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FootfallCam Library System
FootfallCam Library Solutions helps library management to measure the number of patrons visiting the library and gain valuable insights on the usage of library for better facility and resources planning.
Download BrochureJustify More Fundings
As libraries are typically government funded, it can be hard to justify the need for additional resources or financing. With increased demand for STEM learning resources, and with many other venues beginning to appeal as places to work or study, a library must stay up-to-date in order to compete. This may require a refresh in the computer department, or a complete refurbishment, where funding will be needed.
- Generate custom reports to show footfall trends over days, weeks, months or years.
- Automatically share statistics with third parties with the email scheduling toolkit.
- Utilise footfall trends to justify reasoning behind future developments.
Footfall data provides undeniable evidence of usage, where libraries can demonstrate the popularity of their facilities to their sources of funding.
Entrance Counting
Facility Booking
Combat COVID-19 Features: SafeOccupancy™
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, businesses and public venues are now required to put in measures for safe social distancing, to help keep employees and visitors safe. SafeOccupancy is an automated occupancy control system, created to assist managing the flow of footfall entering and navigating a building.
Keep occupants safe by informing patrons and employees of whether a space is safe to enter using the software’s built-in traffic light system.
Stay alert by notifying library staff and management when a specified area capacity is close to or has been breached via smartphone notifications, advising them to intervene.
Protect your library by automatically locking doors once a capacity has been reached, providing greater control over the building’s intake and traffic flow.
Rather than spending money on security or reallocating floor staff, management can rely on an automated system to help maintain a safe working environment, and use the savings from staff costs to improve on their services.


Real-time Occupancy Dashboard Display
FootfallCam accurately counts how many customers are going in and out of your building, giving you real-time data on the number of customers inside - your occupancy. A tablet display at the entrance uses a simple traffic light system to inform customers whether they should enter, or whether the maximum occupancy has been reached and they should wait. When other customers exit, the screen will update accordingly.
Management Reports for Resources Planning
Understanding the daily trends of footfall can help to reduce costs, where forecasting future traffic allows for the optimisation of staff scheduling and resource management.
Optimise staff rosters by using real-time insights and historical trends to allocate staff
Obtain greater budget flexibility by saving costs on unnecessary staffing on days with lower footfall
Meet the local demand by using insights and ensure the right staff are present for particular events
Using footfall analysis can help libraries to ensure that they are not overstaffed unnecessarily, or under-resourced when they need it.


Understand Your Visitors
Gain access to footfall data and evaluate patron behaviour, through visitor count, dwell time, returning patron, amongst other metrics. By gaining insight to patron behaviour and identifying peak/off-peak times, libraries can:
Offer services accordingly and accommodate for the local demand.
Provide facilities and resources based upon usage and popularity.
Optimise advertising and marketing campaigns to target audiences more effectively.
Understand patron loyalty and make informed decisions moving forward.
Data can be accessed through the dashboard and generated into custom reports, enabling deeper analysis of the library’s footfall performance.
FootfallCam 3D Pro2™ : People Counting System for Libraries
Libraries provide their visitors with the resources, programs, and space that they need in order to learn, work, and thrive. As these facilities serve the wider community and rely on government funding, libraries often face the challenge of having to demonstrate the usage of their resources to justify further funding. On top of this, there is increased pressure on these facilities to meet Government requirements for COVID-19, to set a leading example for other businesses.
FootfallCam provides an affordable, automated and easy-to-use people counting solution, where libraries can access numerous reports to gain insights into their visitor count, and in turn make informed business decisions. Libraries can have access to new visitor data, providing hard evidence that is needed to be able to quantify the usage of their facilities. FootfallCam people counters use 3D stereoscopic vision in order to create a depth map, allowing the cameras to differentiate between objects and patrons. This technology combined with WiFi tracking provides deep data insights and high accuracy counting, for results that businesses can rely on.
FootfallCam 3D Pro2™
Designed as a powerful all-in-one counter that enables you to count visitors in any environment, whether that is in retail stores, shopping malls, museums, libraries, smart office buildings, fast food restaurants, exhibitions, or airports. Our counters are engineered with attention to detail to provide the most accurate, reliable, and cost-effective sensor that the market has to offer. Furthermore, only the top-grade materials are used to offer you a high quality and long-lasting system.
Our people counter software is a ready made module designed with IT and business collaboration in mind. Modularised for rapid results, managers will be able to use its legible data to make informed business decisions. The FootfallCam Analytic Manager is a centralised management system available on FootfallCam cloud server, and a lifetime license is made available for all users free of charge.

