City of Rotterdam using VSTEP EyeObserve Simulator for detection of criminal & terrorist activities

Date posted: 03-05-2012

To train surveillance camera operators to identify strange and suspicious behavior and detect and report criminal & terrorist activities, VSTEP developed the EyeObserve Simulator in cooperation with the Rotterdam-Rijnmond Police, the National Coordinator Bureau for Counterterrorism (NCTV) and TNO Defence & Security. Dutch newspaper METRO devoted a cover article on this innovative simulator. 

The EyeObserve simulator is an effective training tool to detect and interpret deviant behavior in real-time on virtual surveillance camera images. The simulator allows surveillance camera operators to identify strange and suspicious behavior and detect and report criminal & terrorist activities.

Surveillance cameras are omnipresent nowadays and have become a valuable asset for threat detection, at the same time increasing the responsibility of surveillance camera operators and the need for specific camera operator training. A surveillance camera operator must be capable of interpreting the visual information he receives and identify criminal activity and suspicious behaviour, however subtle it may be.

The EyeObserve simulator allows random and/or triggered scenario creation for training (including dealers, pickpockets, suspicious packages, and many others). A customized 3D model of any existing or future location can be created for camera training. The simulator includes next gen visuals, sound effects and AI and simulates realistic crowd behaviour & movement streams. EyeObserve can also be used to determine the most effective camera placement in an environment.  

EyeObserve is currently used by the City of Rotterdam for training of its surveillance camera operators in detection of suspicious behavior and terrorist activity.

An article about the EyeObserve simulator and its use was published on the cover of METRO, Holland's most read newspaper. You can find a link to the article below.

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For more information about the EyeObserve Simulator, visit the above links or contact info@vstep.nl

 

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