Animal Video Analytics Problems Tested

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Rob Kilpatrick
Published Jun 07, 2024 14:40 PM

IPVM's 2024 Camera Analytic Rankings covers dozens of analytics and scenarios. Animals were one of the most common sources of false alerts. However, which manufacturer's analytics have the most issues, and how can false alerts be reduced or eliminated?

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** ****** ******* ** *** ***** across ~** ********* ** ******* ********* ********, *********:

  • ***** ********* ************ ****** *** ******* without ******?
  • ***** ********* *********** *** **** ******** with *******?
  • ** **** ********* *** ******* **** likely ** ******* ***** *********?
  • ** ***** * ********** ******* *** and ***** ***********?
  • ***** ******* ** ** ** *** produce ***** *********?
  • *** *********** ** *** ****** ** an ****** ********* ** ****** ***********?
  • **** *** ***** ** *** ****** affect *** *********** ** *** *********?
  • *** ********* ******** ** ****** ***** positives **** ** ***** *********** ******?

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** ****'* *******, ******** ** ********* and ***** *** *** ******* *** animals ** *** *****. ** ********, Verkada *** ***** ******** *** *** highest **** ** ***** *********, ***** all ****** ******** ***** ********* ** niche *********. ** ******** *** ********* issues **** ****** ***** *********:

  • ********* *** ****** ******* ****** *** day *** ******** ** ************* ******* from ****** ** ***** ** ** scenes.
  • ******* **** ** **** *** **** walking ** *** ***** *** ** ignored ***** **** *** ****.
  • ****** ******* ** *** ***** *** likelier ** ******* ***** ********* **** small *******, ******* ******* ****** ** the ****** **** ******* **** ***** positives **** ******* ******* ****.
  • ******* **** ****** *** **** ****** to ***** ***** ********* **** ***** that ******* **** *******.
  • ** ***** ********* ***** ********* **** animals *******, **** *** **** **** likely ** ***** **** ***-****** ******* like *****.
  • *** ******'* ***** **** *** ****** the ***** ******** ****, ******, *** shape *******.
  • ***** ********* *** **** ****** ** occur **** ******* ******* ****** ** away **** *** ****** ****** **** across *** *****.

** ***** **** ********* *** ********** or *********** ******** (** *********) *** the **** ********* *** ** ****** false *********. *******, **** ********** **** lowered *** ****** ** ***** *********, not ********* ****.

More ****** ****** ****** **** ********* **********

***** ********** ********** *** ****** ***** alerts ** *******, ** *** **** increase *** *** ****** *** ********* and ******** **** * ****** ** a ******** **** ***** ******** ** alerted **. *****, *** ********** ** adjusted **** ****** ** ****** ***** events ** *******. *****, *** ******** boxes ****** ************ **** *** ****** is ** * ******** **** ******** is *** ** *****.

Best ********** ****** *** ******* ** *** *****

** ***** **** *** **** **********, Avigilon ** *** ***** *** ***, were *** **** ****** ** ****** animals ** *** ***** ***** ****** setup *** ***********, **** ** *** of *** ****** ********* **** ***** issues *** ***** *********.

Poor ********** ******** ***** ****** ** *******

** *** *******, *****, ***** ********, and ******* *** *** **** ****** with ******* ** *** *****. **** often ******** ******** ***** ********* ***** an ****** *** ********* ** *** scene *** ****** ***** ***** **** nuisance ******.

Analytics ****** ******* ** *******, ***** ** *****

** ***** **** ********* **** ** Uniview ***** ********* *** **** ****** Detection ****** ******* ** *** ******* but ******* ***** ********* ** ***** in ** ** *****.

********** *********** ***** ****** *** ****** of ***** ********* ** ***** *** not ****** ****.

Loitering ******* **** ****** ** ******* ***** ********

** *** *****, ** ******** **** false ****** ***** ******* ******** ** the ***** *** ***** ~** *******. Loitering ***** **** *** ****** **** time ** **** ******, ****** *********, and ***** ***** *********.

** ***** **** ** *** ****** to ****** ***** ****** ** ******* briefly **** ** * ***** **** (~3 ******* ****** ********** *****) *** set. *******, **** **** *** ****** animals ********* ** *** ***** *** could ****** ** ****** ****** ** they *** ******* ****** ******* *** FoV.

Animals **** ****** ** ***** ** ****** ***

******* ** * ****** *** (** near *** ******) **** ******** ** trigger * ***** ******** **** ******* at * *** *** (** ******* away). ** **** ***** **** ***** animals **** **** ****** ** ******* false ****** **** ***** ******* ** the **** **** ** *** *****.

******** ***** ********* *** **** ********* on ******* ******* ** *** ******** provided ******* *** ******* ****** *** detection.

Analytics **** ******* ***** ********* ** ******* *******

****** *******, ** ***** **** ********* such ** *****, *** ****** (*, X, *** * ** *********), ***** ignore ******* ** *** ***** ******* around, *******, **** ***** ****** **** triggered **** **** **** *******.

************, ** ** ******** **** *********** to *********** **** ** ****** ***** sitting, **** ***** ****** ******* ***** alerts ** ***-****** ******* **** *****.

False ********* **** ****** ** ***** **** ****** ******* ******/****

*** **** *********, * *** ****** toward ** **** **** *** ****** was **** ****** ** ***** * false ********. **** ***** *** **** notable ** ******* *** ******* ***** VCA.

Shape **** ********* *** ********* **** *****

****** *******, ** ******** *** **** false ******** **** **** ******** ****** of *******-****** *******. ** ******** *** a ****** ***** ********* **** *** a ******* ***** **** *******.

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Analytics **** **** *** ************** *** ******** ******** ****** ** ****

** *** *******, ** ***** **** if ** ******** ****** * *** classification, * ******** ****** ***** *********** be ********** ** * ***. *** "Dog" ************** ** **** *** **** analytics *** **** *** ****** **** with *****'* ****-***** *********.

Comments (5)
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Michael Miller
Jun 07, 2024

******** *** *** *** ******* *** Avigilon *** ******* *** *** *** new ******** *** *******?

*** ****** **** ****** *** ****** AI ** **** **** **** ** animal ***************.

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Alex Knapik
Jun 07, 2024
Arcules (Cloud VSaaS within Canon Group)

*** ***** *** ***** **** ** this -************* ********* *** **************? ***** *** / **** ********* **** ****** ********* and ************** ***, ** **, **** would *** *** ** ***?

** *** ******** **** ********* ***** of ******* **** *** ***** *********, but ** *****'* *********** ******** **** to ***** ** *** ********* ***.

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Undisclosed #1
Jun 08, 2024

** *** ***'* *** * **** for ****** ************** ********* - *** personally, * ***'* ****** - *** did *** **** ****?

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Michael Miller
Jun 10, 2024

*** ***** *** *** ** ** alert ** ********* *******. * **** an ******** **** * **** *******. He ** ***** ****** ** ****** and ***** **** * **** ** detected, ** ** *****'* **** ******* when * **** ** ******.

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Alex Knapik
Jun 13, 2024
Arcules (Cloud VSaaS within Canon Group)

********** *** *** **** **'** ****. With **** *********** ** ****** ***/** unmanned ***** **** ****** ********, ********* bears/dogs/raccoons/etc. *** **** ** ***. ******* away ******* **** ***** *** ****** while *** ******** * ******** ** triggering ** ****** ****** ** **** people.

*** *********** ************ ******** *************-**** ***** wanting ** **** *** **** ******* animals **** ******** ***** **********, ** part ** **** ***** ******** *** many **** ******** "******* *******."