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Occupancy Counters

Real-Time Occupancy Counting System

Stay at, or under, capacity by automatically counting the number of people entering and exiting your facility.

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Occupancy Tracking That
Drives Smart Decisions

Knowing how many people are in your space at any given moment is a powerful business insight. Whether for safety, staffing, or space optimization, real-time occupancy data helps you operate more efficiently—and here’s how it works:

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Hardware

Install intelligent occupancy counter sensors above each entrance to capture traffic in and out of your space.

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Software

Our Vea platform automatically calculates real-time occupancy using sensor data, with no manual input required.

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Communication

Access live occupancy updates via on-site displays, mobile app, or desktop dashboard for full visibility anytime, anywhere.

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Real-Time Occupancy Counter

Accurate counts are collected as people enter and exit. No data lag, so you can trust the occupancy counter at any given moment.

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Smartphone App

Key personnel can access a facility’s occupancy tracker in real-time on the go. Manual adjustments can be made if needed.

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Historical Reporting

Confirm compliance and help guide decisions with access to accurate capacity counting data.

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Occupancy Alarms

Set certain occupancy monitoring rules that trigger text message and/or email notifications to key personnel.

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Display Options

Share real-time occupancy counts with staff, guests, and customers so they can make informed decisions on whether to enter, or wait until later. Build continually updating capacity counts into your website using our API.

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“With ever changing regulations we needed an easier way to keep track of how many customers were in the store at any given time. Being a college bookstore, back to school customer traffic had the potential to push our occupancy limits very quickly. ”

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David Kidd Director of IT at the Rhatigan Student Center
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