Benchmark 17th July 2020

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TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION & SMART SOLUTIONS

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CathexisVision

CATHEXIS

Video Surveillance Management Solutions

Providing real return on investment efficiently and effectively in each and every industry sector.

The CathexisVision Software, with its extensive range of features and seamless integrations, provides clients with efficient and effective surveillance solutions, helping them to get the most out of their surveillance investment to reap multiple rewards for their companies.

CathexisVision Standout Software Features include: • Open Architecture VMS Platform

• Sophisticated Command Centre Environment

• Enterprise, Multi-Site Architecture

• Advanced Video Search

• Video Analytics / AI Object Classification

• Cyber Protection and Failover Redundancy

• Automatic License Plate Recognition (ANPR)

• Third-party System Integration

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OCCUPANCY

Enhancing Value with Occupancy Insights

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s an increased number of businesses and organisations start to return to normal operations – or operations as normal as they can be given today’s challenges regarding social distancing – the benefits of automated smart occupancy management are becoming increasingly obvious. While many sites are recommencing work using management methods controlled by personnel, this approach is neither costeffective nor is it safe for those involved.

Technology offers a smarter and safer solution, in that it can accurately track footfall and occupancy, record traffic levels and deliver real-time reporting to management.

This ensures sites can operate in a safer way and be able to react to exceptions and anomalies as they occur. Implementing such a solution in closed sites, such as offices or factories where there are a limited number of visitors and contractors is relatively simple as

Regulations designed to allow businesses and organisations to operate under COVID-Secure restrictions have placed a great emphasis on social distancing and occupancy control in sites. For end users seeking to implement the regulations in an efficient and cost-effective manner, technologybased solutions can offer an answer. authorised visitors can be issued access control credentials, allowing the system to manage their movements. However, for customer-facing sites such as retailers, restaurants and public venues, it is not so simple.

Where a high flow of visitors and customers need to be managed, it is not an efficient approach to issue each person with a

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OCCUPANCY

Enhancing Access Control with Occupancy Management

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he COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and regulated operations have introduced challenges for a wide number of sites, both those who face significant levels of customers and visitors, and sites which are more focused on more restricted use mainly by employees and contractors. Government advice has been issued to address the specific requirements of many applications, including retail, hospitality, offices and contact centres, factories and warehouses, etc..

While the advice differs dependent upon the specific application and its associated risks, one theme which is common throughout the advice is the need to maintain social distancing. Reducing the level of contact between people has proven to be a key issue in controlling the pandemic, and remains one of the most important steps which businesses and organisations must manage when reopening.

With an increased emphasis on businesses and organisations moving to the ‘new normal’, allowing them to open up for trade and interaction with the public, a greater focus is being placed on the management of occupancy, both in terms of social distancing and the control of flow through a site to meet evolving regulations and advice.

Managing occupancy is a multi-faceted task. It incorporates entry and exit control, with one-way flow enforced whenever possible. There is also a need to minimise numbers of people congregating in common areas such as canteens, atriums and corridors.

It is also critical to ensure occupancy of rooms, offices or other spaces do not exceed safe levels, including the need to manage

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CLOUD DEPLOYMENT

Increasing benefits through Cloud Deployment

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hen considering the benefits of a cloud-hosted service-based VMS provision, there are several benefits, both for the end user and the integrator, which immediately spring to mind. Such an approach allows solutions to be implemented and configured, quickly and easily, in any location, and the required IT resources can be added as required, without the delay of ordering, delivery and installation.

Additionally, as needs change, the system can be dynamically scaled whenever required.

Remote or temporary sites can be easily managed, and where necessary cloud services can be combined with on-premises systems, allowing legacy investments to be retained.

Adding additional services is simplified, as are upgrades and expansions without a need to

Milestone has launched XProtect on AWS to offer a fully functional and scalable cloud-based VMS deployment. While the benefits of Software-as-aServices (SaaS) are well understood, what are the specific advantages of an XProtect on AWS deployment? replace infrastructure.

Service-based solutions remove the need for long-term contracts or up-front financial commitments. Initial investments are reduced, and on-going costs are predictable via a subscription fee. The user only pays for the processing and storage resources they are using, and expansions to capacity are

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SMART VMS DEPLOYMENT

Operating safely in the COVID-19 era O

ne of the main considerations when looking at operations in a COVID-19 Secure environment is social distancing.

For some sites where maintaining the two metre distancing is not realistic, there is the potential to reduce the distance to one metre when other measures are taken.

For businesses, the challenge is to maintain an environment which protects staff, customers, visitors and contractors, but which also allows businesses to operate in a profitable and sustainable way. Additionally, businesses and organisations need to be seen to be acting responsibly and in accordance with the guidelines, and need to maintain an audit trail to prove compliance should any claims be made.

Because various industry sectors have differing needs and face varied threats and risks, the Government has issued guidance aimed at commercial vertical markets. This

In recent weeks, an increasing number of businesses and organisations have been allowed to return to some degree of operational status, albeit with a need to manage certain aspects of the way in which they work.

While many people refer to the ‘new normal’ as a significant challenge, there are ways in which current technology can assist. therefore demands that any technology-based solutions are both flexible and scalable, allowing users to respond as the requirements change.

