Events / From arrival to debrief

See the flow through your event.

Monitor arrivals, departures and busy periods at gates and venues. Use aggregate flow data for operational planning and review, without identifying attendees.

Gate flowSeparate arrivals from departures
Crossings counted at two event gatesTop-down view: a venue fence with two gates, the public area on the left and the event space on the right. Entry and exit lines each count crossings in one direction, not unique attendees; the counts are listed below.
Gate counts
EntryExit
Gate 100
Gate 200

Counting lines sit in actual gate openings. Flow at one gate is not a venue-wide occupancy figure: monitoring coverage and the event plan still matter.

The event cycle

Useful before the gates open. Useful after they close.

A temporary installation should have a clear measurement plan and an output that survives the event.

  1. Before / Plan the view

    Scope gate and zone coverage, power, connectivity and the operational question. Portable hardware supports temporary deployment as well as regular venue monitoring.

  2. During / Understand the movement

    Review entry and exit rates, peak times and aggregate capacity trends over the event. Identify congestion patterns for staffing and resource decisions.

  3. After / Keep the learning

    Generate post-event reports for the debrief. Compare events, gates or sessions to inform the next plan and stakeholder reporting.

Different formats

From a temporary market to a permanent venue.

Match the counting boundary to the way people move through the event.

Festivals & concerts

Monitor entry and exit flow at gates and stage areas to support crowd management and safety planning.

Sporting events

Understand flow through turnstiles and concourses, with evidence of congestion points and busy periods.

Conferences & exhibitions

Measure attendee flow and session popularity for organisers, sponsors and future planning.

Markets & fairs

Build a picture of visitor patterns at temporary markets and fairs for organisers and councils.

Public gatherings

Use flow data at parades, celebrations and public events to support planning and review.

Theatres, arenas & venues

Compare regular operations over time and use historical data to plan staffing and resources.

Operational attention

Define the change your team needs to see.

Agree thresholds, locations and evaluation cadence as part of the event monitoring plan.

Volume threshold

A crowd count exceeds a configured limit within a time window at an entry point or zone.

No activity

No people are detected at a monitored gate or entrance for a configurable period.

No pedestrians

Expected foot traffic has dropped to zero in a monitored zone.

Information for the event team.

Aggregate capacity trends are not a certified occupancy count or an automated crowd-safety decision. Interpret them alongside gate coverage and the event team's procedures.

No facial recognition, identification of attendees or individual visitor histories are needed.

Alerts are evaluated on a configured cadence and delivered near real-time. They are signals for review, not a guarantee of immediate detection. Models and rules can be configured per tenant, device and location; custom alert types can be scoped for your workflow.

The post-event record

Carry the evidence into the next event.

Reporting is part of the deployment, not an afterthought.

Compare the right periods

Review arrival and departure patterns, identify peak periods and compare event or session usage. Use those findings for resource planning, stakeholder reports and the next event brief.

Adapt the same platform

Event analytics uses the same local-processing platform as traffic, footfall and security. Configure models and rules per tenant, device and location; discuss custom alerts, dashboards or integrations where needed.

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Start with a conversation

Plan the measurement with the event.

Share the venue or event format, dates, access points and what the operations team needs to understand.

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