AtomVision AI: Smarter Alerts, Easier Search

The AI helps filter out false alarms and makes it easier to find specific footage. It's not perfect—you'll still get occasional false positives—but it's significantly better than basic motion detection.

Fewer False Alarms

  • Person vs. Pet Detection: The AI can usually tell the difference between people, vehicles, animals, and shadows. Most customers see a noticeable reduction in nuisance alerts.
  • Customizable Sensitivity: You can adjust detection thresholds per camera. Some environments need tighter settings than others.
  • Alert Delivery: Notifications can go to email, phone, Slack, or Teams.

Video Search

  • Search by Description: Type things like "blue truck" or "person with backpack" to find relevant clips faster than manual scrubbing.
  • Search speed depends on how much footage you have, but it's generally quick.

Other Features

  • People Counting: Useful for retail occupancy or capacity limits. Accuracy is generally good but varies by camera angle.
  • License Plate Reading: Works well in good lighting. Performance drops in rain or at odd angles.
  • Heat Mapping: Shows where people spend time. Helpful for store layout decisions.

AI processing runs on the AI Edge Analytic Box locally; optional cloud sync for search and multi-site dashboards. We don't use customer video to train models. SOC 2 Type II reports are available on request.

Deep Learning Video Intelligence

Vision Engine on the
edge, where seconds matter.

RKNN models run on the AI Edge Analytic Box NPU — safety, counting, traffic, and access control without waiting on the cloud. Add optional cloud sync for search and multi-site dashboards. Explore our four application suites.

High
Person Detection
30 FPS
Edge Inference
On-site
Alert evaluation
Fewer
False Positives
Millions
Training Images
YOLOv8
Architecture

AI Analytics Modules

Six deep learning modules that transform surveillance cameras into intelligent sensors

On-device detection

Knows People From Pets

The AI can tell the difference between your mail carrier and a stray cat. No more 3am alerts because a moth flew past the camera.

Person DetectionDepends on camera and angle
Vehicle RecognitionDepends on camera and angle
Face DetectionPresence only on all tiers
Package/Object DetectionScene-dependent
On-device NPU (RKNN)Lightweight models on StandardMulti-model on Professional
Accuracy depends on camera placement, lighting, and which model you enable
Semantic Embedding Search

Find Anything Fast

Type 'person in red jacket' or 'blue delivery truck' and jump right to it. No more scrubbing through 8 hours of footage to find a 10-second clip.

Color RecognitionUseful*
Clothing/Attribute DetectionUseful*
Direction & Speed TrackingSupported*
Cross-Camera CorrelationSupported
CLIP embeddingsVector similarity searchSub-second results
Search hundreds of hours of footage in seconds
Multi-Stage Classification

Alerts You'll Actually Read

Our AI filters out rain, shadows, and tree branches. You get notified when a person shows up—not every time the wind blows.

False Positive ReductionSignificant
Alert Delivery Latency<3 sec
Custom Rules EngineFlexible
Webhook IntegrationREST/WebSocket
Two-stage classifierTemporal context analysisCustomizable thresholds
Dramatically fewer nuisance alarms vs motion-only detection
Trajectory Analysis

See Where People Go

Heat maps show you which aisles get traffic, where people linger, and why one entrance is always crowded. Great for retail layouts and event planning.

People Counting AccuracyHigh
Dwell Time Precision±5 sec
Zone AnalyticsMulti-zone
Historical Trend Analysis90 days
DeepSORT trackingKalman filter predictionConfigurable zones
Visualize customer journeys across multiple cameras
OCR + Regional Models

Read License Plates

Automatically captures plate numbers as vehicles pass by. Set up a watchlist and get alerted when specific plates arrive—useful for deliveries, employees, or unwelcome visitors.

Plate Recognition (Clear view)High*
Speed SupportBest under ~40 mph
Night/IR RecognitionStrong*
Database WatchlistConfigurable
EasyOCR + custom modelsRegional format supportReal-time alerts
Works in daylight, low-light, and infrared conditions
Density Estimation

Count People Automatically

Real-time headcounts for stores, venues, or anywhere you need to track occupancy. Great for capacity limits, shift planning, or just knowing how busy things get.

Counting AccuracyStrong*
Concurrent ZonesPer stream budget
Capacity Threshold AlertsReal-time
Automated ReportingHourly/Daily
CSRNet density estimationMulti-entrance aggregationAPI integration
Perfect for retail, venues, and occupancy compliance

Technical FAQ

Deep learning architecture, inference performance, and integration details

How accurate is the AI, really? Will I still get false alarms?

Real-world accuracy depends on camera angle, lighting, and which model you enable. A camera pointed into the sun will do worse than one with decent backlight compensation. You will still see occasional false positives from shadows or wildlife. The useful change is fewer noise alerts than basic motion, not a perfect score.

What's the difference between edge AI and cloud AI?

Edge AI runs on the AI Edge Analytic Box at your site—construction safety, people counting, traffic, LPR, and facial recognition with 15–30ms typical latency. It works when internet drops. Cloud AI adds semantic video search, cross-site dashboards, and long-term trend reports. Time-critical alerts use edge; search and multi-site ops use optional cloud sync.

What models are you actually running under the hood?

Object detection uses compact models on the edge NPU (RKNN). Heavier models can run in the optional cloud path when you want higher accuracy. Feature extraction uses a re-identification network. Semantic search uses CLIP embeddings in a vector database. License plates use OCR with regional models. We update models as better architectures emerge.

Are you using my footage to train your AI?

No, and we're contractually bound to that. Our models train on licensed datasets (COCO, ImageNet, proprietary collections we've licensed). Customer video never leaves your data silo except for the specific features you enable. We can provide DPAs and data handling documentation for enterprise procurement.

Can I search for something specific in my recordings?

Yes—this is what makes cloud AI worthwhile. Type 'red truck' or 'person carrying box' and we'll find matching clips in seconds. Under the hood, we embed video frames using CLIP, store vectors in a similarity search index, and match against your query. It searches across all cameras and can process months of footage. Way faster than scrubbing manually.

How does this compare to analytics from Milestone or Genetec?

VMS platforms like Milestone and Genetec offer analytics plugins, but they're often separate add-ons with their own licensing. We bundle analytics into the cloud subscription—no extra servers to deploy or plugins to manage. If you already have XProtect or Security Center, we can feed our AI events into those systems via API.

What about privacy regulations like GDPR and facial recognition?

We're GDPR-aligned with EU data residency options. Face detection (presence) runs on all tiers. Full facial recognition (watchlist matching, 1:N) requires an Enterprise on-prem deployment plus documented lawful basis, consent/signage, and tenant-isolated galleries—we provide DPIA templates and regional enablement controls. Customer video is never used to train shared models.

How does the AI handle nighttime or low-light footage?

Depends on your cameras. If they output clean IR images, detection accuracy stays high. If they're using cheap sensors that get grainy at night, accuracy drops. We recommend cameras with true WDR (120dB+) and Starlight sensors for 24/7 analytics. The AI can only work with what the camera gives it—garbage in, garbage out.

Curious how it works with your cameras?

We'll show you the AI in action—with your actual footage. No commitment, just a demo so you can see if it's a good fit.

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