Release notes
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SentiVeillance 10.0 SDK
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March 19, 2025
- Algorithms-related changes:
- Now uses improved face recognition algorithms from MegaMatcher SDK 2025.1.
- Improved ALPR OCR confidence evaluation algorithm.
- Improved rejection of invalid object detection and stationary subjects.
- Added ALPR support for Togo, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Mali.
- Improved OCR accuracy for Argentinian license plates.
- Added option to prioritize Arabic version of license plate when plate contains both Arabic and Latin versions.
- Added Saudi Arabia plate type recognition by color.
- Improved license plate template matching for Saudi Arabia plates.
- Removed character reversion for Saudi Arabian plates.
- Fixed tripwire distance evaluation for noisy event rejection.
- Improved face modality performance in high load scenarios.
- Fixed excessive ALPR modality compute requirements in some scenarios.
- SDK-related changes:
- NEW: Returns confidence for plate origin estimation.
- On x86 platform, AVX2 instruction support is now required.
- .NET minimal version upgraded 4.5 -> 4.8.
- Java minimal version upgraded 8 -> 11.
- Samples:
- Image service sample now enables trial based on TrialFlag configuration file.
SentiVeillance 9.1 SDK
January 22, 2025
- SDK-related changes:
- Vehicle-Human functionality now is also unlocked with Faces or License Plate Recognition license.
November 8, 2024
- SDK-related changes:
- Fixed a rare memory leak when using Vehicle-Human and License Plate Recognition algorithms.
- Samples:
- Added SurveillanceImageServiceSampleCS sample which allows processing images by using REST API.
- Updated SurveillanceSampleCS to allow exporting each subject as single image.
- DetectFromImage tutorials now only obtains required license based on selected modality.
September 17, 2024
- Algorithms’-related changes:
- Added template matching support for Mexico, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia license plates.
- Added recognition of Ä, Ö, Ü characters.
- SDK-related changes:
- Added analytic triggers (Tripwires and Regions), allowing to generate events if subjects cross specified lines; enters, exits or dwells inside a region for specific time.
- Samples:
- Updated SurveillanceSampleCS to support analytic triggers.
- Updated SurveillanceSampleCS to remember recently opened samples and selected modalities.
May 28, 2024
- Algorithms’-related changes:
- Improved face quality estimation.
- Added license plate occlusion estimation.
- Added template matching support for New Zealand, Sri Lanka.
April 5, 2024
- Algorithms’-related changes:
- Biometric algorithms from MegaMatcher 13.1 product line are now used.
- SDK-related changes:
- Added support for processing using Intel GPUs/
- Samples:
- Fixed an issue in Java sample with showing mirrored images.
SentiVeillance 9.0 SDK
February 2, 2024
- Algorithms’-related changes:
- Improved License plate recognition accuracy.
- Added template matching support for Oman, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar.
- SDK-related changes:
- Allow to specify search areas when detecting from images with NSurveillanceEngine.
- Fix NCamera now correctly returns whether it supports returning NVideoSample.
- Samples:
- Allow to search through priority countries in SurveillanceSampleCS.
- Allow to export all events in SurveillanceSampleCS.
- Allow to filter exported events by source in SurveillanceCS.
- SurveillanceSampleCS now exports more information to CSV file: vehicle tags, if license plate from watchlist and its owner.
- Tutorials now have option to enable GPU usage.
- Small fixes in surveillance-web-sample.
December 14, 2023
- Algorithms’-related changes:
- Added support for Arabic license plates.
- Added template matching support for Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia license plates.
- SDK-related changes:
- Fix cases where best license plate has no assigned value.
- NSurveillanceEngine now throws more descriptive exception if data files are missing.
- Samples:
- Added surveillance web sample using java and react framework.
- Added license plate watchlist to SurveillanceSampleCS.
- Added more event filters to SurveillanceSampleCS: in watchlist, not in watchlist, must have face, must have license plate.
- Improved faces watchlist user interface in SurveillanceSampleCS.
- Surveillance samples now has option to start all sources at startup if ‘–start’ command line argument is provided.
- Fixed small issues in java surveillance-sample.
October 20, 2023
- Fix serial number activation on nvidia jetson platform.
- Fix high memory usage with video/camera streams.
October 3, 2023
- Algorithms’-related changes:
- Tuned default face algorithm properties for better operation.
- Samples:
- Removed thermal camera samples.
- Fixed export functionality in SurveillanceSampleCS.
- Fixed crash and functionality issues in Java surveillance-sample.
June 13, 2023
- SDK-related changes:
- Fixed incorrectl check if the object is in specified search area when CheckSearchAreaByObjectCenter parameter is set.
- Fixed a bug with wrong object color returned when objects tracked for short duration.
- Samples:
- Fixed SurveillanceSampleCS events export error.
- Fix surveillance-sample memory leaks and other minor issues.
May 30, 2023
- Algorithms’-related changes:
- Face recognition algorithm updated to the one used in VeriLook/MegaMatcher 13.0 SDK.
- Improved object tracking algorithm.
- Improved ALPR algorithm.
