Utilization
Utilization is the number that indicates the occupancy of locations that can hold multiple persons. The utilization percentage can be used to indicate the effectiveness of a location's usage.
 | When setting > to Yes, the utilization chart will be displayed. Default, the chart is not shown. Valid data is only provided if the location's person count was actually measured (and the capacity value was given). |
Utilitzation calculation
• The actual person count data is collected per minute.
• This number is divided by the number of minutes during which a location was occupied divided by the number of persons the location can hold (capacity).
• The result is a list of data per minute, which is aggregated per hour:
Time | Person count |
|---|---|
11:00 | 0 |
11:01 | 0 |
11:02 | 0 |
11:03 | 0 |
11:04 | 0 |
11:05 | 0 |
11:06 | 2 |
11:07 | 4 |
11:08 | 4 |
11:09 | 5 |
11:10 | 8 |
11:11 | 8 |
11:12 | 8 |
Total: 13 minutes (7 minutes occupied) | 39 person count cumulative |
Example
The location's capacity is 8 persons.
The utilization is calculated as the cumulative person count (39) divided by the number of minutes during which the location was occupied (7) times the maximum capacity of the location (8), the cumulative capacity. The outcome of this calculation is multiplied by 100 and the result is the density (expressed in a percentage):
Utilization | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cumulative person count / cumulative capacity | 39 / (7*8) | * 100 | = | 69,6% |
| | Including only valid measurements ensures that the focus remains on actual reservations and that it is possible to compare data over time. |