Lodz Zoo digitizes facilities with Sony screens

To ensure that all visitors have access to information about the animals living in the center, the Orientarium has installed 29 Monitors Sony Bravia FW-43BZ53F 43 Inch, that incorporate the TEOS system. It also features 10 VPL-PHZ laser projectors.

Last spring the Orientarium, A modern pavilion within the garden Lódz Municipal Zoo in Poland. Divided into four thematic sections, it is the largest complex in Europe showcasing the fauna and flora of Southeast Asia, thanks to the display technology of Sony,

In it, Visitors can enjoy an underwater tunnel of 26 meters long with 1.300 Fish species, see Sumatran orangutans, huge gharial crocodiles and Europe's largest Indian elephant, among other species.

To ensure that all visitors to the site have access to information about the animals living in the center, the Orientarium has installed a total of 29 Monitors Sony Bravia FW-43BZ53F of 43 Inch, that incorporate the system TEOS with a license of digital signage. So you can design and publish the content on each of the devices quickly and conveniently.

This solution offers visitors information about zoo residents, Animal habits, The times they eat and their sponsors. Messages are also displayed in the elevators and current information about the city and its attractions appears on the monitors in the corridors.

Conference Center

The Orientarium complex also has 10 laser projectors VPL-PHZ series from Sony, used in the exhibition and office areas.

The entrance is together with that of the zoo in what is known as the access pavilion. It features four pen displays with sponsor materials and downtown and city details.. Two have been placed on the wall to provide useful information on transport (as the timetable of MPK Lodz trams).

In addition to lockers, a restaurant and a café, This building has a conference center. In it there is a plenary hall that can accommodate 350 people. The space was designed in such a way that it could be divided into 2 or 3 Smaller rooms, as needed.

The center offers six meeting rooms of different sizes that feature state-of-the-art multimedia solutions. Seven Sony VPL-PHZ projectors have been placed in the conference rooms. These compact laser devices display images with extraordinary parameters. Have minimal maintenance requirements and a long service life, which makes them the best choice for this type of use.

In front of the rooms there are four tablets to speed up reservations. They show information about occupancy and reservations can be made.

"The system had to be reliable and the equipment warranty covered at least five years.. It was necessary to opt for the same solution in the information monitors of the elevators and in those of the rest of the center. In addition, A room reservation system was also needed. We opted for the TEOS system and Sony devices. likewise, we knew that it was possible for the project to continue and that the TEOS system and Sony solutions would allow us to extend and modify it in a unique way.", Says Marcin Kaliński of 3Isav, The company responsible for the implementation. "Before the inauguration of the Orientarium, Add 3 Sony laser projectors to display digital signage content with the TEOS system".

TEOS players were placed in the six elevators to display digital signage content. Published content is managed using a web browser, so it can be switched from any device that has access to the zoo's local network.

The system controls the switching on and off of the monitors. TEOS offers a diagnostic tool that can be used to remotely check what is seen on a particular monitor and whether it is working properly. This type of tool is very useful in large centers, since without it it would take a long time to review all the equipment. The conference centre is connected to the Orientarium via a glass walkway.

House of Elephants

The second building is the elephant house. Visitors can see the animals in the usual way, but also from above and from an underwater perspective.

The elephant pool is three meters deep and, thanks to the glazed surface, You can see how they bathe. On the wall on both sides of the pool window are special contents prepared for visitors.

Elephants bathe at 11:00 hours, but those who visit the Orientarium at other times can see video material thanks to the projectors VPL-PHZ60 from Sony.

On both sides of the pool window there are multimedia monitors on which the public can view video material and read the information that appears..

Celebes is another part of the complex, where macaws and Asian otters are found, among other species. Throughout the building there are six Sony Bravia FW-43BZ35F professional monitors 43 Inch.

This line of monitors displays extraordinary quality 4K images with high brightness and contrast, but it is also low consumption. Each device has a safety housing and has been designed to enhance the experience of visitors in the center and offer them information about the animals that live in it..

In the Oceanarium seven monitors like these have been placed. The colors of the coral reefs that are splendidly reproduced on the Sony Bravia FW-43BZ35F monitor are the perfect complement to this unique place.

Aquarius

The underground tunnel of 26 Metros and the seven marine tanks are a big attraction. A monitor has been placed on the first floor, where visitors can see the back of the shark pool. In it, Information about the habits of these animals and the times they eat is displayed.

On the side entrance of the shark aquarium has been placed a projector VPL-PHZ60 that shows images with exceptional parameters and a brightness level of 6.000 Lumens. This projector has a lifespan of 20.000 hours, so it will last at least 6 years, as the zoo opens 9 hours a day and 364 days a year (just close the 1 November).

In the area of the Sunda Islands, the climate of a real jungle is recreated with temperatures of 24 to 26 °C and almost a 80% humidity. Kraken and Penelopa live here, Two of the largest gharial crocodiles on the European continent. On all nine Sony Bravia monitors 43 inches in this part of the Orientarium show data about them, as well as on the only Sumatran orangutans living in Poland and other animals.

"Before opening the Orientarium, In the zoo there were several multimedia screens that worked completely independently. Managing them was a challenge.", Says the doctor Arkadiusz Jaksa, Chairman of the Board of the Municipal Zoological Garden of Lodz. "The TEOS system offers site-specific information. With the integrated content editor you can design any message for visitors, even from a mobile phone. In addition, Scheduling mechanism ensures content is fully automated. In this way, It's easy to invite people to feeding shows or elephant baths, or notify them of upcoming closures of the center".

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