Whether a luxury automobile dealership, a jewelry retailer, or a fine art museum, there are many ways to deter theft and limit damage to valuable displays.
This week, a visit to a high-profile museum raised a few questions and some interesting observations. While walking around the museum, you can't help but notice the various deterrents that are in place that are visible and obvious. These are used to stop people from touching items. Basically, keeping the honest people honest by reminding them where to keep their hands and feet while enjoying the displays.
We saw a wide range of conspicuous tactics:
But not everything is as obvious. These electronic measures help reduce the risk of a higher impact situation such as damage or theft.
Less obvious security measures included:
And then there are the measures in place that you may never see or think about. These devices and systems are intentionally out of sight. For honest visitors, these measures, if in plain view, could be a significant distraction. For those intending harm, hidden, high-tech security measures make it much harder to carry out a crime.
Potentially invisible measures for the imagination:
While noticing all of these systems during our visit, a few questions came to mind:
Here are a few videos related to protecting display items.
In the first video, we see how a Proof of Concept demonstration is tailored to the exact needs of an end user.
The second video shows how video analytics enbedded in smart cameras can provide alerts to security staff during a behavior violation or afterwards during the investigation process.
Learn more about this demonstration here Learn more about video analytics here
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