Milestone Systems Announces New AI-Powered Video Analytics Plug-In for XProtect Software in Collaboration with NVIDIA
Copenhagen, Denmark – Milestone Systems, a world leader in data-driven video technology, has announced the development of a new generative AI-powered video analytics plug-in for its XProtect® video management software. This revolutionary tool, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA, is designed to help operators contextualize alarms and focus on what truly matters. It automates video review, filters out false alarms, and has the potential to reduce up to 30% of operator alarm fatigue.
The beta version of the plug-in will debut at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona on November 4-6, with general availability expected later this year.
Addressing the Challenge of Reviewing Vast Amounts of Video Data
In today’s world, video systems capture vast amounts of data, yet reviewing footage remains a time-consuming and largely manual process. Milestone Systems’ new XProtect plug-in addresses this challenge by leveraging generative AI to automatically summarize, contextualize, and validate video content in real-time. This helps teams respond faster, manage video more efficiently, and effectively reduce operator alarm fatigue.
Key capabilities of the new plug-in include:
Automated Incident Reports – Selected video clips are instantly converted into incident summaries and structured reports, reducing the time spent on documentation.Event Validation – The plug-in can be configured to analyze motion events and validate alarms, reducing false positives and improving alert handling. This feature is fully integrated with the XProtect rule engine.Contextual Bookmark Summaries – Bookmarked footage is automatically summarized using natural-language output, allowing for fast triage without manual review.
The plug-in can be integrated directly with the XProtect rule engine and is deployable both on-premises and in the cloud, providing compliance and deployment flexibility.
Built on Ethical AI, Powered by Real-World Data
This innovative solution is built on Milestone’s Hafnia Vision Language Model (VLM), which has been trained on 75,000 hours of ethically sourced, real-world video data from Europe or the US, using NVIDIA Cosmos Curator for data preparation. It can run on cloud infrastructure or regional data centers powered by NVIDIA, leveraging the NVIDIA Cosmos Reason VLM. This makes it one of the most advanced and compliant video AI platforms in the industry.
Thomas Jensen, CEO of Milestone Systems, said:
“Through this new XProtect plug-in, we are making advanced video intelligence accessible to cities, organizations, and operators worldwide who manage traffic systems. This will help them unlock new levels of efficiency, safety, and insight. XProtect users will now have access to state-of-the-art generative AI capabilities, and our partners will be able to build value on top of those new capabilities available within XProtect. It marks a pivotal step in our mission to transform how the world manages and learns from visual data, responsibly and at scale.”
Cities such as Genoa, Italy, and Dubuque, Iowa, who are already XProtect customers, are eager to try these new capabilities. They are leading the way in adopting advanced video intelligence solutions to enhance traffic management.
Enabling Ecosystem Innovation with VLM-as-a-Service
The new plug-in is just the beginning. Milestone is also introducing VLM-as-a-Service via APIs, allowing developers, integrators, and partners to build their own generative AI solutions, regardless of the video management platform in use.
Live demonstrations of the XProtect plug-in will be held in partnership with Vaidio at Smart City Expo World Congress on November 4-6 in Barcelona, in the Dell booth. This will showcase a new AI model benchmarking tool and real-time incident summarization.
The Momentum Continues at the Milestone Developer Summit
Milestone will continue the momentum at the Developer Summit in Copenhagen, November 10-11. There, Hafnia’s capabilities and the winners of the Hafnia Hackathon will be revealed.
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About Milestone Systems
Milestone Systems is a world leader in data-driven video technology, used in industries such as manufacturing, airports, law enforcement, retail, and traffic management. The company provides a clear picture of how to create a safer, better, and more prosperous world. Their XProtect video management software, BriefCam AI-powered analytics, and Arcules cloud VSaaS help customers learn from the past, understand the present, and predict the future. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Milestone employs more than 1,500 people worldwide. It has been an independent company in the Canon Group since 2014. For
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