Video Analytics Market Guide and Favorities 2014

Author: John Honovich, Published on Mar 03, 2014

For more than a decade, video analytics has been the great hope for the surveillance industry. Indeed, it remains the pick as the Next Big Thing.

Yet the past 2 years has been rough, with ObjectVideo's lawsuit campaign against almost every major industry manufacturer and no investment / new startups in the space, culminating with one of the biggest names, VideoIQ, being acquired at less than their total funding.

IPVM State of Video Analytic Survey

IPVM has conducted a survey of 120+ integrators from over 20 countries, answering:

  • How often video analytics are being deployed
  • What is driving video analytic adoption
  • Who are the favorite video analytic manufacturers

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***** ********* *** ******** ** ****, *** ******* ********* ** those ********, ** ** **** ** **** ********, ******* ***** people *** *** ** ***** ** *********'***********' *****.

Why ** *** *** *********?

***'* ***** ***** **** *** *********** *** *** *************** *********.

*********** *********** *** *** #* ***** *******:

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  • "*** ** *** **** *********** **** ****** ********* ** **** the ************ **** *** ****** *****. ** ****** ** ********* the ************ ****** **** ********** ********* (******, ***** ********, ******* detectors, ***)"
  • "*** *** *******, ** ** ***** *** ** ****."
  • "***** ***** / *** ******** ** *** ***** ********* ******. Cost *********** **** ** *** ****** ******."

***** * ******, **** ********* ** ******:

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  • "**** ** *** *** *** ******* ******** ****."
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  • "** **** ** ******** **** *******."

***** ** ** ********** **** ***** ** ******* ******, ** certainly ******* ***** ** * *** ** *** *** *********** *** ***** ********* **** **** **** - **** *********** applications ***** ******* **** ******* / ******* ********* ********* ** well ** ********* ******.

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********** *** ********* ********** **** *** *** ****** ****:

  • "** **** * ********** ******* ***** ***** ***** ************ ** we **** *** *** ********* *** ***** ***** ***** ** vehicle."
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  • "** ******* ***** ********* ** **** ** ***** *** ******* reliable ********* ********* *******. ** *** ******* ******* ** ****** to ******* ******** ********* ****** ** *** ******* **********"
  • "** **** ** *** ******** ***** *********. ** ***, ** will *** *** **** ********/***** ****** **** *** ********** ******. We **** ** ** ****** ********* **** *** ******** ***** is *** ****."

Favorite ***** ******** *************

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******** ** ******* *** *****, ***** *********** ******** *** ** least *** ********.

*******

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*********** ********** *******'* ********** *** ***** ***********:

  • "** ******** **** ***** ******* ** *** ******* ** *** group **** **** **** ******* *** ******* ************ **** ***** success."
  • "***** ** ********** *** ****** ** ** ****** *********."
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  • "******* ** ******** **** ******* ** **** *** *****."
  • "* ** *** **** ******** **** ****."
  • "******* , **** ******** ********** *** ******* *** ."
  • "*******. ***** **** *** ******** *********** ***** ******* ***********."

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****

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  • "**** ******** ** **** *** ****** ************."
  • "**** ***** **** ***** ***** **** ****** *** ***** ****** that **** ******* ****** *******."
  • "****** **** ** *** **** ** ***** ******** ********* ** low, $**, *** ****** **** * *** ****, ** **** wanted ** ****** ******* *** *** **** ** *****"
  • "***** **** ** **** ********** *** **** *******"
  • "* **** *** **** ********** ** **** ********* ******* **** have **** ** *** ******** ** ** ******* **** *** beginning."

******** **** **** ****** **** (****** **** *******) *** ***** **** ** ***** *********** ******* *** ***** from *** **** ****** **** ** ****** ************, ***** ** logic ****** ****.

** *** ***** ****, **** **** * ********** ******** *** marketing / ********* *** ** ***** ********* (*************.****** ** **** *** ***** **** ****). *** **** ****** they ******* *** ***** ******** **** (*******), ***** ******* ****** ** ********* ***, *****, ******* *** real ******* ***** *** **** *** ** **** ***** ****.

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** **** **** ******* ***** ***** *** *********, **** ******* demonstrates **** **** ***** ****** ****** *** ********'* ******** ******** provider, ****** ********** ***** ******** ** *******. *** **** ******** loading ** **** *******, **** ****** **** **** ********** ** do **.

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  • "**** ********** ** * ******* **** *********** ** ******* *********."
  • "********** - **** ******* *** ********** **** **** ** ****** ***"
  • "********** ***** ** ** * ********, *** ********* ********"
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  • "* **** ***** ********, **** *** * *** ** ********** at *** **** **** **** * *** ****;*** **** **** *** "**********" ********* ************ ** ***** ** customers (****** **** *****, *******, ***)."

