Observe

Measure

Model

Transform

Workplace occupancy sensors and analytics for better decisions

Observe combines workplace occupancy sensors and utilisation analytics with a fully managed service, giving you reliable evidence for decisions about desks, meeting rooms and shared spaces.

Measure desks, meeting rooms, zones, footfall and environmental conditions across a floor or portfolio. Workplace occupancy sensors can be permanent, deployed for a defined study or rotated between locations, so you gather the evidence you need without investing in more hardware than the decision requires.

Observe provides the Measure stage of the MMT Framework: establish reliable evidence before testing options and committing to change.

Discuss a measurement question

Measure desk, meeting room and space utilisation

Measure occupancy and movement

Understand how desks, rooms, zones and shared spaces are used, including attendance, people counts, footfall and movement patterns.

Workplace occupancy sensors data on a floor plan

Organise evidence around your workplace

Analyse performance by building, floor, department, team, neighbourhood, space type or any structure relevant to the decision.

Daily utilisation compared across spaces

Analyse performance and compare

Identify average and peak demand, underused space, capacity constraints, historical change and differences across buildings or portfolios.

Utilisation compared across projects

Add environmental context

Overlay occupancy with temperature, humidity, CO₂ and indoor air quality information where environmental evidence is relevant to the question.

Environmental readings: temperature, CO2 and noise

Which workplace occupancy sensors fit each space?

We combine types of workplace occupancy sensors to suit the space and the question. Presence sensors show whether a space is occupied; people counters measure how many people use it. We favour battery-powered sensors where suitable and use powered counters where the space or accuracy requirement calls for them. Gateways require power.

Individual presence

Use presence sensing where you need to know whether an individual desk or defined space is occupied.

Overhead people counting

Measure suitable desk banks and rooms from above. Counts reveal how many people use the space, with the arrangement chosen around ceiling height, partitions and coverage.

Entrance and exit counting

Use counters at the relevant entrances and exits for busy routes and larger spaces. Layout, access points and traffic patterns inform device selection and installation.

Environmental context

Add CO₂, temperature, humidity, air quality or noise measurements where they help answer a defined workplace question.

Compare workplace sensor types.

Start with the decision, not the sensor

Successful workplace measurement begins by defining the decision, the evidence required, the appropriate level of granularity and how long measurement needs to continue.

We then select the appropriate sensor or combination of sensors for the space, question and budget. Our guide to choosing workplace sensors explains the measurement options.

For implementation, review the practical steps for planning a sensor deployment.

Some locations benefit from permanent measurement. Others need a focused 3 month study or sensors rotated between sites as new questions arise. The objective is reliable decision evidence, not the maximum possible hardware deployment.
See how a construction business used measurement to introduce more desk sharing.

Our hardware, firmware and deployment expertise allows us to manage installation, connectivity, device monitoring, maintenance coordination and redeployment as one service.

Enterprise measurement without depending on the corporate network

Security and access

Privacy by design

  • Sensor processing occurs on the device
  • Only occupancy counts and readings are transmitted
  • Camera imagery cannot be transmitted over the LoRaWAN connection

Independent connectivity

  • Secure LoRaWAN sensor network
  • Cellular gateway backhaul
  • No dependency on the customer’s internal data or Wi-Fi systems

Enterprise integration

  • APIs and separately scoped integrations
  • CAFM and workplace management platforms
  • Predictive maintenance workflows where required

Resilient operations

  • Gateway redundancy and sensor failover designed for each deployment
  • Continuous monitoring of sensors, gateways and battery condition
  • Offline alerts and structured maintenance coordination

From measurement to transformation

Observe, Tessellate and Orbit support each stage of the Measure, Model, Transform framework, from gathering workplace evidence to testing options and supporting change.

Measure

Gather the evidence needed to understand how the workplace performs.

Model

Test workplace options before committing to change.

Transform

Turn the selected option into a practical course of action.

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From occupancy evidence to workplace decisions

Can sensors rotate between studies?

Yes. A reusable sensor pool can move between departments or sites, with suitable permanent coverage retained where it supports ongoing operations. We agree the study periods, moves and mapping so that the evidence remains useful and comparable.

How does this help with desk ratios and room mix?

Compare representative average and peak use, meeting attendance and room capacity. This helps distinguish spare space from local shortages and informs options such as desk sharing or a different mix of room sizes. Tessellate can test those options against business constraints.

See our managed occupancy studies and ongoing support, including network, privacy, access and data export information.

Workplace intelligence that keeps growing

Our Resource centre brings together the research, frameworks and practical tools developed through years of helping organisations transform their workplaces.

Whether you’re just beginning your workplace transformation journey or managing a global estate, our resources are designed to help you make better workplace decisions.

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