Density
Data
foot traffic analytics
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
8 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool concept and product
From 3 comments
Super cool idea. Best of luck with this.
shenanigoat on HNHow is the data collected? EDIT: Never mind, I didn't see the website where it's explained: http://www.density.io/ Cool product!
Kiro on HNHad the same idea a while back whenever I called a restaurant to check the wait time and it went to voice mail. App looks good, I will try it out this weekend.
dreaminvm on HN
Useful for finding quiet or busy places and restaurant wait times
From 2 comments
Had the same idea a while back whenever I called a restaurant to check the wait time and it went to voice mail. App looks good, I will try it out this weekend.
dreaminvm on HNThis is really cool. My cousin and I had a similar idea but a phone would be used instead of a custom sensor. Question - why would a business be OK with broadcasting a "quiet"…
dopeboy on HN
Objections
Privacy concern about MAC address tracking, now replaced by door counters
From 2 comments
Glad to see the change in methodology! I loved the concept then and still do, but freaked out at the thought of my MAC address being logged everywhere I go.
colinbartlett on HNWe posted Density a while back when we used mac address tracking (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7305097). We've since moved to a wirelessly connected door counter, would…
jordanmessina on HN
Only works where hardware is installed, and needs the business to host it
From 1 comment
Looks like the business has to purchase (proprietary?) hardware to install on-premises. Usefulness will depend on whether the location you are interested in has the required…
jsprogrammer on HN
No Android app yet
From 1 comment
Neat idea, though the lack of an Android client is disappointing; is one in the works?
yellowapple on HN
Requests
Add a list of cities before sign-up
From 1 comment
It would be nice if you let people know before they signed up for an account what cities you are in...
spott on HN
Provide an API or webhooks for the data
From 2 comments
Will there be an API for this data to allow business owners to extract it? One of my clients is building a dashboard that correlates data from various sources, and this kind of…
colinbartlett on HNAre there any plans to make the data available via API or maybe offer webhooks? Would be cool for other folks to mashup this data in various ways.
jjgames on HN
Android client
From 1 comment
Neat idea, though the lack of an Android client is disappointing; is one in the works?
yellowapple on HN
Questions
How is the data collected
From 1 comment
How is the data collected? EDIT: Never mind, I didn't see the website where it's explained: http://www.density.io/ Cool product!
Kiro on HN
Can it count groups entering together through one door
From 1 comment
Good concept! Just curious - can the device accurately track multiple people (or group) entering / exiting together in one door swing?
godara123 on HN
Does it work with places that have more than one entrance
From 1 comment
Does this only work with places that have one entrance / exit? Or could someone rig up say, an entire hospital with this thing and see stuff like admission / availability of the…
bobbles on HN
Alternatives named
SceneTap, using facial recognition for age and gender split
From 1 comment
SceneTap is doing something similar with facial recognition technology to layer on age and gender split http://scenetap.com
hammock on HN
Parkifi, parking sensing
From 1 comment
Re: Minority report. Yeah, I think there's a space in the future where utility and privacy don't have to be traded for one another. There's another cool company doing parking…
afar on HN