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VIDEO SURVEILLANCE YEAR IN REVIEW A look into the products, technologies and solutions shaping the market
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Smart surveillance in the Toronto Zoo
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hile surveillance systems may always count on security as their key selling point, there is a persistent case to be made for this technology to do much more. This was one of the major takeaways from a recent event hosted by systems integrator MetScan Canada. The Toronto-based company, and winner of the 2024 Integrator of the Year award, gathered some of its key customers and technology partners for a day of education at the Toronto Zoo. The zoo is also a Met-Scan client — Met-Scan recently upgraded the Toronto attraction’s camera network with technology from Axis Communications and Milestone Systems, as well as installing Gallagher Security access control solutions. Azin Tabrizi, CEO of Met-Scan, urged the assembled guests to ask more from their installers and technology providers so they can maximize the value of the security systems they’re investing in. Systems should not only be robust and long-lasting, but also customizable so they fit the needs of the client and the environment they’re serving, she said. She also said that any decisions made
Azin Tabrizi, CEO, Met-Scan, addresses customers and partners at the Toronto Zoo.
around security investments should take more than just the next fiscal year into consideration. “Whatever investment you’re making, you want to make sure you can build upon it. Please think long-term,” she said. Security systems are capable of recording and generating vast quantities of data, added Tabrizi. While some of this data can help close security investigations, much of it may be useful to other organizational departments like operations or marketing.
Graham Birtles, the Toronto Zoo’s supervisor of safety and security, remarked that his organization’s use of surveillance has been highly adapted for its particular needs. The zoo is situated on more than 500 acres of land, is home to 2,000-plus animals, and welcomes over 1.3 million guests annually. While the zoo’s cameras may serve its security needs, they can also provide a very useful service for the animals’ caretakers. Using analytics that were designed inhouse, the zoo’s cameras are able to observe and record animal behaviour. One analytic, for example, can accurately detect whether a polar bear is standing, walking or swimming, and generate that data over time. This information provides useful clues as to the animal’s general health and wellbeing, or potentially warn a zoo staff member if intervention is required. AI tools are becoming more sophisticated every day, said Birtles, providing even more possibilities for animal care in the future. “As an end user, you have to think outside the box,” he said. “It makes sense for tools to do three jobs instead of just one.” — Neil Sutton
Keenfinity charts course under new ownership
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he acquisition of Bosch’s security and communications technology business by Triton was completed at the end of June, creating an entirely new business within the investment firm’s portfolio called Keenfinity Group. “We are excited about our future as a standalone company and convinced that the partnership with Triton brings us the opportunity to realize our full potential,” said Peter Loeffler, CEO, Keenfinity, in a statement. Keenfinity management are now in the process of communicating relevant information to the company’s channel partners and customers with the change in ownership structure. “Communication is key during such a transition, and we did our best to spread the word about relevant changes,” Jacquelyn Davies, Keenfinity’s vice-president of Canadian sales and operations, and managing director, told SP&T News in an email interview. “For example, we have contacted our customers and partners several times in writing and have also sought personal conversations.” The Keenfinity product portfolio currently
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includes video surveillance, intrusion detection, access control and communications systems from Bosch. The Bosch branding on this technology will remain in place until at least 2027. Any new branding going forJacquelyn Davies, Keenfinity ward “will be introduced gradually and communicated transparently,” said Davies. Keenfinity products also include ElectroVoice, Dynacord, RTS and Telex. No name changes are planned for these brands. While the company may have changed hands, much remains the same as far as business relationships are concerned, said Davies. “We continue to operate with the same dedicated people, products and passion,” she said. Likewise, pre-existing channel relationships will remain intact through the Keenfinity transition. “All existing contracts and partnerships remain valid, and we are actively supporting them with updated documentation and com-
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munications,” explained Davies. “Our goal is to ensure a seamless transition with minimal disruption.” While it is still early days, Keenfinity is now operating in a different corporate environment, which may present some new opportunities in the future. “Triton has a relevant company portfolio and know-how in the security and broader building technologies space,” noted Davies. “Of course we will be leveraging the Triton ecosystem, for example, through joint customer access and solution development.” Triton acquired Acre Security — a maker of access control, visitor management and intrusion solutions, among others — back in 2021. When the Triton-Bosch deal was first announced in December 2024, Acre said in a statement that “while Acre Security and Bosch will remain independent, standalone companies under Triton’s ownership, we’re excited about the potential to collaborate and share best practices as part of the broader Triton portfolio.” — Neil Sutton
Wavestore previews new release at Ottawa HQ
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avestore offered customers, partners and integrators a preview of its product roadmap at an event called “Blind Spot,” which was held at the company’s Ottawa headquarters in June. The event, which hosted more than 100 attendees, provided an early look at an integrated cloudbased access control and video management suite which will be called WaveFusion when it launches later this year. During Blind Spot, Wavestore demoed the access control portion of WaveFusion. The company has been running it in pilot mode at its own Ottawa offices and is looking to bring more beta customers on board. Called WaveFusion for its ability to fuse together security systems that have typically been sold and installed separately, the new suite is a passion project for Wavestore’s owner and CEO Sam Shalaby. Shalaby, a long-time proponent of cloud-based access control, acquired the company two years
Sam Shalaby (left) with Kevin Baldwin, head of marketing, Wavestore at Blind Spot event.
