💼 Workplace Monitoring
Track employee presence at their workstation with absence and return notifications.
How it works
Employee
in zone
in zone
→
Absence
timer
timer
→
Alert
absence
absence
→
Employee
returned
returned
→
Alert
return
return
⚙️ Configuration
Basic Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
Enable workplace monitor |
Enable presence tracking | Off |
Use object detector |
Use detection model for person detection | On |
Use pose detector |
Use pose detection for accuracy | Off |
Target object |
Object class to track | person |
Require initial presence |
Require initial presence before tracking | On |
Timeouts
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
Source grace (sec) |
Grace period after detection loss | 1.5 sec |
Absence alert after (sec) |
Time absent before alert triggers | 30 sec |
Presence confirm (sec) |
Time present to confirm return | 5 sec |
For break monitoring, set
Absence alert after = 900 (15 minutes).
Alert triggers only when employee is absent for more than 15 minutes.
📍 Workplace Zones
A workplace is a zone on the image. The operator must be inside the zone for presence/absence tracking.
Zone Management
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
DRAW WORK ZONE |
Start drawing workplace zone |
CLOSE WORK ZONE |
Finish and save zone |
REMOVE LAST WORK ZONE |
Remove last zone |
RESET WORK ZONES |
Remove all workplace zones |
Draw zones precisely around the workstation boundaries. Multiple zones are supported —
each zone tracks separately with its own incidents.
📲 Telegram Notifications
When workplace monitoring is enabled, notifications are automatically sent:
🚨 #workplace_absence
Camera: Office entrance — operator left workstation
Camera: Office entrance — operator left workstation
✓ #workplace_return
Camera: Office entrance — operator returned (absent 5 min 23 sec)
Camera: Office entrance — operator returned (absent 5 min 23 sec)
Duplicate Prevention
Duplicate alerts for the same incident are blocked by incident_id.
Each zone maintains its own incident counter.
📝 Configuration Example
{
"workplace_enabled": true,
"workplace_use_object": true,
"workplace_use_pose": false,
"workplace_target_class": "person",
"workplace_absence_seconds": 30,
"workplace_confirm_seconds": 5,
"workplace_source_grace_seconds": 1.5,
"workplace_require_initial_presence": true,
"workplace_zones": [
[[50, 50], [300, 50], [300, 400], [50, 400]]
]
}