Passive occupancy
A location is passively occupied if there is no actual person occupying it, but it is blocked by personal belongings that are left to indicate occupancy.
For example: a laptop that is sitting on the desk, a laptop bag, a coat that is hung over the chair.
Typically, passive occupancy is measured by using a combination of a camera system and artificial intelligence (to be able to identify passive occupancy).
The distinction between active and passive occupancy gives a clearer picture of the actual occupancy. This could further be clarified by specific business intelligence.
Measurements
The following table shows how passive occupancy is derived:
Passive occupancy measured? | Passively occupied? | Occupancy status | Passive occupancy field |
|---|
No | N.A. | Various | Null |
Yes | No | Occupied | 0 |
Yes | No | Not occupied Soon reserved Idle | 0 |
Yes | Yes | Not occupied Soon reserved Idle | 1 |
Yes | Yes | Occupied | 0 |
Yes | N.A. | Is active Paused Immeasurable | Null |