# Bumbee Labs > Bumbee Labs (Stockholm, founded 2011) provides B2B footfall analytics and people counting using Wi-Fi, cameras/3D sensors and cellular network data. Its measurement method is the only footfall-analytics method in Europe approved by a data protection authority: privacy-first and GDPR-compliant, producing anonymous, aggregated statistics with no personal data and no individual tracking. Footfall analytics for retail, malls, city centres, transport hubs, airports, museums and more. The site is published in 11 languages; the URLs below are the English source pages (other locales live under /sv/, /fi/, /da/, /nn/, /pl/, /de/, /es/, /fr/, /it/, /nl/). ## Solutions How we count — chosen by the question you need answered. - [People Counting Solutions](https://bumbeelabs.com/solutions/): People counting and foot traffic analytics: Wi-Fi, cameras, sensors and cellular data in one GDPR-compliant platform that turns visitor numbers into decisions. - [Wi-Fi people counting](https://bumbeelabs.com/solutions/wi-fi-based-people-counting/): Wi-Fi people counting and real-time occupancy monitoring on your existing access points. Counts, dwell, paths and conversion. No cameras, no personal data. - [3D sensor counting](https://bumbeelabs.com/solutions/camera-sensor-based-people-counting/): Optical 3D sensor people counting: exact in/out counts and real-time occupancy at entrances and bottlenecks. AI analytics, no personal images stored. - [Mobile network data (4G/5G)](https://bumbeelabs.com/solutions/cellular-network-analytics/): Footfall and catchment analysis from anonymised, aggregated mobile network data (4G/5G). See where visitors come from and measure whole districts, privacy-first. - [Hybrid solutions](https://bumbeelabs.com/solutions/hybrid-people-counting-solutions/): Hybrid people counting across whole estates: Wi-Fi, 3D sensors and cellular in one cross-validated system. Macro flows and micro precision, no blind spots. - [Analytics platform & API](https://bumbeelabs.com/solutions/analytics-platform-api/): People counting API and analytics platform: every counting method lands in one open API. Dashboards, visitor statistics and KPIs into the BI tools you run. - [Xovis analytics](https://bumbeelabs.com/solutions/xovis-people-counting-analytics/): Run Xovis sensors already? We turn counts and occupancy into GDPR-ready analytics: dashboards, API, staff exclusion, demographics. No images leave the sensor. - [LiDAR people counting](https://bumbeelabs.com/solutions/lidar-people-counting/): LiDAR people counters measure exact movement in 3D — no camera, no images, indoors and out, day or night. Sensor-agnostic, delivered through one platform and API. - [AI camera counting](https://bumbeelabs.com/solutions/ai-camera-people-counting/): AI people counting cameras with analytics built into the camera: exact in/out counts, live occupancy and queue metrics. Anonymous counting, no personal images stored. ## What data you get - [Data deliverables](https://bumbeelabs.com/data-deliverables/): Every footfall metric Bumbee Labs delivers: visitor statistics, dwell, paths, conversion and occupancy, via dashboard, API or scheduled exports. ## Industries - [Footfall Analytics by Industry](https://bumbeelabs.com/industries/): Footfall analytics and visitor counting for city centres, transport hubs, airports, museums, amusement parks and retail, the right method for each environment. - [Retail](https://bumbeelabs.com/industries/visitor-analytics-for-retail/): Retail footfall analytics by store type: clothing, grocery, DIY, pharmacy, furniture, electronics and more. Pavement to till, anonymous, no cameras needed. - [City centres & smart cities](https://bumbeelabs.com/industries/visitor-analytics-for-city-centers-smart-cities/): City centre footfall and pedestrian flows: measure footfall, flows and dwell across streets and squares. Anonymous, no cameras, DPA-approved method. - [Public transport hubs](https://bumbeelabs.com/industries/visitor-analytics-for-public-transportation-hubs/): Passenger counting and flow analytics for stations, terminals and transport hubs. Reduce congestion, optimise flow and grow commercial revenue. GDPR-compliant. - [Airports](https://bumbeelabs.com/industries/visitor-analytics-for-airports/): Airport passenger flow analytics: queue management at security and check-in, waiting times, throughput and retail conversion. Anonymous and GDPR-compliant. - [Amusement parks](https://bumbeelabs.com/industries/visitor-analytics-for-amusement-parks/): Crowd management and guest experience analytics for amusement and theme parks. Balance queues, lift revenue and monitor occupancy without identifying guests. - [Museums & cultural venues](https://bumbeelabs.com/industries/visitor-analytics-for-museums-cultural-venues/): Museum