Section outline

  • 6. Crowd Counting

    Introduction to Crowd Science

    This module covers the methods used to evaluate crowd numbers at events. Accurate crowd counting is an essential component of both planning and managing crowds in places of public assembly and at major events.

    Learning Outcomes

    ► Measuring the masses
    ► Using the flow rate as a crowd count
    ► Using density as a crowd count
    ► The issues relating to overestimating crowd size