The Role of AI-Powered Analytics in the Central Station
Today it’s all about bringing video alarms into a central station, where they are acted upon in real time by a real agent. It’s made possible through artificial intelligence, which delivers precise detection with fewer false alarms, and the ability to prevent incidents before they occur.
One of the most dynamic trends in security today is the use of surveillance cameras as sensors that generate intrusion alarms, which are then transmitted to a central monitoring station to be acted upon in real time. Video analytics — especially analytics powered by artificial intelligence (AI) — are driving this trend, because they are capable of precise detection with many fewer false alarms than the video motion detection technology of earlier camera generations. Because AI-powered video analytics are adept at ignoring unwanted alarms, it makes them an ideal type of alert to be processed by a central station. Professional monitoring ensures that someone always sees video alarms, instead of only being stored as data to be reviewed later.
With monitored video alarms, a whole new realm of monitoring now is before the industry: one that focuses on detection, deterrence and prevention of crimes. What’s more, where central station monitoring is involved, so are security integrators and dealers with the potential for them to earn recurring revenue from video alarms.