How to: Enable basic object counting in Video view

Last modified: Tuesday September 19, 2023.

You can enable basic object counting in Video view. When enabled, each camera view displays the current number of people and vehicles detected by Alta Aware video analytics.

The Alta Aware object counting features are not guaranteed to be accurate, providing an indicative measure only. Do not rely on object counts for safety-critical applications.

Task — Enable object count

  1. Choose Tools Tools > Video view Video view.
  2. Select Layers Layers.
  3. Choose Object count Object count.

When enabled, each camera view shows a live count for the number of people People and vehicles Vehicle identified in each camera view by Alta Aware video analytics.

Object counts in Aware depend on Alta Aware video analytics running on each camera. If a camera is offline, the object counts are shown as 0. Disconnected Alta cameras continue to record count data and send it to Aware when reconnected.