Can anyone suggest any good paper that compares costs of installing different crowd monitoring technologies in different setting? such as mass gathering or buildings etc.
I have found many papers that compares accuracy of different technologies (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi , Video camera) but cost comparison is important. Can anyone suggest how to do a cost comparison?
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224100449_Crowd_Management_with_RFID_Wireless_Technologies
The cost comparison should be for whom, not just using what.
For instance mobile telecom operators know where their users are, and their instant user patterns. This is far more accurate and ubiquitous than any Wifi, Bluetooth or other technology (what's the configuration at the time of observation of the user device? Bluetooth may be off, idem wifi, but if the phone is on, except in say flight mode, it has the mobile operator network activated).
Now if you are not a mobile operator, depending on the regulation, you may pay one or several of the mobile operators to get some access to such data: the economics kicks in, how much will they charge you? They may also have strategic reasons not to offer you this possibility (infinite price).
There are also physical measurements in defined spaces which may work:
-temperature measurement: more people, more heat
-weight, on an elevator: 30 people weigh more than one, usually.
-gate crossing (in public transports with automated ticket checking at gate).
I hope this helps
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