PureTech Joins TMA to Help Eliminate Nuisance Video Alarms

Powered by the company’s patented and proven video analytics technology, PurifAI will offer unparalleled filtering capabilities to eliminate nuisance alarms, ensuring security personnel can focus on real threats and respond swiftly.
Powered by the company’s patented and proven video analytics technology, PurifAI will offer unparalleled filtering capabilities to eliminate nuisance alarms, ensuring security personnel can focus on real threats and respond swiftly.

PureTech Systems, a Multi-Award Champion in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is excited to announce its membership in The Monitoring Association (TMA).

TMA is the premier organization representing professional monitoring companies and security systems integrators in the electronic security and alarm industry.

As a member of TMA, PureTech Systems strengthens its commitment to delivering cutting-edge security solutions by introducing its highly anticipated product, PurifAI.

Powered by the company’s patented and proven video analytics technology, PurifAI will offer unparalleled filtering capabilities to eliminate nuisance alarms, ensuring security personnel can focus on real threats and respond swiftly.

PureTech Systems is delighted to join forces with The Monitoring Association and introduce PurifAI to the security industry,” explains Larry Bowe, CEO at PureTech Systems.

Larry Bowe, Founder and CEO, PureTech Systems Inc.
Larry Bowe, Founder & CEO, PureTech Systems Inc.

“Our AI-boosted video analytics are deployed at some of the most critical infrastructure sites in the U.S. and abroad.”  

“In addition to highly accurate intrusion detection, classification, and tracking, they address one of the biggest challenges faced by security professionals – the overwhelming number of nuisance alarms.”

PureTech’s advanced video analytics employ state-of-the-art artificial intelligence algorithms to accurately filter out nuisance alarms to allow operators to focus on real security events.

By significantly reducing nuisance alarms, PurifAI will empower security teams to allocate their time and resources more efficiently, unleashing exponential growth without expanding staff.

With the imminent launch of PurifAI, PureTech Systems aims to provide organizations with a highly-reliable, cost-effective solution that enhances overall safety.

By implementing PurifAI into existing security systems, enterprises can leverage their current infrastructure, improve their security posture and protect their assets effectively.

PurifAI is a monthly SaaS that uses AI Deep Learning enhanced video analytics to eliminate false/nuisance alarms before they reach your central monitoring operations and/or your smart phones for self monitoring. (Courtesy of PureTech Systems)
PurifAI is a monthly SaaS that uses AI Deep Learning enhanced video analytics to eliminate false/nuisance alarms before they reach your central monitoring operations and/or your smart phones for self monitoring. (Courtesy of PureTech Systems)

With its TMA membership, the company gains access to a robust network of industry professionals and best practices, enabling continuous innovation and advancements in security solutions.

This new collaboration allows PureTech Systems to refine its PurifAI’s technology further, ensuring it remains at the forefront of the industry and meets the evolving needs of security-conscious organizations.

PureTech Systems is an industry-leading provider of advanced video analytics and perimeter intrusion detection solutions, with cutting-edge software that turns ordinary security cameras and other sensors into autonomous, highly accurate, and scalable perimeter intrusion detection systems to deliver real-time situational awareness, enabling customers to make informed decisions quickly and effectively. 

(See how PureTech’s patented location and AI-based intrusion detection software automates wide area and perimeter protection for the most critical applications, where high probability of detection and low nuisance alarm rates are mandatory. Courtesy of PureTech Systems and YouTube.)

For organizations needing to secure critical operations more efficiently and effectively, PureTech Systems empowers its clients to confidently protect their assets, people, and critical infrastructure while lowering operational costs.

The company’s software improves situational awareness with AI video analytics, sensor integration, and information fusing for automated real-time event detection and forensic video content analysis with a primary emphasis on automated intrusion detection and camera tracking for borders and coastlines, facility perimeters, and critical infrastructures (CI), which includes pipelines, railroads, dams, bridges, airports, seaports, utilities, power plants, and military bases.

PureTechPureTech also provides its AI Video Analytics for false alarm reduction for firms that provide Video Central Station Monitoring.

The result for customers is improved situational awareness using Google-like maps user interface to pinpoint the location and tracks of accurately classified targets and greater detection accuracy, including a higher probability of detection with lower nuisance alarm rates.

In addition to real-time detection and alerting, metadata extracted from the video content is recorded and can aid incident investigation, trend analysis, and event correlation. PureTech Systems algorithms can run on edge devices, servers, and in the cloud.

