we've been doing it all wrong.
Having never spec'd and not also sold, installed, and supported, we've skipped a lot of steps.
Having never worked from another firms specs, we've never looked for many of these steps.
We're simpletons.
client tells us their troubles, concerns, and budgets, now being on same page, we educate client on "video capabilities and limitations."
The theme of our interview is based upon three available technologies
1. Motion Detection
2. Video Analytics
3. 3rd party detection, PIR, Thermal, Loops, etc...
Where, When, and at What distance do you wish to detect a person or vehicle?
(detect means the scene is recorded, but you cannot accurately identify the car or person.)
Aside from recording the scene, is there something the system must do?
Send email, turn on light, buzzer, get beer?
Where, When, and at What distance do you wish to be able to Observe the activities or people and vehicles. (observe means that under normal daylight hours, you would be able to determine the color of cloths, cars, and the general actions of a person. (they hit the other person first)
the car hit another car, they moved.) The person was light skin, red shirt... something in their hand. Aside from recording the scene, is there something the system must do?
Send email, turn on light, buzzer, get beer?
Where, When, and at what distance do you wish to be able to recognize someone you already know and their actions? people that already know this person will recognize their walk, facial traits, color of skin, mannerisms, cloths etc...
Where, When, and at what distance to you wish to be able to accurately identify a person. someone that does not know the person will be able to accurately match that persons face with another photograph 100% of the time, from live or recorded video. For cars, this distance defines the ability to get at least 50% of the LPR characters...
If we can all agree to these conditions, we're happy to provide recommendations, and overview layouts of camera placements,