Case Study - InduSoft Scores Big in British Football - InduSoft - #1

• Using InduSoft,Tate was able to coordinate closed circuit TV cameras, gate locks in various locations, and turnstiles to assist with traffic flow and capacity regulations.

• Tate was able to coordinate crowd entry with flow rates approaching or sometimes exceeding 1,000 people per minute.

• InduSoft enabled Tate to break down and monitor seating into Home fan and Away fan seating and also program the time turnstiles open and close.

Football, or soccer, as it's known in America, is the most popular sport on the planet, and fans around the world are renowned for their enthusiasm for the sport. With all of that enthusiasm, though, most fans don't consider the behind-the-scenes details that make their beloved matches possible. Among the hundreds of details that must be addressed are those associated with basic security—and that's the concern of a prominent English company: Tate Security Technology Limited.

The laws regulating stadium management are very strict because concern for public safety must be paramount. At sporting events the sheer volume of people means that crowd control and environmental safety are every bit as important as access and concessions.

Terrorist attacks, fire, unruly crowds, and overcrowding are just a few of the potential threats that can turn an otherwise