What happens if the camera detects an intrusion?
When motion or suspicious activity is detected, the system can:
- Send instant alerts to your phone or monitoring team
- Trigger flashing lights and sirens
- Record and upload video clips to secure cloud storage
- Optionally alert local authorities to be dispatched
When our system detects suspicious activity, it initiates a rapid, multi-layered response designed to help stop the intrusion immediately, document the event clearly, and notify the right people instantly. This layered defense means your assets are protected proactively, not just passively recorded.
Layer 1: Immediate Automated Deterrence
The system’s first response is always to confront and deter the intruder directly. This happens within seconds of detection by the AI-powered analytics:
- Trigger Flashing Lights and Sirens: This is a crucial, high-impact defense. When the AI confirms an unauthorized person or vehicle has crossed a designated intrusion zone, it immediately activates powerful, blinding floodlights and a loud siren. This sudden, aggressive response is often enough to startle and scare off trespassers, stopping the crime before any damage is done.
- Record and Upload Video Clips to Secure Cloud Storage: Simultaneously with the lights and siren activation, the system ensures the event is documented. High-definition video clips of the entire incident are instantly recorded and uploaded to our secure cloud storage. This ensures that a perfect, time-stamped record is available as evidence, regardless of what the intruder does to the physical unit.
Layer 2: Instant Notification and Access
While the system is deterring the intruder on-site, it ensures you and your team are notified immediately, giving you full control over the response:
- Send Instant Alerts to Your Phone or Monitoring Team: The system pushes a real-time notification directly to your secure mobile app. This alert includes a clip of the detected activity and the camera location, allowing you to instantly assess the severity of the threat from wherever you are. You can then quickly log into the app, take remote control of the PTZ camera to investigate further, and determine the next course of action.
- Continuous Monitoring of Activity: The AI continues to track and record the intruder until they leave the defined area, ensuring you have a complete visual record of their actions on your property.
Layer 3: Professional Human Response and Dispatch
For clients who require the highest level of security, we offer optional 24/7 professional remote monitoring. This adds a critical human element to the automated defense, ensuring a verifiable and immediate emergency response:
- Verification by Monitoring Team: When an alert is triggered, it is instantly routed to our professional monitoring center. A trained operator immediately verifies the threat using the live video feed. This crucial step eliminates false alarms (like an animal or a known employee) before involving authorities.
- Optional Alert Local Authorities to Be Dispatched: Once the intrusion is verified as a legitimate threat (a verified person on the property after hours), our monitoring team contacts local law enforcement immediately to dispatch them to your exact location. This level of verification is key, as it often results in a much faster response time from police than a simple, unverified security alarm.
The SunRoad Surveillance system doesn’t just record intrusions; it utilizes an integrated defense protocol that uses automated lights and sound to deter, instant notifications to inform, and professional monitoring to dispatch help—all designed to protect your assets and deliver true peace of mind.