Transit Terminals
Use views with a stable background where a plume is distinct from normal steam or glare.
Indoor Smoke Detection Cameras for Terminal Review
Smoke in a terminal, concourse, or interior passage can be hard to notice across many views. As a secondary visual-detection layer, StreamVLM™ can route a visible plume to an operator for a rapid check; it does not replace a certified fire-alarm system.
The Visible Condition
Give the Operator a Frame to Review
The condition in scope is visible smoke, haze, or a plume in a selected interior camera view. It is a visible scene detail, not a diagnosis, a conclusion about intent, or an automatic decision.
In StreamVLM™, an authorized operator writes a prompt such as “Alert when smoke is visible in the terminal concourse.” The model evaluates selected live frames against that prompt and sends a match, camera, location, and time into the IREX event workflow for human review.
StreamVLM™ runs on a GPU node in the customer instance. Each prompt has its own confidence threshold, alert cooldown, event type, and camera selection.
Explore StreamVLM Prompt DetectorsWhere It Helps
Set the Prompt Where the Condition Matters
Airport Concourses
Have the control room visually verify the frame, adjacent cameras, and live scene promptly.
Interior Passages
Hand a verified concern to the terminal’s established emergency-response process.
From Prompt to Action
A Review Workflow for This Condition
- 01
Choose Interior Views with Clear Air Volume
Write a concise prompt for visible smoke, haze, or a plume in a selected interior camera view, then select the cameras and times where the condition warrants attention.
- 02
Visually Verify the Plume across Live Context or Adjacent Cameras
Open the event with its camera, location, time, and available video context. Confirm what is visible before treating the match as actionable.
- 03
Initiate the Facility’s Verified Smoke-Response Procedure
The authorized team applies the local procedure. StreamVLM supplies a review cue; it does not decide the response.
Limits to Test
Validate It on the Actual Cameras
- Scene Context
- Steam, glare, dust, and haze can resemble smoke in some lighting conditions.
- Camera Fit
- The camera needs a view where the air and background give the plume usable contrast.
- Human Decision
- The event does not establish the source, fire status, or required emergency response.
FAQ
Can this replace smoke detectors?
No. It is a secondary camera-based detection layer, not a replacement for certified fire-alarm or life-safety systems. Where smoke is visible to the camera, it may give an operator an earlier visual cue before smoke reaches a point detector or heat rises enough to activate a heat detector. The operator still visually verifies the alert and follows the facility’s established emergency procedure.
Can StreamVLM confirm indoor smoke?
No. It reports a match to the visible condition in the prompt. An operator reviews the frame and local context before deciding what it means.
How should a team tune the prompt?
Start with representative cameras, define what makes a useful alert, then adjust the camera selection, confidence threshold, and alert cooldown during a camera-specific pilot.
Is there a published accuracy figure for this use case?
IREX does not publish a universal accuracy figure for this prompt. Image quality, camera angle, lighting, occlusion, and the local definition of a useful alert all affect results.
Test Interior Smoke Review on Terminal Cameras
Start with one concourse view where normal steam, haze, and lighting conditions are known to the operations team.