- Vehicle model recognition algorithm updated with newer models and improved accuracy.
- Added feature to recognize person’s age group (Child, Teenager, Adult, Senior) when using vehicle-human modality.
- Added template matching support for Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, El Salvador license plates.
- SDK-related changes:
- Model optimization can now return progress.
- Region of Interest is replaced with search areas, allowing for more precise configuration for selecting analyzed area.
- Added feature to return formatted license plate value.
- Changed frame decoding to only decode frames, which will be used in further processing, please update your applications if you are using ImageCaptured callback.
- Add support for NVIDIA Jetson devices (Requires JetPack 5.1.1).
- Samples:
- Updated samples to include new features.
- Removed VB.NET samples and tutorials.
SentiVeillance 8.x SDK
February 22, 2023
Algorithms-related changes:
- Improved license plate recognition accuracy.
- Added template matching support for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Cyprus, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Denmark, Andorra, Malta, Australia, Kazakhstan license plates.
November 13, 2022
Algorithms-related changes:
- Improved license plate origin country prediction for the United States, Canada and United Arab Emirates..
- Added template matching support for the United States, Canada, Norway, Turkey and Uzbekistan license plates..
- Greatly improved differentiation between 0 (zero) and O (letter O) for license plate recognition.
New features:
- Maximize video view on double click in SurveillanceSample.
- Limit what subject information is shown in SurveillanceSample.
September 16, 2022
Algorithms-related changes:
- Improved license plate origin country prediction.
- Improved license plate deduplication when identical plates are present in same frame.
New features:
- Different parameters can now be set for each NSurveillanceSource and NSurveillanceEngine task.
- VideoTimeStamp property allows to obtain event time in a video.
Fixes:
- Fixed incorrect default configuration for license plate algorithm.
- Fixed issues with United Kingdom license plate recognition.
- Fixed an issue with incorrect matching results if matching threshold of 0 was used.
- Fixed a bug when Previous matching details were shown after using Next/Previous buttons in SurveillanceSample.
- Fixed a bug when the “default settings” button in the SurveillanceSample caused unrelated configuration reset.
Updates and improvements:
- Added support for United Arab Emirates license plates.
- Updated surveillance samples to allow using different parameter sets for each video source.
July 21, 2022
Product revision number: 20220721
Product revision hash: 1d9fe2dcc356ae8e09f771f0690f0fcd1f44cc64
Algorithms-related changes:
- Improved country codes prediction from license plates.
Fixes:
- Fixed a number of bugs and issues.
June 22, 2022
Product revision number: 20220622
Product revision hash: 1d6dc6655b876822cf052851086708af83caa958
The first release of SentiVeillance 8.2 SDK.
Algorithms-related changes:
- New color recognition model.
- New license plates symbol recognition.
Updates and improvements:
- Added camera capturing optimizations to reduce CPU usage.
February 21, 2022
Product revision number: 20220221
Product revision hash: 529f1712893f685032e10231f284725b6cb09f12
Fixes:
- Fixed NSurveillanceEngine processing error.
February 2, 2022
Product revision number: 20220202
Product revision hash: 1134bc94481a4b6b83301a67c3de01d8e6e95ab4
The first release of SentiVeillance 8.1 SDK.
Algorithms-related changes:
- Updated face detection algorithm, working better with cropped faces, masked faces, bad pose faces (profile).
- Greatly improved face blink, dark glasses, expression, gender, glasses, mouth open, beard, mustache, hat attribute detection. Introduced heavy frame detection.
Fixes:
- Fixed a memory leak when using NSurveillanceEngine.
- Fixed several minor bugs and issues.
Updates and improvements:
- Updated biometric components to the MegaMatcher 12.3 line.
November 25, 2021
Product revision number: 20211125
Product revision hash: 2fc3b955e721a36b25fd74b74d3fdd05275d7666
Algorithms-related changes:
- Clothing details now also determines clothes by body parts: headwear, torso, arms, legs, feet.
- Improved vehicle model prediction.
New features:
- New Java sample: surveillance-sample.
Fixes:
- Fixed a number of minor bugs, crashes and issues.
May 12, 2021
Product revision number: 20210512
Product revision hash: bd63b6a59be30849e9a42ecf278219074596696b
New features:
- API for easy selection of the best frame added.
- API for retrieving subject information for all tracked frames added.
- New Java sample: surveillance-images-sample.
- New C++ sample: SurveillanceImagesSampleWX.
Fixes:
- Fixed a number of bugs and issues.
Updates and improvements:
- Multiple minor improvements.
January 19, 2021
Product revision number: 20210119
Product revision hash: 0a93df68fdebe4f2c9c725d5dd1cc132f67acddb
The first release of SentiVeillance 8.0 SDK.
Algorithms-related changes:
- Vehicle type, model/make and orientation estimation added.
- Person’s clothing estimation added.
- Improved faces, vehicle-human and license plate recognition algorithms.
New features:
- Face modality can now be combined with the vehicle-human modality.
- FacesThermalSampleCS and SurveillanceThermalFacesSampleCS added.
- SurveillanceImagesSampleCS and SurveillanceImagesSampleVB added.
