Benefits of using video analytics with a CCTV system
Video analytics offers many benefits to a new or existing CCTV system. The following are some benefits that allow you to effectively monitor your CCTV system.
Effectively Manage Real Time CCTV Video
Video analytics allow you to effectively manage multiple CCTV cameras within a CCTV system. Some large surveillance installations require that multiple CCTV cameras are watched by just one or two security personnel. This can cause issues as each camera is not being effectively monitored as there are so many cameras. Video analytics give the capability to only push video to monitors when an actual event occurs or when a specific alarm is triggered within your CCTV system. This means the video analytics software is watching the cameras for you and only notifies you when some type of action needs to be taken. This allows less security personnel to watch more cameras than a standard CCTV system. It also greatly increases the response time for security personnel to take action to rectify the situation.
CCTV System Intelligent Motion Detection
Video analytics also gives you the capability of advanced motion detection in your CCTV system. When a camera within the CCTV system detects motion within a specific area of the video, it will automatically trigger an alarm within your CCTV system. Video analytics offers higher reliability than standard motion detection. Video analytics software is based on various algorithms that will analyze the video to determine the type of motion. This means your CCTV system will only look for true motion of a moving person or vehicle instead of swaying trees and bushes.
License Plate Recognition
There are various traffic installations that have integrated video analytics into their CCTV system. These installations include highways, toll booths, parking lots, garages and passenger pick-up/drop-off locations. Video analytics within the CCTV system allow the cameras to detect and determine automobile license plates which can then be integrated in the system for tolls or behaviour monitoring. Video analytics also allow the cameras within the CCTV system to determine the direction vehicles are heading.
Object Recognition
Video analytics within a CCTV system also allow you to monitor for missing or unwanted objects. Video analytics can detect when an object has been left behind when the video from a CCTV camera displays an object not part of the normal video scene. This causes it to trigger an alarm within your CCTV system. Video analytics can also do the reverse to watch for any missing objects. When a camera within your CCTV system has a change in the video scene that shows that an object is missing, the video analytics software is smart enough to trigger an alarm.
Security Access Points
Integration of video analytics into a CCTV system with security access points offers several benefits. Video analytics can determine the behaviour of people outside of an access point. This can include loitering, studying of the security cameras or even tailgating. When using video analytics in your access point CCTV system, you allow the cameras to better monitor traffic around security access points. Alarms can be set that will trigger when people within the CCTV cameras view are acting strangely or entering an area they are not permitted.
Auto-Tracking Motion With PTZ Cameras in a CCTV System
Video analytics can also be coupled with PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) cameras within your CCTV system. This allows for the auto-tracking capability. The video analytics software will be able to move the PTZ camera to follow the motion within the video view. Some video analytics software can also zoom in on the target to provide a better view of the intruder.
Conclusion
Video analytics within a CCTV system offers many benefits. It allows you to better monitor your location with the smartest and latest security technology. It allows less time to be used up monitoring multiple video feeds within your CCTV system and allows for quicker response times. I hope this article helped you understand the importance of having video analytics built into your CCTV system.
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