Occupancy Sensing

From Footfall to Smart Spaces

Occupancy Sensing is Safely’s capability for understanding how spaces are used in real time, how many people are present, when they arrive/leave, and how usage patterns change over time so organisations can optimise energy, safety, staffing, cleaning, and space utilisation. By connecting occupancy signals into Safely workflows (tasks, alerts, reporting, and AI insight), businesses move from fixed schedules and assumptions to data-driven, demand-led operations.




How It Works

Step 1 

Sense & Measure Occupancy
Occupancy data is captured from room/zone sensors (e.g., presence, people count, entry/exit flow) and mapped to locations like rooms, floors, zones, and buildings.

Step 2

Interpret & Contextualise
Safely links occupancy signals to operational context, opening hours, service periods, work schedules, event calendars, and site policies so “busy” and “quiet” are measured consistently across the estate.

Step 3

Automated Control
Occupancy triggers actions such as lighting or HVAC adjustments, cleaning and inspection tasks, security escalation for unexpected presence, or alerts for overcrowding thresholds.

Step 4

Report & Optimise
Dashboards and analytics show utilisation, peak times, dwell time, and out-of-hours presence enabling optimisation of energy schedules, staffing plans, and space allocation.

 






Core Features

 

Real-time Occupancy & Footfall Visibility

Safely tracks presence and flow by room, zone, and site to show where people are and when.

Energy Optimisation

Occupancy signals can drive lighting/HVAC schedules to reduce wasted runtime in unoccupied spaces.

Threshold Alerting & Triggers

Set occupancy thresholds to trigger alerts for overcrowding, restricted areas, or out-of-hours presence.

 

Reporting & Analysis

Measure peak times, occupancy patterns, and space utilisation to guide operational planning and investment decisions.

The Impact 

Occupancy Sensing integrates across Safely by turning space usage into actionable workflows feeding real-time signals into dashboards, triggering tasks and alerts, and providing trend analytics that can be interrogated by Owlbert AI for forward-looking optimisation.

 The business impact is lower energy consumption through occupancy-led control, improved service and staffing alignment through peak-demand insight, smarter cleaning and maintenance through usage-based scheduling, stronger security and safety through threshold and out-of-hours alerts, and better investment decisions through clear utilisation reporting across the estate.

Make Every Space Measurable.

Book a demo to see Occupancy Sensing in real time. 

 






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