Acres of park. No one on site after dark.That's when it gets hit.
Parks, trailheads, boat ramps, sports complexes, and public plazas sit wide open after the gates close, with no power at the tree line and no staff past sundown. Vandalism, graffiti, illegal dumping, after-hours parties, and vehicle break-ins at the trailhead lot happen across acreage no fixed camera near the visitor center ever reaches. VDS deploys solar-autonomous surveillance wherever the problem is this month, reads plates at the lot, and puts a live SOC operator on every alert — no trenching through turf, no hardwired power required.
Exposed sites.
High-value targets with no one watching.
Minimal staffing, sprawling ground, and valuable assets in the open — the conditions that turn a site into a soft target the moment everyone goes home.
Vandalism and graffiti
Restrooms, pavilions, playgrounds, and sports facilities take repeated hits after close, with damage that outpaces the maintenance budget faster than it can be repaired.
Illegal dumping
Access roads, gravel lots, and remote corners of public land become dumping grounds overnight, leaving the department to haul debris with no one identified to bill for it.
After-hours trespass and parties
Groups climb the fence or ignore the closed gate for late-night parties that leave trashed pavilions, broken fixtures, and noise complaints from surrounding neighborhoods.
Trailhead break-ins and field damage
Unattended vehicles at trailhead and boat-ramp lots draw break-ins for gear left in plain sight, while vehicles driven onto turf tear up ballfields and green space.
Drop the trailer.
The SOC takes it from here.
Solar-autonomous surveillance with AI analytics and live SOC operators. No power, no internet, no guards required.
Every plate.
Every lot.
License plate recognition at trailhead lots, boat ramps, and park entrances logs every vehicle in and out, ties access to a time and a plate, and flags hotlisted vehicles — turning an open, unstaffed lot into a documented record for the municipality.
- Automatic plate capture at lots and entrances, day and night
- Entry/exit log tied to time and plate
- Hotlist alerts for flagged or repeat-offender vehicles
- Evidence packages for law enforcement and municipal reporting
// STEP 01Acres of turf.
One virtual perimeter.
The MSU establishes camera coverage across pavilions, playgrounds, sports facilities, and access roads from an elevated mast. AI classifies people versus vehicles and flags movement in closed areas after hours, before a wall gets tagged or a field gets torn up.
- Elevated coverage across fields, pavilions, and access roads
- AI human and vehicle classification
- After-hours movement alerts in closed sections
- Works in zero-light across the whole property
// STEP 02No overnight staff.
A live operator instead.
Every alert routes to a live SOC operator who verifies it, issues a real-time audio warning through the on-unit speaker to disperse an after-hours group, and escalates to law enforcement — the deterrence of a park ranger without the overnight payroll.
- Live operator verification on every alert
- Real-time voice-down warnings to disperse groups
- Escalation to law enforcement with footage
- Documented incident reporting for the department
// STEP 03No power at the trailhead.
No problem.
Solar power and 4G/5G cellular mean coverage goes where the problem is — the trailhead lot, the boat ramp, the pavilion that keeps getting hit — with no trenching through turf, no conduit, and no waiting on a utility crew.
- Solar-autonomous — no grid power required
- 4G/5G cellular backhaul, no hardwired internet needed
- Relocatable to whichever park or field is being hit this month
- NDAA-compliant hardware for public procurement
// STEP 04Every asset on site.
One platform.
The MSU relocates to wherever the problem is this season. Here are the scenarios parks and recreation departments deploy for most often.
Trailhead & boat-ramp lots
Remote parking areas with no power and no staff, where vehicle break-ins and lot loitering happen out of sight of any road.
Sports complexes & ballfields
Fields, dugouts, and concession buildings that take vandalism hits between the last practice and the next morning's game.
Pavilions & restrooms
Fixed structures that draw repeated graffiti, damage, and after-hours parties once the park officially closes.
Playgrounds & plazas
High-visibility public spaces where after-hours misuse and vandalism erode the amenity the community actually uses by day.
Access roads & remote lots
Gravel roads and back corners of public land that become illegal dumping sites with no one around to see it happen.
Event weekends & seasonal parks
Tournament weekends, festivals, and summer-season parks that need a surge in coverage for a defined window, not a permanent install.
Real operators.
Real numbers.
Every metric below comes from a real VDS parks and recreation customer. Names protected per agreement.
We were repainting the same pavilion every month and hauling dumped debris off the access road. The trailer went up where it hurt most, and the audio warnings clear the lot before anything gets touched.
// MSU-A · FLAGSHIPLPR + SOC · PARKS & RECREATIONThe Mobile Surveillance Unit.
Built for public land.
Trailhead LPR, site-wide coverage, and 24/7 SOC monitoring — all from a single solar-autonomous trailer that goes where the problem is this month, with no trenching through turf.
From assessment
to covered.
Most parks and recreation departments go from initial conversation to a live trailer on site inside 7 business days.
Site assessment
We review your parks system, the sites getting hit, lot and access points, and incident history. Fast quote turnaround.
Sensor configuration
Camera presets, LPR capture at lots and entrances, closed-area detection zones, and alert rules configured for each site.
Delivery & commissioning
Trailer delivered, mast raised, cameras and LPR calibrated. SOC monitoring begins immediately. No trenching, no utility work.
Monitoring & reporting
Documented incident reports for the municipality, access and vehicle logs, and system health delivered automatically. Trailer relocates as the season or the problem shifts.
Cover the park that's getting hit this week.
Tell us which sites, which season, and your biggest loss driver — we'll build the coverage plan and quote the deployment, fast.