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To the Next Level Achieving better outcomes by combining technologies
BSy Teresa Liou
ecurity and surveillance
solutions must be able to quickly, accurately and reliably identify potential threats so that security staff
can promptly respond. Sensitive areas like critical infrastructure and other limited access locations require advanced security capabilities with a low rate of false alarms, which waste valuable time and can slow down response times for real threats. How- ever, traditional security technologies like cameras and motion sensors alone often cannot meet the strictest security require- ments and performance.
COMBINING TECHNOLOGIES
TO ACHIEVE BETTER OUTCOMES LiDAR (Light, Detection, and Ranging) is a time-of-flight sensing technology that pulses low-power, eye-safe lasers. LiDAR sensors measure the distance between the sensor and objects based on the light reflec- tions off those objects. The resulting data is used to generate a centimeter-level ac- curate 3D point cloud image and provides spatial location information to detect and track moving targets like intruders. LiDAR sensors perform reliably in various weather conditions, as well as in both very bright and extremely dark conditions.
When integrated with cameras and VMS, LiDAR technology enhances secu- rity functionality and reliability by allow- ing for real-time intruder tracking and vi- sualization as well as enabling automated PTZ camera control due to its high accu- racy object positioning capability. In es- sence, LiDAR systems complement and drive more effective usage of available security cameras.
5 BENEFITS OF LIDAR FOR SECURITY
LiDAR provides many benefits over com- peting technologies, including high ac- curacy, cost savings, real-time tracking
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