by Shane Henson — December 25, 2013—Video surveillance cameras and analytics continue to be pushed out toward the perimeter at a high rate, and are becoming an integral part of electronic perimeter security solutions, according to a recent report published by IHS. Perimeter Security—World—2013 forecasts that the global market for intelligent devices in perimeter security applications will top $200 million in 2013.
The global information company says that historically, sensors have been the primary means of detection for perimeter security applications. In recent years, however, there has been a growing trend for cameras and analytics to be used in addition to sensors on a perimeter. The perimeter security industry has always been based on layers, so the addition of video only reinforces this ideology.
IHS forecasts that the global market for intelligent devices in perimeter security applications will top $200 million in 2013.
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Video, and especially video analytics, has been the fastest growing portion of the perimeter security industry since before 2010, notes IHS. Prior to this time, perimeter security applications mostly offered detection without verification or identification. Perimeter security integration with video is proving to be a great enhancement in terms of efficiency and the reduction of false alarms.
IHS notes that although analytics is poised to alter the perimeter detection market, the perimeter security industry will continue to use multiple layers and will not rely solely on video. Analytics has improved since its introduction to the market, but false alarms continue to plague end users, and programming/adjusting the analytics remains hands-on for the installer/integrator. Additionally, the environment plays a large role in the accuracy of the solution. Very crowded areas do not work well for analytics, while sterile areas with fewer crowds help improve performance.
Overall, use of video has been limited in perimeter applications compared with sensors; however, this has begun to change with the degree of integration and reliance on identification. In the medium to long term, video analytics may begin to displace more traditional sensors as a means not only to identify, but also to detect, says IHS.
