Qognify Suspect Search Examined

By: Brian Karas, Published on Jul 01, 2016

All you have is a description of a suspect? White guy, black hair, mustache, heavy, green jacket?

No problem, says Qognify, formerly NICE Security. They say they can search for any such combinations without even a picture or video clip of the suspect.

In this report we examine Qognify Suspect Search, its functionality, practicality, pricing and comparison to rival offerings including Avigilon appearance search.

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Suspect ****** ********

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*******'* ********* ***** ***** an ******** ** *** concept:

Building ** ******

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***** *** ********** *** major ***** **** ***** and ******* ** ******, as **** ** **** more ***** ***** **** shoes, *******, ******* *** bags.

Searching *** ********

*** ******** **** ****** through ******** ***** ** analytics-enabled ******* *** ****** results ****** ** ***** of ******* ***** *****. If ** ****** ******* is *****, *** ****** representation ** *** ******* can ** ******** **** an ****** ***** ** the ******* **** *** video, *** **** *** search **-***.

Only ******* ** ******** *****

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Technical **********

******* ******** *** ********* **** details:

**** ********* *****, ******* ***** and ******* ******. ***** people *** **** ******** based ** *****, ******* and ***** ********, ******** people ** ** ******** and **********.
*** ******* *** ***** to ** ******** ** ~10 ****** ***** ** their ******** ***** ** to **** **********.
*** ~*** *******, **** would ******* ** ********** server **** ** ***** (2 ****, * ***** each) *** **** ***.
**** *** ** **** with *** ***** *******.
**** ******** ***** ****'* video ********** ******** / system *** ****** ** 'added **' ** *** party *****.

Limitations With ******* ******

***** *** *** ****** very ******** ****** **** shoes ** ********** *** ****** these ******* ***** ******** ****** *** search ******* **** ***-********* video ***** *****.
*****-***** ********* ******** **** lighting, *** ******* ******** for ****** ***** ******* to ******* ******* *******. This **** ******* ******* any **** * ****** has ******** ** */* mode ** *** *****.
*** **** ******* ****** views/angles ***, *** **** likely ******* **** ** accurate. ****** ****** **** 180/360 ******* ***** **** not ****** ******** *******.
***** *** ****** * very ******** ******, *** if ***** ******* *** not ********** ******** ** the ******* ** *** negatively ****** *******. ** the ****** ** **** to **** *** * person **** * ***** and *******, *** ******* only **** ******* ******** detail **** *** ***** the ****** ** **** or **-********* ********* ******* that **** ***** ******* on *** *********.
******* ****** ** **** valuable, *** ****** ** be ***** ********, ** large ******* ****** (** there ** **** ****** activity ** * ****** a ****** ****** ****** will ****** **** **** enough). ** ***** ******* goes **, *** ******* that ***** ******* *** returned, ** *** ******* is ******** **** **** by ***** ****** ** the *****, ********* *************.

Price *** ************

********* *** ********* **** enable ******* ****** ** $900 ****, ** *** of *** **** ******* for *******'* ***. **** puts ******* ****** ** *** upper ******* ** ********* license *******.

Compared ** ***** ********* ********

****** ** *** **** we **** ****** ** supports ********* ***** ** avatar ********, * ****** of ********* **** ***** of ********** ******:

******* ****** * "****** *** similar ******" ** **** of ***** ***** ***** ****** **** **** ********* ****** or ******* **** ******** video.
******** ********** ****** ******** ********** ****** ***** on ****** ** ******** selected, ********* *** ******* before *** ** ****.
******** *** ****** * searchable ****-***** ****, ******** ****** *** a ******** *****, **** and/or **** ********* ********* creations ** ********.
******* ***** ********* ***** ****** *** ***** ** advanced ******** *** ********** searching.

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Outlook *** ******* ******

*******'* **-**-****** ******** ******* ** large ** **** ********. ***** that, ******* **** ** bad ** **, ** do *** ***** ** will **** * ***** industry ****** ******* ** the ******* ********* ******* aims ** *****.

** *** ******** ****, this ***** **** ******* distinguish ****** **** ****** for ***** **** *****, price *********** ********.

Comments (1)

Skip Cusack

10/10/17 05:47pm

Has anybody used this technology in the field? Can you share your impressions?

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