Traditional CCTV is essentially a digital witness; it records a crime as it happens so you can watch the footage back later. In contrast, scOS is a proactive intelligence system designed to stop the crime from occurring in the first place. The core difference lies in our MotionX technology. While standard systems rely on 'motion detection'—which is often triggered by wind, rain, or spiders—MotionX focuses on 'important activity.' It requires no motion masks or tripwires because the AI automatically understands the context of your property. It recognises people regardless of their movement or if they are trying to hide their figure, resulting in zero false alarms. Furthermore, scOS includes the 'scOS Director,' a conversational AI that allows you to ask natural questions about your property's status, effectively giving you a digital security guard that never sleeps.

Yes, scOS is designed to be brand-agnostic and can transform your existing 'dumb' cameras into a truly intelligent security network. We work with most professional-grade wired IP cameras, including popular brands like Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Reolink, and Ubiquiti. During our professional UK installation process, which typically takes between 4 and 6 hours, our engineers will assess your current hardware to ensure it meets the necessary standards for our Intelligence Hub. By connecting your existing cameras to scOS, you gain all our advanced AI features—like MotionX and presence simulation—without needing to replace your entire infrastructure. We prefer wired connections over wireless because they are significantly more reliable and cannot be defeated by the simple signal jammers often used by modern burglars.

scOS uses a sophisticated three-layer approach to deterrence that begins long before a criminal reaches your door. The first layer is Presence Simulation. This isn't a simple light timer; the AI learns your home's normal activity patterns and replicates them when you're away, making the house appear occupied. The second layer is our MotionX detection, which identifies suspicious behaviour or individuals attempting to conceal their identity (such as wearing balaclavas or hoods) the moment they cross your property boundary. The third layer is Active Intervention. If the AI determines a threat is imminent, it triggers an escalating response. This starts with automatic light illumination and can progress to authoritative voice warnings delivered through external IoT speakers. These warnings inform the intruder that they have been detected and are being recorded, usually causing them to flee immediately.

At scOS, we take a 'privacy by design' approach. We are a 100% UK-based company, which means all our support staff, data centres, and operations are located right here in the UK. Your data is fully GDPR compliant and remains entirely under your control. Unlike many consumer-grade camera brands, we never sell your data to third parties. Our system uses a hybrid processing model: the scOS Intelligence Hub installed in your home handles the majority of the 'heavy lifting' locally. When a potential threat is detected, the system escalates the data to our secure UK cloud for advanced analysis and to ensure you can access your 24/7 recordings from anywhere in the world. We store up to two weeks of continuous footage, ensuring you have a comprehensive record of all activity on your property.

A video doorbell is a reactive tool; it's great for seeing who is at the door or when a parcel has been delivered, but it rarely stops a determined criminal. Most doorbells have a limited field of view and only activate when someone is already on your doorstep. scOS, however, is a whole-property intelligence system. It monitors your entire boundary, detecting threats at the edge of your property before they ever reach your home. While a doorbell might show you a video of someone stealing your car or breaking a window, scOS uses proactive measures like presence simulation and voice deterrents to prevent the incident from happening. Additionally, because scOS uses professional wired cameras and local processing, it is far more robust and less susceptible to the 'lag' or connectivity issues that often plague wireless doorbells.

Shevington Moor's proximity to the M6 makes it a convenient place to live, but it also makes it accessible for transient criminals looking for a quick getaway. scOS features DVLA-linked vehicle recognition, which can identify the registration plates of vehicles entering your driveway. The system can check these against the DVLA database to flag potentially cloned plates or vehicles that don't belong. This is a powerful tool for residents concerned about 'car fishing' or organised vehicle theft, as it allows the system to alert you the moment an unrecognised or suspicious vehicle lingers near your property.

For many residents in Shevington Moor who commute to Wigan, Manchester, or Preston, the home is often empty during the day. scOS's Presence Simulation is designed specifically for this. It doesn't just turn a single light on at 6 PM; it learns your actual habits—which rooms you use and when—and simulates that activity inside the house. This makes your home look genuinely lived-in, which is the single most effective way to deter burglars who are scouting for empty properties during commuting hours. You can check in on your home at any time using the scOS app to see exactly what the AI is doing to protect your house.

Lancashire Constabulary, like many forces, prioritises incidents where a crime is in progress. Because scOS is a proactive system that detects threats *before* a break-in occurs, it provides you with high-quality, actionable evidence and real-time alerts. If an intruder is detected, the system's escalating response (lights and voice warnings) often stops the crime before the police even need to be called. However, if an incident does occur, you have 24/7 high-definition recording stored in our secure UK data centres, which is fully compliant with UK legal standards for evidence, making it much easier for local authorities to investigate.