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AI Video Analytics Software Built Around Your Operation

Turn the cameras you already own into a real-time detection and response system. BTI builds custom AI video analytics, tunes them to your site and connects every event to your VMS, access control and workflows.

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  • Over 40 years in business
  • ISO 27001 compliant
  • GSA contract holder for security systems
  • 24/7 monitoring through our NOC/SOC
  • Vendor-agnostic design, install and support

What Is AI Video Analytics Software?

AI video analytics software uses machine learning to analyze live and recorded video in real time. Instead of relying on people to watch every screen, it detects and classifies people, vehicles and objects, reads license plates, spots line-crossing and loitering, and alerts your team the moment something needs attention. Every detection is also indexed as searchable metadata, so investigators can find the right footage in minutes.

Why Businesses Add Video Analytics to Existing Cameras

Most organizations record far more video than anyone can watch. Without analytics, important events are found after the fact, if they are found at all.
Video analytics turns that footage into action. Operators get real-time alerts on the events that matter, investigators use forensic search to find a person or vehicle across cameras quickly, and managers get occupancy and traffic data that improves daily operations. The result is faster response, fewer missed incidents and measurable ROI from the cameras you already own. See BTI commercial security camera systems.
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Beyond off-the-shelf camera analytics

Custom Analytics, Not Another License

Built-in camera analytics are a good start, but every site is different. BTI writes custom video analytics for your operation and connects them to governed AI and workflow apps, so a detection does more than send an alert. It opens the ticket, notifies the right person, dispatches a response, updates a report or triggers an access control action, all under your security and governance controls.

  • Camera or sensor event
  • Custom detection and rules
  • Governed AI and workflow apps
  • Ticket, alert, dispatch, report or door action

Detections tuned to your site

We build detections and rules around how your operation actually runs: specific zones, schedules, vehicle types, dwell times, PPE or process steps. Then we tune them on your cameras to cut nuisance alerts.

Events that drive workflows

Analytic events flow into governed AI and workflow apps that create tickets, send alerts, dispatch responders, build shift and incident reports, and lock or unlock doors through your access control system.

Security and governance built in

Role-based access, audit trails, data retention rules and privacy masking are set up front, with review by our ISO 27001 compliant governance program, so automation stays accountable.

Use the cameras you already own

Custom analytics run alongside your existing VMS and cameras, including Avigilon, Axis and Milestone platforms, with no rip-and-replace. You add capability without adding another per-camera license. Where video alone struggles at night or over open ground, combine analytics with Axis radar cameras.

Often with no added license fee for governed AI clients

For clients on a BTI governed AI program, custom analytics and workflow connections are often delivered with no added license fee. We scope each project during the assessment and show the cost, the outcome and the path to measurable ROI before any work begins.

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Pricing and licensing depend on scope, existing systems and program enrollment. Facial recognition is deployed only where it is lawful and with the notice and consent your jurisdiction requires.

What We Deploy

AI Video Analytics Capabilities BTI Deploys

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Audio Analytics

Detect sounds that signal trouble, such as breaking glass, aggression or a raised voice, and pair each audio event with the nearest camera so operators can see and hear what happened.
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Facial Recognition (Where Lawful)

Where it is lawful, match faces against an approved watchlist to flag banned individuals or confirm authorized staff at sensitive doors, with notice, consent and retention rules set up before go-live.
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License Plate Recognition

Read license plates at gates, docks and parking entrances to automate vehicle access, flag watchlisted or unknown vehicles, and search plate history in seconds.
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Privacy Masking

Automatically blur people and faces in live and recorded video, so you can monitor public and sensitive areas while respecting your privacy policies and local regulations. Authorized users can unmask footage when an investigation requires it.
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Forensic Search and Scene Metadata

Every person, vehicle and object is tagged with attributes such as color, type and direction of travel, so investigators can search across cameras and find the right clip in minutes instead of hours.
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Object Detection

AI classifies people, vehicles, bags and other objects in real time, flags items left behind or removed, and ignores the shadows, animals and moving foliage that trigger basic motion alerts.
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Line-Crossing and Loitering Alerts

