This is a rule designed to pick up a person or vehicle when they have entered into a specific region where their presence is not allowed. This is the most popular rule that Acadian monitors at this time. Sensitivity adjustments for size and amount of time within area is a basic feature of this type of rule. Every site is different and the dealer will need to do proper testing to determine the best sensitivity adjustments. Acadian does recommend that the setting for time within the area be set to 1 or 2 seconds for those sites that are adjacent to a public road or sidewalk.

This is a rule designed to notify the video center when someone or something has been within a specific area for a long duration of time which is chosen by the dealer partner. The most common amount of time used for loitering rules that Acadian monitors is 30 seconds. This is a powerful analytic when used for businesses with public facing sidewalks. It limits false alarms from innocent people walking by a business but will trigger an event when someone suspicious is trying to break into a door. For obvious reasons this rule is not recommended for businesses that have glass doors into the building.