Milestone Systems, a leading provider of data-driven video technology, has announced the development of an innovative generative AI-powered video analytics plug-in for its XProtect® video management software. The new tool, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA, aims to help operators efficiently review and contextualize alarms, reducing alarm fatigue by up to 30%.
The beta version of the plug-in will debut at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona from November 4-6, with the general release expected later this year.
The Need for Speed and Accuracy in Video Review
As video systems continue to capture massive amounts of data, reviewing footage remains a time-consuming and manual process. Milestone Systems’ new XProtect plug-in addresses this challenge by utilizing generative AI to automatically summarize, contextualize, and validate video content in real-time. This will enable teams to respond faster, manage video more efficiently, and effectively reduce operator alarm fatigue.
Key features of the plug-in include:
– Automated Incident Reports – Selected video clips are instantly converted into incident summaries and structured reports, reducing the time spent on documentation.
– Event Validation – The plug-in can analyze motion events and validate alarms, reducing false positives and improving alert handling. This feature is fully integrated with the XProtect rule engine.
– Contextual Bookmark Summaries – Bookmarked footage is automatically summarized using natural-language output, allowing for fast triage without manually reviewing each clip.
The plug-in can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud, providing flexibility for compliance and deployment.
Ethical AI Powered by Real-World Data
The new solution is built on Milestone’s Hafnia Vision Language Model (VLM), trained on 75,000 hours of ethically sourced, real-world video data from either Europe or the US, using NVIDIA Cosmos Curator for data preparation. It also leverages the NVIDIA Cosmos Reason VLM, making it one of the most advanced and compliant video AI platforms in the industry.
Thomas Jensen, CEO of Milestone Systems, stated, “With this new XProtect plug-in, we are making advanced video intelligence accessible to cities, organizations, and operators everywhere who manage traffic systems – helping them unlock new levels of efficiency, safety, and insight. XProtect users will get access to state-of-the-art generative AI capabilities, and our partners will be able to build value on top of those new capabilities now available within XProtect. It truly marks a pivotal step in our mission to transform how the world manages and learns from visual data, responsibly and at scale.”
Cities such as Genoa, Italy, and Dubuque, Iowa, are eager to try these new capabilities and are leading the way in adopting advanced video intelligence solutions to enhance traffic management.
Enabling Ecosystem Innovation with VLM-as-a-Service
The plug-in is just the beginning. Milestone is also introducing VLM as a Service via APIs, allowing developers, integrators, and partners to build their own generative AI solutions regardless of the video management platform in use.
Live demonstrations of the XProtect plug-in will be held in partnership with Vaidio at Smart City Expo World Congress on November 4-6 in Barcelona, in the Dell booth, showcasing a new AI model benchmarking tool and real-time incident summarization.
Continuing the Momentum at the Milestone Developer Summit
Milestone will continue the momentum at the Developer Summit in Copenhagen from November 10-11, where Hafnia’s capabilities and the winners of the Hafnia Hackathon will be revealed.
For more information on the Developer Summit 2025, please visit the Milestone website.
About Milestone Systems
Milestone Systems is a global leader in data-driven video technology used in various industries such as manufacturing, airports, law enforcement, retail, and traffic management. The company’s XProtect video management software, BriefCam AI-powered analytics, and Arcules cloud VSaaS enable customers to learn from the past, understand the present, and predict the future. Established in 1998 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Milestone employs over 1,500 people worldwide and has been an independent company in the Canon Group since 2014. For more information, visit www.milestonesys.com. For news and other press releases, visit our Newsroom.
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