Transport APC Systems: Comparison with Flowy

Flowy and traditional APC systems: a comparison

Compare Flowy technology with traditional APC systems and discover how to achieve more complete data, simpler installation, and new capabilities for passenger flow monitoring.

How Flowy Differs from Traditional APC Systems

Traditional APC systems are primarily designed to count passenger boardings and alightings. Flowy technology expands these capabilities by collecting more comprehensive mobility data through a single WiFi sensor and an integrated platform.

Unknown passenger distribution

Traditional APC systems count passengers but do not reconstruct origin-destination matrices.

No identification of boarding and alighting stops

Door-based passenger counting does not accurately identify passenger boarding and alighting stops.

Performance affected by crowding

In high passenger density conditions, counting accuracy can decrease.

Privacy and personal data concerns

Optical technologies require particular attention when processing personal data.

Origin-Destination Matrices

Flowy analyzes origin-destination movements to support transport planning.

One sensor per vehicle or carriage

Flowy uses a single sensor per rail car or bus, simplifying installation and maintenance.

Ready-to-use data

Collected data is available in the Flowy Dashboard and can be exported via API, GTFS-RT, or CSV.

Privacy by design

Flowy collects anonymized data in full compliance with GDPR, following privacy-by-design principles.

Flowy and traditional APC systems: a comparison

Traditional APC systems are primarily designed to count passenger boardings and alightings. Flowy technology expands these capabilities by collecting more comprehensive mobility data through a single WiFi sensor and an integrated platform.

The limitations of traditional APC systems:
Counting only, limited insights

Unknown passenger distribution

Traditional APC systems count passengers but do not reconstruct origin-destination matrices.

No identification of boarding and alighting stops

Door-based passenger counting does not accurately identify passenger boarding and alighting stops.

Performance affected by crowding

In high passenger density conditions, counting accuracy can decrease.

Privacy and personal data concerns

Optical technologies require particular attention when processing personal data.

How Flowy addresses these challenges:
More data, less complexity

Origin-Destination Matrices

Flowy analyzes origin-destination movements to support transport planning.

One sensor per vehicle or carriage

Flowy uses a single sensor per rail car or bus, simplifying installation and maintenance.

Ready-to-use data

Collected data is available in the Flowy Dashboard and can be exported via API, GTFS-RT, or CSV.

Privacy by design

Flowy collects anonymized data in full compliance with GDPR, following privacy-by-design principles.

Explore Flowy Technology

Flowy and traditional APC systems: a comparison

Traditional APC systems are primarily designed to count passenger boardings and alightings. Flowy technology expands these capabilities by collecting more comprehensive mobility data through a single WiFi sensor and an integrated platform.

The limitations of traditional APC systems: Counting only, limited insights

Unknown passenger distribution

Traditional APC systems count passengers but do not reconstruct origin-destination matrices.

No identification of boarding and alighting stops

Door-based passenger counting does not accurately identify passenger boarding and alighting stops.

Performance affected by crowding

In high passenger density conditions, counting accuracy can decrease.

Privacy and personal data concerns

Optical technologies require particular attention when processing personal data.

How Flowy addresses these challenges: More data, less complexity

Origin-Destination Matrices

Flowy analyzes origin-destination movements to support transport planning.

One sensor per vehicle or carriage

Flowy uses a single sensor per rail car or bus, simplifying installation and maintenance.

Ready-to-use data

Collected data is available in the Flowy Dashboard and can be exported via API, GTFS-RT, or CSV.

Privacy by design

Flowy collects anonymized data in full compliance with GDPR, following privacy-by-design principles.

Explore Flowy Technology

The limitations of traditional APC systems:
Counting only, limited insights

How Flowy addresses these challenges:
More data, less complexity