International. ONVIF, the world's best-known standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, has announced the winner of the first ONVIF Open Source Spotlight Challenge.
The winning app, CAM X, presented by Canada-based developer Liqiao Ying, offers an AI-based object detection system that uses blockchain solutions to store information gleaned from ONVIF cameras. The two-month online challenge, offered in conjunction with BeMyApp, offered lucrative cash prizes for developers who use the protocol provided by ONVIF to create open-source mobile or desktop apps for advanced video streaming.
Submissions were required to be compatible with the latest release candidate, Profile T, which supports H.264 and H.265 video compression standards. The developers connected to online prototype cameras with Profile T functionality from Axis Communications, Bosch Security and Safety Systems, Dahua Technology, Hikvision and Uniview for the challenge.
"The goal of the challenge was to solicit creative and open source ideas from outside the ONVIF organization and from outside the industry, helping to broaden our perspective," said Hans Busch, chair of the ONVIF Technical Committee. "We are excited about the diversity of approaches that were employed between the different presentations and the possibilities that exist for further development of onVIF's applications for future use."
In total, 37 submissions were evaluated for innovation, feasibility of implementation, functionality, and whether the app is easy to navigate and use. Seven finalists received $800 each, while first, second and third place won $3,000, $2,500 and $2,000, respectively. All submissions from the finalist app, including the second-place RPOS open-source camera and the third-place winner, Open Camera, will be viewable on onvif.org.
More information on ONVIF compliant products, including suppliers and compliant models, can be found on the ONVIF website: www.onvif.org
