Education & Campus Security

Safer campuses. Smarter operations. Privacy built-in.& QSR

Sighthound provides schools, colleges, and universities with the tools to keep communities secure without slowing down learning.

Why Schools & Universities Choose Sighthound

Campus-Wide Vehicle Monitoring

Automatically detect and log every vehicle entering or leaving campus using ALPR+ and MMCG recognition.

FOIA & FERPA Compliance

Handle parent, student, or media video requests without manual editing delays.

Privacy-First Video Redaction

Blur faces, license plates, and sensitive details to stay FERPA-compliant when releasing footage.

Faster Investigations

Respond quickly to incidents with video evidence ready for law enforcement.

Edge-Based Security

Process locally with Sighthound Compute, keeping sensitive data private, secure, and under your control

License Plate Recognition (LPR)

  • Monitor vehicles at gates, lots, and sensitive zones

  • Flag unauthorized or blacklisted vehicles in real time

  • Integrate alerts directly with campus security or local police

  • Reduce theft, unauthorized access, and parking abuse

One in three universities already use LPR to boost campus safety and efficiency.

Vehicle Recognition (MMCG)

  • Detect make, model, color, and generation alongside the plate

  • Verify plate-to-vehicle matches for investigations

  • Track vendor, rideshare, and delivery vehicles separately from students/staff

  • Useful for both parking enforcement and incident response

Redaction for FERPA & FOIA

  • Automatically redact student faces, license plates, vehicles, or screens in footage

  • Process body cam, CCTV, dashcam, and classroom video

  • Compliant with FERPA’s requirement to protect other students’ identities in shared video

  • Cut redaction time by up to 90% vs. manual work

Edge AI Hardware for Schools

  • Sighthound Compute Nodes support multiple camera streams

  • Process ALPR and redaction locally, even offline

  • Rugged, secure, and simple to integrate with existing systems

  • No dependency on cloud, ideal for sensitive student data

Protect students. Simplify compliance. Improve response.

Sighthound helps education leaders secure campuses with real-time vehicle monitoring and privacy-first video tools.

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