AI Surveillance System for Retail: Real-time People Counting and Mask Detection Combined

Context

In modern retail operations, understanding customer traffic and enforcing health compliance (e.g., mask usage during COVID-19) is crucial for safety and efficiency. Businesses need a smart, automated solution to manage both.

Our Solution

We developed an AI-powered monitoring system with two core capabilities:

People Counting

AI Surveillance System for Retail: Real-time People Counting and Mask Detection CombinedAI Surveillance System for Retail: Real-time People Counting and Mask Detection Combined

  • Multiple cameras at store entrances/exits.
  • Real-time human detection using YOLOv3.
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly visitor analytics.

Mask Detection

AI Surveillance System for Retail: Real-time People Counting and Mask Detection CombinedAI Surveillance System for Retail: Real-time People Counting and Mask Detection Combined

  • Customized YOLOv5 model to detect mask usage.
  • Trained on large datasets with 95%+ precision and recall.
  • Works both on cloud and edge devices like NVIDIA Jetson Xavier.

Benefits

  • Fully automated customer traffic reporting.
  • Ensures compliance with health regulations.
  • Reduces labor costs for in-store monitoring.
  • Enables data-driven operational decisions.