ONVIF, the US-based standardisation body for IP-based physical security products, has announced the winner of a first ONVIF Open Source Spotlight Challenge.
The winning app, CAM X, submitted by Canada-based developer Liqiao Ying, offers an Artificial Intelligence-based object detection system that uses blockchain, for storing information from ONVIF cameras. The two-month online challenge, offered with BeMyApp, offered cash prizes for developers who use the protocol provided by ONVIF to create open source mobile or desktop applications for advanced video streaming.
The submissions were required to work with the latest release candidate, Profile T, which supports both H.264 and H.265 video compression standards. Developers connected to online prototype cameras with Profile T functionality from video camera manufacturers Axis Communications, Bosch Security and Safety Systems, Dahua Technology, Hikvision and Uniview for the challenge.
Hans Busch, Chairman, ONVIF Technical Committee, said: “The purpose of the challenge was to solicit creative, open source ideas from outside the ONVIF organisation and from outside the industry, helping to expand our perspective. We are excited about the diversity of approaches that were employed amongst the different submissions and the possibilities that exist for further development of the apps for future use by ONVIF.”
In all, 37 submissions were judged on innovation, viability of implementation, functionality and whether how easy an app is to navigate and use. Seven finalists received $800 each, while first, second and third place earned $3,000, $2,500, and $2,000, respectively. All of the finalist app submissions, including second place winner RPOS Open Source Camera and third place winner Open Camera, will be viewable on onvif.org.
About ONVIF
Founded in 2008, it’s an industry forum for interoperability for IP-based physical security products. Members are camera, video management system and access control companies and there are more than 9,000 Profile conformant products: covering Profile S for streaming video; Profile G for recording and storage; Profile C for physical access control; Profile Q for improved out-of-the-box functionality, Profile A for broader access control configuration and the Profile T Release Candidate for advanced video streaming.
