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 >