Guide
ONVIF Event Mapping Example
- Author
- DHI Safety OperationsEdge AI ArchitectureReviewed by DHI Engineering
- Published
- 2026-07-02
- Read time
- 6 min read
- Updated
- 2026-07-02
Who this is for
For technical teams mapping camera and analytics events across ONVIF-enabled infrastructure.
The buyer question
How should ONVIF events be named and routed for safety AI?
Use clear event classes
Event classes should match the operator's action, such as track trespass, person down, smoke cue, or forklift conflict.
Attach camera and zone context
The event should identify where it happened. A generic intrusion event is weaker than a mapped zone event.
Keep payloads reviewable
Use fields that can be logged, searched, and dispositioned during a pilot review.
How to use this with DHI
Use this page as a pre-pilot checklist. Pick one zone, one event type, one alert owner, and one review cadence. If the current cameras cannot support the workflow, fix the camera plan before expanding the deployment.
Validate "onvif event mapping example" on your live feeds.
Coordinate a 30-day architecture review and live camera validation based on the protocol described in "onvif event mapping example" for your facility.
Best follow-up: bring the current workflow that "ONVIF Event Mapping Example" is supposed to improve.
- Book a demoSee the flow on a real operating scenario and scope a pilot around one facility or corridor.
- See deployment architectureReview camera ingest, edge inference, alert routing, and what stays on-premises.
- Get the implementation checklistDownload the deployment checklist buyers use before green-lighting an industrial AI pilot.
- Talk to an engineerBring camera count, VMS constraints, latency expectations, and privacy requirements to a technical review.