How to Improve Safety and Security with a Camera AI Solution

Improving safety and security to protect against thieves and vandals is important to most people – and especially businesses. For these organizations, strong security measures promote customer and employee safety and reduce the potential financial and reputation damage caused by security incidents.

Many companies invest in safety tools such as intruder detection systems, security cameras, and motion sensors to limit their risk and liability as much as possible. However, these safety and security solutions aren’t always enough.

Using a supplemental security tool like Actuate by Rastrac can help.

What is Actuate by Rastrac?           

Actuate by Rastrac is an artificial intelligence-based firearm and intruder detection solution that effectively monitors spaces for people and objects that are not where they’re supposed to be. Once the intruder detection AI solution spots something out of the ordinary, it notifies security staff of the issue.

This camera AI solution also helps improve gun detection to rapidly detect these dangers and alert staff to them so they can respond before shots are fired. This, in turn, can help improve both employee and customer safety as threatened areas can be evacuated or sealed off before an attack is carried out.

A deep-learning AI solution helps to eliminate false positives that waste time and energy.

Why Traditional Intruder Detection Doesn't Work

Most existing intruder detection systems don’t provide safety and security that is up to today’s standards. Simple systems suffer from frequent false positives because they mistake wind/air pressure changes or animals for people. More advanced solutions like facial recognition are costly, inefficient, and create major privacy and compliance challenges.

Some examples of the ways that existing security and safety tools fall short include:

• Motion Sensors. While inexpensive, motion sensors can generate a lot of false positives from simple changes in wind direction or air pressure. Plus, the lack of image capture capabilities means you still need cameras and live guards.
• Video Monitoring. Video cameras are incredibly useful for capturing evidence of incidents after the fact, and for speeding up human validation of possible threats. However, to operate at peak efficiency, they still need significant manpower to verify what’s being displayed on the feed and relay it to staff and security personnel.
• Infrared (IR) Sensors. These sensors are great at detecting warm bodies and differentiating between people and animals, but are costly and require specialized hardware and upkeep.

Benefits of Actuate's Camera AI Solution

Actuate by Rastrac’s camera AI solution eliminates one of the biggest weaknesses of traditional video monitoring solutions—the need for someone to manually monitor a video feed to proactively identify potential safety and security threats.

Also, because the AI solution works with any camera, there’s no need to install new hardware. Simply connect your video feeds to the camera AI and let the software do the rest!

Some use cases for Actuate by Rastrac include:

• Industrial Facilities. Theft, vandalism, and terrorist threats are all persistent threats for industrial facilities. Actuate’s camera AI solution helps detect intruders in remote facilities and provides instantaneous alerts for rapid response.
• Real Estate Monitoring. Expensive real estate holdings can be a magnet for trouble. AI-based intruder detection helps protect your real estate portfolio from vandals, thieves, and squatters to preserve the value of the property.
• Retail Monitoring. After-hours are a prime time for thieves to break into and steal merchandise or money from a retail business. With AI-based intruder and gun detection, retail businesses can provide better protection for customers and employees alike.

Are you ready to revolutionize safety and security for your business? Reach out to Rastrac today to get started!