Verkada, a pioneer in AI-driven physical security, has introduced a comprehensive suite of AI-powered safety tools aimed at helping schools enhance security, respond to incidents faster, and streamline investigations.
“With these updates, Verkada is enabling schools to leverage AI as a force multiplier for campus safety, delivering greater clarity into incidents, better real-time alerts, and improved communication tools,” said Abraham Alvarez, Vice President of Product at Verkada. “By integrating investigation, alerting, and communication into one secure platform, schools can better protect their students, staff, and campuses.”
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AI-Powered Unified Timeline
Leading the new features, Verkada’s AI-Powered Unified Timeline allows security teams to visually reconstruct the movement of a person or vehicle across campus with a single click. Previously, school safety personnel had to manually sift through hours of footage from multiple cameras. Now, they can instantly generate a map-based timeline of events, accelerating investigations such as locating a missing student, monitoring suspicious activity, or coordinating emergency response.
Proactive AI-Powered Alerts
To help schools identify potential threats before they escalate, Verkada has expanded its AI-Powered Alerts with two significant capabilities.
- Activity Detection Alerts distinguish routine motions, such as students walking along pathways, from high-risk behavior, like climbing fences or slip-and-fall incidents. This feature minimizes false alarms while ensuring timely alerts for genuine threats.
- K-12 Industry-Specific AI Alerts offer pre-configured notifications tailored to school-specific scenarios. For example, alerts can detect a fully covered face or identify emergency service vehicles. By removing the guesswork, administrators can focus on responding rather than setting up alerts.
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Smarter, Auto-Transcribed Intercoms
Verkada has also enhanced its intercom platform to improve accessibility and communication.
- Live Captions now automatically transcribe calls on Verkada Desk Station and Pass App (iOS), supporting multiple languages including Spanish, French, German, Hindi, and Japanese.
- AI-Generated Messages allow staff to instantly generate professional audio responses from typed text during emergencies, after-hours, or lockdown situations, ensuring timely communication.
By integrating these AI-powered features, schools can shift from reactive monitoring to proactive safety management. Administrators can investigate incidents in seconds, receive intelligent alerts on high-risk behavior, and provide accessible communication to diverse communities.
Importantly, Verkada’s platform operates within district-approved privacy policies, keeping student safety at the forefront. All these new features are immediately available to existing Verkada customers.
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