Smart CCTV camera trend

The city of Cincinnati built a room called the " Real Time Crime Center " where operators view high-definition CCTV camera images to monitor the streets live while police are on the move to take a call. When, for example, the center receives the alert that a stolen vehicle passed through one of the areas monitored by cameras with license plate recognition CCTV camera, the vehicle is monitored visually through Hikvision CCTV camera. This is the beginning of a trend in the field of security that is expected to be reinforced next year: the use of smart CCTV camera. In fact, many cities around the world are already preparing for that reality. Network cameras for video surveillance, or IP, continue to replace analog CCTV Camera installations, within a natural process of technological migration. As this migration takes place, the demand for more advanced functionality increases, because it is impossible to control all cameras in detail 24 hours a day. They must be able to detect suspicious actions and generate responses automatically. Advances in image quality, high-performance processors and improved algorithm software have led the way to this trend through the use of video analytics, which allow, in addition to displaying images on a video screen in a control center, analyze the scene for evidence.

A representative of the Cincinnati Police Department went so far as to say that "the digital zoom is so sharp that we can read details like a vehicle license plate from two blocks away" - demonstrating the importance of image quality. In general, video analytics allow companies and law enforcement to make sense of the large number of images that cameras produce. The cameras can generate alerts and automatic actions in real time, help highlight information contained in the video through metadata and contribute to the creation of the concept of smart cities. Market research experts Market and Markets predict that by 2020, the video analytics market will be worth $ 3.9 billion - more than double the current $ 1.5 billion. In airports, for example, the adoption of facial recognition CCTV Camera technology is increasingly common. The images were crossed in a couple of seconds with databases - for example, a police blacklist - and the security personnel are alert from the moment of check in. Other currently available video analytics applications range from motion detection to alarms designed to detect camera tampering, people counting Camera , and intrusion detection in delimited areas. Increasingly, video analytics is used for business intelligence purposes, for example to analyze consumer behavior and improve the shopping experience in stores and shopping centers.

Even those who are not yet installing video analytics are already interested in that, and are taking that trend into account when adopting new cameras. With the opening of its first store in Uruguay, the stores installed a people counting system, and the cameras are ready to process further analysis in the future. Next year, new smart facilities should be announced in shopping malls, sports centers and highways.

 

Solve real problems

This list of places with smart cameras can be much longer. In fact, video analytics applications can be used for the most diverse functions within a wide range of network cameras. They can be adjusted to suit most situations and usage scenarios - many cameras offer an open platform for application development, with the integration of third-party solutions in mind.

In accordance with the maturation of video analytics technologies, we should have, as of next year, a greater range of low-cost, easy-to-install, custom-made solutions. There are a variety of smart apps gaining ground, and promises to show this change more clearly.

 

Internet of things

Another novelty at the end of the year is the platform that integrates video with the IoT (Internet of Things). This solution allows integrating alarms, access control, and other systems directly through their respective accessories, such as biometrics and sensors (they have more than 60 devices that can be integrated into this platform: sound, smoke, air), among others.

The platform is software compatible with Bolide video recorders. “A Gateway is located, and this allows the devices to be connected through the internet. It works with a special protocol that for IT people is very safe, because to hack it is very difficult. It is very interesting because now the video is going to be like another element of the internet. This platform allows executing commands that can be used to give certain orders, for example if the camera detects something in particular it can be ordered to close a door, turn on the light, etc. " says Salinas.

 

Market positioning

Bolide has been a specialized video surveillance company for 20 years. They sell through distributors, but they also work closely with integrators and the end user to ensure the success of the projects. But the vice president of the brand assures that the focus for the future will be to support the work of integrators who carry out IT projects or solutions, beyond just video surveillance.

With respect to the vertical markets towards which they are focused, for example in Colombia the financial sector, government, and transportation stand out. “The latter has grown a lot for us because we have a platform that is the best there really is for mobile security. We have installed it in taxis, buses, trains, even in airplanes. Precisely the United States Air Force is using us to obtain positioning, video and other alarms and analytics that we have within the platform,” says Salinas.

Another emerging market for the brand is retail, where they see many opportunities precisely with the new IoT platform that has a high growth perspective.

 

Training

The company conducts constant seminars and virtual training. In addition, GCTL conducts training, seminars and face-to-face workshops with distributors
in Bangladesh, where they travel to the main cities such as Dhaka, Chittagong, Gazipur and Narayanganj. When it is an integrator who is interested in a certification, they also carry out a specialized one for that integrator.  

 

How to contact GCTL?

In Bangladesh there is a direct GCTL office where there are commercial executives and also engineers who support the entire Dhaka Region. There it is possible to contact them to purchase a product through a distributor. SAC, Security Import and CDC (Connectivity Center) are in the country as distributors.

In Bangladesh they work in the same way, specifically they work with distributors in Bangladesh and Dhaka. "If there are countries where we still do not have distribution, we can work directly with the integrator,"