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Reno Police Department: Video Analytics

Screenshot of  video surveillance software showing 30 camera views with 3 views highlighted
Briefcam video analytics software.
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Agency Reno Police Department
Location Reno, NV
Technology Video Analytics
Vendor Fusus

In 2022, Reno Police Department began using Fusus software, which is "capable of automatically searching designated video feeds for specific people, vehicles or other distinctive features relevant to any search such as clothing associated with missing persons, victims or suspects."

More about this technology

Video analytics and computer vision are terms that surveillance companies use to describe advanced software applied to video feeds to identify the movements of people and objects and detect patterns and anomalies. It is often coupled with artificial intelligence/machine learning and face recognition technology.

Screenshot of  video surveillance software showing 30 camera views with 3 views highlighted
Briefcam video analytics software.
Credit: Briefcam