Pedestrian Counter on the Course?

[esdubya]

In trying to get accurate usage stats I came across these pedestrian counters.

http://www.eco-compteur.com/en/products/pyro-range/recycled-post

I wonder if a disc golf course has tried using something like this, installed near the first hole tee pad.

When you show up to pitch a new course in your area having hard stats on daily use could only help you right?

 

[Cgkdisc]

I know of a course in Wisconsin that uses a trail camera to take snaps every 30 seconds which is sufficient to get a decent count including time of day patterns.

 

[BogeyNoMore]

I like the idea, but a trail cam like Chuck mentioned sounds even better.
The real question is, "How much these cost vs. a trail cam?"

 

[Innova63]

I know of a course in Wisconsin that uses a trail camera to take snaps every 30 seconds which is sufficient to get a decent count including time of day patterns.

Curious what course this is.....
Guessing a northern one.

 

[mattc]

That would be cool for a couple of courses I can think of.

 

[Cgkdisc]

Curious what course this is.....
Guessing a northern one.

Definitely north of Illinois. Don't want to tip it off other than it's not one I was involved with developing.

 

[Fletcher]

I was told that Leverich Park in Vancouver, WA used an infrared camera on hole 7 to do a count. They mounted it on a mando light pole. I'm not sure about details, but it might be worth looking into.

 

[PBokor]

The specs indicate operating temperatures of -40 to 104 F. Having grown up in Chicago, I wonder how they keep the well from freezing. Is it heated internally?

 

[esdubya]

The advantage of a dedicated people counter is that the stats are automatically compiled and available to anyone who has access. For the trail cam, you have to go through all of the images and extrapolate the data. Seems like a chore. Although at a much lower cost. I'm looking at this from more of a park dept. infrastructure investment. Having usage stats would help out the parks dept. when deciding which park activities are successful and deserve more funding.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

Lots of products like these which you can wire counters to or also come assembled.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001...f_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B46S1GBCCW3F8CJGS5N6