Verkada Announces SV11 Environmental Sensor

Verkada announced its new environmental sensor, the SV11. We plan to purchase and test the SV11 when it is available. See our other Verkada tests (Verkada Access Control Tested, Verkada People And Face Analytics Tested, Verkada Cloud VMS/Cameras Tested)

The announcement notes the SV11 offers:

Each SV11 features a collection of powerful embedded sensors, simultaneously measuring changes happening in real-time. This includes:

• Air Quality Index (AQI)
• Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM 2.5)
• Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs)
• Temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Vaping and Smoking
• Noise Levels
• Motion Detection

The following 3-minute video from Verkada demonstrates its use:

Verkada's CEO noted in their press release that the SV11 is a tool for keeping facilities online:

Our customers are responsible for the systems that keep facilities online, and our mission is to give those administrators the best possible tools to do their jobs," said Filip Kaliszan, CEO and co-founder of Verkada. "Whether it be monitoring the status of a server room, the temperature of a patient room in a hospital, or the air quality of a school, the SV11 gives facilities and staff unprecedented visibility and control over the sites they're responsible for keeping safe and secure.

While environmental sensors are commonly available from Omron, Bosch, etc and are used by facility management in large facilities like hospitals, most do not offer 5 sensors in a single housing and are not integrated into a cloud-based Video and Access control system.