How to Turn Your Existing Camera Network into an Automation Powerhouse
Modern camera networks are everywhere – offices, retail spaces, warehouses, and beyond. While these cameras are powerful for monitoring, most businesses fail to tap into their full potential. Why stop at surveillance when you can transform your existing cameras into a system that takes action and automates workflows? In this post, we’ll show you how LensPath allows you to upgrade your current camera network into an automation powerhouse.
Step 1: Use the Cameras You Already Have
One of the most common misconceptions about automation and computer vision is that you need to overhaul your hardware. That’s not true. LensPath works with any existing camera network, from legacy CCTV systems to modern cloud-connected devices like Cisco Meraki.
How It Works:
Connect your cameras to LensPath’s platform via RTSP streams, APIs, or edge devices.
Once integrated, cameras become smart detection tools capable of recognizing objects, people, and activities in real time.
Step 2: Add Custom Vision Models for Your Use Cases
LensPath allows you to use pre-built vision models or create custom detection models tailored to your business needs.
Examples:
Retail: Identify low-stock shelves and automatically notify staff to replenish items.
Smart Facilities: Detect when rooms are unoccupied and automatically turn off lights.
Security: Identify unauthorized individuals in restricted areas and trigger alerts.
The model creation process is simplified with our no-code UI – upload tagged examples, and LensPath handles optimization for any camera.
Step 3: Build No-Code Workflows to Automate Actions
The real magic happens with LensPath’s intuitive if-this-then-that workflow builder. Instead of dashboards that simply report detections, LensPath takes action based on triggers you define.
Sample Workflows:
Trigger: “Person detected near a restricted door.”
Action: “Lock the door and notify security personnel.”Trigger: “Low-stock shelves detected in aisle 3.”
Action: “Send notification to the inventory team.”Trigger: “Spill detected on the floor.”
Action: “Dispatch robotic cleaning equipment.”
Step 4: Scale Without Complexity
LensPath supports businesses of all sizes, whether you’re automating a single retail location or managing thousands of cameras across global facilities. Our platform is:
Scalable: Deploy models and workflows to hundreds of cameras.
Hardware-Agnostic: Works with edge devices, cloud systems, and hybrid environments.
Cost-Effective: Eliminate expensive hardware upgrades with a focus on automation.
Conclusion
Your existing camera network is a goldmine for automation opportunities. LensPath turns this potential into reality, empowering you to build no-code workflows that solve real problems and improve efficiency. Whether you’re in retail, security, or facility management, LensPath helps you take action.
Ready to get started? Join the LensPath wait list and we can start scoping your workflows today.
