Understanding how your space is really being used is no longer optional—it’s essential. From optimizing OpEx, such as custodial services and demand control HVAC, to improving workplace experience, reliable occupancy data empowers organizations to make smarter, faster, and more cost-effective space management decisions.
If you’re looking for general, high-level insights, WiFi Access Points (WAPs) are one option. This approach allows you to leverage existing, recent generation WiFi infrastructure without investing in new hardware. As such, there are no new hardware costs and in most cases, you can get started quickly. However, before relying on this option alone, it’s important to understand where WiFi-based sensing falls short.
1️⃣ Limited Granularity
WiFi-based technology estimates floor-level activity but lacks precision for measuring individual zones, neighborhoods, or detecting the availability of meeting rooms. Signal distortion from walls, materials, and even people further reduces accuracy—making it difficult to produce actionable insights for redesign or optimization.
2️⃣ Incomplete Detection
Wifi Access Points are positioned to optimize Internet connectivity - not occupancy detection. Furthermore, WiFi sensing depends on connected or “pinging” devices. Many users never connect—or use randomized MAC addresses that mask their presence. As a result, large areas of activity may go undetected, undercounting actual utilization.
3️⃣ Lag & Instability
Because WiFi networks’ protocols are designed for connectivity, not spatial intelligence, data can lag, refresh inconsistently, or fluctuate with network load—limiting real-time analytics for functions like meeting room availability, HVAC control, or hybrid work management.
Bottom Line:
WiFi Access Points offer a low-cost snapshot of spatial activity. This option is useful for understanding whether space is being used–but not how. For that, you need sensor-driven precision.
While WiFi Access Points can be a valuable diagnostic tool, many organizations want deeper visibility to drive real change. That’s why the smartest path isn’t limiting yourself to a singular technology.
As leaders in space utilization technology, we understand that needs can be highly variable. That’s why our platform was designed to adapt and scale, depending on the nature of the space and level of detail you need.
If you’re considering expanding your WiFi Access Point System to also serve as an occupancy measuring solution–without sensors–we can help. Or, if you’re looking to augment an existing WiFi Access Point installation–with sensors–to gain higher granularity, we offer that, too. With Occuspace, you can opt for the solution that works best for your organization and budget.
Our technology actually transforms existing WiFi Access Points into self-contained occupancy sensors—with no additional hardware required. It delivers floor-level utilization data to help answer general questions like:
It’s a smart choice for organizations seeking a broad, portfolio-wide view.
Through our partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba, we make it seamless to pair world-class WiFi infrastructure with Occuspace’s analytics. We also integrate with all major WiFi Access Point providers through hardware or API connections.
When granular, tactical insights are needed, first-party data sensors deliver unparalleled precision and detail.
Occuspace’s first-party hardware options deliver on that requirement:
Leveraging a platform using first-party sensors, you gain access to high-definition metrics including:
The result: You stop guessing—and start knowing exactly how your people and spaces interact.
In addition, this higher granularity unlocks substantial operational efficiencies, including demand control energy management and optimized custodial services.
Whether you’re just starting to assess space utilization or ready to act with data-driven precision, it’s important that your team selects an adaptable and scalable solution that evolves with your needs.
Choose the level of insight that fits your strategy:
With Occuspace, you gain clarity, confidence, and control without overspending on infrastructure and OpEx–or compromising privacy. No personal data. Ever.
Facility management is truly entering a new era—where data-driven decision making is significantly improving operational efficiency, space design and user experience.
We’d love the opportunity to demonstrate for you how Occuspace provides a flexible, scalable, and powerful occupancy intelligence solution that drives real ROI—without compromising privacy.
Your team—and your budgets—will thank you for it.
As the leading occupancy intelligence platform, Occuspace provides accurate, actionable insights at the scale and resolution you need. Our solutions are powered by AI-driven algorithms and machine learning, and are 100% privacy-safe. No personally identifiable data.
Schedule a meeting or demo with our team:
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