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St. Paul Police Department: Video Analytics

Screenshot of  video surveillance software showing 30 camera views with 3 views highlighted
Briefcam video analytics software.
Credit: Briefcam
Agency St. Paul Police Department
Location St. Paul, MN
Technology Video Analytics
Vendor BriefCam

The St. Paul Police Department began using BriefCam video analytics software in January 2020.

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