How many people are actually present in a building during the day — not just living there, but working, studying, visiting, or shopping?
Whether it’s commuters filling office spaces, children attending school, or tourists swarming hotspots in summer, the number of people in and around buildings changes drastically over time. These dynamic patterns are critical for effective planning in areas such as:
- Urban and mobility planning: Accurately model traffic flows, public transport needs, and pedestrian zones.
- Utility network design: Anticipate demand for water, electricity, and internet during peak use.
- Disaster and risk management: Know where people are concentrated during different times of year to optimize evacuation plans or emergency responses.
What’s new in Belmap 2025.06?
To help you tackle these challenges, we’ve launched a brand-new module: Daytime Capacity.
This module shifts the focus from registered residents to real-world daytime presence — offering a different view of how buildings are used throughout the day and across seasons.
From residents to real-world building use
While the “Inhabitants Capacity” module in Belmap reflects who lives at a given address, the “Daytime Capacity” module reflects who uses the building during the day. It redistributes population density grids based on building function and volume, leading to a much more actionable spatial representation of human activity.
Smart seasonality built-in
To reflect real-life fluctuations such as holidays or tourism seasons, each building is enriched with three values:
- Average daytime capacity
- Minimum daytime capacity
- Maximum daytime capacity
These are calculated using monthly density statistics to better represent occupancy throughout the year.
Ready to improve your planning with real daytime occupancy data?
Request a tailored demo of the Daytime Capacity module, get access to sample data, or talk to our experts about how Belmap can enhance your mobility models, utility forecasts, or infrastructure plans.