AXIS People Counter Supports Social Distancing
The AXIS People Counter is an effective device for making sure that government buildings don’t become overloaded with too many people and strain social distancing guidelines. The device was originally designed for retail establishments to capture business insights, but there is no reason a state or local government that is using them can’t also take advantage of those advanced features.
The AXIS People Counter can easily share data because everything is written as open-source code. As such, the people counter can integrate its data with almost any other system that can accept open application programming interface connections. In retail settings, tying the people counter to point of sale machines can show, for example, how long it takes someone to make a purchase. At the Department of Motor Vehicles, it could reveal how long it takes people to move through the building and complete various transactions.
Determining the Flow of People Through a Government Building
A simpler but quite useful insight could be gained by tracking peak usage hours applied over a long period of time. Agencies might discover, for example, that few people visit a facility on Tuesday afternoons and adjust staff schedules accordingly.
Alternately, officials might learn that lots of people are visiting a facility every Friday evening after work and don’t leave the building until past its closing time. That might indicate that extended hours are needed that day, perhaps at the expense of less popular days.
In the end, what agencies do with data can benefit the public. The AXIS People Counter can easily track those entering and leaving a facility, but with the support of open-source APIs, local governments can also tap into that information to become more efficient, even as they also protect their citizens and employees from viruses and other biological threats through good social distancing programs.
AXIS People Counter
Computing Platform: Self-contained edge device
Stored Data Timeframe: 90 days at each camera, or more with SD card
Mounting Height Range: 8 feet, 10 inches up to 32 feet, 10 inches
Camera Restrictions: Objects and people shorter than 43 inches tall are not counted
API: Fully open-source API