IndoAI Research Wednesday · 13 May 2026
indo.ai → RSS Subscribe
Talk to an expert
Vol. 01 · Issue 04 · The Edge Intelligence Report
Featured Research

The State of Edge AI Cameras in India, 2026

Annual Report · 72 pages
Research Report

Why retrofitting beats rip-and-replace for India's CCTV-to-AI transition

Our 2026 industry survey of 312 deployments across manufacturing, retail, and smart cities reveals a structural pattern: edge intelligence layered onto existing camera infrastructure consistently outperforms greenfield AI camera projects on time-to-value, ROI, and integrator adoption. Here's what the data shows — and what it means for buyers planning their next 18 months of capex.

By Ashwani Rathore · 13 May 2026 · 18 min read · Manufacturing · Retail · Smart Cities
The Industry Index

Choose your vertical. Every blog, case study, and tool we have on it — in one place.

View all industries →
01

Manufacturing

PPE compliance, safety incidents, line monitoring, quality inspection, and intrusion across factory floors and yards.

● 42 resources
02

Retail & QSR

Footfall, dwell, queue length, drive-thru analytics, theft prevention, and planogram compliance for stores and quick-service chains.

● 28 resources
03

Smart Cities & Traffic

ANPR, signal violation, vehicle classification, pedestrian safety, and traffic flow analytics for municipal deployments.

● 31 resources
04

Housing Societies

Resident access, visitor management, perimeter intrusion, vehicle gate automation, and common-area safety.

● 19 resources
05

Schools & Campuses

Attendance, perimeter, anti-bullying detection, vehicle pickup tracking, and safety incident monitoring.

● 17 resources
06

Logistics & Warehousing

Dock door management, vehicle ANPR, loading-bay safety, forklift compliance, and yard-truck routing.

● 23 resources
Latest Insights

Field-tested writing for buyers, integrators, and the people who run things.

All articles →
Browse all 142 insights
Field Records

Real deployments, real numbers, real customers.

All case studies →
Manufacturing · 3 sites
DS Group · Noida
Featured
73 % reduction in
false alarms

Retrofitting 84 cameras to a single edge intelligence layer — without replacing a single piece of hardware

"The integration was completed inside 11 working days. The hardest part was convincing security ops that the new alerts were actually real."

Deployment time: 11 days · Annual savings: ₹47L Read case →
Retail · 12 stores
Artha Group · Pan-India
2.4 × improvement in
staff-to-traffic ratio

How a 12-store retail chain rebuilt its staffing model around footfall heatmaps in 90 days

"We always suspected the 4pm staffing was wrong. The heatmaps told us by how much, and which stores to fix first."

Payback period: 7 months · Stores: 12 Read case →
Use Case Explorer

The full map of our knowledge, by industry × use case.

All use cases →
Industry ↓   Use Case → ANPR Fire PPE Intrusion Fall Face Recog. People Count Crowd Behavior Vehicle Count
Manufacturing 8 6 12 7 4 3 — — 2 —
Retail & QSR — 2 — 3 — 4 9 6 4 —
Smart Cities & Traffic 14 — — 5 — 3 6 7 3 8
Housing Societies 7 2 — 5 2 4 — — — 3
Schools & Campuses 3 2 — 4 2 5 3 — 2 —
Logistics & Warehousing 9 5 6 4 3 — — — 2 7
Number indicates resource count · click to explore
Coverage gap · request a topic
Tools & Calculators

Practical instruments. Free. No email gate.

All tools →

Camera Coverage & FOV Calculator

Enter floor dimensions, ceiling height, and use case — get camera count, placement diagram, and lens recommendation.

Open calculator

Edge vs Cloud TCO Comparator

Compare 3-year total cost of ownership for edge AI, cloud AI, and hybrid deployments. Sensitivity sliders for bandwidth, scale.

Open tool

DPDP Compliance Checklist

A 47-point checklist for India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, scoped to video and biometric data systems.

Open checklist

Bandwidth & Storage Estimator

Estimate network bandwidth and storage needs by camera count, resolution, frame rate, codec, and retention policy.

Open estimator
Research & Whitepapers

Original data. Industry surveys. Citable research.

All research →
2026 Annual Report

The State of Edge AI Cameras in India, 2026

Our annual survey across 312 deployments — manufacturing, retail, smart cities, logistics — measuring deployment time, accuracy, ROI, integrator readiness, and procurement patterns. The definitive benchmark.

72 pages 312 deployments 23 charts
Download free report Gated · Email Required

ANPR Benchmark: 14,000 Indian Plates Tested

We tested 9 commercial ANPR engines and 3 open-source models on a real-world dataset spanning Bharat-series plates, fancy fonts, and 12 regional scripts.

34 pages 9 engines
Request access Gated · Email Required

The Integrator Economics of Edge AI

Margins, deal sizes, sales cycles, and operating patterns for 47 CCTV integrators who've transitioned to AI-augmented offerings.

28 pages 47 integrators
Request access
The Glossary

A vocabulary for the computer vision in security and operations.

Plain-language definitions of the terms buyers, integrators, and operators encounter most often. Updated as the field changes.

Browse all 152 terms →
ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition — extracting license plate text from video. Edge AI Running inference on or near the camera, not in the cloud. Re-ID Identifying the same person across non-overlapping cameras. RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol — how IP cameras ship video. PPE Compliance Detecting whether workers are wearing required safety equipment. Dwell Time Time a person spends in a defined zone — a retail KPI. FPR False Positive Rate — how often a system raises an unnecessary alarm. ONVIF Open standard letting CCTV cameras and recorders interoperate.