Siemens installs its security and automation solutions in the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasilia

The Mané Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia, the second largest in Brazil, with capacity for 70.000 seating, has had Siemens as a supplier of the security system, access control and automation of the entire sports complex.

Siemens has been the technological provider of the security system, access control and automation of the Mané Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia, the second largest in Brazil, with capacity for 70.000 seats that hosted the opening match of the recent Confederations Cup in 2013 and will host many more at the World Cup in 2014.

Fruit of the agreement with the Brasilia Consortium 2014, in which several Brazilian construction companies participate, The Siemens security system consists of more 400 cctv cameras; 150 turnstiles for access control; 6.000 checkpoints and, approximately, equal number of fire detection points.

The CCTV system allows spectators to be identified in any of the stands and stands on the field., managed with advanced image processing software, which also facilitates hierarchical password access that allows security forces (police, firefighters and private security) identify possible problems and take appropriate actions to solve them.

The access control system supplied by Siemens can integrate the database with the most diverse ticketing systems, so the operator of this facility can promote a wide variety of events.

The turnstiles at the entry points to the Mané Garrincha stadium are prepared to work with all the identification technologies that currently exist on the market, like barcodes 1 y 2D, mifare cards and smartcards. All system data is fully encrypted, which increases the security of the operations carried out and eliminates the falsification of entries.

The technical areas of the stadium also have security system coverage., so that its staff does not need keys to open the numerous doors of this sports complex.

In this sense, all supplied technologies are centralized in a single command and control unit, from where the stadium systems are accessed and managed through a single monitor, as has already happened with the installation of these Siemens solutions in more than 150 sports facilities in the world, like the aforementioned Allianz Arena (Germany), Gdansk stadium (Poland) and in eight stadiums in South Africa.

Automation and sustainability

Mané Garrincha also has Siemens automation solutions to control water and energy consumption in the stadium, in order to reduce waste emissions with the use of sustainable technology, since one of the objectives is for this sports complex to become the first in the world to achieve LEED Platinum certification, which is awarded exclusively to buildings that meet the highest environmental standards.

Siemens building automation software installed at stadium meets LEED certification requirements, since it controls consumption, measurement and use of water and energy, the use of air conditioning and the integration of fire detection systems, alarm and security.

In addition to building automation technology from the German manufacturer, The project at Mané Garrincha also includes computer and sound systems for the entire sports complex, in collaboration with other associated firms.