A first test of algorithmic video surveillance took place last March during two concerts by the Depeche Mode group in Bercy. A second test must be carried out this weekend during the Paris-Lyon football match and a Black Eyed Peas concert.
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Algorithmic video surveillance, a technology supposed to be able to detect predefined events automatically and in real time, will be tested again in Paris during two major events. The first is the Black Eyed Peas concert at La Défense Arena which takes place on Saturday April 20. These are the camera images from the Nanterre-Préfecture and La Défense-Grande Arche stations which will be analyzed.
The other event that will be closely scrutinized is the PSG-Lyon match, which takes place on Sunday at 9 p.m. at the Parc des Princes. There, the 118 cameras at Paris-Gare de Lyon and Pont du Garigliano will be used by this algorithmic video surveillance, from Friday evening to Monday morning.
The software coupled with the video surveillance cameras has been configured to detect crowd movements, abandoned luggage, intrusion into a prohibited area, or even an abnormally high crowd density.
Signs and posters have been installed at the entrance and exit of these areas to inform the public. The images will be kept for twelve months. The Paris Police Prefecture, which authorized the operation, however assures that facial recognition will not be used. This algorithmic video surveillance will be tested again during the Olympic Games this summer.
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