99% Counting Accuracy with 3D Video Counting
FootfallCam people counters use 3D depth-mapping technology in order to detect the height of those entering the tracking zone, allowing the camera to ignore objects and just count people. Equipped with a powerful onboard CPU and two wide-angle fisheye lenses, FootfallCam people counters have one of the widest coverage areas in the industry, with the ability to deliver up to 99.5% accuracy.
Learn MoreClassifications of Patrons
Having an understanding of a business’ audience is essential for effective marketing and for reaching new clientele, particularly when it comes to demographics. By using depth mapping technology, FootfallCam 3D Max is able to measure the different heights of people passing underneath, and discern between humans and objects.
This allows the camera to differentiate the count of:
Adults
Children
Wheel-chair users
And also excludes the count of objects such as trolleys, buggies or pushchairs.
Knowing who is currently being attracted will help to prioritise who to target in advertising, as well as who to accommodate with resources.

Designed Specifically for Libraries with Customisable Workflow
In addition to the 60+ readily available reports, FootfallCam has an array of widgets available which can be used to combine and make customised dashboards and reports to address your business requirements. Here are a few examples of the widgets available:
Line chart
Bar graphs
Monthly trends
Heatmap table
Floorplan
With this, libraries can customise reports tailored for their requirement, export them as PDF files, and even print them straight from our software.
Cross-Site Visitor Tracking
For businesses with multiple locations, FootfallCam people counters can track returning visitors across all branches. By using WiFi tracking, FootfallCam people counters can:
Check site performance by comparing how often patrons use different libraries in the area
Gain insights into patron loyalty and make informed decisions for targeting new audiences
Streamline library services across sites based on footfall trends, for particular events or classes
Since councils typically manage multiple libraries, understanding how patrons utilise the services available across a province can help to better allocate resources and funding.


