The need for smart, adaptable security solutions has never been greater. From schools combating vaping and aggression to retail spaces ensuring customer safety, the ability to monitor and respond to real-time events is critical. That’s exactly what the integration of HALO Smart Sensors and Salient’s CompleteView Video Management System (VMS) aims to achieve.
During our recent webinar, experts from Pelco (a Motorola Solutions Company) and Salient Systems came together to showcase how the revolutionary HALO smart sensor seamlessly integrates with CompleteView, offering a comprehensive security and environmental monitoring solution.
What is the HALO Smart Sensor?
If you’ve never heard of HALO, think of it as the “camera-less camera.” This exciting addition to the Pelco portfolio is a sophisticated sensor packed with 15 different data collection components that can detect a variety of environmental and security-related events. Unlike traditional security cameras, HALO sensors can be installed in areas where privacy concerns prevent video security—such as restrooms, locker rooms, and hospital rooms.
HALO sensors continuously collect and analyze data to identify multiple concurrent events. They detect:
- Vaping and smoking (including differentiation between THC and nicotine vape)
- Air quality changes (CO2, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, temperature, humidity, etc.)
- Aggressive behavior through audio analytics (yelling, fighting, gunshots)
- Occupancy and motion detection
- Keyword activation for emergency alerts
- Water leaks, open doors and windows, panic button activation, and much more via wireless HALO Amplify add-on sensors
By integrating with CompleteView VMS, these events can be monitored in real time with a clear description of the detection event, triggering notifications, automating responses, and enabling forensic search of each event type.
The Power of Integration: CompleteView, HALO & Pelco Cameras
Salient’s CompleteView VMS is a scalable, open architecture video management platform that enhances HALO’s functionality by providing a centralized interface for event monitoring. When HALO sensors detect an event, it is instantly logged in CompleteView, where security teams can:
- View live alerts and dashboards.
- Create automated rules and workflows based on sensor data.
- Pair sensor alerts with traditional camera feeds for comprehensive situational awareness.
- Search for specific events for historical reporting and identifying trends.
For example, if a HALO sensor detects an incident in a privacy sensitive zone, CompleteView can record footage from cameras adjacent to the zone providing key information to security operations to determine the type and level of response needed. Pelco cameras integrated with CompleteView provide enhanced analytics that assist with response to incidents. This maintains privacy while ensuring accountability.
Real-World Applications: Where HALO Makes a Difference
HALO’s versatility allows it to be deployed in a variety of environments, each with unique security and operational challenges. Here are just a few examples:
Education: Protecting Students and Schools
Schools were among the earliest adopters of HALO, using its vape detection capabilities to curb substance use in restrooms and locker rooms. However, its value extends far beyond that:
- Bullying and aggression detection – Identifies fights and verbal altercations in private areas.
- Air quality monitoring – Ensures classrooms and gyms maintain healthy air standards.
- Panic button and keyword activation – Allows staff or students to discreetly call for help.
Retail: Enhancing Customer and Employee Safety
In retail settings, loss prevention and safety are major concerns. HALO helps by:
- Security compliance – Monitoring restrooms and changerooms for vandalism, and drug use
- Aggression detection – Detecting aggressive behavior at checkout counters.
- Occupancy Monitoring – monitoring for loitering and crowding in controlled areas
- Panic button and keyword activation – Providing emergency notifications via keyword or panic button activation.
Healthcare: Improving Patient Care and Facility Safety
Hospitals, nursing homes, and urgent care facilities can leverage HALO for:
- Patient safety – Detecting drug use, lack of movement, and calls for help.
- Air quality monitoring – Ensuring proper air pressure and ventilation in operating rooms.
- Security compliance – Monitoring restricted areas and ensuring two-person compliance for medication handling.
Data Centers: Preventing Costly Failures
With the rise of AI and cloud computing, data centers require advanced monitoring to prevent potential situations that could jeopardize their customers’ data. HALO sensors help by:
- Access Monitoring – detect occupancy and when areas are accessed outside of controlled times.
- Temperature and Humidity – Monitoring temperature and humidity to prevent hardware failures.
- Water Leak detection – Providing early alerts for water leaks and smoke detection.
Looking Ahead: The Future of Smart Security
As technology evolves, so do the possibilities for smarter, more adaptive security solutions. With the integration of Pelco cameras, HALO Smart Sensors and CompleteView VMS, organizations gain a powerful tool that extends beyond traditional surveillance, offering proactive threat detection, privacy-conscious monitoring, and seamless automation.
For those looking to enhance safety and operational efficiency, the combination of Pelco cameras, HALO sensors and CompleteView is a game-changer.
Want to see it in action? Reach out to schedule a demo and learn how this innovative integration can benefit your organization.
