{"id":6335,"date":"2025-08-01T08:13:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T08:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/?p=6335"},"modified":"2025-10-30T08:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:43:34","slug":"product-workshop-centroid-8-and-centroid-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/product-workshop-centroid-8-and-centroid-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Workshop: Centroid 8 and Centroid 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">FootfallCam hosted a technical webinar to introduce the Centroid Series \u2014 an integrated CCTV and analytics system designed for enterprises seeking to modernise their surveillance infrastructure. The Centroid 8, Centroid 16, and Centroid Professional models consolidate three traditionally separate functions into a single platform:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">CCTV video recording and remote playback (as a direct replacement for NVR\/DVR systems)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">AI-based video analytics (footfall counting, dwell, heatmaps, theft detection)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">IoT integration (BLE trackers, POS metadata, sensor fusion)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Watch the Webinar Recording Here:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MCEZ1etskHY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #166bff;\">FootfallCam Webinar &#8211; Centroid: Transforming CCTV to Smart Loss Prevention System<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Download the Slides Here:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/Content\/data\/documents\/Internal-Use\/Solution-Workshop-Centroid-Transforming-Retail-CCTV-from-Surveillance-to-Smart-Loss-Prevention.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #166bff;\">Solution Workshop &#8211; Centroid: Transforming Retail CCTV from Surveillance to Smart Loss Prevention<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FootfallCam Webinar - Centroid: Transforming CCTV to Smart Loss Prevention System\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MCEZ1etskHY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif;\"><strong>Rationale and Strategic Context<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">In many organisations, CCTV systems remain siloed and underutilised \u2014 limited to passive recording with minimal integration into operations or loss prevention workflows. Simultaneously, departments such as marketing, operations, and IT increasingly seek real-time insights from store activity, customer behaviour, and asset movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">The Centroid Series is designed as a unifying layer \u2014 combining surveillance and analytics capabilities into one device. This allows security teams to retain operational control while enabling other stakeholders to derive business insights from the same infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif;\"><strong>Key Design Principles<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Leverages existing camera infrastructure, supporting mixed generations of analog and IP CCTV<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Runs advanced analytics (people counting, heatmaps, staff exclusion, queue detection) locally<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Consolidates multi-stream data (video, IoT, POS) into centralised dashboards<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif;\"><strong>Strategic Differentiation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">FootfallCam\u2019s position as a global leader in people counting enables it to approach CCTV modernisation with deep domain expertise in operational analytics. The Centroid Series is not marketed as a generic AI NVR \u2014 but rather, as a strategic platform for organisations moving toward integrated surveillance and business intelligence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif;\"><strong>Key Takeaways from the Webinar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">A breakdown of Centroid\u2019s architecture and processing layers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">How retailers use smart monitoring and video-assisted investigations to reduce shrinkage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Deployment frameworks for global rollouts across franchise networks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Roadmap for transitioning legacy systems into multi-functional analytics platforms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">The Centroid Series reflects FootfallCam\u2019s long-term vision: transforming fixed CCTV assets into multi-purpose infrastructure for real-time insights and strategic decision-making. It enables security, IT, and commercial teams to align around a common platform \u2014 reducing silos, lowering total cost of ownership, and preparing enterprises for an AI-enabled operational future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666; font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"#footfallcam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#footfallcam<\/a> <a href=\"#centroidseries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#centroidseries<\/a> <a href=\"#cctv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#cctv<\/a> <a href=\"#videonalytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#videonalytics<\/a> <a href=\"#iotintegration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#iotintegration<\/a> <a href=\"#surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#surveillance<\/a> <a href=\"#retailtech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#retailtech<\/a> <a href=\"#businessintelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#businessintelligence<\/a> <a href=\"#lossprevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#lossprevention<\/a> <a href=\"#peoplenalytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#peoplenalytics<\/a> <a href=\"#smartmonitoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#smartmonitoring<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FootfallCam hosted a technical webinar to introduce the Centroid Series \u2014 an integrated CCTV and analytics system designed for enterprises seeking to modernise their surveillance infrastructure. 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