Making our cities Safer, Smarter and

more Efficient
Multi Media Analytics for Safe Cities

Ivy Li, Managing Director and Co-Founder

ivy@iOmniscient.com

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Specialty with
30 patents

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Smart City

Complex
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Benefits

Face Tracking

Automated
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Smart Campus
Crowded

30+ Industries

Sound & Smell

Realistic
Dwell Time
Management
Accurate Tailgating
(99%+)
Object Detection in a
crowd
Aggressive Behaviors:
Fighting/Man Down,
Public Liability;
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Driver Match

Complex Logic
Enabler

ZERO
Incremental
Cost
SmartVMS
Enabler

Future Expansion

iQ-Smart City: China, Singapore, Bahrain, Mexico,

Security Related Applications

1. Identification and tracking of suspects/criminals/vehicles (blacklist
database) even in a crowded and uncontrolled environment including
tracking on a GIS
2. Create a watch list database for anyone who acts suspiciously such as
Abandoned Object, loitering/tailgating, trespassing, vandalism
3. Understand Crowd behaviors (running crowds, crowd formed / or
dispersed suddenly);
4. Understand the traffic flows and distribution of people/vehicles during
emergency to help with the evacuation
5. Recognition of fighting or dangerous behaviors by using a combination
of video and sound analytics.
6. Driver match to heighten the security for highly secured environments;
prevent any Illegal Parking outside important infrastructure / iconic site
7. Vandalism and Smoke and Fire Detection and recognize the culprits

8. Protect bridges and other critical infrastructure

9. Sound Analytics for gunshot / screaming sounds / glass breaking
etc
10. Smell Analytics for hazardous chemicals
11. Surveillance system health check to prevent camera tampering or
sabotage

iQ-Smart City

Operations

Prevent hawkers, ad posting, graffiti, and vandalism

Data collection before any construction plan and street planning
activities the use of a counting system to understand the traffic
flows and distribution of people/vehicles at different times of the day.
Manage Events including protesting events

Safety

Prevent over crowding

Detect Slips and Falls
Smoke and Fire Detection for outdoor environment

iQ-Road & Traffic:

Australia, South Africa, China,

India, Singapore, Bahrain,

Operations

Traffic management
Efficient Traffic light management
Respond quickly to accidents
Road maintenance
Prevent soliciting in prohibited areas
Flood Detection (with video analytics)
Detect pollutants/emissions (with smell sensors)

Law Enforcement

Parking violations and at the No stopping zone

Detect illegal driving, e.g. speeding, red light violation, near misses etc
Prevent certain vehicle types on certain road sections (e.g. bus lane)

Safety

Detect crossing lanes on double solid lines in tunnel or prohibited

sections
Incorrect direction on one way roads
Collision prevention at level crossings
Detect abandoned objects or fallen objects
Detect pedestrian jaywalking, skateboarding etc
Prevent people crossing the major highways or entering the tunnels

Security

Smoke and fire detection particularly in the tunnel environment

Protect bridges and other critical infrastructure
Surveillance system health check to prevent camera tampering or
sabotage

iQ-Road & Traffic:

Location
Freeway

Intersectio
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Pedestrian
Walkway

Tunnel

Overall

Sample Use Cases

Use Case Examples

Recognise the plate and car profile of any cars that have
violated the traffic regulations such as speeding, illegal lane
crossing (U turn), vehicle stopped and accidents.
Understand traffic flow during different times of the day and
can be broken down by the type of users (the type of
vehicles). This data can be used to improve the road
condition such as to divert traffic before it gets congested.
Recognise the plate and car profile of any cars that have
violated the traffic regulations such as red light violation,
vehicle stopped at the yellow box, illegal lane use (change
lane when there is double solid line; turn on a no u-turn lane;
go straight on a left turn lane)
Understand the traffic flow information of both pedestrian
and vehicles; gather the near misses data etc to improve the
traffic light frequency as well as the road safety
Recognise person of interests using Facial Recognition in a
Crowd;

Benefits
Law enforcement
Road safety

Recognise suspicious behaviours and enrol these faces into

the watch list database and track them around
Recognise the plate and car profile of any cars that have
violated the traffic regulations such as vehicle
stopped/accidents; fallen objects
Alert for any bicycles and pedestrian in the tunnel
Detect Average Speed

Security

Detect smoke and fire

Road Safety

Camera Health Check (alert for tempering, lost signal, etc)

