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'Intelligent' CCTV System Highlights Soccer Hooligans, Rocker Rowdies

by Terrence O'Brien on September 26, 2010 at 05:01 PM

Smart Eyes
Public events in the U.K., including football games (which we call soccer here in the good ol' U.S. of A.), may be getting a little security help from smart cameras. New CCTV systems called Smart Eyes use software to scan crowds, and identify anything out of the ordinary. The software is able to flag areas of a concert audience, allowing security personnel to better focus their monitoring efforts. The camera is able to identify patterns, as well as distinguish between empty seats, sitting spectators and rowdy fans jumping up and down.

The technology will lighten the burden on employees, whose sole job is to monitor crowds and security video feeds. The software is able to more effectively spot disruptions to expected crowd patterns, and won't tire the way human eyes and minds do. The software can even learn new crowd patterns simply through observation, which it can then save as models for future use. The Smart Eyes software can be used in conjunction with most existing CCTV hardware, so expect it to start popping up all over Britain very soon.

Tags: ai, cctv, privacy, security, surveillance, top

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