Pelco Elevate AI "Camera Image Health" Cloud Service Examined
At GSX 2023, Pelco announced Elevate, a new cloud service that offers camera management and AI image health monitoring to any ONVIF-conformant VMS with compatible Pelco cameras. But does Elevate differentiate from Avigilon Alta or Unity?
In this report, we examine the offering, including feedback from Motorola, and how this differentiates Pelco as an open platform option compared to Avigilon Alta and Unity.
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***** **** **** **** **** *** planning ** *** ********* ****** ******** updates:
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** ****** ****** ** *** **-**** and * **** ** *** *** cost ** **** ****** **** ********'* solution.
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