Video Analytics

OpenALPR Technology Introduces Agent For Axis Cameras And New ALPR-As-A-Service

OpenALPR, a leading provider of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology, complements its Cloud Stream service by introducing the OpenALPR Agent for Axis cameras which enables a first for the surveillance industry   ALPR-as-a-Service. OpenALPR teamed up with Axis Communications, the market leader in network video on this collaboration by utilizing Axis’ Axis Camera Application Platform (ACAP).

Agent Vi Expands Presence In Asia With New Singapore Office

Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), the leading global provider of open architecture video analytics solutions, announced the inauguration of its Singapore subsidiary, Agent Video Intelligence Pte. Ltd. Agent Vi Singapore will be responsible for sales and marketing activities in the South-East Asia region, with a focus on Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. Agent Vi established its Singapore office following several years of successful activity in the South-East Asia region.

Netgear Wraps-Up Placemeter Acquisition, Bolsters Home Security Capabilities

NETGEAR®, a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses, and service providers announced that it has acquired Placemeter, Inc., an industry leader in computer vision analytics. Placemeter?s world-class engineering talent will be integrated into NETGEAR?s Arlo Smart Home Security team, and their proprietary computer vision algorithms will be used to build leading video analytics solutions for the Arlo platform.

Avigilon Expands H4 Platform With H4 PTZ Camera Line Featuring Video Analytics

Avigilon Corporation (TSX: AVO), provider of trusted security solutions, today announced the expansion of its H4 camera platform with the addition of the H4 PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) camera line. The new H4 PTZ combines high performance with self-learning video analytics providing users both the versatility, functionality, and intelligence to proactively respond to events as they occur.

Avigilon Partners With G4S In Video Analytics Trial To Prevent Smuggling

Avigilon Corporation, provider of trusted security solutions, announced that it has partnered with G4S in a trial to use Avigilon’s video analytics to help prevent the smuggling of contraband in a UK prison. Located in Fazakerley, Liverpool, HMP Altcourse is managed by G4S and set to begin a trial of Avigilon’s video analytics this week to help protect against organized criminals who throw drugs and other contraband over prison walls to associates on the inside.

SnapAV Adds Video Analytics With Visualint Acquisition

SnapAV has acquired video surveillance outfit, Visualint. The acquisition comes a year after SnapAV acquired outdoor AV company, SunBriteTV.
SnapAV said in a statement that Visualint?s impressive intelligent video surveillance products and services will enhance their robust line of Luma analog and IP surveillance equipment.

BriefCam’s Syndex Certified Again By Milestone Systems

BriefCam® the Video Synopsis® company, announced the solution certification of its Syndex EP/EP+, version 4.0 and above, with Milestone Systems’ XProtect® video management software. This certification further strengthens the companies’ long-standing partnership, ensuring that current and new customers benefit from XProtect integrated Video Synopsis solutions for enhanced security, operational management and business insights. XProtect integration with BriefCam Syndex offers rapid video review, search, and analysis.

Germany Planning Facial Recognition Surveillance

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere wants to test video surveillance with facial recognition software in Germany’s train stations, a leaked parliamentary document has revealed. The technology is part of a wider plan to expand video surveillance across public spaces in Germany that was revealed on Wednesday in a draft law that the cabinet intends to rubberstamp in November.

MSI Camera To Track Potential Dangers In Low Visibility Areas

A surveillance camera now under development will use a multispectral imaging (MSI) platform to capture and reveal information about coastal, road, and environmental situations, such as invisible gases or fire sources through dense fog. In contrast to current MSI cameras, which have bulky filter wheels and sensors that require cooling, this device will be designed to weigh less than two kg and will be able to capture images of moving objects in real-time.

New Illustra IP-Camera Analytics Strengthen Accuracy And Improve Operator Efficiency

Tyco Security Products introduces video intelligence analytics at the edge for Illustra IP-cameras to improve security operations and reduce response time. Illustra now offers its IP-camera customers powerful video intelligence analytics to automatically analyze captured video and alert users of specific motion detected activities. The new intelligence analytics alert operators of key events that need immediate attention for perimeter detection in airports and critical infrastructure and give additional insight to daily operations such as crowd monitoring for retail applications.

FLIR’s New identiFINDER Personal Radiation Detector With Integrated Bluetooth Smart Technology

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced the identiFINDER® R100 personal radiation detector, the latest addition to its industry-leading identiFINDER R-Series handheld radiation security solutions. The belt-worn R100 integrates networking capabilities to safeguard first responders, law enforcement, and military and security personnel by delivering immediate radiation threat alarms and providing automatically-generated radiation dose rate reports to offer increased situational awareness to central command personnel.

Movidius Strikes Deal With Hikvision To Bring Artificial Intelligence To Intelligent Cameras

Movidius, a developer of embedded machine vision technology, together with leading provider of video-based IoT (Internet of Things) solutions and data operation services Hikvision have announced that Movidius? Myriad 2 Vision Processing Unit (VPU) technology will be powering a new lineup of smart cameras. Among other things, Myriad 2 will be utilized for running cutting-edge Deep Neural Networks in order to perform much higher accuracy video analytics locally.

Face Forensics? Access Control System Links Face Biometrics To ID Cards

It?s another example of the biometric access control and attendance tracking solutions emerging as such technology becomes more accessible to customers. For its part, in a statement announcing the new F2, Face Forensics says the system ?is designed to be straightforward to integrate into existing access control systems and connects easily to images in existing industry-standard databases,? which should help to heighten its appeal to organizations in the market for improved security or attendance tracking.

Bosch Makes Video Analytics At The Edge New Built-In Standard In All Their IP-Cameras

Escalating demand for highly detailed, 24/7 video images produces colossal amounts of data, which requires extensive transmission and storage capacity as well as time-consuming monitoring and assessment. With this in mind, Bosch has announced the roll-out of video analytics inside their cameras which means at the edge as a standard feature. By enhancing their existing and future IP cameras with this technology, Bosch will enable users to effortlessly search through large amounts of video data and to pinpoint the information that matters most to them.

New Detection Camera Features On-Board Analytics

New thermal imaging camera for perimeter detection applications includes on-board analytics. VCA claims its new Intelligent Thermal IP bullet cameras with on-board analytics offer a compelling cost comparative to the usual method of combining standard surveillance cameras with passive detectors.

Genetec Announces All New SharpV Fixed ALPR Camera

Genetec Inc., a leading provider of open-architecture, unified IP security solutions announced AutoVu SharpV a new fixed ALPR (automated license plate recognition) camera with onboard processing, highly precise settings, easy and flexible installation and new affordable pricing. Genetec will unveil and demonstrate the AutoVu SharpV at the IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) conference in San Diego, CA, October 15th -18th 2016, Booth #3517. The AutoVu SharpV camera is expected to be available in early December 2016 from Genetec channel partners and resellers.

Video Analytics Market 2016 Analysis and Forecast to 2022

According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Video Analytics Market is estimated at $2.3 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $11.2 billion by 2022, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 25.3% from 2015 to 2022. Some of the key drivers of the video analytics market include, the transition of video scrutiny system from analog to digital, surfacing of open standards, and increase in the efficiency of video scrutiny system.

Aimetis Introduces Face Recognition Video Analytic Solution

Aimetis Corp., a global leader in intelligent video management software (VMS), announced the release of its native Face Recognition video analytic that seamlessly integrates with the Aimetis Symphony™ video management software. Aimetis Face Recognition is ideally suited for securing facilities that require an additional layer of protection for access control as well as real-time detection of persons of interest. Searching for individuals can also be augmented by leveraging Face Recognition with Aimetis Symphony.