The US-based standards body for interoperability of video products ONVIF has hailed a pair of milestones – it’s passed 25,000 conformant products and reached 15 years of age.
Products that conform to ONVIF profiles began with core products such as IP cameras, video management software, and network video recording. Today’s database of conformant products now takes in intercoms, license plate recognition cameras, and can include drones, and services such as video surveillance as a service (VSaaS). Organisers say that’s a reflection of the growing value of video and the advantages of using cloud storage. The list of conformant products is available only at onvif.org.
Leo Levit, chairman, ONVIF Steering Committee said: “ONVIF has accomplished quite a lot in its first 15 years, but our work is certainly not done yet. As the industry continues to adopt video analytics, Artificial Intelligence, cloud and IoT, the role of ONVIF as a provider of standardised interfaces in these domains will only become more relevant.”
For video analytics and integration with IoT systems the ONVIF Profile M specification standardises the handling of metadata and analytics events. Using the profile, systems integrators and end users can manage the exchange of metadata between system components from manufacturers, such as cameras, video management systems and other software platforms. Profile M also provides compatibility with IoT systems with support for JSON-formatted events over MQTT, a common protocol for IoT applications.
In all, ONVIF offers seven profiles: Profile S for streaming video; Profile G for video recording and storage; Profile C for physical access control; Profile A for broader access control configuration; Profile T for video streaming and Profile D for access control peripherals. Products that conform to these profiles are produced only by ONVIF member companies and must support at least one ONVIF profile but can support multiple profiles. Products must be registered under the ONVIF list of conformant products to be considered conformant.
About ONVIF
For more about ONVIF conformant products, including member companies and their conformant models, visit the ONVIF website: www.onvif.org. Membership is open to manufacturers, software developers, consultants, system integrators, end-users and other interest groups.
