OccuFi® – Wi-Fi-Based Occupancy Analytics for Large Estates

Measure building occupancy, dwell time, and movement using your existing wireless network, no sensors, cameras, or new hardware required.

OccuFi® is a Wi-Fi occupancy analytics platform designed for estate owners. Built and operated by Switchshop, OccuFi® enables organisations to gain real-time and historical insights into building occupancy, dwell time, and movement across complex, multi-building estates using anonymised data from their existing wireless infrastructure. It helps estates, facilities, and IT teams make smarter, data-driven decisions around space utilisation, service delivery, and estate planning, without disruption and with privacy at its core.

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Overview

 

What is OccuFi®?

 

OccuFi® is a Switchshop-designed occupancy measurement solution that leverages an organisation’s existing Wi-Fi network to estimate how many people are using buildings and spaces, how long they remain there, and how they move across the estate.

 

Unlike traditional occupancy monitoring systems, OccuFi®:

  • Requires no additional hardware
  • Works in live operational environments
  • Supports large, complex, multi-site estates
  • Is designed to meet public sector data privacy requirements

 

 

The problem OccuFi® solves

 

Many organisations struggle to understand how their buildings are used. Traditional approaches rely on:

  • Manual surveys
  • Inflexible sensors or cameras
  • Costly and disruptive installations

 

This makes it difficult to:

  • Optimise space usage
  • Adjust cleaning, security, and staffing levels
  • Justify estate investment decisions
  • Demonstrate value from existing infrastructure

 

OccuFi® solves this by turning existing Wi-Fi data into actionable occupancy insights, providing visibility across the entire estate, quickly and cost-effectively.

Key Features

 

OccuFi® uses data from your existing wireless access points, avoiding the cost, complexity, and disruption of deploying sensors, cameras, or footfall counters.

 

Understand occupancy and dwell time: Measure estimated people counts, occupancy percentages, and how long people spend in specific buildings or zones.

Visualise movement across your estate: Understand how people move between buildings and within spaces, enabling better flow management and planning.

Flexible zoning for complex estates: Define zones that match real-world use, across buildings, floors, departments, or shared spaces. Supports overlapping and multi-use zones.

Scalable and cost-effective: Designed for large estates, OccuFi® scales as your estate evolves without hardware constraints.

Privacy-first by design: All data is anonymised and encrypted, aligned with GDPR and public sector data policies. DPIA templates are available.

Benefits

Space planning and utilisation

Identify under-utilised and overcrowded areas to support estate planning and design decisions.

Cleaning and service optimisation

Align cleaning schedules and service delivery with real-world usage patterns.

Security and safety monitoring

Detect unusual occupancy or movement patterns and support proactive security operations.

Network performance insight

Enable IT teams to understand real-world wireless client performance across zones and inform infrastructure planning.

How it works

How OccuFi® works

 

OccuFi® transforms Wi-Fi data into actionable insights in five simple steps:

  1. Devices communicate with your existing wireless access points
  2. Anonymised wireless data is securely transmitted to Switchshop’s UK-based data centres
  3. OccuFi® enriches and maps data to your defined estate zones
  4. Dashboards visualise occupancy, dwell time, and movement patterns
  5. Insights are exported or integrated into your reporting and management systems

 

Lightweight technical overview

 

 

OccuFi®:

  • Works with existing wireless infrastructure
  • Tracks devices whether they are connected
  • Supports complex, multi-building estates
  • Reprocesses historical data when zones change

 

Provides:

  • Device counts
  • Estimated people counts*
  • Estimated percentage occupancy by zone*
  • Dwell time and movement/pathing insights

 

Additional capabilities:

  • Raw data export for BI platforms
  • Retention aligned to customer data policies
  • Fully compliant with public sector privacy requirements

 

*Estimates derived from anonymised wireless data.

 

Sector-specific occupancy analytics

 

Occupancy analytics for commercial estates and campuses

Understand lecture theatre usage, student movement, and space utilisation across multi-campus environments.

 

Occupancy insights for healthcare estates

Support operational planning, safety, and service delivery across hospitals and healthcare campuses.

 

Public sector estate utilisation analytics

Enable data-driven decisions across council buildings, offices, and shared spaces while meeting strict privacy requirements.

 

OccuFi® vs traditional occupancy monitoring solutions

  • No sensors, cameras, or footfall counters
  • Faster deployment and lower cost
  • No disruption to users or buildings
  • Privacy-first, GDPR-aligned design

 

 

OccuFi® is a registered trademark of Switchshop Limited

Why Choose Switchshop?

Switchshop is a trusted partner to both public and commercial sector organisations across the UK. Our certified engineers combine deep security and safeguarding expertise with proactive service management to deliver dependable, high-quality support. With flexible deployment and scaling options, we ensure every solution fits seamlessly with your existing infrastructure and future growth.
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OccuFi® – Wi-Fi-Based Occupancy Analytics for Large Estates