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

*******

******* ***** ******** **** *****, ****** **** **** ****, **** integrators ******:

  • "*******, ** **** **** ***** ********* ******* *****."
  • "** **** ****** ** ****** ******* *** *** **** ** pricy"
  • "**** ** *******, ******** ********* *********, *** ******** **********."

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******* **** ******** ********* ** *** **** **** ** ** but **** ******** * ****** ** **********, **** *********** ******:

  • "***** ********** *** ***** ********* **** **** *** ****** ** promised."
  • "** *** ******* ***** *********. ** ***** *****."
  • *******. ***** **** ***** ******" *** *******, "******* *** ** the *********** **** *** ******"

*** **** *** **** **** ****** **** (*** ******* *******). *** **** ******** ** **** *** ******** *** ** use *******.

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*********** ** *** **** ********* ******* **** ****** **** ****** (save *** *** **** *** **, ****, ** ***** *** wild *****). ** ***** ** ** ****** ***, ** ***** somewhat, ** * ****** ***** *********** ***** ***** ******** (*** Labs *** ****).

*****'********/ *****?

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Future - ** ****** ************* ******

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Comments (13)

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Marc Pichaud

03/03/14 02:19pm

*********, **** **** ******* ***** **** ***'* ** **** **** good ******* " *********" ** **** *** * **. **** should ** ********* ********* *** ****** **** * *********** *** sales ** ***** *** ******* *** ****** *** *****. (*** not **** ******* ******* *** ******) **** ********** ****** ********** low *** ******* *** ****** ** ******** *** ***'* ***** anymore ** ***** *** ******, *** ** "********* ********" ******* to ***** *** ****** *******.

*** ******** / *** ************* **** **** ** ****** ** opportunity *** ******* **** ********* ** ***** ****** ** ***** are ***** **** *************.

** * *** ** ****** ****** ********* *** ***** *** very **** ********** *** ********* ***** ********* ** ***** ******** (worst) ********* ** *****, *** *** ******* **** *********** * deep *** **** *******, ***** ********, ****, ****/****, **** *** vibrations ***'* ** ********** *** **** * **** ******* ****** to ***** **** ************. (****** ******** *** ****** ***, ** the ******** ******...)

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Marc Pichaud | 03/03/14 02:35pm

**** *** *********** ********** / ***********, ****** ** ****** ** expert ************ ** ****** *** ********, ** *** ** ******** recipe *** ********.

*****'* **** ** ******* **** *** ********* **** ******** *********** and ***** ******* *** ****** **** **** (********* *******, ********* positions ** *** ***, *** **********, ***.). ****** ** ****** on ** ****** ***** ** **** ** **** ****** *** risky. **'* **** **** ** ***** ******* *** *** ********* on *** ** * *** ****** *** **** *** '*****'.

* ** *** ****** ** ****** ** **** *** *** cost *** *********** ** ****** ** ********* / ******** / tweak **** ** * **** ******* ********.

**** ** ******* *** ******* - ******* **** *** ******** of ****** ** ****** ********, ******* **** ****** ****** **** n ****. ******* ******* *** **** ******.

Undisclosed End User #1

03/04/14 04:43am

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

*****, **** **** **** * ****** ******* ** ***** *********? I ****, * ****** **** ** "*****" ***** ********* ** supposed ** **. *** *******:

******** * ****

******** * **** ** * ********** *********

******** * *** ** ********* *****

******* * *** ** ********* *****

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

*********** ***********

*********** **** ** **** ******** **** ****** ** ******** *** notifying *** ** *** ****** ************ ***** **** ** *** stow *** ***** ** ******** *** ************ ******* **'** *** home ** *** **** *** ******.

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

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******, * ****** ** *** **** *** ***** ** **** people **** ***** ********* ***** ** *** ****. **** ***** be ** *********** **** ******, *** **** ** ******** *************.

*** *******, * ******* **** ***** ****** ***** **** **** playing ** *** ****** ***** ***** **** ** **** ***** that * ****** ******* *** ******* ****** *** **** * man *** *********** ***** ********. * ***** *** ******* ***** have ***** ** **** *** ** ***** ******** ***** ** have ****** *** ********* ********.

** *** ***** **** ********, **** ******* ******'* **** ****** a ******* ** ******* *** ****** ** ***** ****.

** **** ******** ** *** **** ****'** ***, **** *** be ***** *** * *** *********** ************, *** **'** *** pretty ******** *** *********** ******* **** ***** *** * ***** now.

