Most Marshfield residents with existing CCTV are used to passive recording—systems that only show you how a crime happened after the fact. scOS transforms your security from a witness into a digital guard. While traditional systems rely on 'motion masks' that trigger for every passing cat or swaying branch on the A420, our MotionX technology uses advanced AI to identify 'important activity' only. It ignores spiders, wind, and animals, providing zero false alarms while recognising people regardless of how they move or if they are attempting to hide their identity. Furthermore, scOS doesn't just watch; it acts. Through property boundary detection, it knows exactly where your land starts and can trigger automatic light responses or voice warnings from external IoT speakers to deter intruders before they reach your door. It’s the difference between having a recording of a break-in and preventing one entirely.

Yes, scOS is brand agnostic and designed to work with most existing wired IP camera systems, including Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Reolink, and Ubiquiti. During our professional UK installation, which typically takes 4-6 hours, our engineers will assess your current hardware to ensure compatibility. By connecting your 'dumb' cameras to our Intelligence Hub, we transform them into a proactive AI security network. This means you don't necessarily need to buy all new cameras to benefit from our advanced features like MotionX or DVLA vehicle recognition. We focus on wired connections over wireless to ensure your system cannot be jammed by WiFi blockers, providing a level of reliability that standard consumer cameras simply cannot match.

scOS uses a three-layered approach to deterrence that far exceeds standard alarms. The first layer is Presence Simulation. By learning your home's normal activity patterns, scOS can simulate human presence inside the house when you’re away, making it look occupied to any opportunist scouting the area. The second layer is our MotionX detection. Unlike basic sensors, MotionX identifies suspicious behaviour and recognises people even if they are wearing masks or hoods. Finally, if a threat is detected within your property boundaries, scOS initiates an escalating response. This starts with instant illumination to remove the cover of darkness, followed by authoritative voice warnings delivered via external IoT speakers. These warnings inform the intruder that they have been detected by an AI system, which is often enough to make them flee. By combining these proactive measures, scOS stops crime before it even begins.

At scOS, we take privacy as seriously as security. We are a 100% UK-based company, meaning all our support, data centres, and operations are right here in the UK. Your data is fully GDPR compliant and remains your property; we never sell or share your footage with third parties. Our system uses a hybrid approach: the Intelligence Hub processes most data locally for speed and privacy, only escalating to our secure UK cloud for advanced analysis and remote access. You have total control over your recordings, which are stored for up to two weeks and accessible from anywhere in the world via our secure app. You can rest easy knowing your home's intelligence is protected by the same high standards we use to protect your physical property.

A video doorbell is a reactive tool; it tells you someone is at the door, often after they've already pressed it or stolen a parcel. scOS is a proactive, whole-property intelligence system. While a doorbell only covers a tiny fraction of your home, scOS monitors your entire property boundary. It uses MotionX to detect threats before they reach your door, triggering deterrents like lights and voice warnings to stop a crime in progress. Furthermore, doorbells are often wireless and easily jammed or removed. scOS uses professional-grade wired cameras and an Intelligence Hub that can recognise covered faces and cloned number plates, providing a level of sophisticated protection that a simple doorbell camera cannot hope to achieve.

Marshfield’s rural location and proximity to the A420 can make it a target for opportunistic thieves looking for easy access and quick escape routes. scOS is particularly effective here because it doesn't just monitor the house; it protects the entire property. Our AI can be configured to monitor outbuildings, stables, or driveways with the same precision as your front door. Because we use MotionX, you won't get false alarms from foxes or swaying trees in the Cotswold wind, but you will be alerted the moment a vehicle with a cloned plate enters your driveway or a person approaches your garage. This proactive stance is vital for rural properties where police response times may be longer than in urban centres.

Absolutely. One of the most powerful features of scOS is DVLA Vehicle Recognition. Our AI checks the registration plates of any vehicle entering your property against the DVLA database. If a vehicle is detected with plates that don't match the make and model (cloned plates) or if it's an unrecognised vehicle appearing at an unusual time, scOS can alert you immediately. For Marshfield residents, this provides an essential layer of security against 'scouting' vehicles that often precede rural thefts. You can even ask our scOS Director, 'What cars have been on the drive today?' to get an instant, natural language summary of all vehicle activity.