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Intelligent Video: From Security Tool to Business Asset
For most of its history, video surveillance was a reactive tool: record everything, review footage after something happens. That model is changing quickly.
Analytics at the edge
Modern cameras have enough processing power to analyze video directly on the device. They can detect and classify people and vehicles, count occupancy, read licence plates or flag unusual behaviour, sending only relevant events and metadata to the VMS.
Beyond security
The same data can support operations: understanding traffic flow in a store, monitoring safety zones in a plant, or managing occupancy in a public building. Security investments increasingly deliver value to several departments at once.
Responsible use
As capabilities grow, so does the importance of privacy, cybersecurity and clear governance. Organizations should define what data is collected, why, who can access it and how long it is kept. Axis explores these trends in its first annual Axis Perspectives report.
The iMotion approach
iMotion Security helps organizations choose and deploy the right analytics for their objectives, with privacy and cybersecurity built in. Discover Axis analytics with iMotion.
Further reading from our partner Axis Communications: Axis Communications launches inaugural Axis Perspectives report on intelligent video's evolving role
