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Why Use People Counting?
People counting is a counting solution that places equipment at entrances, exits, corridors and specific areas to measure the number of people entering, passing, returning, staying or in a specific area. People counting systems provide accurate data for analysis and decision support.
Widely used in retail stores, shopping malls, supermarkets, buildings, public transportation (subways, high-speed rail, buses) and other occasions.
It can help companies understand the distribution and trends of passenger flow, hot spots and passenger flow, and improve efficiency, adjust marketing strategies, improve customer experience and enhance safety for operation managers in various industries.
People Counting Key Highlights
FOORIR powers precise identification and intelligent analysis
to help businesses enhance spatial efficiency and make smarter decisions
AI-Powered Precise Recognition
Real-time and accurate headcount identification with an accuracy rate of over 99% ensures data reliability.
Regional People Counting
Up to 4 zones with real-time counts and dwell time for heatmap and flow optimization
Cross-line People Counting
Up to 4 custom lines for accurate bidirectional people counting
Gender & Age Recognition
Supports age grouping (<10, 10–16, 17–30, 31–45, 46–60, >60) for precise demographic profiling
Adult/Child Distinction
Custom height cutoffs enable adult/child differentiation and family traffic analysis
REID Deduplication Algorithm
Detects same-day repeat visits to avoid duplicate counts and improve accuracy
Employee Statistics
Employee badges separate staff from customers to reveal accurate customer flow
Heatmap Analysis
Heatmaps show area popularity for better layout and operational efficiency
Privacy Compliance
Uses depth and grayscale imaging, not RGB, to protect privacy in passenger flow analysis
Highly Adaptable
Accurate detection even in darkness, providing stable 24/7 data
High Compatibility
Supports HTTP, Modbus, and MQTT for easy integration and development
Case Studies
Serving 1,000+ enterprise clients, we are recognized for our precise traffic analysis and data capabilities
Department Store Success Case
Digital management improvement
"Use insights to improve store performance"
Improve store operational efficiency and customer experience through data-driven strategies.
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Central Retail Success Case
Data management boosts efficiency
"Enable visualized, data-driven store management"
Centralized multi-store data display and comparison greatly enhance management.
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Retail Security Success Case
Improve service efficiency
"providing more data support for store operations"
Seamless integration with existing security systems boosts overall solution competitiveness.
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Physical Retail Success Case
boost efficiency & satisfaction
"Implement data-driven management for offline stores"
Smart traffic counters at each store entrance integrate with the POS system to enable smarter business decisions.
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Chain Store Success Case
Build a tiered management structure
"Different store types use targeted operational and promotional strategies"
Use traffic counters to ensure data consistency and evaluate strategy effectiveness.
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Smart Transport Success Case
12% Higher Fleet Efficiency
"Passenger Analytics for Data-Driven Fleet Operations"
Precision counting and GPS/route data. EYERIDE integration for actionable insights.
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Smart Security Success Case
Service and Support
"Foot Traffic Intelligence for Large-Scale Physical Retail"
FOORIR’s 3D/AI smart sensors deliver 24/7 real-time counting (complex scenarios), cloud reports, SLA services and training.
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Digital Media Case
Management & Analysis
"Turn audience data into measurable media value"
Enabling digital media engagement insights, retail analysis, and seamless integration with platforms.
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System Integrator Case
Elevate Smart Scenario Capabilities
"One data layer, multiple smart city applications"
It ensures statistical accuracy while offering strong compatibility, scalability, and flexible application across various smart scenarios..
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FOORIR uses AI and sensors to enable intelligent pedestrian flow analysis and
smarter operations across retail, transport, and buildings
Smart Retail: Unstable store traffic and low efficiency in product display and sales guidance
FOORIR provides real-time traffic stats and heat-map insights to identify customer patterns and hotspots, enabling better retail decision-making
- Real-time insights into movement and hotspots enable better display layouts and customer flow planning.
- Accurately identify peak hours and scientifically allocate sales guides and manpower.
- Customer flow data accuracy reaches 99%, helping to steadily improve store conversion rates.
Smart Transportation : unstable passenger flow and no real-time capacity data
AI-driven flow monitoring reveals real-time density in stations and carriages, helping optimize scheduling and emergency response
- Real-time monitoring of crowd density to prevent congestion and delays.
- Data-driven scheduling system enables dynamic optimization of transportation capacity.
- AI-driven flow monitoring visualizes passenger density in stations and carriages, aiding scheduling and emergency response.