visitor analytics: attendance, dwell time per exhibition and funder-ready reports. Anonymous people counting approved by a data protection authority. - [Hospitality](https://bumbeelabs.com/industries/visitor-analytics-for-hospitality/): Footfall analytics for hotels, resorts, conference centres and restaurants. Improve guest flow, monitor venue occupancy and right-size service. GDPR-compliant. - [Petrol & convenience retail](https://bumbeelabs.com/industries/visitor-analytics-for-petrol-stations-convenience-retail/): Forecourt footfall analytics for petrol stations and convenience retail. Measure pump-to-store capture rate, optimise layouts and lift sales. GDPR-compliant. - [Outdoor & DOOH advertising](https://bumbeelabs.com/industries/visitor-analytics-for-outdoor-dooh-advertising/): DOOH analytics from real footfall: reach, impressions, dwell time and location ranking for every screen and billboard — the only footfall method in Europe approved by a data protection authority. ## Who it's for - [Who it's for](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/): Footfall analytics and visitor counting for retail, malls, property, cities, transport, advertising, libraries and museums. Find the page built for your job. - [Cities & municipalities](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/cities-municipalities/): Pedestrian counting for councils and municipalities: an evidence base for planning, safety and transport decisions. Anonymous, no cameras, DPA-approved. - [Clothing stores](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/clothing-stores/): Footfall analytics for clothing stores: see who walks past, who comes in, who reaches the fitting rooms and who buys, per store and per hour. No cameras needed. - [DIY and hardware stores](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/diy-hardware-stores/): Footfall analytics for DIY, hardware and builders' merchants: trade and consumer flows by the hour, the yard and the store together, queues at collection. - [DOOH advertisers & media owners](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/dooh-advertisers/): The audience measurement partner for DOOH media owners: measured reach, impressions and exposure-minutes per screen — DPA-approved, ready for the rate card. - [Flagship stores](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/flagship-stores/): Flagship store footfall analytics: passers-by, window capture rate, in-store flow and dwell, measured anonymously via your existing Wi-Fi. - [Gas-station chains](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/gas-station-chains/): Forecourt analytics for fuel retail chains: pump-to-store capture rate, shop footfall and site-to-site benchmarking, measured anonymously across the network. - [Grocery stores](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/grocery-stores/): Footfall analytics for grocery stores: checkout queues by the hour, the customer route through the store, campaign ends that work and staffing that fits. - [Libraries](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/libraries/): Library people counting without cameras: visitor statistics, real visit numbers, opening-hours demand and space utilisation, the evidence funders ask for. - [Mall operators & property owners](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/mall-operators-property-owners/): Footfall analytics for shopping centres and malls: move to turnover rent on verified visitor data, optimise tenant mix and price screens on measured exposure. - [Museums](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/museums/): Museum attendance data operators can stand behind: visitor numbers per exhibition, dwell time and visitor flow — anonymous by design, funder-ready. - [Pharmacies](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/pharmacies/): Footfall analytics for pharmacies: prescription-counter waiting time by the hour, self-care versus counter visits, opening hours on real flow, no cameras. - [Pop-up stores](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/pop-up-stores/): Pop-up shop footfall analytics: visitor counting, capture rate and day-by-day trends, so you can extend, repeat or go permanent on evidence. - [Property companies](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/property-companies/): Property footfall analytics: set rents on measured attraction, benchmark buildings across the portfolio and prove refurbishment impact. - [Public pools & swim centres](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/swimming-pools/): Visitor counting for public swimming pools and swim centres: occupancy in real time, attendance for the annual report, and numbers that carry a budget case. - [Retail