Y'all are making this way too complicated. Simply cover any furniture
you're interested in getting stats on with oil dyed with some color that
makes it unnoticeable. Then count the complaints...


On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Software, People can break hardware, just require people to sign in with a
> kiosk outside the door! PHP and MySQL makes it easy!
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> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Andreas Orphanides <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > Or -- what about piezoelectric sensors mounted to the underside of the
> > tables? It would be highly dependent on the table and the sensor, but you
> > could probably assume that anything above X noise level in the sensor
> > represents "table usage".
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Toby Greenwalt
> > <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> >
> > > Depending on the size of the space you're working with, you could
> totally
> > > do this with a Kinect. I'm not completely sure on how far you could go
> > with
> > > the coding, but you could probably use it to track the length of time
> > > people sit at a given location.
> > >
> > > The drawback here would likely be people getting squicked out about the
> > > panopticon-ness of it all, but you could probably even turn it into an
> > > exhibit of source - if nothing else then to demonstrate that you're
> just
> > > scanning stick-figure outlines and not full recordings of people.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Brian Feifarek <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Motion sensors might be the ticket.  For example,
> > > > https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8630
> > > >
> > > > Brian
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Andreas Orphanides" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:12:02 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Way to record usage of tables/rooms/chairs in
> > > > Library
> > > >
> > > > Oh, that's a much better idea than light sensors. One challenge with
> > that
> > > > might be difficulty in determining what "vacant" looks like
> > > > authoritatively, especially if people move chairs, walk through room,
> > > etc.
> > > > But much more accessible than actually bolting stuff to the table, I
> > > would
> > > > think.
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Schwartz, Raymond <
> > [log in to unmask]
> > > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hey Dre, Perhaps a video camera with some OpenCV?
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf
> > > Of
> > > > > Andreas Orphanides
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 8:55 AM
> > > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Way to record usage of tables/rooms/chairs
> in
> > > > > Library
> > > > >
> > > > > If I were feeling really ambitious -- and fair warning, I'm a big
> > > > believer
> > > > > that any solution worth engineering is worth over-engineering --
> I'd
> > > come
> > > > > up with something involving light sensors (a la a gate counter)
> > mounted
> > > > on
> > > > > the table legs, just above seat height. Throw in some something
> > > something
> > > > > Arduino or Raspberry Pi, and Bob's your uncle.
> > > > >
> > > > > I find myself more intimidated by the practicality of maintaining
> > such
> > > a
> > > > > system (batteries, cord management etc) than about the practicality
> > of
> > > > this
> > > > > implementation, actually.
> > > > >
> > > > > -dre.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Thomas Misilo <[log in to unmask]>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I was wondering if anyone has been asked before to come up with a
> > way
> > > > > > to record usage of tables.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The ideal solution would be a web app, that we can create floor
> > plans
> > > > > > with where all the tables/chairs are and select the "reporting
> > time",
> > > > > > say 9PM at night. Go around the library and select all the
> > > > > > seats/tables/rooms that are currently being used/occupied for
> > > > > statistical data.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We would be wanting to go around probably multiple times a day.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The current solution I have seen is a pen and paper task, and
> then
> > > > > > someone will have to manually put the data into a spreadsheet for
> > > > > analysis.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Tom
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>