Glossary 17 terms
The most important terms about crowd management, LED displays and crowd flow, explained briefly and factually.
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- 12 Beaufort resistant The structures withstand wind up to force 12 Beaufort, so they stay safely in place even in heavy weather.
C
- Control room The central operating post on site from which all screens are controlled and adjusted.
- Crowd flow The movement of visitors across the site; with the displays you steer and spread it deliberately.
- Crowd management Steering and guiding large crowds at an event so it runs safely and smoothly.
F
- Failover The design that keeps the last message on the screen, even if the network briefly drops.
L
- LED display A large screen made of LEDs that is bright and readable from afar even in daylight; the core of our crowd management setup.
M
- Map visualisation Showing the screen setup on a map of the site, for spatial overview.
- Mobile setup A movable display setup deployed city-wide and per event.
N
- Nit The unit of brightness; a high nit value makes the displays readable in full sun.
P
- Pixel pitch The centre-to-centre distance between two pixels, in millimetres; a smaller pitch gives a finer image.
- Point-to-point network Our own wireless link between the setups, independent of internet or the local infrastructure.
S
- Safety communication Informing visitors quickly and visibly about safety, direction and instructions via the displays.
- Scaffold setup A display mounted on a scaffold structure so it rises above the crowd and stays clearly visible.
- Scenario software The Daylight software to plan the message per screen, adjust it live and visualise it on a map.
- Strategic advice Thinking through the setup and the scenarios with you in advance, the first of the three parts.
U
- UPS2MOVE Our mobile backup power that keeps the displays running when the mains power fails.
W
- Wayfinding Steering visitors the right way with clear on-screen messages, away from busy spots.
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