In environments where understanding how people move is critical, but privacy is non-negotiable—Re-ID is the answer.
Now available in Shogun, the analytics engine of the Samurai Suite, Re-ID enables real-time, anonymous tracking of individuals across multiple camera views without facial recognition or biometric data.
Whether you're optimizing a retail layout, monitoring a public space, or securing a critical zone, Re-ID provides deeper behavioral insight while maintaining complete privacy.
What Is Re-ID?
Re-ID is a non-biometric feature that uses AI to track individuals across cameras based on visual characteristics such as shape, size, and clothing color. Each person is assigned a unique anonymous ID (UUID), allowing movement to be tracked across zones without ever identifying the individual.
Key capabilities include:
- Mapping a person’s journey across multiple views
- Measuring dwell time in specific areas
- Preventing duplicate counts across camera overlap
- Filtering staff behavior from customer analytics
- Triggering alerts based on movement and roles
Designed to support both real-time monitoring and long-term trend analysis, Re-ID helps organizations understand how people interact with their spaces and how those spaces can be improved.
How RE-ID Works?
Setting up Re-ID is simple. Once deployed within Shogun, users can:
1.Define Entry and Exit Points
Draw directional lines within each camera view to identify entrances and exits.
2. Map Zones of Interest
Create polygons to mark areas such as:
- Regular zones for general analytics
- Journey Maps to visualize customer paths
- Staff zones to help isolate employee movement
3. Assign Roles Automatically
Individuals spending time in staff-marked areas are tagged as staff. Their data is excluded from customer analytics and alerts.
4. Track Individuals Anonymously
The system assigns each person a UUID based on visual cues. No biometric data is used or stored.
5. Sync and Store Securely
All journey data is stored locally and synced to the cloud every 15 minutes. This includes:
- Entry/exit timestamps
- Zone-by-zone visits
- Role classifications (staff/non-staff)
- Dwell time and alert history
6. Visualize in the Dashboard
Users can explore heatmaps, filter by time, role, or zone, and identify behavior trends such as return visits or abnormal movement—all within the Shogun analytics portal.
Why It Matters
Re-ID isn’t just about movement—it’s about understanding behavior. By transforming raw activity into real-time, privacy-safe insights, Re-ID helps teams optimize operations, enhance safety, and make more informed decisions across a wide range of environments.
Retail & Commercial Spaces
- Visualize complete customer journeys from entrance to checkout
- Identify high-engagement zones and optimize layouts accordingly
- Automatically filter out staff movement for clean, accurate traffic data
Smart Cities & Public Spaces
- Monitor foot traffic in key civic areas like parks, libraries, or transport hubs
- Detect underused or overcrowded zones to guide urban planning
- Enable proactive responses with alerts for loitering or abnormal behavior
Industrial & Mining Sites
- Track movement in restricted or safety-critical zones
- Validate time-on-site for staff and contractors with timestamped path data
- Improve compliance and incident response with real-time behavioral alerts
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