Expand your awareness with audio
Sound detection
Expand your monitoring capabilities with sound detection
In many environments, what you hear can be as crucial as what you see for effective security. The challenge is in converting ambient sounds into actionable intelligence that can prevent incidents, ensure rapid response, and expand situational awareness. Axis sound detection solutions bridge this gap, offering a proactive layer of security that listens for trouble, enabling faster, more informed incident responses. The technology can also help you improve safety in sensitive areas, where video surveillance is not an option. Sound detection also enables measurement of sound pressure level (SPL) to monitor and make informed decisions about noise pollution, a growing public health concern.
Intrusion detection and first-time deterrence
By combining sound detection with Axis camera solutions, you gain crucial auditory context, helping you to proactively address incidents and threats. Using AI-based sound classification, AXIS Audio Analytics detects sounds such as breaking glass or human voices, and provides instant alerts when these events occur. PTZ Autotracking technology can automatically zoom in on the source of the detected sound, providing operators with live video and situational awareness to respond swiftly and appropriately. Adding speakers and strobe sirens helps you to deter intruders and respond live or automatically.
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Monitoring noise pollution and sound pressure levels
Noise pollution isn’t just a nuisance; it poses serious physical and psychological health risks. City officials prioritize noise reduction to improve livability, and Axis devices can support this by measuring sound pressure level (SPL) in environments affected by traffic, construction, bars, restaurants, and shopping malls. Embedded AXIS Audio Analytics enable visualization and analysis of noise sources, giving you easy access to the SPL data you need to make informed decisions about urban planning, public health, and noise-reduction initiatives that enhance citizens’ quality of life.
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Balancing privacy with safety in sensitive places
In sensitive locations, such as hospitals or restrooms, sound detection using microphones, acoustic, or environmental sensors provides critical situational awareness without compromising privacy. With privacy by default, our AI-powered analytics convert raw audio data into actionable metadata, without ever recording or streaming audio. For example, it can alert hospital caregivers to coughing fits. Detected audio events can also trigger connected technologies like video surveillance or pre-recorded announcements via Axis network speakers , ensuring ethical, responsive, and effective surveillance.
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Rapid response to critical safety threats
Axis sound detection solutions provide an intelligent, proactive layer of security by automatically identifying critical audio events. For example, the system can alert you when screams and shouts are detected, so you can check if there is a need to send extra staff to the location and prevent escalation of an event. Our public address solutions help you to get real-time updates from people at the scene and share clear instructions everywhere they’re needed, thanks to built-in two-way audio and speaker models with integrated strobe and text display features.
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