The business challenges and computer vision (CV) benefits are not limited to a single or a few industries. Many other commercial and government industries and projects such as smart cities, public spaces, education, military, defense, and homeland security can benefit from CV.

Figure 1 shows some of the ways that industries can leverage computer vision solutions.

Figure 1.   Business challenges and benefits of CV

For a more detailed look, take for example the transportation and sports and entertainment industries and their need for video capture, monitoring, and processing.

Within the aviation industry, frequent-flyer miles and preferred seat selection have become standard. The demand for safe, secure, and contactless travel is just as important, if not more. This has made the combination of data-driven insight with visual monitoring and tracking critical. To do this effectively entails not only collecting but also analyzing massive amounts of real-time data and traveler interactions to better understand and anticipate passenger flows, passenger needs and optimal operating environments. These disparate sources and data formats must be pulled together into a cohesive solution that smooths the travel flow from end to end, removing as many of the operational wrinkles as possible from the process.

Additionally, transportation hubs need to drive higher levels of operational efficiency as they seek to optimize their budgets and achieve greater service levels for their constituents. Video analytics provides an opportunity to optimize the efficiency of staff and facilities by filling in many of the gaps where human resources simply cannot be applied effectively or cost efficiently.

A successful video management solution can help both businesses and governments drive better outcomes for travelers and constituents, especially with respect to improving facility safety, enhancing the personal experience, and achieving better operational efficiencies and sustainability. Moreover, using a unified architecture to achieve this drives further benefits by handling multiple workloads, which can reduce development cycles, IT maintenance, and upkeep efforts.

In public stadiums and arenas, computer vision can be used in many ways to enhance the fan experience, improve security, and optimize operations.

Following the lessons learned from the controls and precautions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, existing protocols must be enhanced that support government and WHO directives to ensure fan safety in stadiums and venues. New integrated, paperless IT solutions are needed to allow owners and operators of venues to incorporate these new measures with their existing safety and security systems while minimizing disruption to the fan experience. Operational benefits from this approach include reducing wait times to access turnstiles, maximizing revenue from food and beverage areas, proactively managing potential crowd flow choke points throughout the venue, protecting perimeters from forced entry, and detecting suspicious behavior.

Computer vision can be used in several ways to enhance the fan experience, improve security, and optimize operations.