Smart Toilets: rely on experience for scheduling, have low maintenance efficiency, and suffer from serious energy waste
By analyzing passenger flow and usage frequency, dynamic cleaning schedules and intelligent energy management can be implemented
- Real-time monitoring of pedestrian traffic and usage frequency automatically triggers cleaning and maintenance.
- Data visualization and analysis to facilitate refined urban management.
- Reduce energy waste and labor costs, and enhance the image of public services.
Smart Office: low space utilization, conflicting meeting room resources, high energy costs
Monitoring flow and occupancy provides a full view of space use, supporting smart scheduling and energy savings
- Analyze the utilization rate of office areas, meeting rooms, and workstations to optimize space allocation.
- Real-time passenger flow sensing and personnel positioning ensure safety and energy efficiency.
- Data-driven human and energy management reduces operating costs.
Smart Museums: Uneven distribution of visitor experience and lack of data support for exhibition evaluation
By tracking visitor flow and hotspots in real time, exhibition layouts and traffic can be optimized for smarter management
- Real-time statistics on visitor flow and area traffic to prevent overcrowding and queues.
- Heat map analysis helps to optimize visitor flow and exhibition design.
- Data traceability facilitates exhibition evaluation and refined operation.
Smart Buildings: decentralized visitor management, imprecise energy consumption control, and fragmented operational data
Multi-point flow monitoring, integrated with access, security, and energy systems, forms a centralized space management hub
- Multi-point visitor flow monitoring provides insights into visitor distribution and activity levels.
- Integrate access control, security, and energy consumption systems to improve overall efficiency.
- Supporting building digital twins and smart park management.
Smart Gyms: large fluctuations in member traffic and uneven distribution of coaching resources
Real-time customer flow and behavior data help optimize staffing and marketing for a smarter fitness experience
- Use real-time attendee stats to optimize coach assignments and resource allocation.
- Analyzing member activity and repurchase trends helps in targeted marketing.
- Optimize site utilization to improve customer satisfaction and operational revenue.
Smart Ships: Uneven passenger flow and inefficient management of decks and cabins in ship operations
Real-time people counts and heat maps reveal movement patterns and stay times, enabling smarter and more efficient ferry scheduling
- Real-time passenger movement insights and hotspot detection help optimize deck and cabin layouts.
- Accurate peak-time identification enables smarter staffing for boarding and dining.
- With up to 99% counting accuracy, ships can service quality and operational efficiency.
Smart Factory: Uneven workshop staffing causes inefficiency and safety risks
Monitor personnel flow in real time to improve safety and efficiency
- Visualize key-area personnel density to spot risks early.
- Highlight production peaks and valleys for better scheduling and inspections.
- Drive refined workshop management based on data.
Smart Tourism: Crowds and long queues hurt visitor experience
Use real-time visitor flow to simplify scenic area management
- Dynamic visitor distribution to spot busy and quiet areas.
- High-traffic alerts for efficient guidance, staffing, and services.
- Smooth visitor experience with stable, controlled operations.
Smart Mall: Rapid traffic changes and slow staff response hinder operations
Real-time customer insights improve efficiency and decision-making
- Visualize movement patterns to optimize displays and layouts
- Peak hour analysis ensures staff allocation matches traffic
- Efficient crowd management stabilizes mall operations
Smart Transit Hub: Crowded areas, long security lines, and rigid management slow operations
Digitized passenger flow data enables refined management
- Monitor density and flow in real time to reduce congestion.
- Identify peak times for flexible checkpoint and service counter allocation.
- Enhance traffic efficiency and ensure a smoother passenger experience.
Smart Exhibition: Crowded halls and congestion hinder smooth operations
Real-time crowd monitoring improves order, efficiency, and sustainability
- Monitor density to quickly identify congested and underused areas.
- Analyze peak entry times, dwell times, and visitor flow paths.
- Use data to evaluate area attractiveness and optimize booth layouts.
Smart Hospital: Manual vital sign monitoring delays risk detection and precise management
Millimeter-wave sensing enables smarter, safer ward management
- Real-time, non-contact monitoring of heart and respiratory rates.
- Supports HRV analysis, sleep apnea detection, and frequency statistics.
- Centralized data management provides a clear overview of ward operations.
Smart Care: Blind spots, delayed risk detection, and high management pressure
Presence detection and intelligent fall monitoring enhance safety
- Real-time tracking of room occupancy and unusual inactivity.
