EVS adds real-time intelligence

 

Running Natively on IBM Power - EVS adds real-time intelligence to every camera feed, amplifying the performance of security teams and infrastructure. It analyzes video instantly, flags anomalies automatically, and gives operators the insight they need to detect threats sooner and respond faster. All events are logged locally for full traceability and audit compliance.

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Equitus Video Sentinel (EVS) system, running natively on secure IBM Power 10/11 (AIX) for an AI-on-the-Edge, No-Cloud solution, is designed to deliver value to law enforcement and border protection by shifting operations from reactive monitoring to proactive intelligence. The system's strength lies in its ability to generate rich, searchable metadata from video feeds in real-time.

Key use cases and measurable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for EVS in a law enforcement context:

EVS Key Use Cases for Law Enforcement and Border Protection

EVS primary applications revolve around enhancing security, accelerating investigations, and improving operator efficiency.

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1. Enhanced Forensic Analysis (The Investigative Accelerator)

EVS transforms vast video archives into a searchable intelligence database by auto-indexing every frame.

• Use Case: Rapidly search a year's worth of border or city video for a specific event or suspect vehicle.

  • Capabilities: Capture rich metadata, including size, color, speed, direction, vehicle type, and motion behavior attributes. It can also perform partial or full license plate search across multiple cameras.

  • Law Enforcement Action: Investigators can instantly locate clips based on attribute queries (e.g., "all people with red hats loitering near the perimeter gate") instead of manually scrubbing footage.

2. Real-Time Perimeter and Intrusion Detection (Border Security)

EVS functions as a 24/7 intelligent sentinel, automatically detecting unauthorized activity in high-security zones.

• Use Case: Proactively securing the border, critical infrastructure, and restricted areas.

  • Capabilities: Automatically detects perimeter intrusions, item removal, loitering, and unusual behavior. It can monitor for people crossing into off-limits zones or vehicles traveling in the wrong direction.

  • Law Enforcement Action: Provides operators with near-real-time alerts, enabling faster deployment to intercept threats, which is crucial for CBP's mission of detecting illicit cross-border traffic.

3. Suspicious Behavior and Anomaly Detection (Public Safety)

The system identifies activities that deviate from learned normal patterns, reducing false alarms and operator fatigue.

• Use Case: Monitoring public spaces, transportation hubs, and large gatherings for pre-incident indicators.

  • Capabilities: Tracks movement and behavior patterns, flagging anomalies such as a person leaving an object unattended, or identifying large crowds that risk spiraling out of control.

  • Law Enforcement Action: Facilitates quicker and more informed decision-making and allows staff to intervene and prevent a crime rather than just respond after the fact.

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

KPIs are used to measure the quantifiable value delivered by EVS, emphasizing efficiency, safety, and investigative power.

I. Efficiency and Effort Reduction (Leading Indicators)

These metrics show how EVS reduces manual labor and improves resource allocation.

• Reduction in Manual Video Review Time: Measures the decrease in human hours required to analyze footage for evidence (e.g., 95% reduction in search time).

• False Positive Alert Rate: Measures the percentage of AI-generated alerts that are confirmed as non-threats. Lowering this rate is key to reducing operator distraction and resource waste.

• Operator Camera Coverage Ratio: Measures the number of live camera feeds one operator can effectively monitor without a decrease in detection accuracy (e.g., Increase from 1:4 to 1:12 due to AI filtering).

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II. Investigative and Operational Effectiveness (Lagging Indicators)

KPI / metrics show the system's impact on case resolution and response:

• Case Resolution Time (Video Component): Measures the average time taken from video ingestion to successful evidence retrieval for a criminal case or border incident.

• Time-to-Alert (Intrusion): Measures the latency from a security breach event (e.g., crossing the border) to the delivery of the actionable alert to field agents. A lower value indicates better real-time intervention capability.

• Evidence Chain of Custody Integrity: Measures the rate of video evidence accepted in court without challenge due to security or provenance issues, supported by EVS's local, auditable logging.

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Open, Extensible Seamless Integration

This EVS capability ensures the system can be rapidly deployed and integrated into existing secure government infrastructure, maximizing ROI and adherence to strict protocols.

• Law Enforcement Value: EVS seamlessly integrates with leading Video Management System (VMS) platforms and existing camera networks, preserving investment in current analog and digital video streams.

• Operational Flexibility: The open architecture allows for integration with other platforms, tools, and data repositories. This is essential for law enforcement agencies that need to fuse video intelligence with other data sources (like CAD or GIS systems) for a unified operational view.

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