Puerto Rico Public Safety with Luminys LumiGuardian
Challenge
Puerto Rico agencies needed more public safety visibility during a period of reduced police recruitment and retention. Previous mobile surveillance trailers were costly, inconsistent, and not always durable enough for tropical weather and severe storm conditions.
Solution
PowerComm PR deployed 20 LUMINYS TG-113A LumiGuardian trailers with integrated cameras, AI analytics, LumiCloud support, license plate recognition, PTZ tracking, fisheye monitoring, and upgraded onboard computing for LumiViewer integration.
Result
Agencies gained a standardized mobile surveillance platform that helps monitor multiple subjects, capture forensic metadata, support central monitoring, and redeploy officers from passive observation posts to higher-priority public safety work.
A Public Safety Challenge That Could Not Be Solved By Staffing Alone
Across Puerto Rico, municipal and public safety agencies were working to maintain visibility across intersections, city centers, perimeters, and high-priority locations while facing a difficult staffing environment. Recruiting and retaining qualified officers had become harder due to migration, reskilling, and increased attrition.
Existing mobile surveillance options added another layer of complexity. Previously sourced trailers were built with standard components from different suppliers, which created variability in the user experience. Some systems also struggled in Puerto Rico's tropical climate, where severe weather, challenging terrain, power limitations, and communications constraints can quickly expose weak points in equipment design.
The government needed a more reliable way to extend coverage across the island: a mobile surveillance solution that could work as a force multiplier instead of adding more systems for already-stretched teams to manage.
Why PowerComm PR Chose Luminys
After a comprehensive bidding and evaluation process, the LumiGuardian system was selected for its integrated approach. Rather than combining hardware, software, analytics, cloud connectivity, and support from separate vendors, LUMINYS brought the core surveillance stack into a single platform.
Each TG-113A LumiGuardian trailer was configured with four cameras to support a range of public safety use cases:
N5P-8DA2 cameras for wide scene visibility.
P54-4SA25 PTZ cameras for automated tracking.
N9L-4RAL LPR cameras for license plate capture and vehicle tracking.
N9F-12RA1 fisheye cameras for monitoring the trailer and its surroundings.
The deployment also included LumiCloud support, LCL-ST4 and LCL-DATA100GP licenses, and upgraded 2nd gen R4 computer boards for LumiViewer integration. For agencies managing coverage across multiple municipalities, that unified architecture helps reduce the operational friction that comes from managing separate third-party systems.
The Puerto Rico public safety deployment used Luminys LumiGuardian trailers to extend visibility across municipalities, traffic areas, and high-priority locations.
Built For Puerto Rico's Environment
The project required more than installing cameras on a trailer. Puerto Rico's tropical climate and complex terrain tested the structural integrity of the mobile units, requiring multiple hardware revisions during the program.
Those improvements became part of the value of the deployment. LumiGuardian evolved into a more robust mobile surveillance system built to compete in demanding public safety environments, including locations where power and communications infrastructure may be less predictable.
AI-Enabled Visibility For Modern Public Safety Teams
With LumiGuardian, agencies gained access to a fully integrated solution with AI capabilities that exceeded previous systems. The platform supports vehicle detection and tracking, human detection and tracking, perimeter enforcement, traffic analysis, enhanced central monitoring, improved communications, and real-time monitoring with minimal latency.
For public safety teams, the operational impact is practical. A single LumiGuardian trailer can observe, monitor, and track multiple subjects while recording and processing several types of metadata for forensic analysis. Officers who might otherwise be posted at intersections or city centers for passive monitoring can be redeployed to areas that require direct public safety service.
A Repeatable Blueprint For Island-Wide Coverage
The initial project includes 20 LumiGuardian trailers, with continued demand and additional units planned. As the deployment expands, the value of standardization grows: agencies gain a consistent platform, a single point of contact, and a clearer path for support, training, and future enhancements.
For PowerComm PR and the Government of Puerto Rico, LumiGuardian represents more than a mobile camera trailer. It is a scalable public safety infrastructure layer designed to help agencies increase coverage, improve response visibility, and make every officer's time more effective.
Explore the Line-up
- TG-113A LumiGuardian Trailer: Solar-powered mobile surveillance trailer for rapid public safety deployment.
- N5P-8DA2 Wide-View Camera: Broad situational awareness for scenes, intersections, and open areas.
- P54-4SA25 PTZ Camera: Automated tracking for active monitoring of people and vehicles.
- N9L-4RAL LPR Camera: License plate recognition for vehicle identification and forensic review.
- N9F-12RA1 Fisheye Camera: Wide-area visibility around the trailer and surrounding environment.
- LumiCloud + LumiViewer Integration: Centralized visibility, remote access, and a more seamless operator experience.
Partner Quotes
This is to express my gratitude to all the efforts that everyone put together to have the trailer operational. Today’s presentation was a total success. Once again, thank you very much!!!
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