Motorola Calipsa Cloud Video Analytics Tested
Last year, Motorola acquired Calipsa, a cloud-based alarm filtering analytic company, which claims to "successfully filter 93% of false alarms on all camera types", but how well does it actually perform?
**** *************, *** ** **** ******, ** examine:
- *** **** **** ******* ****** ***** positives **** ****** ********* *******?
- *** **** **** ******* **** **** Axis, *****, ******, ********* *** ***** cameras?
- *** **** **** ******* ********* **** 3rd ***** *******?
- *** **** ******* ******* ** ***** Motorola ********* *********?
- *** ***** *** *** *** ****** or ******** *************?
- **** *** *** ****** ******** **?
- **** ******* ****** ****** ******* ** indoor *** ******* ***** ******?
- **** ******** *** ******* ****** ****** in?
- *** **** *** ******* ****** ****** when **** *** ********** ** *******?
- *** *** ****** ********?
- *** **** **** ****** *** ***** change ********* ****?
- *** **** ******* ********* **** *****?
- *** **** ** ********* ** *** Calipsa *** ** ** ***?
- *** ** *** ********* ** *** Calipsa ****** ***?
Executive *******
** ***** ** *******, ** ***** three ******** ******* **** **** ******** for ***** *******:
- ******* ********** ********** *** ****** *** analyzed **** ** ******.
- **** **** *% ** ****** **** falsely *********** ** ****** **** ***** was ** ****** *******, ***** ** in **** **** *******'* **% ***** alarm *********, *.*., **** **** *% of ***** ****** **** *****.
- ******* ******** *** ~**% ** ***** events ******** ** ***** ***** ** our *******. *******, **** ** * function ** *** ******* **** (******* production ******* **** ********** ****** ***) and * ******* ** ****** *** outdoor ****** (***** *** * ************* higher ***** ***** **** **** *******).
*******, ******* *** *********** *********** ****** (including *** **** *** *********** ******, the **** ** *****, *** *** risk ** "***********" ********) ***** ** its *** ** **** (**** ** email) ** ******* ** *******.
**** ****** ** ** ***** *********** time ** **** ** ***** *** error ** ****** ******* ********* ********, including *** **** *********** ******* **** Axis *******. *** ***** ********** ******** cameras ** *******, **** ***** ** especially *********** *** *** ****** ***** (increased ******* ***** *** *****, *************** / ******, ***.).
Reliance ** **** ********* ******* *********
******* ******* ****** ** *** **-****-****-*** SMTP ********, ** *** ** * meticulous ***** *** **** ******, ***** increases *** ********* ** *** ************. For *******, ** *** ***** **** down ** ********* ******* ** *** email ** *******, ****** **** ** missed. **** **** **** *** **** end-to-end **********, ***** ***** ******* ****** susceptible ** ******* ************ ****** **** from *******.
******* **** ** **** **** ******* support *** **********, *** **** *** limited ** **** ******* **** ** offer:
**** ******* ******* *** ********** **** SMTP *** *** ** *** ******* by **** *** ******/*** ******. *** this ****** ** *** ************ ********* on *** *** ************.
~5 ****** ******* *** ******
*** ******* **** ** ******* ****** was ~* ******* ** *** *******, measured **** **** *** ****** ***** appears ** *** ****** ** **** the ***** ** ********* ** *** Calipsa *** **** *********. ******* ** this ******* *** **** ******* ** event ********* ** * ******, *** email ** ** ****, ***********, *** received, ******* ********** **, ***.
***** *** ****** ******* ***** *** from * ** * *******, ** are ***** *********, ***** *** ********** on ****, **** ******* ***** *** certain ********** ***** ****** ** *** greater *******.
Web ********* ********
******* ************ ***** *******/***** **** *** web ********* *** ***** ******, ********** is ******* ** *** *** *********, which ** ***** ** *** ***** below.
No ****** *********** **** ***** *******
******* ****** *** ******** *** ***** on ***** *******, ********* ** *** other ************ *******. ******* **** **** plans *** ****** ***** ****** ***********.
Calipsa ******** ****** ***** ********** ********
******* ***** **** **** ** ***** customers *** ***** ********** ********, ***** will ************ ****** *** ***** ******* that ** **** **** ****** *******. However, *** ******* **** **** **** they *** ******* **** ***-**** *********.
Using ***** **** *******
******* **** *** ******** ********* **** VMSes, **** ** **** ** **** the ****** ** ******* ** ******* in ** *******, ***********, *** *******. Milestone **** * ******* ******* **** sends ****** ******** ** *******.
Calipsa **. ******** *********
** *** *******, ******* ********* ********* worse **** ******** ** *********, **** false ********* ** ********* ******* *** parked ********, ***** ** *** *** see ** *** ******* ** ******** H5 ********* (*** ******* ********* ********).
Pricing *** ****** **********
************** ******* ** ****** *****, *** the ******* ****** **** $* *** camera * ***** *** ******** ** cameras ** ~$* * ***** *** tens ** *********. **** ** ********** to******'* *** ********, ***** ******* ~$* - *$ per ***** ***** *** ******** ** their $*** **-******* ******.
