Motorola Calipsa Cloud Video Analytics Tested

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Rob Kilpatrick
Published Sep 05, 2023 14:05 PM

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?

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**** *************, *** ** **** ******, ** 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 *******.

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******* **** ** **** **** ******* 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 ****** ******** ** *******.

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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 ** *** ******* **.

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***** ***** ****** **** ** ***** happened ******** ** ******** **** **** an ***** ********. ***** **** ****** increased **** **** ******* *** ****** added ** *******.

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Axis *******' ******* ****** **** ***** ********

****** *******, ***** **** ******* *** harder **** **** **** **** ******, Hikvision, *****, *** *****. ***** ******** had ** ** ********** ******** ** prevent **** ******* **** ******.

*** *******, *** ****, ** *** to ******* **** * ******** ** eliminate ******* **** ******.

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False ****** **** ****** ********* *********** *******

** *** *******, ******* ********* ******* to ****** **** ***** ****** **** were ****** ** ** ****** ********* cameras, ***** ******** *** ****** ******* of ***** ****** **** ** ******* foliage, *******, *******, ***.

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No **** **** ** *** **, **** * ***** ***** ** *****

******* **** *** ******* *** ****** to **** **** ***** ** *** web *********. **** * *-***** **** is **** **** ** ***** ** detected. **** ******** ** **** *** beginning ** *** ****** ** ** captured.

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******* **** *** **** ****** ** live ***** *** ******* ** ****** being **** ** ** ** **** of *** ***** *************.

People ******** ** ~** ***

** *** *******, ******* ******** ****** at ~** ***, ***** ** *********** with **** ***-********** ********* ** ******* ********* ********. *******, *** ********* ******** ** highly ********* ** ******* *** ****** detection ********* ** *** ****** *** pick ** *** ******* ****** *** away ** ***.

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No ****** ****** ** *** ***** **** **** ** *******

****** *******, ***** **** ** ****** missed ***** ******** *** *****. ******* demonstrated ********** ****** *********, **** *********** people ******* ** *********** ** * low (~**) ***.

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** *** ******** ****, ******* ****** heavily ** *** *********** *** ************* of *** ******/****** ********* *********. ** these ********* **** *** ******/******, **** it ** *** **** ** ******* for ********** ***, ** ****, ******.

People ******** *******, ********, ********

** *** *****, ******** **** ******** while *******, ********, ** ******** ******** while ** *** *****.

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People ******** **********

****** **** ******** ***** **** ** their **** *** ********** ** ** object. ** *** ******* *****, * person **** **** ***** **** ******* above *** ******* *** ********.

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********* *********** *** ******* ** * nighttime *******, ********* ******** ** ********** in * ******* *** ****** ***** rain.

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*******, **** ******* ******** ******** **** detected *** ********** **********.

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No ***** ****** ** ***** *******

***** ******* ******* ******* *** ***** were *** ******** ** ***** * bounding *** ** ************** ** *** testing.

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No ***** ****** ** ******* ******* ** *******

****** *******, ***** **** ** ***** alerts ** ******* ******* ** ******* in *** *****.

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No ***** ****** ** ***** **** ** ********* ** ****

*** ** *** **** ****** ******* of ***** ****** ** *********** ********, ***** ****, *** ******** *** and *** ******* ** ** *******.

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No ***** ****** ** ****** ****** *******

** *** *******, ***** **** ** alerts ** ***** ****** *******, **** as ***** ***** ******* ** ****** shadows.

No ***** ****** ** ******* **********

******* ********** ****** ******* *** ***** that ********* * ****** ***** **** filtered *** ** *******.

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False ****** ** ********* *******

********* ******* ** *** ***** **** occasionally ********** ** * ****** ** vehicle.

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******* ******** ** ** **** * mask ** ****** *** **** **** the ***.

Bounding ***** ****** ** ******* ******* ** ***** ** ******* ********

** * ********** ***** **** ****** vehicles, ** * ****** ***** ** sent *** *** ******** ***** ****** the ***** ****, ******* ********** ** as ***** ** ******* ********.

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******* ***** ** ***** ************* **** this ** ** ***** **** * camera ******* ********* ****** ****** ** event.

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Reliable ***** ****** ********* **** ****** ***

****** *******, ****** *** ******** ******** us **** *** ***** *** *******, whether *** ****** ***** ** **** changed ** *** ****** *** *******. It *** **** **** ** ****** slight ******** ** *** ****** ***** of ****, ***** *****.

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Limited ****** ***

*** ******* ****** *** **** *** contain *** ** *** ******** ** the *** ***, **** *** ******* to **** *** ****** **** ******* settings ******* *********.

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John Honovich
Sep 05, 2023
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Jacob Hengel
Sep 10, 2023
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