ago. Originally headquartered in the U.K., Wavestore established its Ottawa office shortly after the acquisition as a platform to grow the company’s business in North America. For Shalaby, eliminating the silos between access and video is a natural progression for the security industry, and one that is overdue. “I have a strong instinct that the future for access control and the future for VMS is as one [integrated
suite],” he told SP&T News in an interview after the Blind Spot event. Shalaby places prime importance on usability and customer service. “For the end user or integrator, it’s the ease of use,” he said of the WaveFusion suite. “Your focus is on one platform — you don’t have to learn two — and you’ll get all the features you need. You can use it the way you want to use it. You can activate whatever you want to activate.”
WaveFusion will be available primarily on Amazon’s AWS, though it will be possible to run it on other cloud platforms such as Microsoft or Google. It will also be possible to use WaveFusion with third-party video management tools, though optimal functionality will come from using the integrated suite as it is intended. The software will also be available as a subscription model, and priced according to the number of devices enrolled in the system. This approach will translate into recurring revenue for the integrator, said Shalaby. In addition to the WaveFusion preview, the Blind Spot event included sessions from Raf Souccar, former Deputy Commissioner of the RCMP and Thomas Comerford, former program security manager at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; an access control presentation from HID and Mercury; and a roundtable discussion on security industry trends. — Neil Sutton
Ajax reveals 55 new devices at global event
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n Nov. 21, Ukraine-based Ajax Systems hosted its seventh annual “Special Event” new products preview. The main launch was hosted in Frankfurt, Germany, with 34 other countries participating with local events. A Canadian launch was held at a Cineplex movie theatre in the Toronto area and featured director of sales for Canada Rob Harman, technical director Ron Jagmohan and other Ajax leaders from across the country. The Toronto event was attended by the company’s distribution partners, dealers and customers, who were treated to a movie-going experience, complete with snacks and popcorn. The Special Event included an almost 90-minute video called “Dare to be first” with new and upcoming products showcased by Ajax managers from around the world. The presentations included the company’s chairman of the supervisory board Aleksandr
Konotopskyi; Jagmohan, representing the company’s Canadian office; and approximately a dozen other global employees. A total of 55 new devices were announced during the video presentation. Chief among them, Ajax revealed a Grade 3 wireless intrusion protection system, which includes motion and opening detectors, keypads, sirens, panic buttons, range extenders, integration modules, and Ajax’s control panel, the Superior Hub G3 Jeweller. According to Ajax, its new Superior
Jeweller offers a communication range of 3,500m and supports 999 devices per network. “We are proud to announce another leap forward in our wireless capabilities,” stated Konotopskyi in the Ajax video presentation. “At Ajax, we like to compete and innovate. And we don’t understand why we should do something, unless we can make it better than others. Jeweller was the result of our natural desire to make the best wireless technology in the world… You no longer need to route wires for high security. From now on, wireless Grade 3 is the new standard.” Ajax also introduced two lines of HLVF surveillance cameras, Baseline and Superior, as well as new NVRs. The devices are expected to be available early next year. Another new suite of products from the Ukrainian company is its EN54 line, a wireless commercial fire detection and alarm system. — Neil Sutton SP&T News Technology Handbook - Video Surveillance
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2025 INTEGRATOR OF THE YEAR
PEOPLE
POWER By Neil Sutton
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n terms of priorities, technical expertise is clearly going to be at the top of the list for any service provider that installs and maintains technology systems, but Houle Electric is also able to distinguish itself as a people-focused company — both internally and externally. In recognition of its commitment to systems integration, customer focus and company culture, Houle Electric was named Integrator of the Year 2025 by the SP&T News editorial advisory board. Integrator of the Year is sponsored by Graybar Canada. Burnaby, B.C.-based Houle has been recognized as the Integrator of the Year on two previous occasions — in 2016, based on a project for the Port of Vancouver and in 2017, for integration work conducted at two B.C. health-care facilities. (Since 2024, Integrator of the Year
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nominations are judged based on a diverse set of criteria that includes project management, but also considers staff recruitment and retention policies, company culture, community-driven initiatives and other factors.)