* ******* ******* *****-****** ***** ** **** *** *** *** doesn't **** *** ****, *** **** *****'* **** ** ****. Much.

********* ** *****'* ***********, ***** ****** ********* ** **** **** wish * ***** ********* "****** ***" ***** ** *** ****?

*** ** ***** ** *******. ********* **** ********* ********* *** timed ***** ** ***** *** ****** ** ********, ********* ******** by ******* ** *** ****** ********. **** ********** *** ******** expensive ** ******* ***** ** *** ********** ***********. *** **** money, *** ***** ****** ******* * **** ** */*" *** around *** ***** ******* **** ***** *** *******. ********* ******* could ***** ******** ***** ******. *******, **** ********** **** ***** surveillance, *** ****** ***** ******* ******** ** ***** ***** *** water ****** ****** ** ***** ** ****** **** **** ********. In ********** ***** *******, ** **** ** ******** ** ***** timed *******, ** ***** ** *** ********* ********** *****- ** over-watering ***********, *** ****** ****** ****** **********. *** *******, ** our ****-***** ****** ********* ****** ** **** **** ********** **** over **** **** ******** ***** ***** ** **** ********* ** browning *******. **** ********* ******* ***** ********* *********** ** *********** within *** *****, ***** ***** **** ** ********** ** ***** areas **** *** ********* ** **** *** ** **** **** were **** ******** ********** *********. ****** ****, *'** ******* *** neighbor ******* * ******* ** ***** ******** **** **** ***** dog, ******** *** ***'* ******* ********** ** ******* *******. *** lawn ***** ***** ***** ***** *** *** *** *** ********, but ****** ** * **** *****. ******'* *** ***** ******* note *** ******** ****** ***** ********* *** ******** ********** **** everyone ** *****? ***** ***** ** ********** ***** ***** **** some ************** ** ********* *****, *** *** *** ** *** limit. ** **** ********* ** ****** *** ****** ***** **** exist ** *** * ******** ***** ** ***** *** **** eating **** *******, ** ************ **** ***** **** **** *** a *****, ** ************ ********* ***** **** **** ************ ** detectable ************** ** ********. ***** ******* ****** ** ********** (***** case) ** ****** ******** ******* *** "******" (******** **** *****) video ********* **********, *** *** ******* ***** ******* * ******* capability **** **********. ***** *** **** *** *** ** * killer ***, ** *** ***** ** **** ** ***** ******* integration ** ******** ******* ***** *** ********** *****. *** ***** of *** **** ** ***** **** ****** *** ******* ** pay *** **** **** *****.

**** ******* ***** **** **** **** "**** ** ****" **** "killer ***," *** ** ***** *** *** **** ******** ***** what ***** ** ******** ***** ** ******** ** ** **** beyond **** ***** *** ********* ********. ****** * ********** ** brainstorming **** ***** *******, *** *****? * *** ***** ***** out ** ****** ********* ** *** ********** ** ******* *** market **** * ****** ******** **********.

Alexander Gutierrez

03/04/14 02:06pm

** *** ****? ;)

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Marc Pichaud

03/04/14 02:11pm

********* !

**** ? ********** *** * *** ********** ?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

03/04/14 03:08pm

** * ********** ********* **** **** ** ***** **** ********* to *********** ****? ** **** ** **** **** *********** **** the ********** ****** ***** ********* ********* ******* ** ******** ******** contracts.

* **** ** ******* ******* ********** ************, ******* ***********, ******* contracs *** ******* ******* ******* **** ******* *********, *** ** far ** * **** ** *** ******* ***** ********* **** to ** ******** ** *** ********** ******* ****** *** ********* SW.

John Lineweaver

03/05/14 03:52pm

** *** ********* *********** ** ******* ******** **************. * **** found *** ******* **** *** *** *** ** ********* ****** on *** *********:

  • ******** (*** ** ***** ******)
  • ******** ****** (************ *************)
  • ****** / ****** ********* (***** ****** ************* ******* ****** ** target **************)
  • ****** ************ (************ **** ******* *** ***********)
  • ********* ** *** ***** ******* *** *** *** (********* ** use * ********* ****** **. * **** *** ************ *******)
  • ********* ** *** **** **** *** ***** *******
  • ****** ****** ****** *** ************ (*** *** **** *** ******* and *******)

***** ** ** **** **** **** ********** ******* * *** say **** ********* **** ** ***** *** ******* *** ****** as *********** ******* *** *** ** *********. ** **** **** internal ****** ***** ** ****** ***** ****** ****** *** ****** our ******* ***********. ** ******** ** *** ***** ***** ****** we **** ******* **** *** ******** ******** *** ******** **** leads ** ****** ******** ****** ** ******** ******** ********.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to John Lineweaver | 03/05/14 03:56pm

*** ****, ***** *** ******* ***** *** ** ***** ****** lighting, *'* ******** ***'** *** ******* **** ****** ******, ****? Can *** **** ** **** ****** ** ****?

