Video analytics have significant benefits for video surveillance and business operations.
Tom Fontana and Joe Veiga give a brief overview of the video analytics concept:
Video Surveillance - Live Viewing Operations
Video analytics are used for both live video monitoring and forensic investigation of previously recorded video. For live video, analytics can bring attention to unauthorized behaviors occuring on your property. This helps reduce the number of monitors required for an operator to view, which is critical as the number of cameras in a common surveillance system is rapidly increasing. Nick Hoyt covered this topic in a recent video related to command and operations center design.
Video Surveillance - Recorded Video Investigation
As the IP security camera is capturing and recording video, it's also capturing metadata. This metadata is stored along with the video for future use or business operations analysis. The stored metadat allows investigators to apply the same analytics rules to previously recorded video, thus reducing investigation time.
Business Operations Data Collection and Analysis
A growing use for IP video analytics is business operations data collection and analysis in conjuction with business intelligence software.
For example, transportation entities may want to know information like:
- How may cars vs trucks vs motorcycles are using a roadway?
- How many times did a specific direction of travel occur over a specific time period?
Likewise, retail businesses may want to know:
- How many people came into my business this week?
- What areas of my store are busier than other areas?
- How many people use the dressing rooms?
- When do I need to open additional checkout lanes?
Learn more about Bosch Video Analytics
Intelligent Video Analytics (PDF)
Essential Video Analytics (PDF)
Video Analytics Video (YouTube)
Bosch IP Solution Guide
Conducting a thorough site survey for your project is critical. Asking questions about the details starts here.
This Site Survey guide will get you started. Inside you'll find questions about the overall expectations of the video surveillance system, camera types, mounting methods, cable infrastructure, IT network considerations, command center console logistics, and much more.
After you have completed the Site Survey, email your findings to support@midches.com and we'll get started on your project design and parts list immediately.
Use this Site Survey guide as the first step in your solution design:
The guide above is Step 6 of a 10-Step process: Check out the other steps here.
