Case Study: Seattle Police Department achieves rapid, cost-effective wireless HD video surveillance for Mardi Gras with HPE Aruba Networking

Seattle Police Department deploys Aruba networks to provide video surveillance for annual Mardi Gras festival

The Seattle Police Department needed a fast, non‑intrusive way to provide real‑time, broadcast‑quality video surveillance for the downtown Mardi Gras festival in historic Pioneer Square. Because trenching for a wired network was too costly and disruptive, the department sought a scalable, quickly deployable wireless solution that would let officers monitor crowds and respond proactively to incidents.

Aruba delivered a wireless mesh system using MSR2000/MSR4000 routers and nine PTZ cameras across the event area, backhauling video to headquarters and a mobile command center and enabling handheld officer control. The network was deployed in days, provided HD, jitter‑free video over multiple hops, avoided wired infrastructure costs, and proved flexible and re-deployable for future events—improving situational awareness and response capability.

Seattle Police Department

Monty Moss

Detective