Automated uniform recognition to enhance video surveillance at correctional services in South Africa
Dumisani Kunene,
Frank Zandamela,
Gugulethu Mabuza-Hocquet
et al.
Abstract:Injuries from inmate altercations are common in correctional service facilities. Monitoring incidents manually from video surveillance can be challenging. Computer vision has the potential to assist security personnel in securing facilities. This work compares two methods for recognising occupational uniforms with the aim of improving situational awareness and safety in prisons. The first method uses histograms of hue and saturation (HS) colour-space features and a shallow learning classifier. The second metho… Show more
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