Amplicam Wildfire Guardian
Product description
WildFire Early Warning, Detection and Location System. Based on commercially available video surveillance cameras, with embedded high accuracy smoke detection algorithm, the system automatically detects forest wildfire at early stages. Additional functionalities of interactive Geographic Information System (GIS) and Resource Management are supported by the system. Integration with other external systems is possible.
Use case example
During high fire alert period, forest wildfire emerges. It is crucial to detect ire at an early (smoke) stage. With assistance of AmliCam software, institutions responsible for wildfire discovery and monitoring, can discover fire at an early stage, locate it on digital map, and manage fire fighting forces and resources in efficient way. The result is improved detection and location accuracy with less monitoring personnel involved.
How it works
AmpliCam Wildfire
Guardian is wildfire detection and monitoring software. The software is
distributed over edge devices and a central server farm. The edge devices are
video surveillance cameras with video content analytics software that is able
to detect early start of fire based on recognition of a smoke cloud.
Data Processing – Edge Devices
The captured video is analysed by video
surveillance camera processor. In case of a suspicious phenomenon, already
processed data are sent to the central system in the form of vector graphics.
This allows highly efficient use of communication channels. The central
processing power can achieve very high scalability of the system with virtually
no limitation on the number of edge devices.
Data Processing – Central Software
Software that runs on the central server or
cluster of servers is responsible for collection and processing data from the
edge devices. The central software calculates and plots data on the map,
calculates routes, provides support for resource management, handles all end
user and administrative requests, as well as, storage of data.
Cameras – Monitoring & Control
From practical point
of view, one operator can control up to 35 cameras. The system allows display
of up to 100 cameras on the video wall controlled from one work station. All
cameras can be viewed online allowing immediate reactions on any alarms.
Support in Resource Management
Along with connection
to camera video streams, the system displays camera coverage on the map. In
case of fire alarm, area and coordinates of the fire are calculated and
displayed on the map. This allows allocation and management of the closest
resources. Also, the system calculates closest route of specific fire-fighting
brigade to the place of fire and provides navigation information that can be
pushed down.
Specialized Maps
System includes fully
featured, layered maps, where additional information can be stored for each
object. Client specific maps can also be integrated.