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minus-squaresp3tr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThey could very easily just implement some rudimentary person identification algos and output only a headcount. Pretty sure you can do that with OpenCV.
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI think Google does this with your phone. I can see how busy various places are by looking them up on Google maps. Really useful for my local Costco.
minus-squareIamAnonymous@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoSo when is your Costco not busy? Genuine question as I have gone there mid-day during the week and it will still be packed. One day I went 30 min before close and the parking lot was still full.
They could very easily just implement some rudimentary person identification algos and output only a headcount.
Pretty sure you can do that with OpenCV.
I think Google does this with your phone. I can see how busy various places are by looking them up on Google maps. Really useful for my local Costco.
So when is your Costco not busy? Genuine question as I have gone there mid-day during the week and it will still be packed. One day I went 30 min before close and the parking lot was still full.