CCTV integration, AI for policing: Gujarat Police announce ₹37-lakh hackathon
Participants will test their systems on about 50 CCTV feeds, tracking a designated vehicle and generating real-time alerts, GIS visualisation and movement data.
The Gujarat Police have announced the country's largest hackathon, focused on integrating CCTV systems and developing AI-based video analytics for policing and public safety. The hackathon, offered through the Sentinel Gujarat portal, invites students, researchers, freelancers, startups, and companies to create innovative solutions.
A prize pool of ₹37 lakh is available for participants. The event takes place on September 10-11 at iHub Gujarat in Ahmedabad. The primary goals include integrating independent CCTV systems into a unified surveillance system, enabling AI-powered real-time suspicious activity detection, automatic number plate recognition, vehicle tracking, watchlist matching, and cross-camera searches.
The challenge will use live CCTV feeds to assess capabilities, with participants required to submit prototypes, documentation, and architecture details. Solutions will be evaluated on technical requirements, architecture, analytics, scalability, and proof-of-concept readiness, with bonus points awarded for innovative features. The hackathon registration opened on August 4 and closes on September 7. Shortlisting is scheduled for September 7, with the event and results on September 10-11.
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