The present invention discloses a
system to assist investigations for storage and targeted search of
metadata and video collected by dashcams. The invention efficiently guides video evidence search using stored
route metadata versus complete footage, tackling the challenges of distributed footage across vehicles. The
system enhances investigations by unlocking previously inaccessible visual evidence in a targeted manner while optimizing storage and bandwidth. Vehicles equipped with cameras send real-time
route metadata and / or video to the
system. This data may include coordinates, timestamps,
license plates detected, facial features, street names, addresses, suspicious behavior data, and other details related to the
route. Investigators may input search parameters related to location, timing, vehicles, objects, persons, etc.
Computer vision algorithms analyze stored metadata to identify matching routes and footage. Investigators may access the video from central storage or, if only metadata about the route was submitted, request relevant footage from the respective driver.