Solution for counting and monitoring attendance at the Lugdunum site and museum

Located on the heights of Fourvière, the Lugdunum archaeological site and museum welcomes several hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, between tourist and school audiences and residents of the metropolis.
The Metropolis of Lyon wanted to have a permanent system for monitoring attendance, both for reasons of security, management and evaluation of tourist attendance.

Explain and Kiomda have designed and implemented a tailor-made solution, reconciling heritage requirements and technological performance :

• Deploying 10 thermal sensors Verdilo at the main access points of the site and on inland routes;
• Complementary installation in specific areas of high density or heritage interest;
• Continuous monitoring of attendance and aggregation of data in 15-minute increments;
• Transmission and visualization of results on a online tracking platform, accessible to museum teams.

Explain provided the Definition of the device, the optimal location of the sensors And the construction of monitoring indicators.
The Verdilo sensors, designed to work without wiring or heavy maintenance, guarantee discreet and respectful integration of the archaeological site, while ensuring high accuracy of the data collected.

The combination of Explain's field expertise and technology Kiomda allows a simple and responsive control, offering Lugdunum a permanent observation tool attendance according to seasonality, cultural events, weather or vacation periods.

The aim of the project was to provide Lugdunum with a reliable and sustainable system to measure the number of visitors to its site and museum.
Explain aimed to:

• Provide continuous, objective and usable data for the management of the site;
• Meet the requirements of robustness, discretion and respect for heritage ;
• Set up a tool for analysing attendance over time, useful for event planning, flow management and museum communication.

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The system put in place allows Lugdunum to finely monitor attendance of its outdoor and indoor spaces, to adjust its reception arrangements and to assess the effectiveness of its events. The data collected feeds a dynamic and objective analysis of the uses of the site, facilitating coordination between the Metropolis, museum services and cultural actors. This project illustrates the complementarity between Explain engineering and Kiomda technology, combining precision of measurements, autonomy and long-term monitoring.

With this mission, Explain and Kiomda demonstrate the relevance of a integrated approach to flow knowledge, at the crossroads of mobility, heritage and cultural management. The device installed in Lugdunum constitutes a national reference for the monitoring of open heritage sites, combining innovation, reliability and respect for the historical framework.