****** ******** ** **-******* ****** ***** Calipsa **** ***, ****** *******'* ******** on **** ***** ** **** ******* if ***** **** **** ***** ****** is **-*******, ** ****** *** *** lost ** *** ******** **** ****.
Increased **** ******** *** ****** *****
******* ********* ****** ** ****** *********/********* to ******* *** *****. ** *** event ** ****** ** *** ****** detection ******, ** **, ** ****, missed ** *******. ** *******, ** found **** *** **** ******* ** work ********, **** **** *** ** be ***** ** ******* ** ****** analytics.
** *** *******, ***** **-****** ****** events **** **** ****** ** *** same ******* ******** ** **** ******** alerts ** *** ******* **.
***** ***** ****** **** ** ***** happened ******** ** ******** **** **** an ***** ********. ***** **** ****** increased **** **** ******* *** ****** added ** *******.
Axis *******' ******* ****** **** ***** ********
****** *******, ***** **** ******* *** harder **** **** **** **** ******, Hikvision, *****, *** *****. ***** ******** had ** ** ********** ******** ** prevent **** ******* **** ******.
*** *******, *** ****, ** *** to ******* **** * ******** ** eliminate ******* **** ******.
False ****** **** ****** ********* *********** *******
** *** *******, ******* ********* ******* to ****** **** ***** ****** **** were ****** ** ** ****** ********* cameras, ***** ******** *** ****** ******* of ***** ****** **** ** ******* foliage, *******, *******, ***.
No **** **** ** *** **, **** * ***** ***** ** *****
******* **** *** ******* *** ****** to **** **** ***** ** *** web *********. **** * *-***** **** is **** **** ** ***** ** detected. **** ******** ** **** *** beginning ** *** ****** ** ** captured.
******* **** *** **** ****** ** live ***** *** ******* ** ****** being **** ** ** ** **** of *** ***** *************.
People ******** ** ~** ***
** *** *******, ******* ******** ****** at ~** ***, ***** ** *********** with **** ***-********** ********* ** ******* ********* ********. *******, *** ********* ******** ** highly ********* ** ******* *** ****** detection ********* ** *** ****** *** pick ** *** ******* ****** *** away ** ***.
No ****** ****** ** *** ***** **** **** ** *******
****** *******, ***** **** ** ****** missed ***** ******** *** *****. ******* demonstrated ********** ****** *********, **** *********** people ******* ** *********** ** * low (~**) ***.
** *** ******** ****, ******* ****** heavily ** *** *********** *** ************* of *** ******/****** ********* *********. ** these ********* **** *** ******/******, **** it ** *** **** ** ******* for ********** ***, ** ****, ******.
People ******** *******, ********, ********
** *** *****, ******** **** ******** while *******, ********, ** ******** ******** while ** *** *****.
People ******** **********
****** **** ******** ***** **** ** their **** *** ********** ** ** object. ** *** ******* *****, * person **** **** ***** **** ******* above *** ******* *** ********.
********* *********** *** ******* ** * nighttime *******, ********* ******** ** ********** in * ******* *** ****** ***** rain.
*******, **** ******* ******** ******** **** detected *** ********** **********.
No ***** ****** ** ***** *******
***** ******* ******* ******* *** ***** were *** ******** ** ***** * bounding *** ** ************** ** *** testing.
No ***** ****** ** ******* ******* ** *******
****** *******, ***** **** ** ***** alerts ** ******* ******* ** ******* in *** *****.
No ***** ****** ** ***** **** ** ********* ** ****
*** ** *** **** ****** ******* of ***** ****** ** *********** ********, ***** ****, *** ******** *** and *** ******* ** ** *******.
No ***** ****** ** ****** ****** *******
** *** *******, ***** **** ** alerts ** ***** ****** *******, **** as ***** ***** ******* ** ****** shadows.
No ***** ****** ** ******* **********
******* ********** ****** ******* *** ***** that ********* * ****** ***** **** filtered *** ** *******.
False ****** ** ********* *******
********* ******* ** *** ***** **** occasionally ********** ** * ****** ** vehicle.
******* ******** ** ** **** * mask ** ****** *** **** **** the ***.
Bounding ***** ****** ** ******* ******* ** ***** ** ******* ********
** * ********** ***** **** ****** vehicles, ** * ****** ***** ** sent *** *** ******** ***** ****** the ***** ****, ******* ********** ** as ***** ** ******* ********.
******* ***** ** ***** ************* **** this ** ** ***** **** * camera ******* ********* ****** ****** ** event.
Reliable ***** ****** ********* **** ****** ***
****** *******, ****** *** ******** ******** us **** *** ***** *** *******, whether *** ****** ***** ** **** changed ** *** ****** *** *******. It *** **** **** ** ****** slight ******** ** *** ****** ***** of ****, ***** *****.
Limited ****** ***
*** ******* ****** *** **** *** contain *** ** *** ******** ** the *** ***, **** *** ******* to **** *** ****** **** ******* settings ******* *********.
Versions ****
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**** *** **** ** ****** *********. How **** ****** ** *** ******** find **** ****** ** **********?
***** * ********** *** * ***** up ***** *** ***** *** "***********" as *********** * ****, **** ** not *** **** ** ******** ** enterprise ******** **** ******** ****** **** with