Event Tracker
FootfallCam Analytics Manager V8TM comes equipped with the Campaign Tracker toolkit, allowing businesses to monitor the variation in footfall across an event.
From the marketing campaign through to post-event, track the visitor count and gain a real insight into performance.
Seeing an increase in footfall during and after an event is evidence of a successful campaign, whereas a decrease suggests that the target audience was not interested.
Libraries can use these insights to make informed decisions on whether to repeat, improve or replace a particular event, or strategy.
FootfallCam Connectivity
FootfallCam people counters are designed to be quick and easy to set up by anyone, even without prior technical knowledge. Every counter is plug-and-play, where all that is needed is one ethernet cable to provide power and internet access. Only two screws are required to secure the camera to a surface, which are included in the box along with all the necessary components to get up and running.
Connect the counter to a router with a standard ethernet cable to pair it with our software platform. Alternatively, internet access can also be provided by using a mobile-router with a 3G/4G SIM card.
Learn MoreWebinar: People Counting System for Libraries
To learn more about our Library solution, please check out our webinar on People Counting System for Libraries. Presented by our Director of International Sales, Dr. Melissa Kao, this presentation is a comprehensive overview into all the key features specifically for this solution. On top of that, you get to have exclusive insights into some of our past experience of customer deployments for library solutions.
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IT Security and Privacy
At FootfallCam, customer’s data security and privacy is our priority. We have taken steps to strengthen the infrastructure of our network to minimise any potential risks that may occur to FootfallCam cloud solution and its company.
As part of a multi-layer approach to FootfallCam’s IT security, we deploy defence mechanisms such as:
- Object Relational Mapping (ORM) Framework
- Multi-factor Authentication
- Encrypted Access Token
- Secure Protocols
- One-way Hashed Passwords
- Health Check Monitoring System
Furthermore, FootfallCam’s IT Security specialist will review websites and applications on a regular basis and update infrastructures with appropriate security configurations to ensure that the patches are up-to-date.
GDPR compliance
All FootfallCam data collection is exempt from GDPR regulations through design. By anonymising and aggregating data on the device, no personal identifiable data is ever used or stored.
Footfall data is aggregated on the device before it uploads the anonymised data to the cloud. This ensures that no privacy laws are breached and that no security is compromised.
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Fully Automated System
FootfallCam people counters operate on a fully automated system architecture, meaning that businesses can optimise their operations and focus their efforts elsewhere.
- Staff are no longer required to manually count visitors, whilst management can rely on accurate, real-time data to gain insights into their performance.
- Automatic health checks and firmware updates keep FootfallCam running at top performance.
Basic Package
Key Features
- SafeOccupancy™
- Patron Counting
- Demographic Counting
- Event Tracker
- Fully Automated System
LIST OF EQUIPMENT |
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Hardware |
FootfallCam 3D Max™ |
USD 650 |
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Software |
FootfallCam Analytics Manager V8™ |
FREE |
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Installation |
FootfallCam Technician |
Starting From |
USD 389 |
LIST OF EQUIPMENT |
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Hardware |
FootfallCam 3D Max™ |
USD 650 |
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Software |
FootfallCam Analytics Manager V8™ |
FREE |
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Installation |
FootfallCam Technician |
Starting From USD 389 |
Brief Description
The Basic Package is designed to provide key solutions that are a main requirement for all libraries at a cost-effective price. With this package, you can experience our core library solutions, while keeping the option to expand and scale up the solution in the future as required.
Basic PackageSample Package 1 |
Plus PackageSample Package 2 |
Advanced PackageSample Package 3 |
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Features |
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SafeOccupancy™ |
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Patron Counting |
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Demographic Insight |
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Event Tracker |
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Fully Automated System |
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Staff Exclusion |
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Area Utilisation + Zone Analytics |
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Toilet Management |
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Room and Desk Booking |
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Hardware |
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FootfallCam 3D MAX™ |
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FootfallCam 3D Mini™ |
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FootfallCam Staff Exclusion Tag™ |
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FootfallCam Space Sense™ |
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Software |
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FootfallCam Analytics Manager™ |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
Installation Services |
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FootfallCam Technician |
Starting From USD 389 |
Starting From USD 645 |
Starting From USD 645 |
Entrance Counting for Libraries
FootfallCam people counters use 3D depth-mapping technology in order to detect the height of those entering the tracking zone, allowing the camera to ignore objects and count people with accuracy up to 99.5%.
One-cable installation
Each counter can be installed quickly and easily, even without prior technical knowledge. All that is needed is one ethernet cable to the back office network to provide power and internet access.


Event Tracker: Measuring the Effectiveness of Library Activities
Measure the changes in footfall during and after an event to make informed decisions on whether to repeat, improve or replace a particular event, or strategy.
Where to buy
Company Name | Country | Contact Number | |
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FootfallCam - Headquarters | Bridgend, United Kingdom | +44 (0) 1344 988 650 | Contact Partner |
FootfallCam - South East Asia | Selangor, Malaysia | +60-(3) 9011 2413 | Contact Partner |
FootfallCam - United Kingdom | Guildford, United Kingdom | +44 (0) 1344 988 650 | Contact Partner |
FootfallCam - United States of America | Orlando, United States | +1 407 856 4911 | Contact Partner |
FootfallCam - Asia Pacific | Ferry Point, Hong Kong | + 852 2794 3188 | Contact Partner |
Plus Package
Key Features
- SafeOccupancy™
- Patron Counting
- Demographic Insight
- Event Tracker
- Fully Automated System
- Staff Exclusion
- Area Utilisation + Zone Analytics
- Room and Desk Booking
- Toilet Management
LIST OF EQUIPMENT |
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Hardware |
FootfallCam 3D MAX™ |
USD 650 |
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FootfallCam 3D Mini™ |
USD 95 |
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FootfallCam Space Sense™ |
USD 25 |
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Software |
FootfallCam Analytics Manager V8™ |
FREE |
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Installation |
FootfallCam Technician |
Starting From |
USD 389 |
LIST OF EQUIPMENT |
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Hardware | FootfallCam 3D MAX™ |
USD 650 |
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FootfallCam 3D Mini™ |
USD 95 |
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FootfallCam Space Sense™ |
USD 25 |
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Software |
FootfallCam Analytics Manager™ |
FREE |
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Installation |
FootfallCam Technician |
Starting From USD 389 |
Brief Description
The Plus Package is a full-fledged deployment of all the library solutions required to understand the patron and resource usage. This enables management to conduct high-level planning to facilitate anticipated future usage, with the goal of justifying government fundings.
Basic PackageSample Package 1 |
Plus PackageSample Package 2 |
Advanced PackageSample Package 3 |
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Features |
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SafeOccupancy™ |
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Patron Counting |
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Demographic Insight |
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Event Tracker |
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Fully Automated System |
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Staff Exclusion |
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Area Utilisation + Zone Analytics |
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Toilet Management |
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Room and Desk Booking |
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Hardware |
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FootfallCam 3D MAX™ |
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FootfallCam 3D Mini™ |
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FootfallCam Staff Exclusion Tag™ |
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FootfallCam Space Sense™ |
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Software |
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FootfallCam Analytics Manager™ |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
Installation Services |
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FootfallCam Technician |
Starting From USD 389 |
Starting From USD 645 |
Starting From USD 645 |

