A video processing and analysis system is coupled to a building management
and control system. The video processing system provides traffic,
occupancy, and other information derived from video images of sections of
the building and its environs to the building management and control
systems. The building systems use this information in a variety of
business management applications, including maintenance scheduling, asset
replacement, elevator dispatching, HVAC and lighting control, and so on,
to reduce operational or maintenance costs, expedite emergency
procedures, improve service levels of building facilities, and regulate
the building's environmental conditions.