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AI video management system for PG, hostels and co-living

PG, hostels and co-living.

Paying-guest homes, student and working hostels, and co-living spaces. Iron switches on 5 packs with 58 ready-made AI use cases for PG, hostels and co-living, so your cameras start working the day they are added.

58Use cases
5Packs
20Ready now
17Languages
13 use cases

PG, hostels and co-living

In-time, outsiders on floors, girls' wing, terrace, smoking, mess hygiene and night roll call.

Cleaning rounds done or missed on a CCTV camera

Cleaning rounds done or missed

Checks scheduled cleaning rounds happened, with an audit trail.

New
Smoke and fire on a CCTV camera

Smoke and fire

Early warning when smoke or flames are seen on camera.

Validating
Ladies-only area on a CCTV camera

Ladies-only area

Men entering a ladies-only floor, batch or section. Watches the entrance only, never changing rooms.

Ready
Walk-ins without check-in on a CCTV camera

Walk-ins without check-in

A second person slipping through the turnstile or door behind a member.

Validating
No ID card on campus on a CCTV camera

No ID card on campus

Pilot: people in staff or student areas without a visible ID card.

Pilot
Canteen rush on a CCTV camera

Canteen rush

The canteen past comfortable capacity, so breaks can be staggered.

Validating
In-time and curfew on a CCTV camera

In-time and curfew

Residents coming in or going out after the in-time, with the time of each.

Ready
Outsiders on residents' floors on a CCTV camera

Outsiders on residents' floors

Faces that are not residents or staff on the rooms' floors, especially at night.

Rolling out
Girls' wing entry on a CCTV camera

Girls' wing entry

Anyone other than residents and wardens entering the girls' wing or floor.

Ready
Terrace at night on a CCTV camera

Terrace at night

Anyone on the terrace or rooftop after it is locked.

Ready
Smoking and smoke in corridors on a CCTV camera

Smoking and smoke in corridors

Smoking in corridors and rooms' floors, and smoke before a fire takes hold.

Validating
Mess kitchen hygiene on a CCTV camera

Mess kitchen hygiene

Cooks without caps or hairnets, and tables left uncleared in the mess.

Validating
Night roll call on a CCTV camera

Night roll call

Who came in tonight and who has not, from faces at the door, instead of a register.

Rolling out
10 use cases

Residential and gated communities

Resident and visitor vehicles, amenities after hours, pools, riders, dogs and parking.

Rooftop and terrace access on a CCTV camera

Rooftop and terrace access

Anyone on rooftops, terraces and water-tank areas, with the clip.

Ready
Guard post unattended on a CCTV camera

Guard post unattended

Security posts, gates and cabins left without a guard during the shift.

Ready
Resident and visitor vehicles on a CCTV camera

Resident and visitor vehicles

Every vehicle in and out by plate, residents matched, visitors and unknown vehicles flagged.

Ready
Pool, gym and terrace after hours on a CCTV camera

Pool, gym and terrace after hours

Anyone in the pool, gym, clubhouse or terrace outside opening hours.

Ready
Children near the pool without an adult on a CCTV camera

Children near the pool without an adult

Pilot: young children near the pool with no adult close by.

Pilot
Delivery riders loitering on a CCTV camera

Delivery riders loitering

Delivery riders staying inside towers or lobbies far longer than a drop-off.

Validating
Lift lobby and clubhouse crowding on a CCTV camera

Lift lobby and clubhouse crowding

Lobbies, lifts and the clubhouse beyond their limit, during events and peak hours.

Validating
Stray dogs inside the society on a CCTV camera

Stray dogs inside the society

Stray dogs and dog packs entering the campus, playgrounds and basements.

Validating
Wrong parking in the society on a CCTV camera

Wrong parking in the society

Cars in visitor bays overnight, blocking driveways and fire lanes, or in someone else's slot.

Ready
Visitor gate and lobby footfall on a CCTV camera

Visitor gate and lobby footfall

People in and out at gates and lobbies, with visitors at night flagged.

Ready
18 use cases

Perimeter and intrusion security

Walls, fences, rooftops, doors, guard posts and staff-only areas.

Restricted area intrusion on a CCTV camera

Restricted area intrusion

Entry into stockrooms, cash offices, server rooms and staff-only areas.

Ready
Intrusion with face recognition on a CCTV camera

Intrusion with face recognition

Intrusion alarms that know who it is: staff on your lists let through, anyone on a banned list named, strangers raised as usual.

Fewer false intrusion alarms from your own staff, and a name on the ones that matter.
Ready
Drone sightings on a CCTV camera

Drone sightings

Pilot: drones over no-fly zones, events and secure sites.

Pilot
Climbing walls and fences on a CCTV camera

Climbing walls and fences

Someone climbing a boundary wall, fence or gate, day or night.

Validating
Tailgating at controlled doors on a CCTV camera

Tailgating at controlled doors

A second person slipping through a badge-controlled door or turnstile behind the first.

Validating
Animals inside the premises on a CCTV camera

Animals inside the premises

Dogs, cattle, monkeys or wildlife entering sites, farms and campuses.

Validating
Items thrown over the wall on a CCTV camera

Items thrown over the wall

Pilot: packages thrown over boundary walls, common at prisons and warehouses.