Operational
Efficiency
Road Planning
Law enforcement
Road Safety

Operational
Efficiency
Security

Law Enforcement
Road Safety
Road Safety

iQ-Bank:

Singapore, Qatar,
Australia, China,
Security
Detection of people loitering near an ATM
Left object detection in their lobby areas
Man down detection for their own guards
Immediate identification of suspects/criminals using facial recognition (even in
uncontrollable and crowded environment)
Better access control including the prevention of tail gating for highly secured
areas (such as the room behind ATM to replenish cash)
Protection of assets (e.g. re-possessed vehicles)
Graffiti and Vandalism especially at ATMs
Heightened security at the premises or its proximity including the car park (e.g.
Intruder Detection)

Operations
Enhance Customer Services e.g. immediate identification of VIP customers using facial recognition
Counting and demographics to obtain relevant marketing data
Queue Management to understand the average waiting time for each queue and to alert including drive-in
management for opening additional service counters during the busy hours
Surveillance system health check to prevent camera tampering and sabotage
Safety
Detecting if someone is lingering or stationing at the ATM area for a longer period of time (e.g. beggar sleeping
inside the ATM area)
Detection of vigilance and person of interest using Facial Recognition in a crowd
Detection of water spills

ATM Theft

Theft from ATM skimming is approaching $1 billion annually

Tampering occurs in various ways
Detection of tampering is difficult
Camera-based system + intelligent video analytics is the
SOLUTION to detect and raise an alarm based on illegal activity
Internationally patented video analytics system (IQ-180) can solve

ATM and Asset Protection

Anti-skimming
Detection of foreign object/skimming devices on card slot
& pin pad.
Pin Shield
Detection of pin shield wearing out
Cash Dispenser
Detection of cash trapping device
Prevent tailgating activity during cash replenishment
Loitering around ATM
Detection of suspicious human behavior around the ATM.
Left Object Detection
Detection of left object at ATM area including/detect
homeless people.
Face Detection
Immediate Alert for people who wear masks/helmets
/sunglasses when entering the bank & near an ATM
Facial Recognition for VIP, Watchlist etc
Identifying potential threats near the ATM
Identifying blacklisted individuals near the ATM
Detect person attempting to look over the shoulder

Camera Health Check

iQ-Defence:

Singapore, Australia, Egypt, Bahrain, Korea,

Security

Access Control e.g. DriverMatch

Many-to-many Face Recognition system
License Plate Recognition
Perimeter Protection / Border Control
Asset Protection: prevent Theft/vandalism (e.g. stock room or
warehouses that build firearms)
and More

Operations
Real time video analysis and forensic capabilities to process
large quantities of archived video
Mobile video analysis system
Surveillance system health check to prevent camera tampering
or sabotage

Safety

Smoke and Fire detection in warehouses with high ceilings

Detection of abandoned objects
Protect air force runways to ensure they are clear of obstruction

Iconic Sites / Critical

oInfrastructure:
Empire State Building, Sydney Harbor Bridge, Abu Dhabi (ADIA), Nuclear
Plants,

Security

Face or Plate Recognition for known suspects/vehicles

Abandoned Objects in crowded places
Vandalism detection
Trespassing and Tailgating
Intrusion detection

Safety
Slip & falls / Man-Down
Overcrowding and congestion detection
Smoke and Fire detection

Operations

Traffic Management/dwell time

License plate recognition or DriverMatch
Parking Violations
Vehicle Counting

Market Situation & Competitors:

iQ-Rating

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Genius
iQ-140/180

Object detection in
Only
crowded complex scenes
iOmniscient
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Smart
iQ-115/120

Advanced Behavior
Analysis

2 -3 companies

Average
iQ-100/110

Behavior Analysis

12+ companies

Basic
iQ-60/85

Motion Detection

30-40
companies

Limited
iQ-10/20

General Surveillance
/Video Management

100+
companies

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Comprehensive Recognition
Capabilities
Multi-lingual License Plate
Recognition

Face Recognition in a crowd

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Automated
Surveillance
iQ-Hawk (Internationally patented)
Detection + Recognition
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Complex Use Cases

An accident is detected on Prompt
the CCTV camera
at a road junction. It highlights that
Response
there is a fire in one of the vehicles. The video of the accident scene and its
location is automatically sent by the system to the nearest Fire Brigade and also
to the nearest Police vehicle.