“At Houle, we place a high value on the experience gained in the field.” — Amber Roberts, Houle Electric Broad portfolio Houle Electric was founded as a supplier of electrical equipment in 1944 on Vancouver Island. It quickly expanded into electrical services and today operates a substantial tech-
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Amber Roberts, vice-president of people & culture; Les Koss, vice-president of technology
nology solutions business, including security systems integration, with eight office locations across B.C. In the eight years that have elapsed since Houle’s 2017 award, security integration best practices have come a long way. Houle, for example, has the ability to meticulously plan installs before setting foot on a customer site using building information modelling (BIM) and virtual design and construction (VDC). With these software tools, Houle’s project planning group is able to virtually access a site during pre-construction, as well as the construction and commissioning phases. This approach also helps to keep projects on-time and on-budget. “So we’re reducing our footprint on site, reducing our waste production on site, and leveraging as much as we can in
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Three-time winner Houle Electric explains how it balances technical expertise and company culture to meet the needs of both staff and customers
the digital model,” says Les Koss, the company’s vice-president of technology. Stress-testing security systems and software in a lab-based environment can help Houle’s technicians to isolate and address potential integration problems before they get anywhere near a job site. “We like to bring a lot of these systems and subsystems in-house and let them play with them,” he says. “We can go back to the manufacturer if there’s maybe an issue we found with the system preinstalled.”
Employee opportunities With a workforce of more than 1,200, Houle employs electricians, electrical planners, software technicians, security specialists, estimators, project managers, and more. While there is a distinction between electrical and security expertise at Houle, there is a high degree of collaboration and coordination between the groups, allowing the company to bring multiple disciplines to existing and prospective clients. “I think communication is key internally as well as externally. And there’s a lot of cohesion between the groups. We are one company and we really operate that way,” says Koss. Houle also encourages its employees to explore training and upskilling opportunities. For example, people may begin their careers at Houle as electrical apprentices, but through exposure to security systems and building automation, they may decide to shift their focus or add new skills. “We have the option internally to allow employees to discover different areas of the business,” says Koss. “They can be a registered electrician and then they can start to do more complex integration or complex installations on other systems that they typically wouldn’t see.” Some staff may become specialists in health-care security applications, for example, which is a growing area of the company’s business. Employees are also incentivized and encouraged to attain the relevant industry certifications, such as those from vendors like Genetec, Avigilon or Kantech,
Houle Electric headquarters in Burnaby, B.C.
“We absolutely support internal growth.” — Les Koss, Houle Electric or professional designations like PMP, P.Eng or CPA. In some cases, staff may look to move beyond field work and into project management roles, and the company has a path available that would allow them to make that transition. “At Houle, we place a high value on the experience gained in the field and actively seek to leverage that through internal recruitment initiatives,” explains Amber Roberts, vice-president of people and culture at Houle. “These efforts support individuals transitioning from the tools into field leadership roles or more office-based positions.” The success of these transitions depends on a variety of factors, including aptitude and suitability for the role, as well as comfort level. In some cases a candidate may discover that project management isn’t what that they thought it was and they ultimately come to the conclusion that being hands-on with technology is more satisfying. But it’s always worth finding out, says Koss, which is why the company is so keen on promoting from within and supporting staff ambitions. “We absolutely support and encourage internal growth,” says
Koss. “I think it’s the best way to attract and retain people.” Perhaps the best example of this philosophy is the company’s own president and CEO, Keith Parsonage. Parsonage joined Houle almost 20 years ago as a journeyperson electrician, and has since worked in a number of management roles, including vice-president of projects, before his promotion to CEO last year. “Many of our current executives began their careers in the field,” says Roberts. “Their journeys reflect the longstanding opportunities for growth and advancement within our organization.”
