Role of Video Analytics and Security on Campus and in Hospitals

The following is an excerpt from an article which first appeared in the August 2017 issue of Campus Safety Magazine.

Read the entire article, which explores video analytics and its impact on your security program.

More and more schools, universities and hospitals committed to ensuring their campuses and communities are safe, are looking to align with contract security partners who can provide efficient and effective security solutions while reducing overall labor costs. How can these institutions ensure maximum priority for safety and security while managing restrictive budgets? Integrating video analytics into the security officers’ response tool-sets enables hospitals, colleges and universities to be more proactive, preventive and strategic.

“In the era where the ‘Internet’ is king, video analytics have become a topic of excitement, confusion, and deliberation,” according to Ty Richmond, President, Integrated Security Solutions and Technology. What is video analytics and what impact can it have on your security program? National Accounts and Integrated Systems Technology. 
 

Video Analytics Offers Real-time Perimeter Detection

“Real video analytics focuses on analysis and classification of a live video stream,” says Richmond. “A security camera is designed to act like a human eye and it captures images in real time as a data stream. Video analytics examines the new information and compares it to pre-classified objects based on a variety of metrics that are contingent on the sophistication of the analytics. Good video analytics allows for a custom-tailored approach to creating protocols for when, why and how to be notified.” 

True video analytics are not merely simple motion detection cameras. They are more intelligent and operate in a manner that also analyzes information as opposed to simply detecting motion or pixel change. This permits a higher level of customization and a more significant reduction of false alarms than previous technologies. The value is largely focused on receiving real-time alerts when the analytics are triggered, and eliminating as many false alarms and false positives as possible through proper setup.

The optimal value of video analytics is applied through real-time monitoring. End-to-end solutions that pair remote video monitoring combining analytics with other traditional services such as access control, intrusion alarm monitoring, and conventional security services are solutions that are defining the future of physical security. The right utilization of security solutions can maximize capabilities, increase response time, and improve cost control. 

  About the Author
  Kenneth Bukowski is Vice President, Vertical Markets, Allied Universal.