chains](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/retail-chains/): Retail chain footfall analytics: one conversion funnel across every store, like-for-like benchmarking and staffing that follows real visitor demand. - [Retail destinations](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/retail-destinations/): Retail park footfall analytics: measure your real catchment, cross-shopping and tenant flows, and put evidence behind rents, leasing and the tenant mix. - [Transport operators & hubs](https://bumbeelabs.com/customer-types/transport-operators/): Transport hub footfall analytics: passenger counting and flow management, cut congestion, grow retail and advertising revenue. Proven at Stockholm Central. ## Technology & integrations Footfall analytics on the enterprise Wi-Fi / network hardware you already run. - [People Counting Integrations: Cisco, RUCKUS, Aruba](https://bumbeelabs.com/technology/): People counting on the Wi-Fi platforms you already run: Cisco, RUCKUS, Aruba, Juniper Mist, Huawei and more. No new hardware for most venues. - [Cisco Catalyst](https://bumbeelabs.com/technology/cisco-catalyst/): People counting with Cisco Catalyst: turn the access points and wireless controllers you already run into GDPR-compliant footfall analytics. No new hardware. - [Cisco Spaces](https://bumbeelabs.com/technology/cisco-spaces/): People counting with Cisco Spaces: point the Firehose stream at Bumbee Labs for GDPR-compliant visitor counts, dwell, occupancy and flows. No new hardware. - [Huawei](https://bumbeelabs.com/technology/huawei/): People counting with Huawei: turn the Huawei WLAN access points and controllers you already run into a GDPR-compliant footfall sensor network. No new hardware. - [RUCKUS SmartZone](https://bumbeelabs.com/technology/ruckus-smartzone/): People counting with RUCKUS SmartZone: the controller already sees every access point. Bumbee Labs turns that into GDPR-compliant footfall analytics. - [RUCKUS One](https://bumbeelabs.com/technology/ruckus-one/): People counting with RUCKUS One: cloud-managed access points become privacy-first footfall sensors, set up remotely. GDPR-compliant, no new hardware. - [ArubaOS / ALE](https://bumbeelabs.com/technology/arubaos-ale/): People counting with ArubaOS & ALE: the Location Engine computes positions, Bumbee Labs takes them the final mile into GDPR-compliant footfall analytics. - [Aruba Central](https://bumbeelabs.com/technology/aruba-central/): People counting with Aruba Central: cloud-managed access points become footfall sensors. Adding measurement is a data exercise, not an install. GDPR-compliant. - [Juniper Mist](https://bumbeelabs.com/technology/mist/): People counting with Juniper Mist: the Mist cloud is the only connection Bumbee Labs needs for GDPR-compliant visitor counts, dwell and flows. No hardware. - [Extreme Networks](https://bumbeelabs.com/technology/extreme-networks/): People counting with Extreme Networks: the ExtremeCloud IQ access points you run become a GDPR-compliant footfall sensor network. No new hardware. ## Use cases - [Airport Queue and Dwell Time Measurement](https://bumbeelabs.com/airport-passenger-flow-queue-dwell/): Airport security queue wait times and dwell, measured with Wi-Fi and LiDAR, GDPR-approved, for terminal operations and non-aero revenue. - [Arena crowd flows](https://bumbeelabs.com/arena-crowd-flows/): Arena crowd management and flow measurement: zone-level data on entry surges, concourse pressure, queues and egress, safety planned on real numbers. - [Black Friday & Christmas footfall](https://bumbeelabs.com/black-friday-christmas-footfall/): Black Friday and Christmas footfall planning for retail: what visitor data reveals that sales figures hide, and how to staff, stock and measure the peak weeks. - [Count Store Visitors with the Wi-Fi You Already Run](https://bumbeelabs.com/wifi-analytics-for-retail/): Count store visitors with your Wi-Fi: footfall, dwell and conversion from the access points you already run. No cameras, no new hardware, GDPR-approved. - [Dwell time explained](https://bumbeelabs.com/dwell-time-explained/): Dwell time: how long a visitor stays per zone. Average dwell time measures engagement in shops, museums and transport hubs, captured anonymously via Wi-Fi. - [Fairs & festivals](https://bumbeelabs.com/fairs-festivals-visitor-counting/): Visitor counting for trade fairs and festivals: flows, occupancy and zone data on temporary grounds, deployed for the event and gone with it. No cameras needed. - [Footfall data for lease negotiations](https://bumbeelabs.com/footfall-data-for-lease-negotiations/): Footfall data for lease negotiations: verified visitor numbers both tenant and landlord can accept, for turnover rent, renewals and portfolio