Mission and Need
The client needed to collect, monitor and record audio, video and data from many sources in the field, and share it in real time with a central headquarters.
The same capability had to work from a convoy of specialist vehicles and from rugged portable cases that can be set up anywhere, bringing separate systems under one common platform.
Our Role
XAD Communications was the prime contractor and design authority across the whole life cycle, from concept to final retirement. The Technical Director who later founded SciFlair led the programme, directing XAD's audio, video, data and RF engineering groups.
SciFlair took over service and support from 2016, developed SVMS over the same period, and in 2019 proposed a Phase 2 upgrade that was approved but did not proceed after COVID-19.
What We Built
- A fleet of eight specialist vehicles, each converted for a different operational role
- A portable equivalent built into rugged cases that can be set up anywhere
- 35 rapidly deployable camera and communication kits, including cameras on pneumatic masts
- Vehicle conversions from vans to heavy trucks, with operator workstations, meeting rooms, on-board power, air-conditioning and networking
- An end-to-end IP network across wired and wireless links, carrying live and recorded audio, video and data
- Video management software, later succeeded by SciFlair's SVMS
Eight specialist vehicles, a portable equivalent in rugged cases and 35 deployable kits, all on one IP network.
How It Was Delivered
Concept and requirements
Operational needs captured and turned into the technical proposals and system requirements.
Architecture and design
One IP architecture so every vehicle, station and kit can work alone or as part of the wider deployment.
Production and verification
Vehicle conversions and portable systems manufactured and integrated, with factory acceptance testing.
Validation and deployment
Site acceptance and field testing in operational conditions, where the system exceeded the client's expectations.
Support and retirement
In-service support for a decade, with SciFlair taking over from 2016, until the programme closed in 2019.
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What came next
The programme's lessons shaped SciFlair's SVMS video management software, rewritten from the ground up from 2016.
