The use of video monitoring products and services is on the rise. As products become more affordable, technologies become more integrated and users become more tech-savvy the value that robust video monitoring systems bring to residential and commercial facilities has increased.
Traditional monitoring products utilize a DVR or NVR to record events. These systems work great in supplying authorities with a record of a crime or event when it has taken place. When an alarm has been tripped trained personnel can access the video to verify events and alert authorities when needed. However, the shortcoming of this type of technology is that it does not assist in notifying anyone while a crime is taking place, there is no “proactive” monitoring.
Proactive video monitoring assists could assist in alerting someone to a crime as it takes place. Combining advanced AI, video analytics and live security professionals a holistic system is created that is capable of detecting, intervening and responding to crime as it happens.
Some benefits of proactive video monitoring would include:
- Superior facial recognition software to identify individuals
- Real-time response to crimes
- Decreased reliability on overnight or round the clock security guards
“We see proactive video monitoring as the future of our industry. The models of video verification and video clip monitoring are good, and have served us and our dealers well, but with the technology available now with really intelligent video analytic software enabled to make decisions about scenes and situations at the subscribers’ premises, we see that this type of ‘before the event’ monitoring makes sense to the subscriber, preventing crimes from happening rather than trying to verify that an incident has happened.”
-Niall Kelly, CTO of Netwatch Group
Proactive and traditional video monitoring are both valuable services. However, they each have their unique benefits depending on the needs of the facility. Additionally, many of the new DIY products that are on the market are incapable of providing this new type of proactive monitoring. This is something to consider as you make choices in investing in new monitoring products and services. Although this technology is still being adapted there is no doubt that there is much more value in being alerted to a crime as it happens vs. dealing with the aftermath of a criminal event. If you are interested in learning more about proactive video monitoring for your business or residence please contact us today.
