The People Counter uses pose detection metadata.

A macro triggers when the number of individuals in FoV matches pre-defined conditions (see Configuring filters for event-driven macros).

Unlike the Multiple Objects detection tool (see Settings Specific to Multiple objects), the counter generates events of just one type, namely triggering.

As opposed to Neuralcounter (see Configuring a Neuralcounter), People Counter counts just people.

To set up People Counter, do the following:

  1. Set common parameters (see Setting up common parameters for pose detection tools).

  2. Set the visitor counter triggering condition:

    1. Set the condition polarity, i.e. triggering when the number of visitors in the specified area is within the set range, or out of the range (1). 

    2. Set the range of number of visitors in FoV (2, 4).
  3. Set an interval in seconds between two consecutive triggering of the visitor counter when the number of individuals in FoV continuously matches the condition(s) (3).
  4. In the preview window, you can set detection zones with the help of anchor points much like privacy masks in Scene Analytics. By default, the entire FoV is a detection zone (see Setting General Zones for Scene Analytics).