Pilot
Vehicles in pedestrian zones on a CCTV camera

Vehicles in pedestrian zones

Cars and two-wheelers inside walkways, plazas and campus pedestrian zones.

Ready
Loitering near the perimeter on a CCTV camera

Loitering near the perimeter

Someone hanging around gates, walls and parked vehicles longer than usual.

Ready
Unknown person in staff-only areas on a CCTV camera

Unknown person in staff-only areas

Anyone not on the staff list inside staff-only areas, by face.

Rolling out
Doors and gates left open on a CCTV camera

Doors and gates left open

Shutters, gates, fire doors and cold-room doors left open too long.

Validating
Site intrusion after hours on a CCTV camera

Site intrusion after hours

Anyone on the site, in stores or the yard after work stops.

Ready
Yard and depot intrusion on a CCTV camera

Yard and depot intrusion

Anyone in rail yards, depots and stabling lines.

Ready
Known offenders and gangs on a CCTV camera

Known offenders and gangs

Faces on a list shared by the jewellers' association or police, matched the moment they walk in.

Rolling out
Guard at the door on a CCTV camera

Guard at the door

The guard's post at the door left empty during opening hours.

Ready
Night watch on the shutter on a CCTV camera

Night watch on the shutter

Anyone at the shutter, or hanging around the shop front, after it is closed for the night.

Ready
Night intrusion in the godown and yard on a CCTV camera

Night intrusion in the godown and yard

Anyone in the godown, yard or loading area at night.

Ready
Night theft and boundary breaks on a CCTV camera

Night theft and boundary breaks

People climbing the boundary or in the farm at night: crop, pump and equipment theft.

Validating
12 use cases

Fire, smoke and hazards

Flames, smoke, sparks, smoking, blocked exits, spills and flooding.

Spills, blocked paths and exits on a CCTV camera

Spills, blocked paths and exits

Spills, obstructions and blocked fire exits where people walk.

Validating
Flames on a CCTV camera

Flames

Visible flames anywhere a camera looks, as an early warning before the alarm panel.

See a fire on camera before the alarm panel trips.
Validating
Smoke on a CCTV camera

Smoke

Smoke from fires, electrical faults and smouldering waste, indoors and out.

Validating
Sparks and arcing on a CCTV camera

Sparks and arcing

Pilot: sparks from welding, grinding and electrical panels where they should not be.

Pilot
Open burning on a CCTV camera

Open burning

Garbage, leaves and waste being burnt in the open.

Validating
Industrial smoke and emissions on a CCTV camera

Industrial smoke and emissions

Dark smoke from chimneys, kilns and boilers beyond the allowed level.

Validating
Smoking in no-smoking areas on a CCTV camera

Smoking in no-smoking areas

Smoking in fuel stations, warehouses, hospitals and plants.

Validating
Fire exits blocked on a CCTV camera

Fire exits blocked

Boxes, trolleys and locked shutters blocking fire exits and escape routes.

Validating
Spills and leaks on a CCTV camera

Spills and leaks

Oil, chemical and water spills on floors, docks and fuel islands.

Validating
Waterlogging and flooding on a CCTV camera

Waterlogging and flooding

Water on roads, underpasses, basements and parking, for diversion and pumping.

Validating
Blocked aisles and gangways on a CCTV camera

Blocked aisles and gangways

Sacks, pallets or goods blocking an aisle or gangway.

Validating
Fire and stubble burning on a CCTV camera

Fire and stubble burning

Flames, smoke and stubble or waste burning in or next to the fields.

Validating
5 use cases

Platform and camera health

Camera health, recording, access and accuracy.

Camera offline, blocked, blurred on a CCTV camera

Camera offline, blocked, blurred

Cameras offline, covered, blurred, moved or with night vision failing.

Validating
Recording failures and storage on a CCTV camera

Recording failures and storage

Recording gaps and storage on each DVR or NVR.

Needs a connection
Store logins, roles, per-store reports on a CCTV camera

Store logins, roles, per-store reports

Each store manager sees only their store; head office sees everything.

Ready
Count accuracy dashboard on a CCTV camera

Count accuracy dashboard

Sampled clips checked by people against the AI's counts, with the error rate per store.

New
ATM camera tampering on a CCTV camera

ATM camera tampering

ATM cameras covered, sprayed, turned or blacked out.

Validating
Questions

PG, hostels and co-living, answered.

What can a video management system do for PG, hostels and co-living?

Iron VMS shows every camera live, records on your own server and watches each camera for what matters in PG, hostels and co-living: Ladies-only area; In-time and curfew; Girls' wing entry; Terrace at night. In all, 58 use cases across 5 packs switch on for PG, hostels and co-living.

Will it work with the CCTV cameras we already have?

Yes. Iron works with any IP camera or NVR that speaks RTSP or ONVIF. Existing NVRs keep recording while Iron adds live view, search, AI and alerts.

Does our video leave the premises?

No. Iron runs on a server you own, as a Windows, Linux or macOS service. AI can run on site too; cloud models are optional.

How do we get alerted?

Every alarm becomes an incident with its clip and goes to whoever is on shift on WhatsApp, SMS, email or a webhook, escalating if nobody acknowledges it.

How many of these are ready today?

20 of the 58 use cases for PG, hostels and co-living are proven on real footage and ready now; the rest are validating, rolling out or in pilot, and each card on this page says which.

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