TECHNOLOGY, SECURITY
SECURING TODAY’S BUILDINGS WITH AI-POWERED VIDEO ANALYTICS BY: DAN YETSO
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n the commercial real estate industry, property managers have a host of individuals that depend on them for the overall safety and security of the entire campus. From unwanted access, to tailgating, to incident response, the list of responsibilities is a long one in the hopes of creating a safe work environment, attracting quality patrons and building the corporate image. And the impact of a security incident can be wide-ranging. In a 2016 National Safety Council study, 39% of employee respondents felt that management does the minimum required by law to keep them safe at work — and you can only imagine how that number has grown since then. As a building owner, how can you best increase your team’s situational awareness levels, streamline your incident response efforts and create the safest environment possible?
New Technologies at the Forefront of Safety and Security In the hopes of fortifying their security infrastructure, organizations have deployed a host of solutions at this challenge, including gates and security guards, access controls and a network of video feeds across the campus — all in the hopes of creating a higher level of awareness and the ability to spot, assess and (if necessary) intervene on issues before they become incidents. For many, the ability to deploy a relatively low-cost camera network has been a key aspect of their security infrastructure. Cameras can be placed at strategic locations such as entryways, gates and other security facilities, allowing the security team to have additional “eyes” on key access points that might present a potential security risk.
system can produce hundreds — if not thousands — of hours of footage every single week. And the burden of manually reviewing all of that video footage often falls directly on the security team, which takes hours and hours of time and also keeps them away from their daily duties. As a result, an already-busy security team is taken out of the field, clicking their mouse through a deluge of video clips in an attempt to spot a perpetrator, with a very small chance of being able to identify the individual much less trace their path across campus to create a holistic view of the incident.
Streamline Your Security Infrastructure with AI-powered Video Analytics The term “artificial intelligence” has been a common refrain over the past decade. But rest assured: it is here and its impact on physical security will be dynamic. By utilizing a robust deeplearning algorithm that allows for the quick detection and classification of people, vehicles and objects, AI-powered video analytics can automate and massively simplify the process by which your team processes, reacts to and investigates video feeds. Utilizing deep learning-powered video analytics, an AI-powered video analytics solution can help humans make sense of overwhelming amounts of data and how people and objects are interacting within the real world. A smart video analytics platform is able to recognize faces, bodies, vehicles, bicycles, motorcycles, bags, long guns and even a fallen person.
But a solid approach to video monitoring is not without its challenges. An average corporate campus video surveillance Prop Tech & Cybersecurity Guide | June 2022
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