IPVM tested Avigilon Appearance Alerts Version 7.4 in December 2019, noting it lacked key features included in competitors Anyvision and Briefcam. Now, the new version 7.12 introduces enhancements in those areas. The new features IPVM tested...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 16 days ago
Video surveillance manufacturers often tout "high accuracy" analytics as a key marketing focus, typically with 90%+ values. But how do they reach those figures? In this report we break down and examine each of the following: Ground Truth...
By IPVM Team - 17 days ago
This 16-page guide explains the fundamentals of license plate recognize / automatic number plate recognition. Inside we cover: Traditional OCR LPR OCR Visually Equivalent Characters Deep Learning LPR Plate Datasets Accuracy Claim...
By Sean Patton - 24 days ago
With over 150 attendees, the world’s best Video Analytics course for video surveillance is being held live. An on-demand version will be offered in May. The course costs $299. The video overviews the course: Based on IPVM's continuous,...
By Donald Maye - 27 days ago
There has been increasing debate and scrutiny about facial recognition in the EU and US, and similar issues are emerging in China as the state media (CCTV) recently singled out illegal facial recognition for commercial use. In this report,...
By Isabella Cheng - 27 days ago
Anyvision had a traumatic 2020 with massive layoffs and international scrutiny, but in September the company raised $43 million and in October they announced a new CEO, Avi Golan, who had previously worked at Softbank and Google. Now that...
By John Honovich - about 1 month ago
Hikvision has received the most global news reporting of any video surveillance company, ever, ranging from the WSJ, the Financial Times, Reuters, the NY Times, SCMP and more. This directory catalogs and links to 100+ of them. April 2021 Wired...
By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago
AI is improving analytics, but which cameras are the best and worst? In this report, we compare and contrast 30 different camera analytics from 14 manufacturers from our tests: Ava Aware Avigilon H5A Analytic Cameras Avigilon H4A Analytic...
By Ethan Ace, Rob Kilpatrick, and Sean Patton - about 1 month ago
This guide explains the fundamentals of facial recognition. Inside we cover: The Use of Datasets in Facial Recognition Dataset Creation Methods Common Dataset Problems Prominent Public Datasets Changes in Public Datasets Architectures...
By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago
Video analytics is a major differentiator in video surveillance, but because of the different marketing terms, names, and features, understanding how they work and differ is difficult. In this 30+ page guide, we teach the...
By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago
Few academic researchers study video surveillance / CCTV. One of the most notable is John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York associate professor Dr. Eric Piza who we interviewed. Inside this interview, Dr. Piza...
By Robert Wren Gordon and Charles Rollet - about 2 months ago
Person, face, and vehicle detection are the most commonly offered video analytics, but understanding how they work and what challenges can break them is not easy. In this guide we examine: How to tell how well an analytics provider's...
By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago
Video analytics can be run in a variety of ways that have significantly different pros and cons. IPVM has identified 9 fundamental architectures, explaining the tradeoffs of each one herein. These architectures are: Run entirely on the...
By IPVM Team - 2 months ago
Anyvision has raised over $100 million since 2019 as part of its plan to hit $1 billion in sales in 2022. How much has this money helped them gain recognition and a positive reputation? Inside this report, we examine the key themes for 200+...
By Zach Segal - 3 months ago
Hikvision won a $33 million USD Smart City project in Shandong province, beating out 3 integrators. In this report, IPVM examines the project, including: Shanghe background Project details, including facial recognition camera...
By Isabella Cheng - 3 months ago
Pressure against facial recognition is building, with an FTC commissioner saying he supports a moratorium or severe restrictions on facial recognition. Inside this note, IPVM examines what the FTC commissioner said, and the challenges for...
By Zach Segal - 3 months ago
A patent application authored by Huawei and the PRC government includes Uyghur-detection analytics, in the latest proof that the China tech giant uses this explicitly racist technology. This comes after IPVM and The Washington Post exposed last...
By IPVM Team - 3 months ago
In 2018, China's facial recognition systems for identifying jaywalkers became global news. But what has happened in the few years since? In this report, we examine the 2021 market for China facial recognition jaywalking systems,...
By Isabella Cheng - 3 months ago
This report examines major industry factors and how they could impact video surveillance in the next 5 - 10 years. This is part of our Video Surveillance 101 course. In this report, we examine the following: How will AI impact the...
By IPVM Team - 4 months ago
Alibaba, the NYSE-listed 'Amazon of China' with a $700 billion+ market cap, openly offers Uyghur/'ethnic minority' recognition as a Cloud service, allowing customers to be alerted any time Alibaba detects a Uyghur. Watch this 90-second video for...
By IPVM Team - 4 months ago
The video surveillance market has changed significantly since 2000, going from VCRs to an emerging AI cloud era and now impacted by coronavirus. The goal of this history is to help professionals understand the important business and...
By John Honovich - 4 months ago
CloudWalk, one of China's 4 AI Unicorns, known inside China as the "AI National Team", for its strong state connections has filed for an IPO. This follows just a few weeks after fellow Unicorn Yitu also filed for its IPO on the same...
By Isabella Cheng - 4 months ago
Huawei and Megvii worked together to test and validate Uyghur alarms, according to a Huawei "interoperability report" found by IPVM. Huawei is the PRC's biggest technology company and Megvii is one of the country's largest facial recognition...
By IPVM Team - 4 months ago
Yitu, one of China's 4 AI Unicorns, has filed for an IPO recently on the technology-focused Shanghai STAR Market. In this post, we examine the firm's financials, growth, and products, including: Yitu background Profit loss and growth...
By Isabella Cheng - 5 months ago
2020 has been a tumultuous year and it has shaken up many things, including the top trends for 2021 in video surveillance. 170+ integrators answered IPVM on: What do you think will be the top industry trend in 2021? Why? AI has been a...
By IPVM Team - 5 months ago
