SquintPRO · Vehicles
Vehicle detection system on the CCTV you already have: detect, alert, track and search
A vehicle detection system finds vehicles in camera video and turns what they do into events: a truck in a pedestrian area, a car entering a restricted zone at night, a vehicle that has to be followed across a site. SquintPRO, the video analytics platform Interkey builds, does this as software on the CCTV you already have, after a survey confirms which camera views can support it. It is not a camera supply: where a view cannot do the job, the survey says so.
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In short
- Detects vehicles and people in each camera view the survey qualifies.
- Alerts when a vehicle is where vehicles should not be, during the hours you set, indoors or along outdoor perimeters.
- Protects pedestrians: alerts when a person comes too close to a forklift or other moving equipment.
- Reads number plates at gates, on cameras positioned for plate reading.
- Tracks a vehicle across cameras with each camera's position on a site map, and searches recorded footage by description or image.
- Does not use face recognition or identify drivers.
Three types of vehicle detection system
| Approach | What it tells you | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Sensors at a point (ground loops, barrier sensors) | A vehicle is present at one spot | Barriers and lanes, where presence is all that is needed |
| Dedicated plate-reading cameras | Which plate passed a fixed point | Gates and car-park entries |
| Video analytics on existing CCTV (this page) | What vehicles do across the site, with video evidence | Yards, plants, ports and compounds already covered by cameras |
They work together. A sensor or gate camera knows a vehicle entered; video analytics show where it went next, and whether it went somewhere it should not.
What SquintPRO does with vehicles
- Detects vehicles and people in each camera view the survey qualifies.
- Raises an alert when a vehicle is where vehicles should not be, such as a pedestrian walkway, a loading bay during a shift change, or a restricted zone at night. Each zone has validity windows set per shift.
- Alerts when a person comes too close to a forklift or other moving equipment, on routes where both are visible to the camera. See forklift–pedestrian detection.
- Detects intrusion along outdoor perimeters as well as indoor restricted zones, on the views the survey approves.
- Reads number plates at gates, on cameras positioned for plate reading. See number plate recognition (ANPR).
- Tracks a vehicle across cameras, with each camera's position on a map of the site, so investigators can follow its route.
- Searches recorded footage by description or by a reference image, for example "a white pickup in the last three hours".
- Lets you define new events by text or a reference image, without retraining. Test each new definition on your own footage before relying on its alerts.
Every event is logged with timestamp, camera, zone and event type, and alerts carry video evidence into the video management, control-room or incident system you already run.
Relatedforklift–pedestrian detectionnumber plate recognition (ANPR)
Where vehicle detection on CCTV is used
| Site | Typical need | What SquintPRO provides |
|---|---|---|
| Port or container yard | Gate operations; vehicles in restricted areas | Vehicle detection, zone alerts, plate reading at gates, tracking across cameras |
| Plant or warehouse | Forklifts and trucks near pedestrians | Proximity alerts, vehicle-in-walkway alerts, event logs by zone and shift |
| Logistics yard or gated compound | Who came in, where they went | Plate reading at gates, cross-camera tracking, footage search |
| Energy and utility site | Vehicles inside hazardous or restricted areas | Zone alerts with shift windows, outdoor perimeter alerts |
The table shows typical needs, not a record of past projects. SquintPRO is already in live use at a port, on container and gate operations.
What the camera survey checks for vehicles
Detection depends on what the camera can see. The survey checks each camera for:
- Coverage: does the view include the lanes, crossings or zones that matter?
- Resolution at working distance: is a vehicle far across a yard still large enough in the image?
- Lighting: are yards at night lit for cameras, or only for people? Headlight glare matters too.
- Obstruction: parked trailers, stacked containers and racking hide vehicles from some angles.
- Outdoor conditions: dust on camera domes, midday glare and heat haze affect detection on outdoor sites.
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Each camera is then sorted into usable as is, usable after adjustment, or needing new hardware. Replacement is normally limited to the views that need it. Plate reading has stricter needs than detection: a direct angle, a large enough plate in the image and a fast shutter.
From alert to investigation
- Alert. An operator receives the event with video evidence, the camera and the zone.
- Review. The operator confirms or dismisses it, so false alerts are counted, not ignored.
- Track. The vehicle is followed from camera to camera, with each camera placed on the site map.
- Search. Footage from other cameras is searched by description or reference image within a time window.
- Record. The confirmed event stays in the log with its time, camera, zone and event type.
A person verifies each step. The system helps the team find the relevant footage; it does not replace the judgement of the security team.
Deployment, privacy and pricing
- On-premise: processing runs on your infrastructure and footage does not leave the site.
- Cloud: recordings are kept for 3, 6 or 12 months.
- Privacy: SquintPRO does not use face recognition and does not identify drivers. Decide before go-live who can search vehicle records, and for how long they are kept.
- Pricing: SquintPRO is priced per use case. Each quote is built from the site, the number of cameras and the use cases in scope. There is no public price list.
How to start
The first step is a camera-suitability review of one site. If the review is positive, the next step is a pilot: one site, a defined set of cameras, one or two detection cases, and success criteria written before the start, including an acceptable false-alert rate per shift. Interkey carries out the survey, the integration with your video and incident systems, deployment, tuning and operation, from Riyadh. Read the pilot scoping guide.
Relatedpilot scoping guide
Questions buyers ask
Do we need new cameras for vehicle detection?
Usually not across the whole site. The survey identifies the views that need adjustment or new hardware; they are normally a subset. Plate reading at gates often needs a camera positioned for it.
Can SquintPRO read number plates?
Yes, at gates and entry points, on cameras positioned for plate reading. Measure the read rate at your own gate, day and night, during the pilot.
Can it follow a vehicle across our site?
Yes. SquintPRO tracks vehicles as well as people across cameras, with each camera's position on a site map. A person verifies each step.
Does it work at night?
Where the area is lit well enough for the camera. The survey checks night lighting per camera, and the pilot measures night-shift results separately.
Does it identify drivers?
No. SquintPRO does not use face recognition.
Can the footage stay on our site?
Yes. With on-premise deployment, processing runs on your infrastructure and footage does not leave the site.
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Next step
Arrange a camera-suitability review
Tell us about the site, where vehicles and people share space, and roughly how many cameras cover those areas. We will tell you which views can support vehicle alerts, where the gaps are, and what a pilot could measure.
Or directly
+966-11-2180999 [email protected]Tawuniya Towers, North Tower, 7th Floor, King Fahad Highway, Olaya, P.O. Box 56835, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia