Computer vision with identification of common movement pathways within a space

A computer vision system, comprising:

• a camera that captures a plurality of image frames in a target field;
• a processor coupled to the camera, the processor configured to receive the plurality of image frames and detect occupants in the space from the image frames, assign an ID for each of a person and a location of a person in a field of view, an input image or a series of input images are processed by the processor for occupant detection and location, and occupants visible in the image are assigned IDs and locations in the image frame;
• a user interface that allows for the delineation and definition of a reference object including one or more of:
• shape, dimensions, and location in the image;
• a server that calculates the dimensions of the actual space shown in the input image based on the reference object information, calculates distances between at least one of:
• detected occupants, and classifies each occupant as being within a delineated and defined area of interest;
• and
• wherein the system provides identification of common movement pathways within a physical space.