Draw virtual fences and zones around fence lines, yards, docks and entrances. Get an alert when a person or vehicle crosses a line, enters a restricted area or lingers too long, day or night, including on thermal cameras.
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People Counting and Occupancy

Count people entering and leaving, track occupancy and dwell time, and spot queues as they form, so you can staff, schedule and lay out spaces based on real traffic data.
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Integrated With Your VMS, Access Control and Alarms

Analytics are only useful when they reach the people and systems that act on them. BTI connects video analytics to your video management system, access control, intrusion alarms and monitoring, so one event gives operators a verified clip, the door status and a clear next step.

How it works

How BTI Delivers Video Analytics

  1. Assess

    We review your cameras, VMS, access control, network and the outcomes you need, then identify where analytics will pay off.

  2. Design

    We map camera placement, fields of view and analytic zones in System Surveyor so you can see coverage and scope before install.

  3. Build and tune

    We configure built-in analytics, write custom detections where needed and tune rules on live video to reduce false alerts.

  4. Connect workflows

    We route events to governed AI and workflow apps, access control and alarms so alerts become tickets, dispatches and reports.

  5. Monitor and improve

    24/7 monitoring, health checks and periodic re-tuning keep accuracy high as your site, seasons and operations change.

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Who Uses AI Video Analytics?

AI video analytics supports security and operations in almost every industry. Here are a few of the ways organizations put it to work, from loss prevention and perimeter protection to safety, occupancy and traffic insight.

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Why Choose BTI for AI Video Analytics

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Physical Security Specialists

Our security engineers design, install, integrate and support video surveillance, access control and alarm systems every day. Analytics are built on that foundation, so they work on day one and keep working.
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Over 40 Years of Experience

For over 40 years BTI has designed and supported security systems for small, medium and enterprise organizations. Today our engineers pair that field experience with AI video analytics and governed workflow automation.
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Vendor-Agnostic Approach

We work across Avigilon, Axis, Milestone, Brivo and other leading platforms, so recommendations fit your needs and budget, not a single product line. Where off-the-shelf analytics fall short, we build custom analytics instead of selling you another license.

AI Video Analytics FAQs

What is AI video analytics software?

AI video analytics software uses machine learning to analyze live and recorded video automatically. It detects and classifies people, vehicles and objects, recognizes license plates, flags line-crossing and loitering, and sends real-time alerts so your team acts on events instead of watching screens.
In most cases, yes. BTI adds analytics to the cameras and video management system you already own, including Avigilon, Axis and Milestone platforms. During the assessment we confirm which cameras can run analytics at the edge and where a server or upgrade makes more sense.
Custom video analytics are detections and rules built for your specific operation rather than generic presets. BTI writes analytics around your zones, schedules, vehicles and processes, then connects the events to governed AI and workflow apps that create tickets, send alerts, dispatch responders, build reports or trigger access control actions.
Not always. For clients on a BTI governed AI program, custom analytics and workflow connections are often delivered with no added license fee. Licensing depends on your existing systems and scope, and we spell out costs during the assessment before any work begins.
We design camera placement and analytic zones in System Surveyor, then tune detection rules on live video for lighting, weather, traffic and normal activity at your site. Ongoing monitoring and periodic re-tuning keep alerts accurate as conditions change.
It depends on where you operate and how it is used. Some states and cities restrict or regulate biometric data. BTI deploys facial recognition only where it is lawful, with the notice, consent, retention and access controls your jurisdiction requires, and we offer privacy masking for sensitive areas.
Yes. BTI connects analytics to access control platforms such as Brivo and Avigilon, plus intrusion alarms and 24/7 monitoring. An analytic event can lock a door, call up the right camera for an operator, or create a verified alarm with video attached.
Cost depends on camera count, whether analytics run on the camera or a server, the integrations you need and whether custom detections are required. BTI provides a free assessment and a clear, itemized proposal so you can see the path to measurable ROI before you commit.

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