Brian Sims
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ONVIF forms Working Groups to address cloud, metadata and audio

ONVIF, THE global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, has formed three new Working Groups that are tackling standardisation issues in cloud connectivity, advanced metadata and audio.

Together with the ongoing tasks of existing ONVIF Working Groups and ONVIF Technical Committees, these new initiatives represent a historically high level of industry participation in standards development.

The creation of the new Working Groups, which are made up of volunteers from ONVIF member companies, is in direct response to the growing prevalence of cloud solutions and the use of metadata for analytics in both the physical security and video surveillance markets.

“The rapid evolution in cloud, metadata and audio means that standards in these key areas are necessary to support the industry’s transition to these new technologies and approaches, both now and into the future,” explained Leo Levit, chair of the ONVIF Steering Committee. “We encourage any member company to become involved and help to shape the future of standardisation in the market, particularly so as ONVIF considers future Profile-based initiatives in cloud access control, cloud audio and other Internet of Things applications.”

ONVIF Working Groups are subsets of the ONVIF Technical Committee and Technical Services Committee. Any ONVIF member company at the full or contributing membership level is encouraged to participate in this work.

Key Working Groups

At present, upwards of 60 member representatives are volunteering their time to serve on the five ONVIF Working Groups. These are as follows: 

Cloud Profile Working Group 

This Working Group is focusing on the development of an ONVIF cloud Profile that will allow the interoperability of security devices and video management software in the cloud. The Profile-centred work is focused on creating test suites to address key use cases around streaming video to the cloud as well as recording to cloud storage.

Semantic Metadata Working Group 

This team’s purpose is to define an ONVIF standard for semantic analytics metadata, which will then provide a common framework for richly describing the context in which objects of interest appear in captured video across applications and devices. This work will enable the physical security industry to easily share and make use of data generated by analytics applications running on Internet of Things devices (eg cameras) for security and analytical purposes. 

Audio Streaming Profile Working Group 

The focus of this ONVIF Working Group is to define an ONVIF Profile for the interfaces and communications mechanisms for configuring and integrating audio speakers and other intercom devices. 

Video Enhancement Working Group 

This Working Group develops technical specifications for video surveillance devices and applications, while also addressing necessary topics for the ongoing development and maintenance of ONVIF specifications. This Working Group also assists with technical requirements to support the Profile development efforts of other ONVIF Working Groups. 

Testing Working Group 

This Working Group is dedicated to the ONVIF conformance and testing processes and operates directly with the software development team responsible for the ONVIF Device and Client Test Tools.

*Any ONVIF member company interested in participating in a given Working Group is encouraged to sign-in to the ONVIF Member Portal for more details. Interested companies who are not members of ONVIF can contact the organisation at https://help.onvif.org/

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