The latest accident highlights Predictive

that this was a dangerous
Tool junction. The system can
analyze all the near misses that have occurred in that area over the last month,
providing the road traffic management team the information necessary to
develop strategies for mitigating the problem.

Big Data Analysis

Patterns of correlations between weather data, nearby major event and incidents
(for example) can show possible cause of incidents.

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History of Facial Recognition

Manual System
Hand measurement for face geometry &
distance
Automatic System in a controlled environment
2D Photo to Photo comparison
Full frontal view
Person has to stand still
One face at a time with a very big face &
highinresolution
(up to 300 pixels between
Automatic System
an un-controlled
environmentthe eyes)
Using Surveillance Cameras
Wider face angle (30 degrees in any
direction)
3D Video Comparison
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Multi-Faceted Recognition
System
1. Use of databases: Against Known
Faces/Plates

Using photos (good for controlled environment)

Using Video (good for Surveillance environment)

2. Create new database for non-cooperative

faces (suspicious vehicles)

Against Suspicious Behavior alerts immediately even

before they commit the crime
Employee database
VIP database

3. No database at all

Queue Management to understand waiting time without

any physical queuing structure

Cost Effective Smart Architecture: Smart

VMS Enabler

Implement Intelligent System at ZERO

Incremental Cost
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How to Start?
Project Approach to ensure successful
implementation
1. Agree on Customers wish list and Priorities (primary
objectives)
2. DESIGN to accommodate for future expansion
(secondary objectives)
3. Choose the right applications, software and systems
4. Agree with the required processes & operational
approach (i.e. automated responses)
5. Place the devices or cameras accordingly to meet the
required objectives
6. Design the network (Cost effective solution with
Smart VMS Enabler)
7. Training
8. Implementation

MAKING BIG DATA SMALL & MEANINGFUL

iOmniscient Smart City deployment

uses video data to complement text
and numerical to provide big data
analytics for a city environment

The wide range of iOmniscient

technologies for smarter, safer cities
and the integration with other
hardware and software systems is
shown in the diagram

All current Big Data analysis uses Text

Data

iOmniscient can capture Meaningful

Multimedia Metadata (MMM) from
video, sound and smell sensors

iOmniscient technology fills a gap

for big data engines

By intelligently extracting meaningful

metadata, the system reduces the
resources required for Big Data
Analysis

This is particularly useful in large

complex systems that are processing
large volumes of data as smart city

About iOmniscient

Technology leader in Analytics solutions using video, sound and smell

analytics. Well renowned in the market as technology leader; backed by
numerous industry awards and testimonials from high profile customers
around the world

Worlds most comprehensive, reliable and mature Video Analytics (since

1994), Smart VMSTM and Automated Response Platform (ASAPTM) since 2010
and expanded Analytics offerings that go beyond video (since 2013)

See through the crowd the only company in the world that can cope with
complex & crowded environments. Owns numerous internationally patented
technologies that excel in crowded, complex and realistic scenarios. 26
patents covering multiple technologies (with four more in the pipeline) and a
large portfolio of trade secrets.

Keep abreast of the latest technology; Invested heavily in R&D; Protect

customers investment as the product never becomes obsolete; Grow with
customers - able to address todays problems as well as tomorrows

In-depth experience in large deployment of complex use cases including

many smart city and transit projects

Ongoing engineering through 4 Centres in Sydney, Toronto, Chennai and

Singapore. Over 400 person years of development effort. Provide 24x7
support worldwide
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FULLY INTEGRATED SMART CITY

SOLUTION

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Comprehensive solutions from

iOmniscient for the Oil & Gas industry

Comprehensive Safety System from iOmniscient

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the system provides early warning of large
objects on the track

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System ensures no bags/ parcels are abandoned
in the public areas; the system looks for black
listed people of interest

iOmniscient technology used to improve safety

and efficiency across 8 ship building yards

iOmniscient systems protect the

valuable assets at the facility
The system ensures that the
perimeter is well protected and that
unauthorized personnel cannot
enter the facilities

Antalya Airport won the Award for the Best Midsize Airport in
Europe based in part on its intelligent security system

Ontario Power Generation has Hi iQ

Samsung Stadium, Seoul, has Hi iQ

iOmniscient systems protect ATMs

against skimming and fraud across Qatar

Suntec City, Singapore has Hi IQ

Complete package for video based

analytics for Convention Centers and
Exhibition Halls from iOmniscient

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has Hi IQ

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managing prisons in Vancouver

Questions
& Next Steps
Contact: ivy@iOmniscient.com

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