Object appearance search

Searching for a person or vehicle of interest is a crucial part of post-incident investigations. YourSixOS's Object Appearance Search enables users to search device recordings for visual objects like vehicles and humans, including specific attributes such as a person wearing a red shirt. This functionality is available to users at no additional cost!

Object Appearance Search is located under Forensics along the top menu.

Prerequisites

In order to be able to utilize OAS, it needs to be enabled first. Only integrators can enable Object Appearance Search (OAS). Organization users and administrators cannot enable this feature. If OAS is not enabled on your device, please contact your integrator for assistance.

INFO

The below requirements must be met in order for a device to support Object Appearance Search:

• Device SoC: ARTPEC8 and CV25 (What chip does my device have?).
• Device firmware: AXIS OS 11.11 or newer.
• Device storage: SD Card in device (Note: OAS uses up to 5% of the SD card).

Multisensor, panoramic, intercom and fisheye devices are currently not supported for Object Appearance Search.

Performing a Search

1. Navigate to the Forensics tab in the top navigation menu of YourSixOS.
2. From the left context menu, click Objects.
3. In the Object Appearance Search window, select the devices you want to search across. Use the Select Devices field to type and refine your search.
4. Choose the date range for the search.
5. Define your search criteria:

• Class: Human or Vehicle
• Vehicle Class: Car, Truck, Bus, Bike
• Color: Vehicle body color, or human upper/lower clothing color

6. Adjust the confidence score threshold – higher values increase accuracy.
7. Click Search to run the query.

Viewing Results

Results appear as thumbnails, each showing:

• Timestamp
• Confidence score
• Attribute details

Clicking a thumbnail provides:

• Enlarged view of the result
• Option to view video in the Matrix
• Option to search for similar items

A timeline bar displays along the bottom of the screen, showing when appearances occurred within the selected timeframe.

INFO

• A recording rule must be in place for OAS results to link to saved footage.
• If recording rules rely on include/exclude zones, some search results may appear without an associated recording.