Wireless pedestrian identification

Libelium has announced a new sensor technology that detects any Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals from users' mobile devices, thus helping to calculate the number of pedestrians traveling in the area. The field is placed under surveillance.

According to Slashgear, the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless signals emitted by smartphones will be captured by the Meshlium Xtreme multiprotocol router manufactured by Lubelium. Calculate the number of users present in the area.

Meshlium Xtreme does not require smartphones to install any special applications that can be recognized, but instead it is based on the principle of signal recognition, " said David Gascon, chief technology officer at Libelium. live " from Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

The Libelium solution is expected to require no direct interaction with the user or device, thereby compromising the privacy and personal data of the device owner.

Gascon confirmed the signal was only used to solve the idea of the number of existing devices in a particular area.

According to the Neondrum site, the information collected from each handset includes MAC address, signal quality - help determine the distance from the device (user) to the scan port on the Meshlium Xtreme, device type and manufacturer. export - helps to identify the difference between pedestrians and vehicles.

This technique clearly does not identify any user's personal information on the device, such as user accounts or phone numbers, and is instead a MAC address.

This new identification technology also outlines the applications that are developed on the basis of the above technology in managing the vehicles as well as monitoring the activities taking place on the street.

Even the Libelium solution can help determine traffic density in real time as well as traffic congestion, and calculate how many pedestrians "drop" on a road. or the time that they stopped in front of a billboard ...