Recruitment and the future To keep growing, and to support the next generation of systems integration professionals, Houle is actively involved in college and university recruitment efforts. In addition to working with local unions across B.C. to staff field positions, the company participates in hiring events, college job fairs and student co-op programs that cater to a variety of different positions at Houle. “Our recruitment efforts at universities and colleges are a key part of our strategy,” says Roberts. “HR
representatives and division leaders regularly attend hiring events throughout the year, showcasing our capabilities through interactive displays and one-on-one conversations. While Houle has long been recognized as a leader in electrical contracting, these events also allow us to highlight our expertise in technology integration, helping to expand our brand and reputation.” Koss adds that Houle is working hard to spread the word that the skilled trades can provide meaningful and fulfilling work to young people. At a recent college campus event, Koss says he was impressed that some of the attendees sought out Houle’s booth and struck up conversations. The interactions led to two people getting hired. “It’s pretty encouraging,” he says. “I think it’s the recognition that security’s not going to go away, it’s evolving and it’s always going to be a necessity.” As Houle continues to embrace new technologies (the company, for example, is exploring how AI can be harnessed for customer projects and operational efficiency), there is also a recognition that systems integration is ultimately a people business. Having worked in the industry for almost 20 years, Koss says he’s consistently impressed by what Houle is able to bring to the table. “It’s obvious, to me, the level of pride that’s demonstrated at Houle,” he says.
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Product Previews
Video Surveillance
High zoom bullet camera i-PRO
Video management system Hanwha Vision
Highlights of the Wisenet WAVE VMS 6.0 include a redesigned user management interface, enhanced LDAP integration, upgraded calendars, camera linking via hotspot/ teleport, the ability to add temporary users, and cloudbased email. Similar to previous WAVE VMS releases, all features are supported across the mobile, desktop and server versions of the platform using any operating system, as well as WAVE Sync, Hanwha Vision’s cloud-based service. www.hanwhavisionamerica.com
i-PRO announced a new line of high zoom bullet cameras. Equipped with zoom and IR LED technologies, the new cameras offer precision for long-distance monitoring across various environments. The new lineup includes 10x and 30x zoom options, complemented by long-range (up to 250m) infrared LED capabilities for optimal performance in low-light or nighttime conditions. Available in 2MP, 5MP and 4K resolutions, the range offers 20 new models across the X- and S-series. Four LPRoptimized models are available for capturing plates at high speeds. www.i-pro.com
Industrial camera Opticom Tech
Opticom announced the release of its new CC04 industrial camera with M12 connection. The new option, CC04-IP3MV-3M12, is now available through Opticom Tech and its distributors. The new camera offers all the features of the CC04 — 3MP resolution, vibration resistance, ONVIF compatibility, IR infrared, IP67 waterproof and dustproof, and more, and the RJ45 connector is still available. This camera is suited for harsh industrial environments that experience vibration, debris and other hazards. www.opticomtech.com
Video management AMAG Technology
AMAG Technology announced Symmetry CompleteView Video Management 7.5. This version introduces new enterprise capabilities including the integration of Iron Yun’s Vaidio AI Video Analytics which provides a comprehensive suite of advanced analytics for people, vehicles, facial recognition and objects, compatible with any camera or video source. This enhanced solution supports both real-time monitoring and forensic investigations. Symmetry CompleteView VMS 7.5 also introduces federation, storage encryption and export encryption. www.amag.com
Ultra high-def cameras Resideo Technologies
Video authentication SWEAR
SWEAR announced the release of the enterprise version of its video content authentication tool, SWEAR Security. The tool integrates with video management systems to safeguard video data at the point of capture. SWEAR Security integrates directly with security and video recording platforms, capturing the unique digital layout of each frame, sound byte and pixel in real time. This mapped data is securely stored on a blockchain ledger, creating an unchangeable record. www.swear.com 6
