Beyond Motion Detection: Why Spatial Data Matters
Facilities and IT leaders are under constant pressure to justify real estate spend with hard numbers — not instinct. The problem is that many buildings still rely on basic PIR motion sensors, which only report whether a room is occupied or not. PIR has its place as a presence-detection layer, but that single bit of data can’t tell you how many people showed up, how long they stayed, or whether the space even matches how teams actually work in a hybrid office.
That blind spot is expensive. Leases get renewed, floors get expanded, and headcount plans get built on gut feel instead of evidence. Workplace2GO closes the gap with IoT sensors built for the job: the People Count Sensor uses AI and Time-of-Flight (ToF) technology to deliver ultra accurate, real-time foot traffic data, and the Workplace Occupancy Sensor monitors and analyzes occupancy and utilization through an AI-powered sensor — the kind of data that holds up when finance asks for the numbers behind a real estate decision.
Uncovering “Ghost Meetings” With Real-Time Data
Ghost meetings — rooms reserved and never used — are one of the most common sources of wasted office space. When an employee books a smart pod and doesn’t show, that space reads as unavailable on every booking platform, sending colleagues hunting for somewhere else to work. Workplace2GO tackles this by pairing IoT sensors with the automated workplace management software platform. By combining real-time sensor data with user activity insights, the space management software helps you see the gap between what’s reserved and what’s actually used:
- Real-Time Sensor Data: the People Count Sensor delivers real-time foot traffic data through AI and ToF technology, while the Occupancy Sensor detects desk and seat occupancy with PIR and thermopile infrared technologies.
- Flexible Booking: employees reserve desks, meeting rooms, or work pods through an intuitive booking system.
Turning Real Estate Into a Data-Driven Asset
Workplace2GO’s IoT sensors feed real-time data into the Space Management Analytics & Dashboard, which visualizes occupancy trends and usage patterns across all locations. Alongside it, the Occupancy and Space Optimization software tracks and offers insights on workspace usage over time. Instead of relying on a once-a-year headcount survey or a gut call at lease renewal, facilities and IT leaders get a continuous, defensible picture of how space is actually used — supporting smarter space utilization and strategic long-term planning. That’s the evidence that turns a real estate conversation from opinion into strategy.
Smarter Operations on One Connected Platform
Occupancy data is only part of the picture. Komstadt’s hardware is the physical layer of the Workplace2GO platform, working with BOOQED software to deliver real-time data, automated access, and enhanced security:
- Automated Access Control: integrated access control for authorized personnel only, working seamlessly with the smart software.
- Minimal Infrastructure, Scalable Performance: each device is engineered for seamless integration and minimal infrastructure requirements, with a LoRaWAN gateway for stable, long-range wireless communication in large-scale IoT deployments.
- Plug-and-Play Smart Pods: a curated range of smart pods — from phone booths to collaboration pods and ADA-accessible pods — deploys without construction.
By combining IoT people counting sensors with smart space management software in one turnkey Workplace2GO solution, IT and facilities teams get the real-time data they need for smarter space utilization and strategic long-term planning — with confidence, not guesswork.
See the ROI in Your Own Space
Every square foot of unused office space is money you’re already paying for. Workplace2GO’s integrated people counting sensors show you exactly where that money is going — and how to get it back. Reach out to our team to discover Workplace2GO’s turnkey solutions for your floors and pods.
