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Avigilon is a Canadian subsidiary of
Motorola Solutions Opens US Factory For Avigilon, Pelco, IV And More
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Avigilon is a Canadian subsidiary of Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions, Inc. is an American technology, communications, and security company, headquartered in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. It is the legal successor of Motorola, Inc., following the spinoff of the mobile phone division into Motorola ...
, which specializes in the design and development of video analytics, network video management software, surveillance cameras, and access control products.
Avigilon devices are assembled in North America in facilities located in Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond is a city in the coastal Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly a suburban city, it occupies almost the entirety of Lulu Island (excluding Queensborough, New Westminster, Queensborough), between the two estuarine dis ...
, Canada
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, and Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469. Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas.
It is home to the Universit ...
, United States.
History
Avigilon Corporation was founded in 2004 by Alexander Fernandes inVancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
, Canada.
Avigilon announced the first high-definition surveillance system in 2006 and began selling products in 2007. Avigilon has expanded its offerings to include a broad range of high-definition cameras and devices suited for various environments.
The company is known for its advanced video analytics, including Avigilon Appearance Search™ and Unusual Motion Detection (UMD) technologies. In 2018 Avigilon released Avigilon Blue™, a cloud based video monitoring software.
Avigilon went public on November 8, 2011 on the Toronto Stock Exchange
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX; ) is a stock exchange located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the List of stock exchanges, 10th largest exchange in the world and the third largest in North America based on market capitalization. Based in th ...
(TSX).
In February 2018 Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions, Inc. is an American technology, communications, and security company, headquartered in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. It is the legal successor of Motorola, Inc., following the spinoff of the mobile phone division into Motorola ...
agreed to acquire Avigilon in a deal worth C$1.2 billion. The acquisition was completed in March 2018.
In February 2021 Motorola Solutions announced the opening of a new U.S. factory in Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469. Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas.
It is home to the Universit ...
where video surveillance products for several of its brands, including Avigilon, will be manufactured. Due to the opening of the Richardson facility, an Avigilon-specific facility in Plano, Texas
Plano ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "flat surface" /'plano/) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, where it is the largest city in Collin County, Texas, Collin County. A small portion of Plano is located in Denton County, Texas, Denton Count ...
was closed.Isabella Cheng, IPVM.Motorola Solutions Opens US Factory For Avigilon, Pelco, IV And More
" Feb. 17, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
Technology
* Network Security Cameras - Avigilon develops and sells network cameras for many applications. Cameras typically support advancevideo analytics Video content analysis or video content analytics (VCA), also known as video analysis or video analytics (VA), is the capability of automatically analyzing video to detect and determine temporal and spatial events.
This technical capability is used ...
that can detect behavior and recognize entities.
* Physical Access Control
* Video Encoders - Avigilon develops and sells video encoders to allow traditional analogue CCTV cameras
A closed-circuit television camera is a type of surveillance camera that transmits video signals to a specific set of monitors or video recording devices, rather than broadcasting the video over public airwaves. The term "closed-circuit televisi ...
to become IP based devices.
* Video Monitoring Software - Avigilon develops and sells video monitoring software which allows communications with Avigilon and third party devices such as IP Cameras and Access Control Units.
See also
* IP video surveillance *Image sensor An image sensor or imager is a sensor that detects and conveys information used to form an image. It does so by converting the variable attenuation of light waves (as they refraction, pass through or reflection (physics), reflect off objects) into s ...
* Professional video over IP
Professional video over IP systems use some existing standard video codec to reduce the program material to a bitstream (e.g., an MPEG transport stream), and then use an Internet Protocol (IP) network to carry that bitstream encapsulated in a st ...
* Closed-circuit television (CCTV)
* Closed-circuit television camera
A closed-circuit television camera is a type of surveillance camera that transmits video signals to a specific set of monitors or video recording devices, rather than broadcasting the video over public airwaves. The term " closed-circuit televis ...
* Video Analytics Video content analysis or video content analytics (VCA), also known as video analysis or video analytics (VA), is the capability of automatically analyzing video to detect and determine temporal and spatial events.
This technical capability is used ...
* ONVIF
ONVIF is a global and open industry forum that provides and promotes standardized interfaces for IP-based physical security products. ONVIF specifications are widely used as common communication interfaces between devices (such as IP surveillanc ...
* Physical security
Physical security describes security measures that are designed to deny unauthorized access to facilities, equipment, and resources and to protect personnel and property from damage or harm (such as espionage, theft, or terrorist attacks). Physi ...
References
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