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Marc Pichaud

03/05/14 04:00pm

* ******* ****, **** *** ****** ******* **** ******** ******* a **** **** ******* ********** *********** **** ******** ****** (***, bugs, **** ..***) *** **** **** **** ******* *********** ******* and ****** ******* ****** ** ********* ********* ** ** **** that *** ******** ***** ** ****. ******** *** **** **** we *** ** ******** ************* ***** *********** ***'* **** **********. True ?

John Lineweaver

03/05/14 04:06pm

******,

*** *** *** ****** (**) ****** **** * **** ****** color ********* **** **** ******** ****** (***) *** *** ******** Sodium ****** (***). ** ******* ******** ******** **** *** *** and *** ******. ** *** *** *** ***** ** **** times ****** ** *** ***** ********* ***** ** *** ** cameras “***” ****** **** ****. *** *** *** **** ******* a ****** **** ** *** ******* ***** *** ****** **** you * **** ***** ***** *******.

** *** **** ********* ********* **** ******* ******* – * don’t **** *** ** *** ***** *** *** *** ******* is ******* ** ** **** *********.

****,

**** – *** **** **** ** ***********. ** **** ******* to ******* *** ******* **** **** *** ************ (**** **** them – ***** *** * ****** ******* **** **** *. about ************). ** ***** *** ******* * * *** **** – *********** *** ** ** **** * *** ** **** so **** ** *******. *** ******* **** *** ** ********.

** ** **** * ******* **** ***** ** *** *** system *** **** ******* ***** / **** *** ***** ***** we **** ******* ** **** *** ******.

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Sagy Amit

03/13/14 08:08pm

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

  1. ********* *** ************ ********** ** * ******* ******* ** * successful ********** ** ***** *********.
  2. ****** * ******* ******* ****. *** **** *** ****** **** is ** ******* **** *** *** *********** ***'* **** ** be ******** ****. *** **** *** ****** ******** ** ******* the ******.

***** ********* *** ******** ********* **** ******** ******* *** **** promised *** ***** *** ****** ** *******. ***** *** *** burnt ** **** ****** **** ***** ***** *** ******** *****.

****** *********** *** *** ******* * *** *** ********* *********:

  • ****** *** *** ******* * ****** **** *** ***** ****
  • ******* ** ***** **** ****** ***** *** ****** ****
  • ** *** ****** **** ****** *** ***** ***** ********
  • **** **** ****** ** ******* ** *****. ****** ******* ***** will ***** *** ********* **** **** *********** **** ******

***** ****** *** * **** ** *** ********* ******, ***'*, laser *****, **********, ***** *******, ***..

* **** ******* ********* *** *** **** ********* **** *****: It **** ****** ******* * ********* *** ** *** ***** trigger. ** * ***** ***** ** ********* ****** ** ****** or ********.

******* ******* *** * ***** ********* *** ***** ********* ** they ********* *** ***** ***** ** ***** ******: *******, **** lights, ***. ******* ****** **** ******* * ****** ***** ** detection, ********* * ***** ** **** ** ******* ****** ** a ***/***** ******.

** * ****** ********** ** ****, ** **** ********* **** for ********** ** ******* ********* ******* ******* *** ** ***** cheaper ****** *** *** ***** ********* ******** *** ***** ***** of ******* ********. **** *** **** **** * ******* *** cost ******* ** **************: *****, ******, ********. ******* ******* *** up ***** **** *******! ** *** **** ***, **** *** add ******* ** ******** **** *** ********, *** ******* **** the ************* ****** **** *** ***** *********...******* ** ****** *** way ** **.

** *******, ***** ********* ** * ****** ******** *** **** applications, *** ** *** **** ************* ********* *** *** ***** applications *** *** *** ***** *******.

Managing ************ is the one most important rules of thumb I would advise for anyone selling/installing Video Analytics.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 03/13/14 08:32pm

Ameen Abdul Khader

IPVMU Certified | 06/19/14 04:40pm

**** **** **** ***** **** *******, ********** ** ** ******* environment ***** **** ***/***** *** ******* *******. *** ******* **** satisfactory.

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