Profile M is one of the latest feature set specifications available from ONVIF and it\u2019s designed to expand the potential use of metadata and analytics, both within the physical security ecosystem and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The metadata stream is the key feature covered in Profile M. Profile M standardizes the handling of analytics and metadata between cameras, VMS and software platform, reducing the complexity of pairing products from different manufacturers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the context of video, analytics metadata can be a variety of object classifications used to tag certain objects in a video stream. The metadata can then be used to trigger automatic responses or to search for video content of interest. Profile M supports event handling interfaces for object counting, as well as face and license plate recognition analytics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Profile M conformant products, system integrators can more easily configure for and consume metadata in a standardized fashion. Profile M can be combined with other video and access control profiles for an integrated system based on ONVIF interfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This profile also includes an interface that aligns the physical security industry closer to the Internet of Things (loT), using the MQTT standard commonly used in IoT environments. A Profile M device, such as a camera, can generate an MQTT event, which is published onto an IoT system or IoT broker, then pushed out to another device. A use case example would be queue detection in a retail setting, where a Profile M camera with MQTT support monitors the queue length. Once the queue reaches a certain number of people, the camera sends an ONVIF event over MQTT to an application that alerts management to send additional staff to the checkout area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
New approach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Profile M conformant devices may also now include cloud- and server-based services. This is a departure of the traditional conformance scenario, where devices are commonly hardware. Profile M is not reserved for video-based analytics and applies to any type of sensor or edge device that can produce metadata and send that information over an IP network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Profile M broadens the ecosystem of connectivity. System integrators can find devices that meet their specific requirements, mixing and matching conformant products from different vendors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information on Profile M<\/a> and other profiles, visit onvif.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Profile M is one of the latest feature set specifications available from ONVIF and it\u2019s designed to expand the potential use of metadata and analytics, both within the physical security ecosystem and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[416,232,364,313],"class_list":["post-3344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-vmssoftware","tag-iot","tag-profile-m","tag-vms"],"yoast_head":"\n