Avigilon contributes HD surveillance gear to University of British Columbia

Avigilon has made an in-kind contribution of Avigilon HD surveillance system equipment to the University of British Columbia.

The equipment will be used in the MyView research project for the capture, processing, and playback of video data recorded by multiple cameras for the purposes of identifying and tracking individual athletes as they participate in sporting events, the company notes.

With the UBC Thunderbirds hockey program as a test environment, the MyView research team uses object detection and identification techniques to identify hockey players, and to record the game using multiple cameras installed in the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center arena, says Avigilon. Video data is then stored on Avigilon's network video recorders.

Using the MyView video browser installed on a mobile device, users can access the stored video to create individualized videos that track the actions of specific players throughout the game, the company adds.

Avigilon's gift of megapixel cameras and network video recorders has a commercial value of more than $600,000, according to Avigilon.