Even within defined industries, sites will differ due to layout and physical restrictions, size, number of entrances and exits, etc.. For

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Build confidence back into the workspace

The new Genetec Occupancy Management Package Monitor the number of people in your facility. Learn more about the Genetec Occupancy Management Package.

Find out more at www.genetec.com

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VISUAL VERIFICATION

Enhanced Intelligence with Visual Verification

When considering the deployment of intruder detection systems, often the capabilities of current technology are overlooked, with an attitude which tends to oversimplify what the systems can offer. However, the introduction of video verification not only enhances the available protection, but elevates what were previously ‘reactive’ systems to ones which are proactive.

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ntruder detection systems are, on the surface, fairly simple solutions. If motion is sensed in an area which should be secure, an alarm condition is generated. Because of regulations, in a graded system, the detection of motion needs to be confirmed, and the usual way of doing this is to require a sequential verification. This means motion must occur in two zones, thus delivering a sequentially confirmed alarm. Of course, the weakness of this approach is that any sensed

motion (whether from a genuine intrusion or a nuisance alarm trigger) is treated equally.

Sequential confirmation was introduced many years ago when the ACPO policy changed. At the time, audio confirmation was prone to issues as operators struggled to differentiate between innocuous sounds and noises created by intruders, and video verification was cost-prohibitive and resulted in alarm systems not being financially viable.

Sequential confirmation was not expensive, easy to achieve, and quick to implement.

Since then, costs associated with video have fallen, and communications have moved from the limitations of PSTN to networks and IPenabled devices. In short, the benefits of visual verification are affordable and easier to implement.

OPTEX has launched its Intelligent Visual Monitoring service which even further simplifies the process of adding video verification, whilst delivering significant benefits for the integrator, the end user and the ARC.

Intelligent Visual Monitoring The Intelligent Visual Monitoring service makes use of a hardware bridge which connects existing intruder alarm systems with legacy or new cameras. When an OPTEX sensor is triggered, the alarm signal is sent to the ARC. The Bridge also collects video data from a linked camera, and this is sent to the cloud-based server via a secure network connection.

When the ARC operator responds to the alarm, the Visual Monitoring Portal opens, displaying the footage from the alarm event.

The operator can also view the live video feed to assess the status in real-time.

If further verification is required (and based upon agreements with the end user), the ARC operator can send an SMS message to an authorised person or keyholder, using the cloud service. The text will include a URL which allows them to remotely view the

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SMART VMS DEPLOYMENT

Reaping the Rewards of Smart VMS Deployment

As an increased number of end users demand additional benefits to boost the RoI (return on investment) from their VMS-based solutions, so it pays to design and build solutions based on video management tools which are flexible, scalable and regularly upgraded to ensure compatibility with the constant changes in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape.

CathexisVision is capable of meeting these needs and delivering on users’ expectations.

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odern VMS solutions, such as CathexisVision, can provide a wide range of benefits for security applications. VMS has increasingly become the platform of choice when designing smart video surveillance solutions, and the flexibility and scalability on offer makes the technology a natural fit for sites with changing needs and a requirement to adapt to various threats and challenges.

Much of the power of a VMS relies on the use of Rules: simple logical relationships

which allow actions to be linked with incidents. For example, using CathexisVision, Rules can be created to automate certain actions based upon a range of criteria.

CathexisVision Rules are fully customisable and can be defined to include AI-enabled object recognition. For example, a Rule might be created to alert an operator and instigate real-time high resolution recording if a vehicle is detected on site between certain hours.

While many other VMS systems also offer Rules-based actions, many will simply generate the action if any object the size of a vehicle is detected in the prescribed time zone. What sets CathexisVision apart is the object recognition. The VMS can differentiate between people, animals and vehicles, using artificial intelligence. This means that when the example Rule is triggered, the object will be a vehicle.

This capability increases the accuracy of detections and actions, enhancing security and delivering a superior level of protection. If the VMS has been installed to achieve a high level of security, then this functionality adds value and enhances the RoI. However, when deploying a powerful tool such as CathexisVision, it pays to consider the wider opportunities presented by a smart VMS. Integration with other systems adds value, and additional benefits such as business intelligence and site management can also be realised. The flexible Rules features are not just for alarm events.

Rules are similar to Macros, but without a need to learn archaic data strings to perform tasks. The CathexisVision Rules engine uses drop-down menus and simple buttons to establish criteria and resultant actions.

In a CathexisVision system, data gathered from the VMS and a host of sub-systems can be used to allow the creation of Rules. The data can come from many sources: video and detections from security systems, real-time on-site personnel information from access control and time and attendance systems,

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INTEGRATION Our detection systems form an essential part of a wider security ecosystem

Our range of integrated PIRs, infrared beams, LiDARs & ďŹ bre optic sensors

Intrusion detection is the cornerstone of event driven security systems. Our sensors provide reliable outdoor detection, not affected by variable lighting, which enhance the accuracy of the security system. Our wide range of intelligent IP sensors can be integrated with all major Video Management Systems to deliver enhanced security and a faster response.

For more information visit www.optex-europe.com/integrations INDOOR DETECTION | OUTDOOR DETECTION | TAILGATING DETECTION | PEOPLE COUNTING | ENTRANCE DETECTION

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