The new First Alert CX4 Camera Series is compatible with both the Resideo ProSeries Security System and Resideo’s First Alert VISTA Hybrid Security System.. The camera series offers three different models: CX4B Bullet Camera for perimeter monitoring, warehouses or retail applications; CX4T Turret Camera for lobbies, stairwells and retail areas; and CX4D Dome Camera for entrances, exits, offices or food service applications. www.resideo.com
SWIR cameras Raptor
Raptor has enhanced its range of SWIR cameras with the launch of the Owl 2560 Vis-SWIR camera. Using a back-illuminated InGaAs sensor (1¼”, 2560 × 2048 pixels with 3.45μm × 3.45μm pixel pitch), the QUAD SXGA camera offers uniform spectral sensitivity from 400-1700nm running at up to 60fps. It interfaces through a single wire CoaXpress interface meaning less connectors for slip-ring / systems integration. The camera is temperature stabilized and is designed to MilSpec standards. www.raptorphotonics.com
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Privacy masks IDIS
IDIS Smart Privacy Masks are a patented, real-time privacy masking solution that protects individuals’ identities while enabling reliable and responsive real-time video surveillance operations, according to IDIS. Using an in-house developed and trained IDIS Deep Learning Engine, it adjusts mosaic strength to enable video streams to deliver clarity and visibility while protecting privacy. IDIS Smart Privacy Masks combine the advantages of object detection and heatmaps with deep learning and IDIS Solutions Suite VMS processing to increase accuracy. www.idisglobal.com
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Enhancing building security with AI-enabled video solutions Matthew Cirnigliaro, Head of Marketing for Bosch Video Systems in North America
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nnovations in artificial intelligence are enhancing security and safety for the people, property, and assets in and around buildings. AI-enabled video systems understand what they are seeing and instantly alert to conditions that require action.
Alert to events around buildings
and track an object of interest even while the camera is moving, and the person or vehicle stops temporarily. Security personnel can track suspicious individuals or vehicles while unwanted environmental motion sources, such as leaves and lighting changes, are filtered out, providing high reliability.
AI-enabled analytics alert to vehicles and people near a building while ignoring false triggers, such as rain, snow, shadows, or window reflections. It can provide instant notifications for loitering, crossing the line of a virtual zone around loading docks or other high-risk areas, and more, to provide early warnings of an intrusion event.
Detect physical attributes
Secure perimeters
Manage parking
Layering AI object detectors with video analytics technology that is highly sensitive to directed motion aids security personnel in detecting individuals rolling, crawling, or camouflaging themselves, even at long distances. Early and reliable detection of intruders alongside perimeters of high security locations provides staff more time to respond.
With the ability to detect physical attributes of individuals, such as the presence of hats, glasses, bags, backpacks, and clothing color, AI-enabled analytics assists security personnel in quickly retrieving video evidence of an event or in finding and investigating an individual’s actions.
Cameras equipped with license plate recognition support the management of vehicle access to high security buildings. The analytics adds accurate license plate details to the camera’s metadata stream, helping security teams ensure each vehicle is authorized to enter the area. When combined with make and model detection, this information can be used to ensure a plate matches the registered vehicle.
Integration with audio communications
Video solutions can integrate with communications systems to deter potential intruders. The detection of a person along a perimeter can trigger audio messages to play through a nearby loudspeaker. The warning may cause the person to flee before inflicting damage.
Envisioning what’s next
Detect guns and gunshots
While existing edge-based AI centered on object detection excels at detecting people and vehicles, emerging GenAI solutions complement them by adding reasoning. GenAI uses cloud-based Large Language Models (LLM) to understand the context of what the camera sees. It follows simple user prompts to analyze video more like a human would, without being trained on specific objects or behaviors. Prompts can be open-ended or specific. For example, they can inquire if any safety hazards are present, if an emergency vehicle has arrived, or if a crowd has formed. Imagine being able to identify blocked aisles in warehouses, improper material handling at industrial sites, vandalism, or other risks. Timely alerts improve safety and efficiency by supporting security personnel in understanding unfolding events and quickly identifying the best response.
