Intelligent video monitoring software utilizing the highest levels of available technology and providing best performance to suit any requirement.

Video Content Analytics

OVERVIEW

Digifort VCA is able to accurately capture data to help a diverse range of businesses and organisations achieve a greater understanding of the behaviour of people who work or visit their premises. The software can detect movement within very small areas of a video image and can therefore provide operators with a powerful ‘exception’ reporting tool to help them identify suspicious activity and when appropriate, to despatch security guards or quickly report the incident to one of the emergency services. The ability to do this is significant in that it is widely acknowledged that operators can miss important events after monitoring video for more than 30 minutes or so, and the possibility of this happening is increased when individual operators are tasked to view multiple screens.
Digifort VCA is a real-time video analytics engine that utilizes advanced image processing algorithms to turn video into actionable intelligence. At the core of the product is an advanced object tracking engine that continually tracks moving and stationary targets. The tracking engine features built-in robustness to environmental nuisance conditions such as changing illumination, moving foliage, rippling water, etc.

FEATURES

INTRUSION DETECTION

Detects when an object, person or vehicle is inside or crossing a zone or a line.

DWELL DETECTION

Objects that dwell inside a zone for longer than pre-defined amount of time will trigger the rule and raise an alarm.

DIRECTIONAL DETECTION

Objects that travel in the configured direction (within the limits of the acceptance angle) through a zone or over a line trigger the rule and raise alarm.

REMOVED OBJECT DETECTION

Significant objects are detected when carried into the zone, trigger the rule and raise an alarm. E.g. a missing marked object such as picture in a museum.a

ABANDONED OBJECT DETECTION

This detects the abandoning of an object in a predefined zone e.g. a bag or suitcase left on the street.

OBJECT COUNTING

Up to 40 on-screen counters linked to the detection rules, provide on-screen counting of all detection objects.

APPEAR & DISAPPEAR FILTERS

Detects objects on the basis of a pre-defined intensity of colours, e.g. clothes for medical staff at hospitals

OBJECT CLASSIFICATION

Digifort VCA can perform object classification once the camera has been calibrated. Object classification is based on properties extracted from the object including object area and speed.

STOPPING DETECTION

Objects that are stopped inside a zone for longer than the defined amount of time will trigger the rule and raise an alarm

3D CALIBRATION CONFIGURATION

The mimic remains steady alongside objects in the video image so that matching their height is easy as no further adjustment of the mimic’s position is necessary.

TAMPER DETECTION

Digifort VCA can automatically detect if a camera is moved, de-focused, covered or tampered with in any way, inform the operator via an alarm within seconds of the detection.

PEOPLE TRACKER

highly accurate people tracking, counting, and queue management combining state-of-the art 3D imaging technology.

SHAKE CANCELLATION

Tracker works even if the camera is on a swing pole.

ENTER & EXIT DETECTION

An “object entered” alarm is raised when object crosses from the outside to the inside of a detection zone.

TAILGATING DETECTION

Object tailgating is defined as two objects crossing a virtual line or zone within in a pre-defined time frame. For example, a second unauthorized vehicle enters a parking lot close to a first vehicle that has access permission, or two people enter a security zone with a single access card.

MAJOR BENEFITS

Digifort VCA is constantly analyzing programmed behavioral situations, it generates alarms according to events that are occurring at the time of operation, for example: a car exceeding a speed limit, a person entering a property, a car parked or stopped in a restricted area, an abandoned object, an object removed or even to alert about suspicious movement of people. Generates statistical reports and graphs for all events in the system such as counting objects and people, abandoned objects and face detection among others. It has several advantages such as: advanced algorithm for detection and tracking of objects, easy configuration and operation, efficient and uncomplicated solution.

This module due to its high processing requirement needs its own server, which can process up to 30 cameras utilizing analytics.
  • Unique, easy to use, patented 3D calibration suitable for overhead and side-viewing cameras, calibration in metric or imperial units.
  • On-screen display of object classification, speed, area and height.
  • Speed filter with upper and lower speed thresholds.
  • Filter on object class. For example people, group of people , vehicle, clutter, etc.
  • Filter out small animals, birds, and blowing trash by excluding object in the clutter category.
  • Object classes can be changed by the user
  • Combined filter using object class and one other filter.
  • Includes full forensic metadata stream in XML format for customer use.

THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA

Digifort VCA works on Thermal imaging cameras for security, fire prevention and temperature monitoring applications. A high proportion of incidents happen in low light conditions. It is therefore important that a detection system is capable of operating equally well both during the day and what could be total darkness.

Intelligent Thermal IP bullet cameras are equipped with the VCA video analytics engine and as such, offer a single device solution providing intrusion detection and alarm verification day or night, whatever the lighting conditions. Designed    to   detect    objects and

people that might otherwise be impossible with traditional video surveillance cameras in environmental conditions such as through smoke, snow, heavy rain and fog, they are also ideal for projects where it is not possible to install supplementary lighting, or where there are concerns about light pollution
Digifort VCA also supports temperature monitoring application. It can be configured to detect potential faults in, for example, cold stores and freezers, as well as detect the danger of fire due to plant or machinery overheating. .

iLIDS CLASSIFICATION

The Image Library for Intelligent Detection Systems (i-LIDS) is the government’s benchmark for Video Analytics systems. It has been developed by the Centre for Applied Science and Technology in partnership with
the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.
i-LIDS comprises a library of CCTV video footage based around ‘scenarios’ central to the government’s requirements. The footage accurately represents real operating conditions and potential threats.
VCA Technology Video Analytics has been independently tested against the UK Home Office i-LIDS image library for sterile zone environments.

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

OPERATING SYSTEM
Supported OSes Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
SERVER PC REQUIREMENTS
 

CPU Selection

8 to 16 cameras: Core i5 7600
17 to 32 cameras: Core i7 8700
33 to 40 cameras: Xeon E3 1220 V5
RAM 8GB
VGA Card Standard
Hard Drive Digifort VCA server & logs requires 100MB minimum.
NIC Minimum 1×1 gigabit LAN
ANALYTICS SPECIFICATION
Object Specification Object size/speed based, unlimited editable user classes, predefined classes, (clutter,
person, group of people etc)
Camera Calibration 3D graphic overlay/FOV calibration, Virtual ruler/horizon, mimics, Landscape grid,
Camera height, pan/tilt, field of view.
Zone Rules Presence, Enter, Exit, Appear, Disappear, Stopper/loitering, tailgating (in sec.), Direction &
speed filtering, Abandoned objects, Remove objects, Taken objects, Counting line.
Zone & Lines Up to 40 real time zones & lines, Detection/non detection segments, Polygon object
marking, Zone shape editing (add/ remove), Zone color/naming/filtering.
Tamper detection Duration of tampering, Selective screen areas
Object Display Height, Speed, Area, Stay-in-place time (loitering), Configurable classification (animal,
person, vehicle etc.), Non alarmed object marking.

Digifort Video Content Analytics | Datasheet