 

PureTech Systems Recognized in Third ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program

Attendees enjoying the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony: (left to right), Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Solutions (NSS); John Boyd Assistant Director of the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM); Jim Robell, President of Fortior Solutions and the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Industry Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year; Commissioner Bill Bratton, Kym Craven, Executive Director for the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE); CBP OFO DEAC Diane Sabatino, the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year; OBIM Chief of Staff Penelope Smith; Frank Russo, CBP OFO Director of Field Operations NY & NJ; and Celinez Nunez, Assistant Director & Chief Security Officer for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF).
Attendees enjoying the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony Include: (left to right), Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Solutions (NSS); John Boyd Assistant Director of the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM); Jim Robell, President of Fortior Solutions and the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Industry Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year; Legendary Police Commissioner Bill Bratton; Kym Craven, Executive Director for the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE); CBP OFO DEAC Diane Sabatino, the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Government Leadership & Innovation Person of the Year; OBIM Chief of Staff Penelope Smith; Frank Russo, CBP OFO Director of Field Operations NY & NJ; and Celinez Nunez, Assistant Director & Chief Security Officer for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF).

American Security, Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards, is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now in its Eighth Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, and First Responders as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.

 

PureTech Systems (First of Six)

Best Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Solution

  • PureActiv

  • PureTech Systems product solutions deliver a fully integrated, automated outdoor wide-area and perimeter protection system that delivers among the highest probability of detection at the lowest nuisance alarm rates.

  • PureTech was recently issued a patent for nuisance alarm reduction in central monitoring operations. 

  • PureActiv’s Auto-verify feature ensures only detections that are AI verified as targets of interest are alarmed upon, eliminating up to 95% of nuisance alarms. Additionally, PureActiv integrates with GPS for blue force (friend/foe) classification and tracking to aid interdictions.

  • This extensible solution enables organizations to start small and expand the system capabilities as time and budgets permit, making PureTech a trusted leader in securing the most critical perimeters and borders.

(PureActiv Auto-Verify only alarms on AI-verified targets of interest, eliminating up to 95% of nuisance alarms from motion analytics, fence sensors, radars, and other perimeter sensors, providing a superior level of security for your facility, infrastructure, and border. Courtesy of Puretech Systems and YouTube.)

 

PureTech Systems (Second of Six)

Best Long Range Surveillance Solution Protection Solution

  • PureActiv

    • Controlling national borders is an important part of a nation’s security, and the ability to effectively monitor vast areas in varied weather conditions and terrain, while accurately identifying potential threats at great distances is a complicated scenario.

PureTech’s patented location and AI based intrusion detection software automates wide area and perimeter protection for the most critical applications, where high probability of detection and low nuisance alarm rates are mandatory.
PureTech’s patented location and AI-based intrusion detection software automates wide area and perimeter protection for the most critical applications, where a high probability of detection and low nuisance alarm rates are mandatory.
  • The solution calls for knowledgeable personnel and accurate sensors that work together to quickly assess a situation and enable border agents to effectively intervene.

  • Ideal for Border Security, the PureActiv Automated Perimeter Intrusion Detection System enables detection, and classification of intruders up to 6 miles away.

  • Once PureActiv automatically identifies an intruder, the system has the ability to automatically track them and quickly provide accurate intruder location on a GIS map to the end-user.

(The MVSS platform utilizes PureTech Systems’ PureActiv software as its central command and control, providing AI enhanced video detection and classification, user interface display, and sensor collaboration logic for the surveillance suite. The suite consists of visible and thermal cameras, laser illuminators and range finders mounted on telescoping masts located in the back of commercial pickup trucks. Courtesy of Fox 5, PureTech Systems, and YouTube.)

 

PureTech Systems (Third of Six)

Best Maritime Perimeter Protection Solution

  • PureActiv

  • Our nation and the world depend on the safe and efficient shipment of goods around the globe.

  • Threats to seaports and the resultant potential loss of lives and economic losses due to service interruptions make it imperative that seaports worldwide are properly protected from terrorist and safety-related events.

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Seaports worldwide bring commerce from all geographic areas, and countries, and our nation depends on the safe and efficient shipment of goods around the globe. (Courtesy of 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Multi-Award Winner PureTech Systems.)
  • PureTech’s PureActiv wide area and perimeter protection solutions help Port Authorities improve the safety and security of seaports with a tangible return on investment, and automates the protection of land and water-side perimeters to help ensure the safety and security of personnel and critical assets.

  • By detecting intrusion events at the perimeter before they result in more catastrophic events, loss of life, and operational downtime, port authorities, and law enforcement can intervene to deescalate situations and quickly return to normal operations. 

  • The PureActiv system provides detection, alerting, and proactive deterring of potential safety and security events, which helps protect lives, cargo, and critical assets.

 

PureTech Systems (Fourth of Six)

Best Video Analytics Solution 

  • PureActiv

  • With almost 20  years of progressively sophisticated successful deployments, and continuous innovation, including 16 issued patents, PureTech Systems‘ patented geospatial AI video analytics provide users with the best-in-class probability of detection with the lowest false alarm rates for autonomously securing perimeters around facilities, infrastructures, and borders. 

  • Key benefits of PureActiv AI Deep Learning Geospatial Video Analytics include:

  • Automatically detects, classifies, geolocates, tracks and alarms only on Objects of Interest.