Track moving objects
GenAI represents the next generation of AI-enabled video solutions that empower proactive responses to bring even greater value to security personnel.
Using a layered approach with video and audio AI for gun and gunshot detection assists security staff in ensuring the safety of employees and visitors. When someone brandishing a gun approaches a location, visual gun detection is designed to promptly alert personnel who can verify the gun and take proactive measures. If a gun is not visually detected, audio AI is designed to detect and classify gunshots while estimating the direction from which the sound originates.
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Empower proactive responses with AI-enabled Video Analytics Bosch Video Analytics solutions help users find meaningful information in video footage in real time, making it easier to identify and respond to potential risks and threats. Our intelligent solutions provide valuable insights to improve the safety, security, and operational efficiency of an environment with data that ranges from people counting to vehicle classifications, and more. We leverage the power of AI to empower users to understand their environment more deeply, so they can respond proactively.
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From Hours to Minutes, Find What Matters in Moments
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ost investigations begin with one critical piece of information. It might be a still image of a person of interest (POI) or a snapshot of a vehicle departing from a scene. Traditionally, those types of clues would send security teams down a timeconsuming path of scrubbing through hours or days of video footage, camera by camera, hoping to catch the same subject so the pieces could be put together. With growing camera counts and expanding facilities, that manual process quickly becomes overwhelming and time consuming. But what if you could retrace the steps of a POI as well as locate them quickly? Luminys changes that equation with LumiSearch technology, an advanced reference-image search technology designed to dramatically reduce investigation time while improving confidence in results. Instead of watching footage, operators can let the system do the work.
One Image. One Search. Network-Wide Results. LumiSearch allows investigators to upload or select a single reference image of a person or a vehicle and search across multiple cameras on the same network, as long as those cameras and recorders are LumiSearch-enabled. The system analyzes key visual attributes from the reference image and compares them against recorded video streams across any sevenday period[1], returning relevant matches in seconds. Manually reviewing video footage previously consumed hours, or even days, by checking cameras individually. But it can now be completed in a matter of minutes. For example, LumiSearch enables investigators to quickly retrace a suspect’s path across a mall, locate a missing individual, or follow a vehicle’s movement across a facility through a single, intuitive workflow. Looking back, the historical context clearly illustrates the impact of this capability. In 1981 a six-year-old Adam Walsh was abducted from a Sears department store in Florida and investigators had no way to
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rapidly analyze video across entrances, exits, or adjacent areas. The investigation relied heavily on eyewitness accounts and public outreach, costing valuable time during the most critical, early moments. If this case were examined using modern reference image search technology such as LumiSearch, investigators could begin with a single image. That image could be used to quickly identify points of entry and exit and track movement across multiple cameras on the same network. Instead of taking days, actionable leads could be surfaced in minutes, fundamentally changing how quickly investigators can respond when every second matters.
Built for Real-World Security Challenges Security professionals today face increasing pressure to do more with fewer resources. Investigations must move faster, results must be defensible, and tools must be easy to use under stress. LumiSearch was built specifically for these realities. Instead of relying on complex filters or metadata that may not exist, LumiSearch works directly from visual data. You can upload a photo, identify a target live or pre-recorded on the system as the starting point. From there, LumiSearch scans across all LumiSearch-enabled cameras on the network, identifying appearances of the
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same person or vehicle—even as lighting conditions, angles, or backgrounds change. The result is a streamlined investigative workflow that removes guesswork and accelerates decision-making.
Faster Investigations, Better Outcomes Reducing investigation time directly impacts outcomes. The faster a subject is identified or a vehicle is located, the faster teams can respond, escalate, or close a case. For schools, this can mean quickly locating a student who left a safe area. For enterprise environments, it can help security teams trace theft or unauthorized access. For municipalities and public safety organizations, LumiSearch supports timely incident reconstruction and evidence gathering. By enabling networkwide searches from a single reference image, LumiSearch helps teams move from reactive to proactive, turning video data into actionable intelligence.
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