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Question 12/16

​​​​​Intelligent visual systems and services
(Continuation of Question 12/16​)

Motivation

An intelligent visual system is a type of telecommunication system that enables a computing device to inspect, evaluate and identify still or moving images. A typical intelligent visual application is video surveillance. A video surveillance system is a telecommunication system which is used to remotely capture and present multimedia to the end user via networks with ensured quality, security and reliability, and to perform intelligent analysis tasks.

In the past decade, there has been significant development in security industry worldwide, and intelligent visual applications are becoming increasingly popular in both developed and developing countries. According to a research report, the typical application of intelligent visual services, visual surveillance, is expected to grow from 36.89 billion US dollars to 68.34 billion US dollars from 2018 to 2023, with a compound annual growth rate of 13.1%. The potential market is huge.

There is a growing need of interworking between intelligent visual systems for communications. Underlying technologies, such as cloud computing, cloud storage, edge computing, edge storage, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and intelligent analysis are needed in addition to video acquisition, coding, transmission, distribution and storage. Intelligent visual systems have become a whole ecosystem, highly connected to smart city and safe city construction. Standards should be used to support the development of the industry, and meet the need of rapid development. In addition, new information technologies continue to emerge, and the intelligent visual platform should be open to and capable of continuous evolution. The scope of the intelligent visual standards should be expanded to align with the market and to promote their development.

A range of standardization-related and industry initiatives have commenced across the globe examining different aspects of intelligent visual system. There are various activities, including international exhibitions, and exploratory workshops. Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) was established in May 2008, aiming at providing and promoting standardized interfaces for effective interoperability of IP-based physical security products. By 2020, ONVIF has released two versions of core specifications, two data format specifications, six profiles and 22 service specifications. IEC TC 79 WG12 focuses on video surveillance system (VSS) to produce IEC standards for VSS and applications taking into account the system, component and equipment requirements, testing and integration. Other SDOs (such as ISO/IEC JTC1, 3GPP and ETSI) are also developing intelligent visual standards according to their scope.

ITU-T SG16 developed various Recommendations on intelligent visual systems, including ITU-T F.743 series, H.626 series and H.627 series. This Question was established to meet the strong standardization need from the industry and to accommodate the existing work within ITU-T, including the enhancement and maintenance of the Recommendations and development of the many ongoing work items.
The following major Recommendations, in force at the time of approval of this Question, fall under its responsibility: ITU-T F.743, F.743.1, F.743.2, F.743.3, F.743.7, F.743.8, H.626, H.626.1, H.626.2, H.626.3, H.626.4, H.626.5, H.627, H.627.1.

Study items
Study items to be considered include, but not limited to: Tasks
Tasks include, but are not limited to: Other topics can also be studied as appropriate, based on contributions.
An up-to-date status of work under this Question is contained in the SG16 work programme (https://www.itu.int/ITU-T/workprog/wp_search.aspx?sp=16&q=12/16).

Relationships
Recommendations
E, F, G, H, I, Q, T, V, X, Y-series Recommendations under the responsibility of SG16

Questions
Questions 5/16, 6/16, 11/16, 13/16, 21/16, 24/16

Study Groups: Other bodies
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