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Improvements to technology have led to an increased implementation of AI and machine learning, creating a shift from video surveillance to video intelligence. Where video surveillance acts as a digital witness requiring human oversight, video intelligence transforms cameras into proactive tools.Â
What's the Difference?
When assessing the differences between surveillance and intelligence, the core distinction lies in action and observation. Traditional video surveillance lacks interaction with the ongoing activity, serving as a recording tool that can be sifted to find info and evidence. Inherently, traditional surveillance relies on operators to spot issues that may arise.
On the other hand, incorporating video intelligence adds context to not only stored data, but also live feed. Intelligent systems have the capacity to understand what is happening in real-time. For human operators, monitoring dozens of live feeds is an exhausting task whereas intelligent systems act as a force multiplier by providing instant results. They can distinguish between a flickering light and a genuine security breach, or identify a person in distress versus a passerby. By adding this cognitive layer to live feeds, organizations move away from ‘watching’ and toward ‘knowing,’ ensuring that the right information reaches the right person at the exact moment it matters most.
Elevating Surveillance with Real-time Intelligence
While there are clear distinctions between raw surveillance and actionable intelligence, the most effective security strategies understand that these tools must work hand in hand. A camera alone can only record the past; however, integrating intelligence solutions into a pre-existing surveillance system bridges the critical gap between merely seeing an incident and responding to it in real time. By transforming passive video feeds into active data streams, firms can shift their focus from review to active prevention, ensuring that security teams are always one step ahead of potential threats.
Tele-Rad specializes in services that do exactly that—pairing sophisticated intelligence with top-of-the-line camera hardware. Utilizing Avigilon Unity and Alta systems, we leverage advanced AI and video analytics to detect and categorize specific objects within a live feed, whether it is a person in a restricted area, a specific vehicle in the valet lane, or simply unusual activity that deviates from the norm. By unifying surveillance and intelligence firms can increase the overall effectiveness of a security ecosystem.Â
Experience the Difference
Reading about the power of intelligence is one thing, but seeing it in action is another. At Tele-Rad, we maintain fully operational demo systems that showcase exactly how video intelligence filters the noise to highlight what truly matters. We invite you to see firsthand how features like appearance search, unusual activity detection, and real-time alerting can transform your facility’s safety profile.