Traditional CCTV systems are essentially "digital witnesses"—they record a crime as it happens so you can watch the footage later. scOS is a "digital security guard." The core difference lies in our MotionX technology, which doesn't just look for movement; it understands activity. While old systems are plagued by false alarms from spiders, wind, or swaying trees, MotionX ignores the noise and focuses on "important activity." It recognises people regardless of how they move or what they are wearing. Most importantly, scOS is proactive. Instead of just recording, it intervenes automatically with lights and voice deterrents to stop an intruder before they ever touch your door. It’s the difference between having a record of a break-in and preventing one from occurring in the first place.

Absolutely. One of the most powerful features of scOS is its brand-agnostic nature. Our Intelligence Hub is designed to work with almost any existing wired IP camera system, including popular brands like Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Reolink, and Ubiquiti. During our professional UK installation, which typically takes between 4 and 6 hours, our engineers will assess your current hardware. We transform your "dumb" cameras into an intelligent, proactive network. By routing your existing feeds through our local processing hub, we add MotionX intelligence, automatic boundary detection, and escalating responses to your current setup. This means you can upgrade to world-class AI security without the need to rip out and replace your existing infrastructure, provided the cabling is sound.

scOS uses a sophisticated three-layer approach to deterrence. First is Presence Simulation: when you're away, the system uses AI to simulate normal human activity patterns inside your home, making it appear occupied to anyone scouting the area. Second is our MotionX detection. Unlike basic sensors, MotionX identifies "important activity" the moment someone enters your property, even if they are trying to hide their face or change their silhouette. Third is Active Intervention. If the AI determines a threat is real, it triggers an escalating response. This starts with instant illumination from external lights and progresses to authoritative voice warnings delivered via external IoT speakers. This proactive sequence is designed to make criminals feel "seen" and "monitored," usually causing them to flee before a crime is even attempted.

At scOS, we take a "privacy-first" approach to your security. Unlike many competitors who ship data overseas, we are 100% UK-based. This means your data is stored in secure UK data centres and managed by a UK-based support team. We are fully GDPR compliant, ensuring that your personal data remains exactly that—yours. Our system uses a hybrid processing model: the scOS Intelligence Hub handles the majority of the heavy lifting locally on your property for speed and privacy, only escalating to our secure UK cloud when necessary for advanced analysis or remote access. We never sell your data to third parties, and you maintain full control over who can view your footage. Your home’s intelligence is for your protection, not for corporate profit.

A video doorbell is a reactive tool; it tells you someone is at your door, often after they've already pressed the button or triggered a basic motion sensor. scOS is a comprehensive property shield. While a doorbell only covers a tiny fraction of your home's exterior, scOS monitors your entire property boundary. Using MotionX, it can detect a suspicious individual in your garden or a vehicle with cloned plates on your driveway long before they reach your front door. Furthermore, doorbells rarely offer active deterrence. scOS doesn't just show you a video of a package being stolen; it uses escalating voice and light responses to stop the thief from approaching in the first place. It’s the difference between a doorbell and a professional-grade AI security team.

East Goscote’s unique village layout, with its many pedestrian walkways and cul-de-sacs, can create complex property boundaries that traditional "tripwire" security systems struggle with. scOS solves this with Automatic Property Boundary Detection. Our AI automatically maps your property lines without you needing to draw messy zones on a screen. It understands where your land ends and the public path begins. This ensures that the system only triggers its escalating deterrents when someone actually steps onto your property, providing pinpoint protection for your specific home layout without false-alerting on passers-by.

Yes, scOS is specifically designed to flag suspicious behaviour, such as someone wearing a balaclava, hood, or mask to conceal their identity. In East Goscote, where intruders might use the village's interconnected paths to approach homes discreetly, this is a vital feature. Our MotionX AI doesn't need to see a face to know a person is there, but it will specifically alert you if it detects that a face is being intentionally covered. This allows the system to trigger a more aggressive voice deterrent immediately, letting the intruder know that their attempt at concealment has already failed.

scOS Director is our conversational AI that allows you to interact with your security system as if you were talking to a guard. For East Goscote residents, this means you can check on your home using natural language. You can ask, "Has anyone been in the back garden today?" or "What time did the delivery arrive?" and scOS will give you a clear, spoken or text-based answer. It can even distinguish between family members and strangers based on their regular activity patterns. It’s a much more intuitive way to manage your home security than scrolling through hours of timeline footage.