Unlike traditional Video Motion Detection (VMD), which relies on motion to perform its detection (making it susceptible to false alarms caused by movement), our unique Non-Motion Detection (NMD) software is capable of ignoring motion, making it the only software in the world capable of detecting objects (even tiny objects that are invisible to human eye) that are placed in the most common and dangerous environments: busy or crowded scenes, despite obscuration and constant movement.
We supply Non-Motion Detection software is able to distinguish between objects that are left for a few seconds and objects that are abandoned for much longer periods of time. The detection time can be adjusted to suit the needs of the user and the constraints of the environment.
Whilst other products may have the ability to find objects that are abandoned in an empty scene, the most dangerous and difficult scenarios are not empty. In the real world innocent people will be constantly moving around the abandoned object and obscure it for periods of time, our system can effectively detect an object in this environment. Once an alarm is raised, at the press of a button, the user can jump to the event, giving staff the opportunity to react immediately, and allowing quick and easy identification of the person(s) involved.
The software is capable of detecting potentially any number of abandoned objects within a single scene, and reviewing each event individually. Object Differentiation enables the unique ability to detect loaded airport trolleys, while ignoring empty ones (or vice versa)
Uses:
Detecting Suspicious Objects in a busy area
Potential Bomb Detection in a busy area
Left luggage detection
Lost and Found
Trolley collection
2. Detect Objects Removedfrom Crowded or Busy Areas
The range of Non-Motion Detection software ICU offers is capable of detecting the removal of multiple objects from crowded and busy scenes despite obscuration and constant movement in the camera’s field of vision.
Whilst other products may have the ability to detect objects that are removed from an empty scene, the most common and difficult situations are not empty. VMD products, which rely on motion to perform their detection (and are therefore susceptible to false alarms caused by movement), will not be able to cope in a realistic situation where innocent people may frequently move around an object and obscure it for periods of time, our systems can detect theft effectively in this environment.
The detection time is fully configurable to suit the constraints of the environment and the needs of the user.
In a busy environment such as a museum or art gallery innocent people will regularly obscure a painting or object as they admire it. Our software is superior in its capability of ignoring the movement of people in front of the objects while still detecting if they are taken.
The software will even identify the paintings to be protected and automatically adjust size and shape parameters accordingly.
Once an alarm is raised, at the press of a button, the user can jump to the event, giving staff the opportunity to react immediately, and allowing quick and easy identification of the person(s) involved.
The software is capable of detecting potentially any number of stolen objects within a single scene, and replaying each event individually.
Uses:
Theft in art galleries or museums
Theft in car show rooms
Theft from warehouses
3. Detect Graffiti & Vandalism
The range of Non-Motion Detection software ICU offers is able to detect changes to a static background, allowing it detect vandalism or graffiti. It is able to ignore people walking in the street but alert relevant staff as soon as any graffiti appears: this is critical to the apprehension of the culprit.
The detection time can be adjusted to suit the needs of the user and the constraints of the environment. NMD can effectively detect graffiti or vandalism in an environment where it may be obscured by the movement of people walking by or the perpetrators themselves for periods of time.
Once an alarm is raised, at the press of a button, the user can jump to the event , giving staff the opportunity to react immediately. The software is capable of detecting potentially any number of instances of graffiti within a single scene, and reviewing each event individually.
Uses:
Detecting graffiti
Detecting vandalism of public buildings
Detecting that a work of art or historical artefact is vandalised
4. Detect Parking Violations
The range of Non-Motion Detection software ICU offers is able to detect vehicles that park for too long, even in areas of heavy traffic where the vehicle(s) may be obscured regularly by the passing traffic.
It is able to detect vehicles that stop for less than a minute but more importantly is able to detect vehicles that stop for more considerable (or suspicious) periods of time from a few minutes to a couple of hours or more.
A time limit for the parking zone is preset by the user and any vehicle that remains parked in the area for too long will raise an alarm. The software can be used for enforcing no-stopping zones or parking areas with time-limits.
Importantly the software can be configured to only give alarms for trucks and not cars, cars and not trucks, or cars and trucks and not other objects which may not be of concern.
The detection time can be adjusted to suit the needs of the user and the constraints of the environment. Only NMD can effectively detect a vehicle in a busy street with constant traffic movement where the vehicle is obscured for periods of time environment.
Once an alarm is raised, at the press of a button, the user can jump to the event, giving staff the opportunity to react immediately. The software is capable of detecting potentially any number of parked vehicles within a single scene, and reviewing each event individually.
Uses:
Detecting vehicles that over-stay time-limit parking zones
Detection of vehicles that park in a “no parking” zone or area
Detection of cars that park in a loading zone reserved for trucks
Detection of vehicles parked in restricted areas for security reasons
Detecting vehicles that have broken down on major arterial roads
Detecting potential car bombs that may be parked in a restricted area
5. Counting in a Crowd
One product in our range has the unique capability to count the number of people within a crowd, in real-time. This is very different from our standard counting software which provides a cumulative total of the number of objects (people/vehicles/etc) that pass though a ‘virtual gate’.
The Counting in a Crowd software will give a live count of the number of people within a region of interest that has been drawn on the screen, and has the ability to raise an alarm if the figure reaches a pre-defined limit.
The software can be used to count vehicles within an area of interest, to monitor traffic and generate alarms for congestion, alerting the user when the pre-defined threshold is reached. The software can also be used in the service industry alerting relevant staff if or when a queue reaches a size that is deemed too long.
There are many situations where regulations permit a maximum number of people within a room or area, the Counting in a Crowd software is able to monitor these areas to ensure the regulations are not breeched.
Counting in a Crowd operates with an accuracy that exceeds 98%.
