A local technology startup has developed advanced security solution based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for beefing up security.
The company called, Sigmaind Private Limited, developed the tool titled Watchcam which uses surveillance camera footage, face-recognition and vehicles' number-plate detection technology.
The Bangladesh Hi-tech Park Authority (BHTPA) and traffic department of Indian Maharashtra state are now using the technology.
The Watchcam Surveillance Solution can identify people and vehicles from the footage recorded in surveillance camera to detect a suspect or other desired person, chief executive officer (CEO) of Sigmaind Abu Anas Shuvam said.
He said the technology will help government or non-government security agencies identify a person within a very short time.
"Security personnel need several hours to detect a person in the traditional way while our Watchcam can do the job within a short time thanks to AI," he said.
The present closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras are no way capable of providing complete security system, while the Watchcam makes the whole system smarter, he added.
When a security agency needs to track a person or vehicle in respective area, they will input the person's face and vehicles number plate data into the software, he explained.
The Watch software will start looking for the person or vehicle through the surveillance cameras connected to it.
"The technology solution will create high resolution face image of person and start searching for him," he said.
When contacted, managing director (MD) of Sigmaind Tanvir Tabassum said the country's government and non-governmental organisations can use the security technology at much lower cost than that of foreign ones, as it is fully home-grown product.
"We have already provided the technology with several organisations," he said.
Replying to a query, he said the price of the software depends on various issues like number of security cameras and duration of data recording.
He also said the government is set to use the technology at a bridge's toll plaza in Faridpur for automatic detection of the vehicles and ensure security in the facility.
"The more number of local agencies use such home-grown technology tools, the higher demand for them will grow to other countries," he said.
An official of the BHTPA said the government office is currently using the security software in several buildings under it.
