Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when examining surveillance footage for area-level distancing indicators and a video record for review, with the camera-angle setting considered for version 2.0.
Who it is for
- People working with CCTV or drone footage who need area-level counts and distancing-risk estimates.
- Developers or learners interested in a repository-based Python video-analysis project.
Documented uses
- Estimate how many people appear in a monitored area.
- Identify people classified as high risk and estimate individual distancing risk.
- Save analyzed video output for later review.
Requirements & limits
- The README requires the YOLOv3 configuration and weights files alongside the code, plus installed dependencies.
- Version 2.0 requires a camera-angle factor between 0 and 1, adjusted to the camera view.
- The repository describes the project as educational and notes processing speed as an area for improvement.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Set up the analyzer with YOLOv3 model files
Prepare the repository and model files before running an analyzer script.
Before you start
- A forked and downloaded copy of the repository.
- The YOLOv3 configuration and weights files.
- Dependencies installed.
Steps
Fork the repository and download the code.
Download yolov3.cfg and yolov3.weights, then place both files in the same directory as the code.
Install the dependencies.
For slower CPUs, use yolov3-tiny as suggested in the code comments.
Expected outcome
The repository and model files are prepared for the documented analyzer-script stage.
Guide limitations
- The source does not specify dependency installation commands or enumerate dependencies.
- The angle factor for v2.0 must be set between 0 and 1 according to the camera angle.
- The project notes that processing speed needs improvement.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 17 October 2026
- Original website title
- Ank-Cha/Social-Distancing-Analyser-COVID-19 · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

