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June 24, 2007
Security gets image-conscious
From FCW.com:
A nice article on smart cameras. It discusses the role of video analysis software used by the Halifax Port Authority (vendor is PureTech Systems) and the San Francisco airport (vendor is Vidient). It also gives a sensible use for smart cameras:
The airport spent about $30,000 for software that sounds alarms if it detects someone trying to bypass security via the exit lane for arriving passengers. “Many airports use a person to watch this lane, but we felt it was the best use of our resources to simply automate the monitoring job,” Short said.
As well as spill-over benefits of cameras:
Video software can also assist with forensic analysis after an incident occurs. Of the three incidents that have triggered alarms since the Rapid City Regional Airport installed motion-detection software in 2006, one involved a passenger who ignored alarms and continued to the boarding area. The video record of the event was a major piece of evidence for the U.S. attorney who prosecuted the breach.
Dilip Sarangan of Frost and Sullivan chimes in:
the market faces challenges in reaching that size. For one thing, the accuracy of analytical algorithms must improve. “This is still very, very much an emerging technology,” Sarangan said. “Only in the last year or two have we started to see companies actually implementing these solutions so they could be used as a complete security solution.”
Posted by rshah at June 24, 2007 09:14 PM
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