Most Visited Zone: Tracking the Utilisation of Different Areas
FootfallCam 3D MAX™ is capable of heat-mapping within its coverage area, providing valuable insights into which areas of the library are used more often. By knowing the number of visitors that dwell in the different areas, management can gain a deeper understanding into zone usage to make informed decisions when improving resource provisions.
Toilet Management
Installing a FootfallCam sensor above the entrance to a washroom allows libraries to automatically control and regulate the occupancy, both inside and outside of the doorway. Avoid overcrowding by utilising the traffic light system with a tablet or display, letting visitors know when it is safe to enter.
Staff can also tend to washrooms based on usage rather than regular cleaning schedules, where sensors can send an alert once a facility has been used more than a set amount of times. This will help to maximise workforce efficiency and avoid unnecessary cleaning, saving both time and money.
Learn MoreExclude Library Staff
FootfallCam cameras are able to distinguish employees from visitors by recognising staff exclusion tags, where employees wearing these tags will be deducted from the footfall count as they pass by.
Learn MoreRoom and desk booking
Using FootfallCam’s Electronic Site Labelling (ESL) solution, libraries can offer a booking service to staff and visitors, allowing patrons to reserve a spot in advance of their visit. Management can place ESL tags on desks or next to doorways to display the availability of the facility, which will automatically update when a booking is made or altered.
Patrons can check in to their reservation by scanning the QR code on the ESL tag, notifying staff of their arrival. This helps to ensure that the facilities on offer are being used, where in the event of a “no-show,” libraries have the option of offering the space to other visitors.

Facility Management: Monitoring the Meeting Room Usage
By using FootfallCam 3D Mini™, libraries can measure the usage of meeting rooms. They can even accurately measure whether a seat is being used with the help of FootfallCam Space Sense™ installed under the desk.
Where to buy
Company Name | Country | Contact Number | |
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FootfallCam - Headquarters | Bridgend, United Kingdom | +44 (0) 1344 988 650 | Contact Partner |
FootfallCam - South East Asia | Selangor, Malaysia | +60-(3) 9011 2413 | Contact Partner |
FootfallCam - United Kingdom | Guildford, United Kingdom | +44 (0) 1344 988 650 | Contact Partner |
FootfallCam - United States of America | Orlando, United States | +1 407 856 4911 | Contact Partner |
FootfallCam - Asia Pacific | Ferry Point, Hong Kong | + 852 2794 3188 | Contact Partner |
System Designs for Library

People Counting for Libraries
The most popular and cost efficient people counting option for libraries which require footfall counting at the entrance.
Uses
Measuring the number of patrons enter the Library
Provide hard evidence for funding justification
Object Classification - Differentiating between adults,kids and objects (trolley, pushchair, wheelchair, and etc.)
Equipment Used
1x 3D Pro2 for entrance counting
Metrics
Visitor Count (In/Out)
Visitor Count (Kids/Adult)
Live Occupancy Count

People Counting and Area Counting
In addition to people counting at the main entrance, the library can measure the traffic flow of patrons in the collection space and at each floor, to understand patron’s behavior.
Uses
Measuring the number of patrons enter the library
Measuring the number of patrons across multiple areas, for e.g.: each floor, collection space, etc.
Identify the “Most popular” and “Less popular” areas within the library
Provide hard evidence for funding justification
Object Classification-Differentiating between adults,kids and objects (trolley, pushchair, wheelchair, and etc.)
Equipment Used
1x 3D Pro2 for entrance counting
1x 3D Pro2 for entrance counting (staircase)
1x 3D Pro2 for area counting
Metrics
Visitor Count (In/Out)
Visitor Count (Kids/Adult)
Live Occupancy Count
Zone Analytics
Area Counting

