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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 > > > > > > > > > >