There’s been quite a bit of ONVIF news with the release of two new profiles in late June and July. Below is an overview of current ONVIF profiles and the functions they serve. With the recent attention given to our new releases, Profile M for metadata and events for analytics applications and Profile D for…
By Leo Levit, chairman, ONVIF Steering Committee It’s hard to believe we’re more than halfway through this year, and this is my second newsletter addressing the membership in my new role as ONVIF chairman. Over the past few months, I’ve participated in some virtual industry events and enjoyed many conversations with the media, ONVIF member…
ONVIF has released Profile M, which standardizes metadata and events for analytics applications. This new profile addresses the dynamic video analytics market as well as expands the pathways for the use of metadata and event handling into other systems such as access control, cloud services and IoT platforms. Who benefits from Profile MProfile M provides…
In late 2020, ONVIF announced a Release Candidate for Profile M, a standard which supports analytic configuration and information query for metadata. It also supports the filtering and streaming of metadata. With interfaces for generic object classification and specified metadata for geolocation, vehicle, license plate, human face and human body – Profile M conformant products…
By Per Björkdahl, chairman, ONVIF Steering Comittee Dear friends, As 2020 nears its end, our world continues to be an unsettled place. The ways in which we normally go about our business and personal lives continue to change, and we continue to find ways to adjust to new restrictions and policies and procedures to keep…
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