Coastal safety. A clearer view.
Make a coastal camera useful to the team watching the water. Detect people, track activity and flag unexpected water entry.
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For councils and lifesaving teams, ResQVision turns beach and rock-platform video into people detections, movement tracks and event alerts. Operators review the associated footage and decide what needs attention, using the cameras and response arrangements already in place.
At a glance
The view
Beach and rock-platform cameras covering an agreed area.
The context
People, swimmers, water-entry events and activity in the camera view.
The decision
Operators review the footage and follow their established response process.
Can existing beach CCTV be used?
Yes, an existing camera is a useful starting point when its video has enough detail for the task. ResQVision works with fixed, PTZ and remote camera views; suitability depends on the view, stream access and operating conditions.
A panorama that looks clear on a screen may still make a distant swimmer too small to analyse. We assess the actual risk area, target size and sample footage before recommending new hardware.
What happens after a possible incident is detected?
The analysis flags a configured event and brings the relevant video to the receiving team. An operator checks what happened, establishes the situation and follows the organisation’s response procedures.
Example configuration
Unexpected entry from a rock platform.
- The input
- A camera covers the platform and adjacent water.
- The analysis
- An event is flagged when a person enters the water unexpectedly.
- The operator
- The receiving team reviews the footage and decides the response.
Illustrative workflow. The camera view, event and delivery are agreed for each site.
See how this connects to the SAIL operating context.
Outside patrol hours
Camera analytics can support observation of an agreed area beyond the view of a patrol tower. The operating hours, receiving team and response arrangements still need to be defined.
Choose the risk area and the people who will review alerts. Include what happens when a feed is unavailable or no operator is on duty. That makes the proposal an operational service rather than a camera installation alone.
What should a council ask to see?
Ask for an annotated event example from a relevant camera view, a clear description of the operator output and evidence from representative conditions. The SAIL case explains ResQVision’s contribution to an actual coastal programme.
For your own site, assess missed events, false alerts per camera-hour and delivery to the operator. Include glare, low light, swell and occlusion. Detection, acknowledgement and rescue response are separate measures.
Explore the evidence or read about swimmer tracking and distress-related events.
Plan the first assessment
Tell us the site, what your team needs to notice and whether a camera is already installed. You do not need a technical brief or footage ready to make contact.
The free initial assessment covers one camera view and up to 30 minutes of authorised footage. You receive a written suitability summary and a recommended next step. Installation, integrations and any paid pilot are scoped separately.
Discuss your use case.
Tell us what your team needs to see, understand or respond to. Start with a free initial assessment of one site and one camera view.
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