comparisons. - [In-store conversion rate](https://bumbeelabs.com/in-store-conversion-rate/): In-store conversion rate = transactions ÷ visitors × 100. How to measure it with footfall data, where capture rate fits, and which step to fix when it drops. - [Measure event impact](https://bumbeelabs.com/measure-event-impact/): Measure event and campaign impact on footfall: before, during and after comparisons that isolate real footfall uplift from baseline, for events and programmes. - [Nature areas & reserves](https://bumbeelabs.com/visitor-counting-nature-areas/): Visitor counting for nature reserves, trails and outdoor recreation: anonymous measurement of visitor pressure for managers protecting what people come for. - [Procurement guide](https://bumbeelabs.com/public-procurement-people-counting/): Public procurement of people counting: a checklist for public bodies covering GDPR, UK GDPR, EU AI Act requirements, anonymity by design and data ownership. - [Retail heatmaps](https://bumbeelabs.com/retail-heatmaps/): Retail heatmaps show how customers move in store: hot and cold zones, paths and dwell by area, measured anonymously via your existing Wi-Fi. - [Retail Media Network Footfall Measurement](https://bumbeelabs.com/retail-media-network-footfall-measurement/): Measure what in-store media actually reaches: footfall past screens and shelves, dwell and campaign lift, anonymised, GDPR-approved, no cameras. - [Site selection analysis](https://bumbeelabs.com/site-selection-analysis/): Site selection with footfall and catchment data: trade area analysis, district-level flows and location intelligence that de-risk your next location decision. - [Staff planning with footfall data](https://bumbeelabs.com/staff-planning-with-footfall-data/): Staff planning with footfall data: demand-led scheduling built on when visitors arrive, by hour, day and season, across retail, hospitality and public venues. - [Store traffic without cameras](https://bumbeelabs.com/measure-store-traffic-without-cameras/): How to measure store traffic without cameras: GDPR-safe people counting for retail, what each method captures, and why camera-free wins the privacy review. - [Town Centre Footfall Monitoring for BIDs & Councils](https://bumbeelabs.com/town-centre-footfall-monitoring/): Town centre and high street footfall monitoring for BIDs, councils and place managers: comparable visitor flows, anonymised and GDPR-approved. - [Train Station Passenger Flow Analytics: Wi-Fi & LiDAR](https://bumbeelabs.com/train-station-passenger-flow/): Train station passenger flow analytics: entrance flows, platform load and dwell, measured with GDPR-approved Wi-Fi and LiDAR. Proven at Stockholm Central. - [Visitor figures for funders](https://bumbeelabs.com/visitor-figures-for-funders/): How museums report visitor figures to funders and boards: auditable counts, the definitions that matter, and turning attendance into a case for funding. ## Traffic & mobility Vehicle, cycle and parking counts for councils and road authorities. - [AADT, AADF & traffic terms](https://bumbeelabs.com/aadt-explained/): AADT, AADF (the DfT's annual average daily flow), ADT and measurement periods: the traffic counting terms explained, and how continuous counts change them. - [Bicycle counting](https://bumbeelabs.com/bicycle-counting/): Bicycle counting with LiDAR and sensors: continuous, anonymous counts of cyclists by direction and time of day, for cycle paths, bridges and city streets. - [GDPR & traffic measurement](https://bumbeelabs.com/gdpr-traffic-measurement/): GDPR and traffic measurement in public space: what vehicle and cyclist counting may capture, what it must not, and how to measure with nothing to explain. - [Parking occupancy](https://bumbeelabs.com/parking-occupancy/): Parking occupancy measurement with LiDAR and AI cameras: live occupancy, arrivals and stay length for car parks and forecourts, anonymously and continuously. - [Procuring traffic counting](https://bumbeelabs.com/public-procurement-traffic-counting/): Procuring traffic counting for a municipality: the requirements that matter and the questions that separate suppliers, in specification-ready form. - [Traffic counting](https://bumbeelabs.com/traffic-counting/): Traffic surveys and counts with LiDAR and AI cameras: continuous, anonymous vehicle counts by direction and time, for streets, sites and access roads. - [Traffic counting methods](https://bumbeelabs.com/traffic-counting-methods/): Traffic counting methods compared: pneumatic tubes, radar, cameras and LiDAR for automatic traffic counts (ATC). What each measures, and where each fails. ## Guides - [Footfall Analytics Resources](https://bumbeelabs.com/resources/): Footfall analytics and people counting resources: customer