About the People Counter or People Counting Sensor
People Counter or People Counting Sensor also called CCTV people counting camera, traffic counter, people counting system, traffic counting sensor, footfall counting system, footfall counter, visitor counter, pedestrian counter and retails analytics and so on.
History & Types of People Counter / People counting Sensor
Manual people counter
The earliest, but higher cost, Inaccurate, Lower efficiency
Thermal type people counting sensor/ footfall counter
IR based people counting sensor,
Thermal & IR type people counting sensor / footfall counting system
Privacy, cost relative low, while Accuracy not very desirable, and easily impacted by the surrounding environment, not visible
WiFi / BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) bounded by WiFi / BLE enabled.
Video based people counting camera, people counter, and more accuracy
2D monocular, 3D binocular, 4D type or 3D+ (3D+TOF)
2D monocular
Entry level; but With Acceptable higher accuracy 95%~98.5%;
Very low cost of ownership,
Be born for large-scale commercialized deploying.
3D binocular
Very High accuracy 98~99%, higher costs,
Separate children from Adults
Distinguish shopping carts from human beings; Heat map
4D or 3D+ (3D+TOF) Time of Flight
The most accuracy and the highest costs with the most advanced technology, >99%