Create a heat map image report

The heat map image report displays a graphical representation of traffic patterns for a specific time.

  1. In the client interface, click Reports.
    The Report Designer opens in a browser.
  2. Log in to the Report Designer.
  3. Click New Report.
  4. Type a name for the report.
  5. In the Report Type list, select Heat Map Image.
  6. To allow other users to run the report, select Allow other users to run this report.
  7. Click OK.
  8. In the Cameras section, perform the following tasks to add the cameras that provide information for the report:
    1. Click Add Cameras.
    2. Select one or more cameras.
      You can search for cameras by camera name.
    3. Click OK.
  9. In the Zone Selection section, perform the following tasks to determine which zones in the camera view generate data for the report:
    1. Click Add Zone.
    2. Move or reshape the zone.
    3. To rename the zone, click Rename Zone, type a new name, and click OK.
    4. Repeat to add another zone.
  10. In the Sensitivity section, perform the following tasks to set how sensitive the heat map is to events:
    1. To set the number of intersections that must occur before the heat map starts registering intersections for a zone, select Minimum intersections and type the value.
    2. To set the number of intersections that must occur before the heat map stops updating the value for a zone, select Maximum Intersections and type a value.
    3. To set how long an object must remain stationary before the heat map starts registering dwelling objects for a zone, select Minimum Dwell Time and set the time.
    4. To set how long an object remains stationary before the heat map stops updating the value for a zone, select Maximum Dwell Time and set the time.
    5. To set how long an object must be stationary before it is considered as dwelling, select Dwell Threshold, and set the time.
  11. In the Date Range section, perform the following tasks to determine the data that the report includes:
    1. In the Start including data from section, define the start of the data.
    2. In the Stop including data after section, define the end of the data.
    3. To use data from a specific time range from each day, select Use custom time range for data collection and specify the time range.
  12. In the Schedule section, perform the following tasks to run the report automatically:
    1. Select Schedule Enabled.
    2. In the Recurrence section, set when the report runs.
    3. In the Schedule start section, set when the report starts running automatically.
    4. In the Schedule finish section, set when the report stops running automatically.
  13. In the Distribution section, perform the following tasks to determine how Symphony distributes reports:
    1. To send the report attached to an email, select Send report in email, specify the email addresses of the recipients, and select the file formats for the reports.
    2. To save the report as a file, select Save report to file, specify the path, define the file name, and select the file formats.
  14. In the Table Layout section, perform the following tasks to determine the appearance of the table in the report:
    1. In the Columns list, select the information that will appear in the columns of the report.
    2. In the Grouping section, select how the information is grouped in the report.
    3. In the Sorting section, select how the information is sorted in the report.
  15. Click Save.