- Automatic identification of falls and timely alerts.
- Centralized display of individual status, alerts, and history.
OD Passenger Flow: Digital transformation of public transport using real travel data
High-precision boarding and alighting data improves service
- Adjust departure frequency and schedules based on real OD data.
- Optimize strategies for peak and off-peak hours, reducing resource waste.
- Ease congestion, shorten waiting times, and improve punctuality.
Products
From hardware data collection to cloud analytics, FOORIR has built a complete ecosystem for people counting
People Counting System
Real-time traffic data and trend insights help you make smarter decisions and avoid blind spots.
The platform uses real-time data from infrared, ToF, and stereo counters to manage and analyze foot traffic across parks, stores, malls, stations, and hotels. It supports traffic queries, KPI tracking, holiday and trend analysis, and offers customizable data dashboards.
FOORIR’s Business Partners
FOORIR provides AI-powered customer flow statistics and data insight solutions for industries such as retail, tourism, and transportation.
Help them achieve “digitalized customer flow → intelligent business operations” to improve performance and customer experience.
Countries Covered
Retail Business
Public Transportation
Global clients
Culture & Tourism
Public Restrooms
Specialty Industries
FOORIR Advantages
Smart Solutions
FOORIR uses industry expertise, skilled teams, and quality products to provide smart solutions across industries.
R&D Capability
FOORIR boasts independent AIoT R&D capabilities for hardware & software, delivering comprehensive business data services
Professional Service
FOORIR provides expert technical support and service teams, ensuring rich product experience and high-quality customer support.
Global Presence
FOORIR has partnered with over 1,500 clients worldwide, with business covering more than 75 countries and regions.
People Counting FAQs
Quick guide to the most common questions about people-counting technology
1. Can the customer's gender and age information be obtained?
FOORIR’s AI people counter Using high-precision 3D imaging technology, the number of people can be counted in real time with an accuracy rate of up to 99%. Age and gender recognition can be achieved, and facial information is not extracted to protect privacy.
2. Do we need different types of footfall sensors for each store?
Regarding this question, it mainly depends on what data you need to analyze and the project budget, because we have sensors of different technical types, such as infrared people counter, 2D people counter terminal, 3D people counter terminal, TOF people counter terminal. These four sensors have different prices and functions, but we will have professional service consultants to recommend the most suitable sensor for you.
3. Do you have technical support in our country?
FOORIR devices can be updated, upgraded, configured, etc. through remote management. If you think your problem cannot be solved remotely, our company has a professional technical support team that will provide professional services to every customer.
4. Does your people counter support secondary development?
FOORIR people counters all support API docking, and the devices are equipped with API interface protocols as standard. The main docking methods include TCP IP/HTTPS Post/Modbus RTU/Modbus TCP.
5. FOORIR Can people counting sensors distinguish between employees?
FOORIR TOF People Counter Terminal can understand the in and out data of employees by assigning specific tags to them, thus distinguishing between employee data and real customer data.
6. FOORIR Can the people counter sensor count normally in the dark?
FOORIR TOF people counter terminal can accurately count in a completely dark environment.
7. How to apply gender and age data to actual operations?
By people counting system generating richer population portraits and conducting deeper data analysis, it is helpful to formulate more targeted marketing strategies, such as promotional activities for specific age groups, or optimizing store layout to attract target customer groups.
8. Can we import and export any customer counting data into our system?
Yes, you can automatically import your data into our dashboard via the API. You can also export your data via the API and use it in your own management systems.
9. Can the FOORIR people counter distinguish visitor groups?
FOORIR can count the corresponding visitor groups as one through the functions of family members, individuals, and batch personnel.
10. Can the FOORIR people counter sensor children's entry and exit data?
FOORIR 3D People Counting Terminal and TOF People Counting Terminal can count the number of children according to their height. When our equipment is set for children under 1.2 meters, anyone who enters or exits our equipment under 1.2 meters will be considered a child.
11. Does your people counter sensor support bidirectional statistics?
FOORIR people counter can count the number of people entering and leaving the store, the number of people passing through the store, number of people staying, number of people returning, number of people in the area, family, individual, and batch of people.
12. Can people counters accurately count entering and leaving?
FOORIR’s state-of-the-art 3D active stereo vision technology and AI-based object tracking can provide up to 98% counting accuracy with HD resolution. It processes synthetic images and creates depth maps to provide accurate and reliable counting.
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