Difficulty: expert

Using Browan Motion sensors can be a interesting, non-intrusive way to track (indirect) utilization.

More information on how that works and what is the difference between occupancy and utilization is available on Utilization & Occupancy Matrix

This page describes

• how to configure the location(s) for which you want to track indirect utilization and

• how indirect utilization is calculated

Each SEAT (in the meeting room) needs to be a WORKPLACE

• Make sure each meeting room seat corresponds to a workplace object

• IWMS "Workplaces" objects to be created in/under the correct ROOM object, which in turn should be in the correct room category -> make sure room categories are correctly mapped in Studio

• Make sure the capacity for meeting rooms is set correctly in Studio (ref Room capacity Setting the capacity & thresholds of spaces)

• Reminder: Workplace objects can only be linked to SVG floorplans in Studio

How is utilization calculated in case both a room and workplaces are linked to a motion sensor?

Occupancy

• Presence on room level is true in case presence is true for 1 or more seats OR if presence is true for the sensor linked to the room itself

  • So if someone walks around in the room, and the motion sensors allocated to the seats are not triggered, but the room motion sensor is triggered -> presence = true

Utilization

• If presence detected on seat level AND room level, utilization/headcount will only be calculated based upon the sum of the triggered seats. It ignores the room motion sensor.

  • So if 2 people sit on a chair/seat and trigger the the motion sensor, headcount will be 2

• If presence is detected ONLY on room level and not on seats, headcount is set to minimum 1

  • So if someone walks around in the room, but seats motion sensors are not triggered, headcount is 1

Example

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