Critical asset protection, perimeter monitoring and threat detection using automated video surveillance - a technology overview with case studies

Summary form only given. The appeal of automated real-time surveillance is obvious - maximizing efficiency and effectiveness of security personnel and resources while increasing the probability of preventing a serious security breach. The appeal of using video-based solutions includes many considerations. Video is intuitive, readily interpreted and provides immediately actionable intelligence about events through visual feedback. Video solutions are also natural fit with existing technologies and much of the existing surveillance infrastructure. Computer vision based solutions have the added potential for very discriminating detection and very low false alarms. In as much as computer vision solutions are primarily software based, there is every reason to believe that they will provide continued improvement and additional capability over time with little or no additional investment in infrastructure. The bottom line is that applied computer vision has the potential for the greatest return on investment (ROI), both short-term and long-term.