In a world where “one second” points to death, from production lines to city security, waiting to upload videos to the Cloud for AI to analyze and then alert you can take a step further. Edge AI becomes the answer: get your brain on the “front page”, make instant decisions, reduce delays, save bandwidth, protect critical data, and most importantly, Keep working even if the internet goes down
What is Edge AI and how is it different from Cloud AI?
- Cloud AIProcessed on a centralized data center. Data must be sent up to the network before it is analyzed.
- Edge AIProcesses “at the edge of the network” (e.g., cameras, gateways, front-end servers) for immediate response, reducing cloud burden and reducing privacy risks
Canal One Architectural Laying Solution IoT & Smart Integration that adds support for Edge AI Processing to reduce cloud computing loadDirectly makes detections—decisions are made near the scene, ready to move on to Sistema di sicurezza UnifiedThat covers cyber and physical on the same screen
5 Reasons Thai Factories and Smart Cities Should Start at Edge Over Cloud
- Faster than at critical pointsMake a decision on the job, reduce delays from uploading to the Cloud
- Works even with broken linksThe system can also detect and alert on the job-front device.
- Safer than dataSensitive data does not have to go off-site unnecessarily
- Bandwidth/Cloud Cost ControlSend only summary/metadata instead of raw stream
- Phased scaleFill the “Edge box” one by one. No need to dismantle the entire structure.
How to use Edge AI with ASAP Platform
ASAP (All Smart AI Platforms)It is a safety, environmental and operational management platform that works with legacy devices, analyzes, differentiates, detects fault trends comprehensively and automatically contacts relevant entities.
- Multi-Platform & IoT Integration: Supports CCTV, PA System, Cloud, Bodycam, Edge welding to the original system immediately. No need to throw away the original
- On-the-go Monitoring: View the reason and control it from an existing mobile/tablet/screen. Allows the task page to move instantly.
- ASAP+ Automatisering: Enhances responsiveness, such as commanding drones to automatically fly to the scene when a conditioned event occurs.
- Green Tech by design: A solution to reduce the power of the camera and network systems, make them safer and more sustainable at the same time
A Practical Edge AI Uscase (Today)
- plant: Detects PPE, Fire, Intrusion, Hazardous Behavior with Automatic SOP Alerts and Suggests, Reduces Human Error and Decision Time
- Smart City/Public Areas: Intrusion surveillance, proof of identity, analysis of movement direction, including environmental sensors (air quality/PM, water level, temperature) for early warning and systematic traffic/pollution management.
- Critical infrastructure: Upgraded to Smart Integrated Operation Center (IOC)Integrated monitoring and response in a single center, practical for agencies in Thailand, allowing for smoother and more accurate operations.
How Edge or Cloud choose to be “cost effective and agile”
- Desired work Very Real Time/Unstable/Limited Personal Data→ Start at Edge primarily
- Desired work Aggregate a lot of data/Train heavy models/Make a central report→ Use Cloud as a whole
- A good workflow is Hybrid Edge+Cloud: Let Edge screen/decide, and then send only “what's important” to the Cloud for long-term storage and in-depth analytics—this approach is at the heart of ASAPThat “took AI to the scene,” but also Connect the image as a whole system.Has a smooth attachment
How to get started with Edge AI on your legacy system
- Identify Critical Events (e.g. Fire, PPE, Intrusion, PM2.5) and Define Response KPIs
- setup Edge Gateway/AI KameraAt a high risk point first, and then expanded into phases.
- Connect to ASAP via Universal Connector/APITo consolidate notification center—command with an existing device
- maximizes ASAP If you want advanced automation (for example, ordering a drone, controlling equipment on the job)
Edge AI does not replace the entire cloud, but is the “brain layer” that makes Thailand safer, smarter and more sustainable—faster when seconds are everything, more economical because it doesn't send all the data, and connects seamlessly to the legacy system. Platforma ASAPof Canal One, designed for real work in Thailand's factories and smart cities.