PROACTIVE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE VS. REACTIVE: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

Nick Munns
10.12.2023 01:22 PM Comment(s)

For many years video surveillance has been a reactive tool designed to collect evidence.  We trusted in advances in technology to increase the megapixels, low light technology and better image quality for the purpose of capturing critical details that could be used to "catch" the bad guys.  The problem remained that the most expensive camera in the world could be defeated with a $2 ski mask.  


We used to joke in the industry that before megapixel IP cameras in the days of analog resolution we used to watch ourselves get burglarized and robbed in grainy resolution. Now we can watch ourselves get ripped off in 4K HD!


What is the solution?  The solution is to combine live monitoring and video AI to provide proactive surveillance.  Video monitoring on its own is not efficient and cost effective without artificial intelligence.  Without Video AI a live human must analyze video streams in real time and look for anything suspicious that must be acted upon.  One person with a proper video wall could likely monitor multiple sites and provide some measure of increased security, but with video AI, one agent can now monitor several hundred or potentially thousands of sites and finally achieve the goal of cost effective, proactive video surveillance.


Video AI makes it possible to only alert the live agent when there is actionable activity and problems that require human intervention. Don't just record the crime for later review.  Call GoView and let us provide a solution that can stop the crime in real time.  We can use active measures such as flood lights, strobe light, sirens, voice warnings, and 2-way audio to stop criminals and clear your jobsites or equipment yards.