Smart Library Solution
The smart library solution provides full coverage in tracking the traffic flow of the library, and quantify the number of patrons in each area, to understand the patron and the usage of library facilities.
Uses
Measuring the number of patrons enter the Library
Measuring the number of patrons across multiple areas, for e.g.: each floor, collection space, etc.
Measuring the number of patrons using the facilities: Washroom, Study Room
Identify the “Most popular” and “Less popular” areas within the library
Room booking system
Provide hard evidence for funding justification
Object Classification-Differentiating between adults,kids and objects (trolley, pushchair, wheelchair, and etc.)
Equipment Used
1x 3D Pro2 for main entrance counting
1x 3D Pro2 for entrance counting at staircase/ escalator
1x 3D Pro2 for collection space’s entrance counting
1x 3D Mini for room occupancy
1x RoomTag for room availability display
2x 3D Mini for Washroom’s entrance counting
Metrics
Visitor Count (In/Out)
Visitor Count (Kids/Adult)
Live Occupancy Count
Group Count
Zone Analytics
Area Counting
Room Booking Status and Usage

Case study #1 Haringey Libraries
Eight of Haringey’s Libraries were undergoing refurbishment which called for the need for a people counting system.
Amongst other competitors, FootfallCam was selected with the awarded marks of 100 (full marks) on product pricing and quality.
To ease the application process for funds and additional resources (eBooks: computers, iPads), FootfallCam has provided them with solid data on:
Traffic flow: How many people are visiting
Facility utilisation: lounge, quiet areas, study rooms
Cross-site tracking: track the engagement levels of patrons
Case study #2 Chandler Library
Chandler Library wanted to provide valuable resources and requesting government funding for the latest technologies to attract members of the community.
They faced difficulty as they had no method to determine the number of patrons that visit their library.
With the help of FootfallCam, they were able to make the following cases to administration:
Traffic data: Request for additional staff members by proving that more labour is required using traffic data
Facility usage: Show that patrons have been using the in-house digital resources and request additional technology
Resource planning: Place the invested resources at the most frequently visited areas


Case study #3 Otis Library
Otis Library is an important community library in the city of Norwich. To better serve their patrons, they wanted to have a clear understanding of their population demographics.
Using FootfallCam’s advanced AI video analytics, they were able to differentiate the count of:
Adults
Children
Wheel-chair users
With the help of our technology, they were able to target the right audience in their marketing and advertising, boosting their visitor volume and better serving their community.
Case study #4 Innisfil Public Library
Faced with the rise of COVID-19, Innisfil Public Library had to find ways to keep their premises safe.
They needed a reliable and accurate way of managing the flow of traffic into their libraries, while coordinating their staff to control the occupancy effectively.
To do so, they deployed FootfallCam’s SafeOccupancyTM solution, which enabled them to:
Show the live occupancy of patrons using a traffic-light indicator at the entrance in real-time
Set a maximum threshold to avoid overcrowding and putting their patrons’ and staffs’ health at risk
Automatically notify staffs when the occupancy count breaches the set threshold


Case study #5 Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library was looking for a reliable method to track their patron’s footfall, particularly during marketing campaigns in the library.
Using the Campaign Tracker toolkit, the library’s management could effectively monitor the variation in footfall in the following:
Tracking the difference in visitor count before and after event
Determining the success of a campaign based on the increase/decrease in footfall during and after event
Decided whether to repeat, improve, or replace their existing marketing strategy
The library was able to make informed and intelligent data-driven decisions for targeted marketing, resource allocation, and future developments.
Case study #6 Calcasieu Parish Public Library
Established since 1901, Calcasieu Parish Public Library wanted to have a deeper understanding how their patrons use the different zones.
By installing people counters in each area of the library, they were able to determine the number of visitors that dwell in different areas of the library.
As a result, the management can:
Make informed decisions when improving resource provisions
Allocate appropriate manpower to each area based on the patrons’ usage in different zones
Understand patron’s behaviouraccording to the popularity of each area (ie. children, fiction, non-fiction, new releases, etc.)