success cases and plain answers to the questions we hear most about privacy-first visitor analytics. - [FAQ](https://bumbeelabs.com/resources/faq/): Footfall analytics FAQ: how visitor counting and people counting work, what data is used, GDPR compliance, accuracy and hardware, plain answers. - [How to count visitors](https://bumbeelabs.com/resources/how-to-count-visitors/): How to count visitors in shops, venues and city centres: Wi-Fi, camera, sensor and cellular people counting methods compared, with honest pros and cons. - [In-Store Conversion Rate by Store Type](https://bumbeelabs.com/in-store-conversion-rate-by-store-type/): In-store conversion rate by store type: clothing, grocery, DIY, pharmacy and more. Physical-store numbers, not e-commerce, and why your own baseline wins. - [People counter vs analytics](https://bumbeelabs.com/resources/people-counter-vs-analytics/): People counter, footfall counter or analytics platform? What each measures, what accuracy means per method and what you pay for beyond the device. - [People Counting Accuracy: What Numbers Mean by Method](https://bumbeelabs.com/resources/people-counting-accuracy/): People counting accuracy by method: Wi-Fi, 3D sensor, AI camera and LiDAR. What the numbers mean, what they don't, and how to verify any claim. - [Retail conversion benchmarks](https://bumbeelabs.com/retail-conversion-benchmarks/): Retail conversion benchmarks by format, what published research actually supports, and why your own baseline beats any industry average you can find. - [Retail Dwell Time Benchmarks by Store Type](https://bumbeelabs.com/retail-dwell-time-benchmarks/): Retail dwell time benchmarks by store type: clothing, grocery, DIY and more. What published research supports, and why GDPR-approved measurement changes it. - [Retail metrics glossary](https://bumbeelabs.com/retail-metrics-glossary/): The retail metrics glossary: footfall, capture rate, conversion, dwell time, occupancy and more, with formulas and where to go deeper on each. ## Case studies - [Case studies](https://bumbeelabs.com/case-studies/): Footfall analytics case studies: results from retailers, malls, petrol station chains, transport hubs and cities using Bumbee Labs' privacy-first data. - [Petrol chain, 100+ forecourts](https://bumbeelabs.com/case-studies/petrol-network-rollout/): How a Swedish petrol station chain measured pump-to-store capture across over 100 forecourts, and turned the spread between sites into a network playbook. - [Retail chain, one playbook](https://bumbeelabs.com/case-studies/retail-chain-playbook/): How a Scandinavian retail chain used one conversion and dwell measure across every store to cut marketing costs, fix dead zones and plan staff on real flows. - [Stockholm mall, footfall rents](https://bumbeelabs.com/case-studies/stockholm-mall-footfall-rents/): How a Stockholm shopping mall moved tenant relationships onto footfall-based rents, valued advertising space and improved tenant satisfaction on one measure. - [Västerås city centre](https://bumbeelabs.com/case-studies/vasteras-city-centre/): How Västerås, Sweden's fifth-largest city, has used footfall data for years to grow city-centre visits, and found its assumed main street wasn't the busiest. ## Insights Educational articles on footfall behaviour and retail/venue science. - [Insights](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/): Footfall data and people counting insights: how visitors move through stores, stations, streets and venues, and what the numbers reveal about behaviour. - [15-min city](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/footfall-pulse-of-a-neighbourhood/): The 15-minute city is a planning ideal. Urban footfall analytics and pedestrian flow data show whether a neighbourhood functions as one, or where the gaps are. - [Benchmarking footfall](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/what-a-footfall-benchmark-is-worth/): Footfall benchmarking sounds simple. The trap is comparability: same method, same definitions, same calibration. What makes a footfall benchmark credible. - [Boomerang rate](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/boomerang-rate-back-of-store/): Many shoppers enter, walk a few metres, then turn back. This 'boomerang rate' starves rear zones of floor traffic and store penetration. Here's what drives it. - [Catchment analysis](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/catchment-where-visitors-come-from/): Catchment area analysis reveals where visitors really come from, district by district, and why it reshapes site selection, marketing spend and tenant mix. - [Counterclockwise layout](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/counterclockwise-store-layout/): Most supermarkets route shoppers