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title: "How to measure occupancy and crowd flow with computer vision"
description: "Decide first which number you need, such as free spaces per area, people per zone or queue length, and how often it must update. Many sites can use existing cameras if the view covers the area. Count objects or occupied spaces rather than identifying anyone, keep only the counts where possible, and post clear notices. Check the counts against manual tallies at busy and quiet times, and send alerts or dashboard updates only when a threshold you chose is crossed."
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# How can a business use cameras to count people, vehicles or free spaces without tracking who anyone is?
Decide first which number you need, such as free spaces per area, people per zone or queue length, and how often it must update. Many sites can use existing cameras if the view covers the area. Count objects or occupied spaces rather than identifying anyone, keep only the counts where possible, and post clear notices. Check the counts against manual tallies at busy and quiet times, and send alerts or dashboard updates only when a threshold you chose is crossed.
## What this means in practice
- Choose the exact number you need and how often it updates.
- Check whether existing camera views already cover the area.
- Count objects or spaces without identifying anyone.
- Keep counts rather than footage where possible, and post notices.
- Check counts against manual tallies at busy and quiet times.
## How Lid Vizion approaches it
We start with the business decision and operating context, define ownership and measurable milestones, then use configuration, integrations, automation, or custom software only where each earns its place.
## See it as a workflow
- [Parking and space occupancy from cameras](https://lidvizion.ai/use-cases/parking-and-space-occupancy/): Use existing cameras to count which spaces are free or occupied and feed the count to signage, an app or a dashboard, with people checking anything unusual.
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- [How should a company run a computer vision proof of concept?](https://lidvizion.ai/answers/how-to-run-a-computer-vision-proof-of-concept/)
- [Can computer vision monitor a workplace without identifying people?](https://lidvizion.ai/answers/can-computer-vision-work-without-identifying-people/)
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