Looking for an occupancy analytics platform to optimize your office space?

If you are looking for an occupancy analytics platform to optimize office space, start with the decision you need to make: change the room mix, plan shared desks or assess spare capacity on a floor. Density combines workplace measurement with tools for examining space use. Evaluate the proposed sensors and reporting workflow together, using your own floor plan and questions.

A dashboard is useful when its numbers describe the spaces you can actually change. Ask to see that connection before comparing feature lists.

Write a decision brief before requesting a demo

Choose a few concrete questions. Which desk neighborhoods are busiest at the same time? Are small groups using large rooms? Could a different mix of focus and collaboration space help? State the area, capacity, operating hours and comparison period for each question.

Give vendors the same brief. A polished demonstration with another office’s layout cannot establish whether your deployment will supply the evidence you need.

Check what the measurement represents

Ask whether each output describes presence, people counts, doorway crossings, reservations or another signal. Review coverage room by room and identify spaces left out of the proposal. Confirm whether counts are exact or capped and how the system flags missing data.

Also review the data path: what the sensor captures, what the application stores and who can access reports. A camera-free measurement and a named booking record have different implications. Check the actual proposed configuration rather than assuming every record in a combined system is anonymous.

Test the analysis workflow with Density

Density Atlas documents occupancy and visits, building and floor views, custom operating hours and downloadable charts. Use a demonstration to inspect your intended comparison and what a shared export contains.

Density Instant presents a question-driven workflow for workplace data, including questions about busy days, desk use and room use. Ask the team to demonstrate the questions from your brief and explain the observations behind the chart. A fast answer should still have a clear space definition and time window.

Run a pilot that could change your mind

Select representative spaces, including difficult layouts and busy periods. Agree on the expected output and check it against observations appropriate to that output. Test missing-data handling as deliberately as a normal occupied room.

Then complete one real planning task. For example, compare two neighborhoods over matched working hours and identify a layout experiment worth testing. Record what the platform answered, what required manual work and what remained uncertain. A pilot should test the route from measurement to a decision.

Compare the full deployment plan

Review hardware, installation, power and connectivity, subscription scope, support, integrations and ongoing coverage checks. Confirm which capabilities are included in the proposal and who owns each step. Use a written scope for the comparison.

Bring Density your floor plan and a shortlist of decisions. Book a demo to work through the measurement and analysis together. Start with the occupancy sensor pilot scorecard for a concrete way to structure the evaluation.