    PureTech PureActiv
    Location-based AI video analytics PureActiv, integrates with a vast array of short- & long-range perimeter sensors such as radar, buried or on-fence fiber detection systems for a fully integrated automated outdoor wide-area & perimeter protection solutions. 
  • Lower total cost of ownership when considering infrastructure cost and maintenance,

  • Effective in the most challenging of outdoor conditions.

  • Uses Convolutional, Neural Network Deep Learning, and Geo-spatial data for high-fidelity classification.

  • Longest detection ranges in the industry (over 5 miles), requiring fewer cameras.

  • Higher accuracy – Industry-leading Probability of Detection and low Nuisance Alarm Rate.

  • Simplified configurations support rapid deployment.

  • Image Stabilization, and Autonomous PTZ camera lock-on-target tracking enhances situational awareness.

  • Object geo-location on map enhances situational awareness.

  • Combines with other detection sensors (radar, fence, ground, etc.) for most demanding applications such as nuclear power plants.

  • Seamless integration with market-leading VMS systems including Genetec,  Milestone, PureActiv AlertView, and others.

  • Easily scales to fit your needs today and tomorrow.

  • Camera agnostic- deploys on edge devices and/or servers.

 

PureTech Systems (Fifth of Six)

Best Mobile Surveillance ISR Solution

  • PureActiv Rapid-Deploy Autonomous Perimeter Surveillance System

  • Scalable to small and large perimeters, the Rapid-Deploy Autonomous Perimeter Surveillance System (R-DAPSS) provides a temporary or permanent virtual perimeter protection system that requires very little deployment time. The smart and effective protection system uses a wireless connection to transmit alarms and video to a co-located or remote command and control center.

  • The R-DAPSS is equipped with PureTech’s patented AI and geospatially boosted video analytics, PureActiv, which provides among the highest probability of detection while maintaining near-zero nuisance alarms.

(PureTech’s PureActiv Rapid-Deploy Autonomous Perimeter Surveillance System enables airports, borders, military bases, seaports, transit agencies, and utilities to quickly deploy a temporary or permanent high-fidelity virtual perimeter system at substantially less cost and time than a hard-wired solution. The PureActiv R-DAPSS provides the same best-in-class level of perimeter intrusion detection, auto-verification, and automated deterrence as a hard wired-solution. Security and facility managers can now secure their perimeters quickly without planning and executing a large construction project. Courtesy of Puretech Systems and YouTube.)

  • The R-DAPSS is solar-powered, needing little to no backup fuel, thus providing an environmentally friendly protection system that does not require ground penetration and has little to no impact on local wildlife.

 

PureTech Systems (Sixth of Six)

Best Perimeter Protection System

  • PureTech Systems product solutions deliver a fully integrated automated outdoor wide-area and perimeter protection system with the highest probability of detection and lowest nuisance alarm rates for securing facilities, infrastructure, and borders. 

PureActiv integrates with a vast array of short- and long-range perimeter sensors such as radar, buried or on-fence fiber detection systems, and ground sensors either singularly or combining them to provide just the right level of protection to cost-effectively meet the most secure perimeter requirements.

(PureActiv’s deep-learning trained automated perimeter protection system includes intrusion detection, auto-verification, PTZ Auto-follow, and invoking non-lethal acoustic deterrents. Our enhanced capabilities detect, geolocate, classify and track intrusions, alerting only on verified threats ensuring near-zero nuisance alarms with market-leading detection rates. Courtesy of Puretech Systems and YouTube.)

  • PureActiv is also successfully integrated with short and long-range Counter-UAS capabilities and simultaneously detects, tracks, and identifies land and aerial targets. In addition, the system offers automatic drone dispatch and flight to alarm locations. The system provides a bird’s eye view of the intruder and intrusion situation.

  • PureActiv boasts of some of the longest detection ranges in the industry (over 5 miles), which reduces system infrastructure; thereby lowering the total cost of ownership.

  • Combining of tracks from multiple radars and PureActiv AI Video Analytics, eliminates duplicate tracks on the GIS map and alarms from the same intrusion events; reducing clutter and improving situational awareness. Similarly, PureActiv Auto-verify feature ensures only detections that are AI verified as targets of interest are alarmed upon, eliminating up to 95% of nuisance alarms.

  • Additionally, PureActiv integrates with GPS for blue force (friend/foe) classification and tracking to aid interdictions and Team Awareness Kit for Android (ATAK) – providing enhanced situational awareness to security personnel by enabling the exchange of actionable information with central command and law enforcement personnel on the ground. This extensible solution enables organizations to start small and expand the system capabilities as time and budgets permit, making PureTech a trusted leader in securing the most critical perimeters and borders.

  • PureTech was also recognized as a Multi-‘ASTORS’ Awards Champion in the 2021, and 2018 Homeland Security Awards Programs.