counterclockwise. Direction matters less than loop design and sightlines. Path analytics shows what your shoppers really do. - [Counting without cameras](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/counting-without-cameras/): People counting without cameras: Wi-Fi turns existing infrastructure into an anonymous sensor. No new hardware: how passive signals become footfall data. - [Crowd flow](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/bottlenecks-pinch-points-crowds/): Crowd bottlenecks follow predictable patterns. Crowd density data and crowd management alerts let you act on a pinch point before it becomes the headline. - [Decompression zone](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/decompression-zone-store-entrance/): Every shopper walks through the store entrance zone; almost none see it. Retail anthropology named the decompression zone, measured the cost, and found the fix. - [Desire lines](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/desire-lines-paths-people-choose/): Desire lines are shortcuts worn into grass and pavements. Indoor desire lines show on a retail heatmap, revealing where people go versus where design intended. - [DOOH metrics explained](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/dooh-audience-measurement/): How DOOH audience measurement actually works: impressions, OTS, CPM, reach and frequency explained — and what measured footfall can honestly prove per screen. - [Footfall calendar](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/footfall-calendar-retail-year/): The retail footfall calendar repeats every year. Measuring seasonal footfall patterns lets you plan against real data, and January stops catching you out. - [Footfall vs sales](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/footfall-vs-sales/): Traffic up, revenue flat, or the reverse. The gap between them is in-store conversion rate: the retail performance metric most teams need most and track least. - [Forecourt funnel](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/petrol-forecourt-funnel/): Most drivers who refuel never enter the shop. Footfall data maps pump-to-store conversion and capture rate, showing exactly where the forecourt funnel leaks. - [Gruen effect](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/gruen-effect-store-design/): Victor Gruen designed the shopping mall as civic space, then disowned it. The Gruen transfer: how retail design turns disorientation into the impulse buy. - [Left or right?](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/do-shoppers-turn-left-or-right/): The 'invariant right' says shoppers turn right; counterclockwise stores turn them left. Which is true? What footfall path data really shows. - [LiDAR vs camera counting](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/lidar-vs-camera-people-counting/): How LiDAR and camera people counters differ: light, outdoor coverage, dense flows, cost per covered area and privacy, and when combining both wins. - [MAC randomisation](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/mac-randomisation-people-counting/): MAC randomisation was meant to stop Wi-Fi tracking. Research shows it can be worked around, which is why real privacy rests on architecture, not addresses. - [Museum attendance benchmarks](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/museum-attendance-benchmarks/): How to benchmark museum attendance: which KPIs compare fairly, what to benchmark against, and the definition pitfalls that break most comparisons. - [Museum attendance in numbers](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/museum-attendance-in-numbers/): Museum attendance in numbers: what official statistics say about visits, the definitions that decide the figures, and what the trend means for reporting. - [Museum dwell time](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/museum-dwell-time-exhibits/): Flagship galleries can average under four minutes' dwell. What anonymous Wi-Fi analytics reveals about which exhibits hold visitors — and which get walked past. - [Pedestrian streets](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/pedestrian-streets-property-prices/): New research from HFI shows that longer pedestrian streets raise nearby property prices. A Madrid study adds what businesses on the street experienced. - [Promotional figures for exhibitions](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/promotional-figures-for-exhibitions/): Promotional figures for exhibitions: attendance lift, dwell time and audience reach, and how to produce numbers that press and sponsors can trust. - [Real-time occupancy](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/real-time-occupancy-crowd-comfort/): Live occupancy counting