Overview

What is People Counting?
People counting is an automated technology that provides the number of people either based on a single image or based on the multiple images over a period of time.

One of the ways to count people is to use video analytics. The deep learning AI inside the cameras can count the people using the visual indicators.

Area Counting or Accumulated Flow Counting?
Area counting represents the technology where the camera counts all the people appearing in a single video frame. There will be a total count per frame. The counting result can either become a metadata or an event, if there is a target threshold associated with the count. For example, if the threshold is 10, then the camera will only send an alarm event to the NVR when it sees at least 10 people on a single image.

The accumulated flow counting means that the camera counts people entering the area or crossing the virtual line, one by one, throughout the period of time. The camera may also count people leaving the area or counting those who cross the virtual line in the opposite direction. The result of the accumulated flow counting is metadata.

Applications

The area counting is used most commonly for the crowd detection and the crowd prevention. The security personnel sets up the threshold condition above which the situation is considered crowded and requires response. When the crowd appears, the camera will alert the control center.

The accumulated counting can be used to assess the crowd situation in the premises when people arrive one by one and they do not appear in the camera view together. By doing the accumulated counting, the camera would be able to assess how many people have already entered the premises and whether there are too many people already.

Features

• Area Counting of People
• Accumulated Flow Counting of People
• Counting Metadata Transmission
• Push and Pull Metadata
• Counting Alarms by Thresholds

Solutions

ACTi's people counting solution consists of people counting cameras and NVR. There is a wide range of camera options to choose from.
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We recommend using ACTi's NVR 3 Corporate or ZNR-424 as the main management server of receiving either people counting metadata or events from the camera. There is no AI license required. The regular video channel license is applied.
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