PSIM SUPERVISOR

A PSIM (Physical Security Information Management) solution integrates, automates and manages several security systems (video-surveillance, intrusion prevention, fire protection, access control) and other collateral systems of a site, such as the HVAC and industrial process control systems.

Compared to a stand-alone configuration of individual systems, an alarm supervision system allows for the monitoring and centralized real-time calibration of the operations of all the individual subsystems. At the same time, it allows for the detection of abnormalities, malfunctions and alarms of all kinds and coming from any area of the complex, so that organizations are enabled to respond immediately and effectively to all sorts of emergency situations.

Alarm supervision platforms consist of dedicated professional servers and software, which allow the operator to easily examine all the information required to ensure the security of a building or a set of sites through graphical maps.

Mapping functions allow for the immediate and real-time identification of hot locations, while maintaining an overall view over the entire site to be protected.

The large amount of information (automatically pre-selected and pre-crossed with one another) made available for use by operators provide all the necessary elements required to transform simple data into decisions and initiatives.

In fact, the actions to be performed by the operator when a given sensor has generated and sent out an alarm can be accurately programmed. Planning, i.e. the scheduled actions to be implemented, is extremely useful and indispensable, especially in large and complex facilities where identifying and even distinguishing potential false alarms is essential.

In the event of an alarm, a detailed and prompt voice message alerts the operator. The system records the alarm in progress, stores all security relevant and useful information (i.e. alarm type, activated sensor and its position, sensor on/off times, actions taken, and so on).

In addition to the main interface for specialized operators, there is also a simplified version with reduced functionalities, but still capable of providing the information and instructions required for an immediate management of the event.

The robustness of PSIM solutions is ensured by important IT security, data protection, self-diagnosis, disaster recovery and business continuity functionalities with multiple redundancies (server, database and network backups) that mitigate service interruption risks.