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ultralytics.solutions.heatmap.Heatmap

Heatmap(**kwargs)

Bases: ObjectCounter

A class to draw heatmaps in real-time video streams based on object tracks.

This class extends the ObjectCounter class to generate and visualize heatmaps of object movements in video streams. It uses tracked object positions to create a cumulative heatmap effect over time.

Attributes:

NameTypeDescription
initializedbool

Flag indicating whether the heatmap has been initialized.

colormapint

OpenCV colormap used for heatmap visualization.

heatmapndarray

Array storing the cumulative heatmap data.

annotatorAnnotator

Object for drawing annotations on the image.

Methods:

NameDescription
heatmap_effect

Calculates and updates the heatmap effect for a given bounding box.

generate_heatmap

Generates and applies the heatmap effect to each frame.

Examples:

>>> from ultralytics.solutions import Heatmap
>>> heatmap = Heatmap(model="yolov8n.pt", colormap=cv2.COLORMAP_JET)
>>> results = heatmap("path/to/video.mp4")
>>> for result in results:
...     print(result.speed)  # Print inference speed
...     cv2.imshow("Heatmap", result.plot())
...     if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord("q"):
...         break
Source code in ultralytics/solutions/heatmap.py
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
    """Initializes the Heatmap class for real-time video stream heatmap generation based on object tracks."""
    super().__init__(**kwargs)

    self.initialized = False  # bool variable for heatmap initialization
    if self.region is not None:  # check if user provided the region coordinates
        self.initialize_region()

    # store colormap
    self.colormap = cv2.COLORMAP_PARULA if self.CFG["colormap"] is None else self.CFG["colormap"]

generate_heatmap

generate_heatmap(im0)

Generate heatmap for each frame using Ultralytics.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
im0ndarray

Input image array for processing.

required

Returns:

TypeDescription
ndarray

Processed image with heatmap overlay and object counts (if region is specified).

Examples:

>>> heatmap = Heatmap()
>>> im0 = cv2.imread("image.jpg")
>>> result = heatmap.generate_heatmap(im0)
Source code in ultralytics/solutions/heatmap.py
def generate_heatmap(self, im0):
    """
    Generate heatmap for each frame using Ultralytics.

    Args:
        im0 (np.ndarray): Input image array for processing.

    Returns:
        (np.ndarray): Processed image with heatmap overlay and object counts (if region is specified).

    Examples:
        >>> heatmap = Heatmap()
        >>> im0 = cv2.imread("image.jpg")
        >>> result = heatmap.generate_heatmap(im0)
    """
    if not self.initialized:
        self.heatmap = np.zeros_like(im0, dtype=np.float32) * 0.99
    self.initialized = True  # Initialize heatmap only once

    self.annotator = Annotator(im0, line_width=self.line_width)  # Initialize annotator
    self.extract_tracks(im0)  # Extract tracks

    # Iterate over bounding boxes, track ids and classes index
    for box, track_id, cls in zip(self.boxes, self.track_ids, self.clss):
        # Draw bounding box and counting region
        self.heatmap_effect(box)

        if self.region is not None:
            self.annotator.draw_region(reg_pts=self.region, color=(104, 0, 123), thickness=self.line_width * 2)
            self.store_tracking_history(track_id, box)  # Store track history
            self.store_classwise_counts(cls)  # store classwise counts in dict

            # Store tracking previous position and perform object counting
            prev_position = None
            if len(self.track_history[track_id]) > 1:
                prev_position = self.track_history[track_id][-2]
            self.count_objects(self.track_line, box, track_id, prev_position, cls)  # Perform object counting

    if self.region is not None:
        self.display_counts(im0)  # Display the counts on the frame

    # Normalize, apply colormap to heatmap and combine with original image
    if self.track_data.id is not None:
        im0 = cv2.addWeighted(
            im0,
            0.5,
            cv2.applyColorMap(
                cv2.normalize(self.heatmap, None, 0, 255, cv2.NORM_MINMAX).astype(np.uint8), self.colormap
            ),
            0.5,
            0,
        )

    self.display_output(im0)  # display output with base class function
    return im0  # return output image for more usage

heatmap_effect

heatmap_effect(box)

Efficiently calculates heatmap area and effect location for applying colormap.

Parameters:

NameTypeDescriptionDefault
boxList[float]

Bounding box coordinates [x0, y0, x1, y1].

required

Examples:

>>> heatmap = Heatmap()
>>> box = [100, 100, 200, 200]
>>> heatmap.heatmap_effect(box)
Source code in ultralytics/solutions/heatmap.py
def heatmap_effect(self, box):
    """
    Efficiently calculates heatmap area and effect location for applying colormap.

    Args:
        box (List[float]): Bounding box coordinates [x0, y0, x1, y1].

    Examples:
        >>> heatmap = Heatmap()
        >>> box = [100, 100, 200, 200]
        >>> heatmap.heatmap_effect(box)
    """
    x0, y0, x1, y1 = map(int, box)
    radius_squared = (min(x1 - x0, y1 - y0) // 2) ** 2

    # Create a meshgrid with region of interest (ROI) for vectorized distance calculations
    xv, yv = np.meshgrid(np.arange(x0, x1), np.arange(y0, y1))

    # Calculate squared distances from the center
    dist_squared = (xv - ((x0 + x1) // 2)) ** 2 + (yv - ((y0 + y1) // 2)) ** 2

    # Create a mask of points within the radius
    within_radius = dist_squared <= radius_squared

    # Update only the values within the bounding box in a single vectorized operation
    self.heatmap[y0:y1, x0:x1][within_radius] += 2



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