1. A method of monitoring an area, the method comprising: obtaining blob information for at least one blob in a set of blobs identified in an image of the area, each blob corresponding to a region of the image that may include a foreground object, the blob information including a color histogram, a height, and a width for the at least one blob; determining a correspondence between the at least one blob and a set of object tracks using the blob information and a model for each object track, wherein the model includes a color histogram, a height, and a width for a tracked object; and updating information on the set of object tracks based on the determining.