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After 20 minutes, humans miss 95% of the information!
The Vision: Why Video Content Analytics ?
Effectiveness
Cost
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Risk
Our Mission: high-quality automated surveillance
Control RoomEfficience
BetterMarketing
Detect allviolations
Valuablestatistics
Reducecosts
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A brief history of ACIC
ACIC’s Image Processing technologies developed @ UCL in early 90’s.
UCL and MULTITEL Research Centre jointly create Image Processing Department in 2001.
Official launch of ACIC in 2005.
• 13 people – 1,4m€ turnover (Group, CEDREBEL +40 persons)
• Installations and partners in 5 continents• All expertise in the company – own IP• Field proven technology• Continuous innovation
Development: ACIC
Pre-incubation UCL
Incubation:MULTITEL Research Center
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• ActivityDetection
• TrafficMonitoring
• PeopleCounting
Server based or Camera embedded Integrated with major VMS market leaders :
Milestone, Genetec, Avigilon, Exacq, SeeTec, IndigoVision, Griffid
ACIC Software suites
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• Multiple Objects robust detection & tracking
• Features:• Multiple parametrable detection regions
• Filtering on object size, shape and motion
• Robust to variable outdoor conditions (wind in the trees, clouds, shadow,…)
• Very low false alarm rate with maximum sensibility
• Profiles: PROT, SURV & WIDE
ActivityDetection
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PROFILE: PROT• Virtual line crossing• Sterile zone• Stopped vehicle
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Targeted segments:
Sensitive sites
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PROFILE: SURV• Virtual line crossing• Sterile zone & stopped
vehicle• Group detection• Abandoned luggage• Running man• Loitering
ActivityDetection
Targeted segments:TransportationCity surveillance
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How to detect distant objects over a large area in a cost effective way ?
ActivityDetection – Profile: WIDE
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ActivityDetection – Profile: WIDEFixed cameras ACIC Panoramic analytics
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Targeted segments:Coast-linesDesertsAirports
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• Features:• STATS-module
• Vehicle counting & classification• Speed measure, actual & average• Traffic classification & flows
• AID-module• Over-speed & speed drop• Shoulder use & center belt use• Congestion• Wrong way• Blocking objects & fallen load
TrafficMonitoringTraffic data collection and automatic incident detection
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Targeted segments:City roadsHighwaysTunnels
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PeopleCounting
2006/06/16@09:44:47.958, negative2006/06/16@09:45:07.724, negative2006/06/16@09:45:07.724, negative2006/06/16@10:02:31.795, negative2006/06/16@10:02:42.757, positive2006/06/16@10:08:45.270, positive2006/06/16@10:14:43.499, negative2006/06/16@10:15:46.770, positive2006/06/16@10:15:47.130, positive2006/06/16@10:17:47.947, negative2006/06/16@10:24:34.760, positive2006/06/16@10:24:35.000, positive
Features :
Overhead directional people countingIndividual & distributed counting95% accuracy
Targeted segments:
Retail,Transportation
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• Video-loss• Blurred image• Occlusion (tags, …)• Camera displacement• Under- or over-exposure
Generic Feature: Camera Anomaly Detection
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Deployable per camera in combination with any other solution
Horizontal and vertical video-stream stabilisation for
improved detection capabilities (filtering out wind vibrations)
Generic Feature: Image stabilization
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Deployable per camera in combination with any other solution
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ACIC Competitive Advantage
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P - Performance
I - Integration
C - Customization
S - Service
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PICS = Performance + Integration + Customization + Service
High Performance
Commitments
Multi-sector benchmarking:
EDF , SNCF, IBSR, IRE, BASF
Negotiable contractual performance commitments
DR/FAR optimization
Performance is key for VCA users.
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Perimeter protection of solar plants French mountains
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Contractual Commitment:Less than one false alarm per week
per camera!
Perimeter protection of EUROCOPTER Marignane
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Contractual Commitment:Less than one false alarm per day
per camera!
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PICS = Performance + Integration + Customization + Service
Openness
Multiplatform
Open API – own or 3rd party SDK
Integration with Linux & Windows SW
ONVIF, Web services, OPC, CAP, proprietary protocols
VCA is specialist business and must be
integrated with specialized VMS
Multiprotocol
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Intelligent Crossroads in Lima Peru Integration with XProtect from MILESTONE
Secure a logistics centerIntegration with CODRA-PANORAMA with OPC protocol
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PICS = Performance + Integration + Customization + Service
Flexibility
Innovation
Meeting client’s needs is the only goal
Solutions
Products may be customized for specific projects
When no product matches, we innovate with new algorithms
For complex projects, our solution is a composition of products, customization and novelties.
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Boat detection on waterlocks in the NetherlandsCompletely new image processing algorithm
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PICS = Performance + Integration + Customization + Service
Presales
Commissioning
VCA performs best with QoS
Support
PoC, Technical studies, Site surveys, Clip Analysis
System Commissioning by ACIC (domestic markets)
Remote and on-site support to integrators (technical and commercial)
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Mobile surveillance system for Police special unitsDevelopment from scratch of a full solution
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Acic – references
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Acic – online publications
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• Website:• http://www.acic.eu/
• Vimeo demo channel: • http://vimeo.com/acicvideoanalytics
• YouTube demo channel:• http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0KhAQIV0e-GeP-
53MUNSpQ• SlideShare channel:
• http://www.slideshare.net/Acic_Video_Analytics• LinkedIn page:
• http://www.linkedin.com/company/acic-sa?trk=hb_tab_compy_id_709792
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• Q1-2013: Install & Config Wizard• Q1-2013: Advanced Integration Genetec (Omnicast & SC)
• Q2-2013: Activity Detection ACAP Genetec integrated • Q2-2013: ActivityDetection Surveillance new version (edge & server)
• Q2-2013: VCA on PTZ• Q3-2013: Advanced PTZ control on VCA• Q3-2013: CameraAnomaly edge-based• Q3-2013: ILIDS certification• Q3-2013: TrafficMonitoring edge-based
Technology roadmap
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Questions?
Jean-Francois Delaigle – CEOE: [email protected]
Miguel Sabbe – Business DevelopmentE: [email protected]
Fabrice Foucart – Sales DirectorE: [email protected]
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