In an era of smart cities, it is not surprising that managers of spaces such as shops, museums or offices want to incorporate new technology to make the most of their building. Also architects and engineers are beginning to incorporate IoT solutions to obtain empirical data in order to decide the redistribution of spaces. […]
When summer comes, clubbing tourism increases potentially and, with it, crowds. After the accident that took place in Madrid Arena in 2012, the legislation regarding crowd control has improved and Sant Josep de Sa Talaia has decided to take action. Ibiza is an international reference in the nightlife scene and, with sun and beach […]
– There is no mandatory compliance to implement automatic crowd control by using sensors in Catalonia, while it is mandatory in other Autonomous Communities like the Valencian one, since last September – The Catalan company, Counterest, performs real time crowd control at large events, night clubs and pubs and provides predictions and indicators to […]
For the second year in a row, Barcelona’s City Council will automatically control capacity in one of the biggest events for children in the world, called “La Festa dels Súpers”. It takes place in “The Olympic Ring” this week-end, and it’s estimated to gather about 370.000 visitors. The laws that regulate capacity control in […]
It’s not rare to use automatic people counters with low accuracy when performing capacity control, and thats due to the incorrect estimation of the margin of error. It’s believed that using a 95% accuracy counter in an event where 50.000 attendees are expected generates a maximum error of +/-2.500 people counted (5% * 50.000 people), […]
Why is fundamental having a precise capacity control system in nightclubs and mega-events? Nowadays, is it mandatory to have an automated capacity control system in leisure venues? It is clear that for security reasons, a venues’ public never has to exceed its allowed maximum capacity; so why is this rule not always followed? In […]
Catalunya is small, but there is a tendency to organize mass events and one that is repeated annually, for 19 years now, is the ‘Festa dels Súpers’: children’s activities of all kinds and musical spectacles in a privileged environment – the Olympic Ring – that extend over an entire weekend. Counterest counted that the main […]
Finally, nice weather is here and music festivals seem to proliferate. Good music, warm weather, good company,…but also crowds!
