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Flood Detection: How Cameras and AI Can Provide Early Warning
Here in Quebec, spring thaw and heavy rainfall regularly put rivers, roads and properties at risk. For municipalities, utilities and facility managers, every minute of early warning counts.
From passive video to active monitoring
Network cameras installed at bridges, culverts, riverbanks, underpasses and parking structures can do more than record. Paired with analytics, they can help monitor water levels visually, detect unusual conditions and trigger alerts to the right people, while giving them a live view to confirm the situation remotely.
Combining video with sensors
The most reliable approach combines video with other data such as water-level sensors and weather information. Video provides visual verification, which helps teams decide quickly whether to close a road, deploy pumps or evacuate an area.
Using the infrastructure you already have
Many organizations already have cameras covering critical areas. With the right analytics and integration into a VMS, that existing investment can support emergency management as well as security.
The iMotion approach
iMotion Security helps municipalities and industrial clients design camera and analytics solutions for critical infrastructure monitoring. Explore Axis analytics with iMotion.
Further reading from our partner Axis Communications: Flood detection: Using AI and cameras to provide early warning
