Characteristics of the equipped pool:

• Length: 25 meters
• Width: 15 meters
• Min. depth: 2.50 meters
• Max. depth: 3.60 meters
• Half the pool has a moveable floor

Poseidon Configuration:

• 4 global-view units, with 8 cameras
• Video coverage of the pool: 100% of the pool
• Computer-aided monitoring: deep-end pool zones

The Poseidon System became operational at the Malkender pool in December 1999. The drilling of the pool walls was completed without draining the pool. The electrical work and the final installation work were done without interrupting the pool's activities.

“This System should become mandatory, ” declared a spokesperson for the NVZ (Dutch Association of Pool Personnel) to one of the major Dutch dailies following a drowning accident that occurred in January 2001 in a public swimming pool. The same newspaper wrote: “The VVD parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies believes that all the pools in the Netherlands should be equipped with an Electronic Underwater Monitoring System that sounds the alarm as soon as someone risks drowning.”

Der Gelderlander (Jan. 17, 2001)

Address:
Zwembad Malkender
Dubbelbeek 56
7333 Apledoorn - Nederlands
Tel: +31 (0) 555 33 32 17