Uses:
Monitoring busy areas for overcrowding
Monitoring traffic for congestion
Monitoring queues to improve customer service
Complying with building regulations
Increase safety in any crowded venue
6. Slip & Fall Detection
One product in our range can instantly detect if a person slips or falls and can raise an alarm to alert security personnel or nurses station.
Public liability lawsuits have led to a high demand for a system which can alert staff to such an event in a timely manner and that can store such information for later perusal.
A timely alert can allow staff to take immediate action such as to comfort the person or supply first aid and request medical assistance.
The event based recording function of the software means an archived history of all falls is kept in a systematic way for efficient review.
Man-Down Detection
The slip and fall function described above can be used in a security and military “man-down” situations.
The software can detect a guard or soldier falling over and will instantly raise an alarm if such a situation occurs. In this way the software can be used to monitor the safety and status of guards who are critical to security.
Uses
Detect Slips and Falls
Manage Public Liability Issues
Detect if people have been critically injured (and fall down)
Detect if a prison in-mate has been stabbed
7. Behaviour Analysis
One product in our range has the ability to detect behaviour deemed suspicious such as loitering or running, based on the speed and pattern of their movement. Once alerted, the station staff have the ability to more closely monitor people whose behaviour seems suspicious, potentially averting crises before they happen. The software can give an early indication of people who are acting suspiciously so that they can be tracked and assessed.
Suspicious behaviour is different for every situation. This software is customisable to detect behaviour that a client identifies as suspicious for their situation.
The software could be used to detect potential theft, for instance in a car park. The software can be configured to recognise that a normal person would walk directly to their car while generating an alarm for any person that is seen to walk from car to car as they decide which one to steal.
The software can be used to detect potential suicidal behaviour: a suicidal person may loiter in one place as they build up their courage to blow themselves up, or before they jump off a train platform. The system can identify a person who is showing such aberrant behaviour.
Uses:
Detecting loitering
Detecting running or sudden running
Detecting potential theft
Detecting potential suicidal behaviour
8. Directional Alarms & Tracking
Directional Alarm capabilities within our product range can direct attention to events where people breech security. The software is able to permit vehicles and not people (or people and not vehicles, etc) to travel in one direction while generating an alarm for movement in the opposite direction where it may be deemed a high security risk.
This software could be used to detect people entering through “Exit” doors, vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road, people entering a venue while the rest of the crowd is leaving, someone climbing over a fence, or restricting access between “sterile” and “non-sterile” areas to only one direction.
The software can be set up to allow staff to leave a property at night but alarm for anyone trying to enter the premises.
Uses:
detect people entering through “Exit” doors
detect vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road
detect people entering a venue or event while the rest of the crowd is leaving
detect a person climbing over a fence
detect restricting access between “sterile” and “non-sterile” areas to only one direction
9. Standard Counting
The standard counting function will count and give a cumulative total of the number of people / vehicles / objects that have passed through an area at any given time.
A region or multiple regions of interest can be drawn on the screen and the software will count traffic that passes through the region in any direction that is specified and ignore traffic in any direction that is specified.
The software can export statistics into an excel spreadsheet or even integrate it into a business management system at an additional cost. The software is able to count only human traffic and ignore vehicular traffic or vice versa.
The counting software offered by ICU does not require overhead cameras to operate effectively, it is able to count using more normal camera angles, as long as there is some elevation.
The counting software can be used from a security perspective: if 40 people have gone into a building but only 30 come out then 10 must be left inside.
A customer service perspective: to direct ground staff to areas where there is a lot of activity
A marketing perspective to: value and sell shop space, gauge the effectiveness of different marketing campaigns, determine the busiest times of the day/week/month/year, or determine the busiest areas.
Uses:
determine popularity of different areas
determine how many vehicles have entered a carpark
compare the number of people who entered a building with the number of people who left the building
value and sell shop space
gauge the effectiveness of different marketing campaigns
determine the busiest times of the day/week/month/year
determine the busiest areas
direct ground staff to areas where there is a lot of activity
determine the busiest roads
10. Perimeter Protection & Intruder Detection
This capability can used to protect an area from intrusion: a virtual tripwire or region is drawn on the screen and anytime this perimeter is breeched the event is recorded and an alarm raised.
Any number of areas of interest can be set up on the screen, with separate filters. The flexibility of the software is such that it can differentiate between different types of objects allowing the user to ignore certain objects and target others such as people but not small animals and it can even distinguish between cars and trucks, and focus on the specific target.
The perimeter protection function could potentially be used to secure off-limits areas of property at night (or day), alerting security personnel if an intruder attempts to trespass. The software could also be used to alert if a person comes within a certain distance of valuable asset.
Uses:
Protecting outdoor perimeter of property from trespassers
Protecting restricted indoor areas from intruders
Tracking intruders across the screen to monitor their behaviour
Detecting people walking on a freeway while ignoring traffic from cars
Detecting people walking on train tracks while ignoring motion from the train
Detecting cars but not buses in a Bus Lane
Wireless PDA Option
The full range of applications can be viewed and managed using a wireless PDA. This means that an operator is not restricted to a control room.
The security guard can be doing a tour and have a comprehensive ability to monitor, archive, review, and manage any alarm situations that occur. This includes the ability to do a ‘Jump to Event’ which is available with every product.
Any number of wireless PDAs can be added to the system at any stage to upgrade the flexibility and mobility of the security team. This effectively allows every member of the security staff to view or manage (if authorised) the video stream from any camera without being in a control room or at the server.
Each guard becomes a mobile control room in his own right. Full intelligence surveillance capabilities are available on the PDA and alarms are viewable in real-time.
ICU Europe Technologies Ltd.
Head Office: ICU House
104 Abercorn Street
Paisley PA3 4AY
Scotland UK
Phone: +44 844 544 2876
Fax: +44 845 862 2566
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