Large-scale automated redaction for 1M+ images
Danny Oude Lansink, Infrastructural Maintenance and Operations Consultant, Roelofs
“We have never had a project of this size…if we had to do it manually, it would have cost us months to process all the data.”
When the enormity of a project seems impossible, the right tools can turn the tide.
Danny and his team faced a colossal challenge - redact 1 million+ images. They needed dedicated accuracy at scale, that didn’t sacrifice speed.
"Even though we had so many images to process, the software was extremely accurate - at least 99% successful."
Background and challenge
Roelofs, the Netherlands-based infrastructure specialist, operates across the field in traffic control, water management, and green energy. With a team of 295, they tackle projects in the private and government sectors.
Their Dutch government client had 1 million+ images to redact. Collected from an infrafocus survey van, the cameras took pictures every 4 metres for roughly 1500 miles. They had further inquiries from other clients about a need to host captured video on a web-based platform that allows for collaboration, privacy compliance and secure data analysis.
Their past manual redaction methods were simply impractical for such a vast amount of data.
Enter Secure Redact – the platform that stood out for its capability to handle the immense data volume at an incredibly accurate rate - over 99%. The Secure Redact platform offers batch processing, automated blurring of sensitive information, scalability, and cost-efficiency. It was not just a solution; it was a game-changer.
The solution for high-volume data redaction
“We had contacted multiple companies but Secure Redact was the only one that could manage that amount of data."
Danny found high levels of communication and valuable assistance from the Secure Redact team during the process.
"High levels of communication throughout…there was a lot of troubleshooting and stuff to figure out for the first time, but Dillan and other colleagues were great to help with any questions."
The value of the Secure Redact platform
The precision of Secure Redact's algorithms streamlined Roelofs' workflow and significantly reduced the time and resources required. As a result, Roelofs is in a position to capitalise on future contracts, setting a new standard for efficiency and support in high-volume image redaction tasks.