started as a pandemic fix. Venues that kept it found real-time occupancy monitoring and capacity management useful well past the limit. - [Weather and footfall](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/weather-and-footfall/): Rain suppresses high street footfall while covered destinations gain. Measured baselines separate genuine trading weakness from weather noise you can't control. - [Weekly rhythm](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/weekly-rhythm-of-footfall/): Every space has a repeating weekly visitor pattern. Footfall-based staffing from measured data serves the one that actually shows up, not the one you assumed. - [What is a probe request?](https://bumbeelabs.com/insights/what-is-a-probe-request/): A probe request is the short signal your phone sends to find Wi-Fi networks. How it works, why it matters for privacy, and how counting uses it. ## Compliance & privacy - [DPIA for people counting](https://bumbeelabs.com/dpia-for-people-counting/): DPIA for people counting: questions a DPO asks under GDPR and UK GDPR, and how anonymous footfall statistics and EU AI Act positioning answer them. - [EU AI Act & people counting](https://bumbeelabs.com/eu-ai-act-people-counting/): The EU AI Act and people counting: what the regulation says about camera-based visitor analytics, the dates that matter, and which methods stay outside it. - [GDPR-compliant footfall analytics](https://bumbeelabs.com/gdpr-compliant-footfall-analytics/): The only footfall method in Europe approved by a data protection authority (IMY, Sweden). Anonymous, GDPR and UK GDPR-compliant people counting – no personal data, EU AI Act-ready. - [GDPR-compliant vs approved](https://bumbeelabs.com/gdpr-compliant-vs-approved/): Every supplier says GDPR-compliant. Only one footfall method in Europe is approved by a data protection authority. The difference, and how to verify it. - [People counting in France](https://bumbeelabs.com/people-counting-france-cnil/): People counting in France: what CNIL's framework for footfall measurement expects, and how a method approved by a European data protection authority fits. - [Privacy policy](https://bumbeelabs.com/privacy-policy/): How Bumbee Labs handles data: privacy-first footfall measurement with no personal data about the people counted, and how we handle website enquiries. - [The IMY decision](https://bumbeelabs.com/imy-approval-explained/): How IMY, the Swedish data protection authority, examined and approved the Wi-Fi footfall method – and why the decision matters across the EU and EEA. ## Company - [Why partner with us](https://bumbeelabs.com/partners/why-partner-with-us/): Join the Bumbee Labs partner ecosystem. Offer GDPR-compliant Wi-Fi and footfall analytics to your customers across retail, malls, transport and smart cities. - [Reseller & distributor programme](https://bumbeelabs.com/partners/reseller-distributor-program/): Join the Bumbee Labs reseller and distributor programme: resell privacy-first, GDPR-compliant footfall analytics with healthy margins and recurring revenue. - [Technology partners](https://bumbeelabs.com/partners/technology-partners/): Bumbee Labs integrates with Cisco, Aruba, Meraki, RUCKUS, Huawei, Mist and Extreme: vendor-agnostic footfall analytics on the Wi-Fi customers already run. - [About Bumbee Labs](https://bumbeelabs.com/about-us/): Founded in Stockholm in 2011, Bumbee Labs pioneered privacy-first footfall analytics, the only method in Europe approved by a data protection authority. - [Apply](https://bumbeelabs.com/partners/apply/): Apply to partner with Bumbee Labs: resell, integrate or refer privacy-first footfall analytics. Training, sales materials and partner portal included. - [Book a demo](https://bumbeelabs.com/book-a-demo/): Book a 30-minute demo of privacy-first footfall analytics, tailored to your venue. See GDPR-compliant Wi-Fi, camera, sensor and cellular counting live. - [Contact Us](https://bumbeelabs.com/contact-us/): Talk to Bumbee Labs about footfall analytics for your venue. Send a message or book a demo and we'll get back to you, usually within one business day. - [Partner Programme](https://bumbeelabs.com/partners/): Partner with Bumbee Labs to bring privacy-first footfall analytics to your customers. Reseller, distributor and technology partnerships welcome. - [Team](https://bumbeelabs.com/team/): Meet the team behind Bumbee Labs, the people building privacy-first footfall analytics from Stockholm for cities and businesses across Europe and beyond. ## Optional News & press — the hub lists all posts. - [News & Press](https://bumbeelabs.com/news/): The latest from Bumbee Labs: partnerships, product news, press coverage and events in privacy-first footfall analytics and people counting.