The Foire du Trône is one of the largest fairground events in Europe, welcoming millions of visitors every year who come to enjoy its attractions, shows and catering areas. Anxious to offer a smooth, secure and pleasant experience to its public, the organization is committed to a technological innovation process. To achieve these objectives, the Foire du Trône sought solutions that could accurately measure attendance, manage visitor flows in real time and monitor the quality of the environment throughout the site.
Foire du Trône x Technis — Real-time data at the service of safety and the visitor experience
An emblematic event in the capital, the Foire du Trône welcomes more than 3 million visitors on the 10 hectares of the Reuilly lawn. To ensure a smooth and secure experience for such a vast audience, the organization relied on Technis to deploy a complete solution of real-time flow counting and analysis.
The challenges of managing flows at a general public event
With peak visits that can reach several hundreds of thousands of visitors per day, controlling flows is becoming a major challenge for security, of operational management And ofoptimizing the visitor experience.
For large-scale event organizers, having accurate and real-time data makes it possible to:
- Ensuring public safety thanks to the instant monitoring of the gauges.
- Optimizing the distribution of flows between the different accesses and areas of activity.
- Analyzing attendance to better plan future operations.
- Improving the visitor experience by reducing saturation zones and waiting times.
The Foire du Trône project: intelligent management of attendance
For the first time, the Foire du Trône benefited from a comprehensive analysis of entries and exits of the site thanks to a tailor-made device developed by Technis.
Eight accesses were monitored via 3D stereoscopic sensors, installed on arches and metal structures designed especially for the event.
The data collected is transmitted in real time via a secure 5 GHz radio network covering the entire site, and centralized at security station for continuous monitoring.
🔍 Technology put in place:
- 8 accesses equipped with stereoscopic 3D sensors high precision
- Secure 5 GHz radio network on 10 hectares
- Real-time dashboard with data per zone and per minute
- Access to history for post-event analyses
“Real-time attendance data allowed us to anticipate peak traffic, adjust flow management and guarantee optimal security throughout the site.”
— Security Manager, Foire du Trône
Concrete and measurable benefits
- Instant visibility: number of visitors present in real time at the Fair.
- Analytical accuracy: Counting by day, hour and minute, with detailed analysis of each pass.
- Optimization of the safety gauge: adjustment of accesses and flows according to density.
- Reinforced control: live access to data from the security station and operating teams.
A strategic tool for modern event management
La Foire du Trône x Technis Demonstrate how the data in real time transforms the management of a general public event.
Beyond counting, it becomes a strategic decision lever, making it possible to ensure the security, of make travel more fluid, and to offer a optimal visitor experience — while laying the foundations for a smarter and more sustainable operation major urban events.
The case of Foire du Trône perfectly illustrates the strategic impact of an approach based on Real-time attendance data. For event organizers, it is a concrete opportunity to control the flow of visitors, of strengthen security, andimproving the audience experience — while optimizing operational management and the resources mobilized on site.
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