Pedestrian flow observation calculator

Calculate pedestrian flow and specific pedestrian flow with your own figures.

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Use pedestrian flow and specific pedestrian flow to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Pedestrian count (people)
300
Observed duration (minutes)
10
Effective walkway width (m)
3
Pedestrian flow (people/minute)
30
Specific pedestrian flow (people/minute/m)
10

Try another scenario

Pedestrian count (people)
301
Observed duration (minutes)
10
Effective walkway width (m)
3
Pedestrian flow (people/minute)
30.1
Specific pedestrian flow (people/minute/m)
10.033333
Calculation method

Calculation method

Pedestrian flow (people/minute)

Observed passage count divided by observation time and effective clear width; no level-of-service classification.

Specific pedestrian flow (people/minute/m)

Observed passage count divided by observation time and effective clear width; no level-of-service classification.

Symbols and units
a
Pedestrian count (people)
b
Observed duration (minutes)
c
Effective walkway width (m)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Observed passage count divided by observation time and effective clear width; no level-of-service classification. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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