How To Use The Construction Monitoring Features On An Amcrest Camera (IP4M-1093EW-AI-V2)

Construction Monitoring is designed to provide comprehensive surveillance and management capabilities specifically for construction sites. It goes beyond basic security monitoring by offering tools such as PPE detection, absence detection, as well as lone working detection to help with site management, safety, and progress tracking. For more information on how to use these features, please refer to the information provided below. 

Step 1: Open the web user interface (Web UI) of your device and log in. For more information on how to access the web UI, click here.

 

Step 2: Access the main menu and click on AI. Click "Please add a preset first".

Note: If a preset is already established, click + Preset to add the preset. 

Step 3: Click Add Preset and use the PTZ directional arrows to set a PTZ preset if needed. Click the Apply icon to save the preset then click OK. 

Step 4: Click + Preset and add the preset into the interface. Select the Construction Monitoring option and click Next. 

Step 5: Click Construction Monitoring.

Step 6: Configure the detection area in the Area Config tab. Click Draw Area and use your mouse to draw a detection area in the interface. Click Apply and select the Rule Config tab to begin configuring a construction monitoring feature. 

Step 7: Click Add Rule and select the feature you want to configure. 

PPE Detection

This feature uses AI to automatically detect whether individuals in the camera's view are wearing the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). This includes attributes such as hats (safety helmets, caps), workwear, face masks, or shoe covers. 

To use this feature, make sure the feature is enabled in the "On" section and click the Attribute Settings option to enable different PPE attributes. 

A selected attribute will trigger an event if the object detected is not wearing the selected attribute. You can select up to 3 different attributes. 

The work wear option has 2 different modes, registration mode, which allows you to arm an internal database of attributes (Arming Database) and a detect by attribute mode which allows the camera to detect specific work wear attributes, such as colors. For more information how to use the registration mode, please refer to the information provided below. 

Arming Database

The arming database allows you to register images into a database that will allow the camera to detect certain customized attributes using the registration mode. To configure the database, click the Arming Database option in the PPE detection menu.

Click Add, name the database, then choose an optimal plan, optimal plans allow the camera to detect a full body or half body image to trigger the event. Only 1 database can be armed, it does not support multiple databases. 

Click the Arming Alarm icon and select "Arm" to arm the database, click OK. The similarity threshold is set to 75% by default, however can range between 1 and 100.  

The database has now been armed, click the Details icon to begin registering images into the database. 

Click the Import option and select an image to import, the image must be .jpg, not exceed 3MB, and the resolution must be 1080p. Select the image and click Import. 

Click the Back button to exit the interface and return to the Attribute Settings menu. Make sure the workwear option is in Registration Mode and click Apply. 

Once the attribute settings have been set, click Apply. Set any additional settings if needed, such as active deterrents, email notifications, etc. and click Apply to save the settings. Navigate back to the live view menu and select Construction Monitoring Mode to view real time events captured by the camera. 

For quick access to enable or disable attributes using construction monitoring mode, click the settings icon located in the bottom right corner of the interface. Select any applicable attributes and click Apply.

Absence Detection

This feature is used as an analytics function to trigger an event if no personnel are detected in the detection area for a specified amount of time. To use this feature, make sure the feature is enabled in the "On"  field in the Rule Config menu. 

Set any additional settings such as active deterrents, email notifications, etc. The minimum amount of time before the rule is triggered is set to 3 seconds, however, it can be modified in the Min. Duration field if needed, click Apply to save the settings. An event will be triggered if no personnel are detected in the detection area. 

Lone Working Detection

This feature is designed to monitor individuals working alone in potentially hazardous environments. It uses video analytics to detect if a person has been stationary or has fallen for a certain amount of time, triggering an alarm. To use this feature, make sure the feature is enabled in the "On"  field in the Rule Config menu. 

Set any additional settings such as active deterrents, email notifications, etc. The minimum amount of time before the rule is triggered is set to 3 seconds, however, it can be modified in the Min. Duration field if needed, click Apply to save the settings. Navigate back to the live view menu and select Construction Monitoring Mode to view real time events captured by the camera.