# People Heat Maps

People Heatmaps provide a detailed view of activity within a building by visualizing individuals’ movement history on floor plans with color-coded contours. This helps businesses analyze space utilization, identify high-traffic areas, and understand movement patterns and behavior.

### Before you begin

* You need at least **one** [floor plan](/command/organization-settings/buildings-and-floors/create-a-floorplan.md) uploaded with cameras placed on it.
* The cameras must be [calibrated](/command/organization-settings/buildings-and-floors/calibrate-cameras-for-floorplan-heat-maps.md) to set up regions of interest.
* [People analytics](/verkada-cameras/analytics/people-analytics.md) must be enabled on a camera before it can be calibrated.

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## Access the People Heatmap

{% stepper %}
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Floorplans .**
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**Select the desired building and floor you want to view.**
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**At the bottom right, click People Heatmap.**

a. Select the desired time interval. The default is 1 hour, but you can increase it up to 1 day.

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b. Select a date and time from the calendar menu.
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**At the bottom left, play a timelapse to see people’s movement over time.**

{% embed url="<https://player.vimeo.com/video/795728557>" %}
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{% hint style="info" %}
**Prefer to see it in action?** Check out the [video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtpgjmmTnXc).
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