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ARTICLE What Video Technology

What Video Technology

Will Look Like In 2019, and beyond

ver the span of a few decades, the video
surveillance industry has seen core technology
changes, from traditional analogue and closed-circuit
cameras (CCTV), to today’s digital and IP video
technology harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The VMS industry is undoubtedly a burgeoning
one, with an expected industry value of USD5.1 billion
by 2019 in Asia-Pacif ic .
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As cameras and sensors become more
advanced and emerging technologies such as
Internet of Things (IoT) become comprehensively
integrated with video management systems, video

technology is bound to have an impact across
businesses and markets alike.
So, what can we expect in the video
technology industry in the coming year? Here are
three trends that will continue to revolutionise the
way we view video in 2019 and beyond.

1. AI will continue to enable a market shift Benjamin Low, Vice President, Asia Pacific,
within video surveillance Milestone Systems

Artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to
augment surveillance cameras - equipping them with is being trialed in Singapore by tapping into the
digital brains to match their eyes and enabling systems island-state’s wide network of closed-circuit surveillance
to analyse live and recorded video in greater volumes, cameras. The AI-powered video system is able to
but with less human intervention. recognise faces in a crowd and pick out persons-of-
Behaviour analysis and proactive insights are interest in police watchlists.
already turning passive cameras into active valuable Over in Goyang City, seamless operation and

assets. For example, in cities such as Singapore and management of round-the-clock security surveillance
Goyang, Korea, smart video technology systems are is made possible through an AI-powered system which
being adopted in command centres and surveillance uses video analytics to do the hard work, allowing
centres to fight crime more efficiently and effectively. each staff member to monitor about 100 cameras
In Singapore, facial recognition technology simultaneously - saving the city valuable resources.

1 Size of the global video surveillance market from 2009 to 2019, by region, Statista, 2018

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