CSI) to install a new DVR, 15 stationary cameras and one
Honeywell RapidDome PTZ camera. But the surveillance system
ended up doing more than catching aggressive drivers in
their cart-style cars – it allowed spectators to watch
live, up-close footage of races on Dromo One’s large plasma
screen.
The entertainment application was new for the RapidDome
camera, but Bill Wendlandt, regional sales manager for
Honeywell, and CSI principal Mark Ostgaard said they were
confident RapidDome could serve the dual purposes of
security and entertainment.
Using a joystick, they set the camera to follow an
automated tour around the racetrack. Then, using the
camera’s unique “mimic” function, they saved the automated
tour route in the camera’s memory, so no joystick or
operator is needed.
“We were able to use the RapidDome PTZ in a whole new way
with this project,” said Wendlandt. “Dromo One received two
major benefits in one product: insurance against aggressive
drivers, plus a business tool to attract new drivers and
fans.”
The camera can travel at speeds of up to 400 degrees per
second, and zooms in and out, making it easy to identify a
car number when there is a complaint of aggressive driving
on the course.
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