Crowd Management and Traffic Flow Analysis

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FAQ

Essentially the oversimplified explanation would be that the system detects and tracks all objects (people, vehicles) in the camera(s) sight. As such, tracking the detected objects allows to clock the duration of dwell time and other metrics. All other analytics, i.e. heatmaps, line crossing, pathway analysis maps, and violation alerts – all of them are derivatives of these primary data.

The worst "enemy" for Traffic Flow Analysis System is the obscuration of people by each other or other objects. So ideally the camera should be placed higher, under an angle, so that people movement below can be clearly seen. Cameras placed high under the ceiling with a vertical inclination of more than 45° are usually the best.

We do not count unique visitors. If you exit and enter, it will count twice. The only way to do that at the moment is to engage Scylla Face Recognition.

The software counts based on the overall body (or a body part). If the arm or leg are distinctly seen — it will detect and count that for a person. To have a person counted, the software requires 30% or more of the body to be visible.

Yes, in this scenario the cameras will count the same person. We advise to set up your cameras in a way that they do not cover the same area.

Scylla does not store any data that can be considered personal. No footage or images are stored.

Yes, Scylla TFA's line crossing count feature can be utilized to count people entering and exiting the area.

Yes, Scylla Traffic Flow Analysis allows you to switch the positive counting direction on the camera setup page.

Yes, you can have total occupancy from different cameras or cross lines summed up for you.

There is no limit for the zones, we just need to make sure they are drawn correctly, without crossing each other.

Absolutely, you can customize your traffic flow analysis report by date (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly), by camera(s), crossline(s), and zone(s).

Crowd Management and Traffic Flow Analysis

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FAQ

What are the requirements for camera positions?

Does TFA count unique visitors? If a person exits and enters again will the software count him/her again?

How does the software count people? Is it enough for a camera to spot a human body part to do the calculation?

If two cameras are covering the same area and it coincides with 50% of each other, will the cameras count the same people?

What data is Scylla collecting from a privacy standpoint? How can the privacy of data be protected?

Can you count when people go both in and out?

Can you switch which way it counts people going from in and out? Example: an entrance vs. an exit door?

Does it work with multiple entrances and exits?

How many zones can we draw on a camera?

Can we create customized reports from the gathered information?