Video surveillance systems are defined as a network of cameras, monitors, displays, and recorders. The cameras can be either analog or digital with various features to explore, such as resolution, frame rate, color type, and more.

Whether applied inside or outside the building, it operates 24/7, designed only for recording movement.

Surveillance cameras may be in plain sight or hidden from view, but the purpose of the camera is always to deter or monitor any improper behavior.

On the other hand, the video footage can also be used as evidence for later review by security personnel in the event of any issue that requires historical reference. It should be noted that there are many different video surveillance systems available depending on your needs, such as live monitoring, remote access via an IP system, and digital video recorders (DVR) to record different footage.

Video content analytics (VCA) can be carried out in two different ways, the first being by real time analysis of the content, by configuring the system to trigger alerts in case of specific temporal events, or in remote processing, by performing advanced investigations.

The system is provided with data that is analyzed from various video sources, the most common being CCTV cameras, traffic cameras and online videos.

Since the main objective is to cover the place, you will need a clear view of the entire area and from different angles, in the places where the events are likely to occur.

Video surveillance systems help achieve the security and safety of public and private facilities. Perhaps the most prominent functionalities that can be offered are the following:

• Image Classification: It is used to select an image category from a broad range of predefined categories, for example, people, animals, vehicles, and objects.
• Selection: is used to locate an object in an image, and this generally involves drawing a clear box around the object.
• Object detection: it is used to determine the location of an object in the image and classify it.
• Object selection: Is used to give a target object, then select all its instances.
• Object Tracking: is used to locate a moving object over time in the video.

These technologies are also used for marketing purposes, in terms of automatically counting the number of visitors at the site of a specific occasion, and they can also measure the percentage of happiness in a specific segment…

Camera surveillance systems are among the most important systems for protecting facilities and centers from events. Surveillance by security personnel is a major factor in this, but the old and traditional systems slow down the pace of work and the investigation of incidents.

Therefore, Al Maalim International Company offers the latest intelligent surveillance systems, which are rich in many applications, in cooperation with our suppliers. Such as facial recognition, along with motion tracking, heat map, and more, it is not just a traditional surveillance camera.

Intelligent surveillance systems contribute to sending direct alerts to security personnel in the event of a specific problem or incident occurs, such as:

• Detect the facial temperature and an alert occurs when the temperature is higher than normal
• Alert when the number of people present in a specific area exceeds the pre-determined number
• Reverse the direction of traffic for people or vehicles
• Remove or lose a specific object from its fixed location

Intelligent surveillance systems also have the advantages of direct image analysis, including:

1. Facial recognition:

The feature of people face recognition improves the level of security and safety by identifying the faces of wanted persons. Cameras with this feature match faces in live video with pre-stored images of people’s faces, in a fraction of a second.

This feature can be used in companies and plants to recognize employees and personnel as a form of door access control. It can also be used to recognize VIPs in hotels, airports, and more.

2. People counting

People counting feature is used to know the exact number of people who have passed through a place or entered or left a specific place. This smart feature is useful for places that need visitor analytics, for example in a supermarket, to know which days are the most visited for the sake of offers or in order to raise the level of security.