Overview

What is Forensic Search?
Forensic Search is the AI technology capable of finding similar looking objects accross multiple video channels of the VMS. The operator of the VMS would first select the object of interest by marking a bounding box around the object, such as the suspicious person entering the building and then initiate the Forensic Search. The VMS would then find all the video clips that might contain that suspicious person accross multiple video channels.

What type of objects can be found by Forensic Search?
You can search for either people or vehicles. The VMS will find the similar matches instantly.

Search on Live View of Playback?
You can launch the Forencing Search either from the live view or playback page.

What parameters can be used for the Forensic Search?

1. Selected target object by the bounding box
2. Selected time period of interest
3. Similarity level
4. Channels to be searched from

Applications

Forensic Search is a great tool for the investigation. It saves so much time by not needing to go through all the channels manually to find out where the suspect went once it passed one of the camera views. As the suspect goes though the premises, appearing in the view of multiple video channels, the Forensic Search can combine the results of all those channels into one dashboard where they can be reviewed conveniently and exported as an evidence.

Solutions

Several ACTi's VMS products contain the built-in Forensic search. The model list is provided below.