Minnesota Department of Transportation

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Bicycle and pedestrian traffic counting

Eco-Visio resources

Creating new count locations

When creating a new "Counting Site" you can only extract or transfer data in a defined time period (e.g. you must have a start and end date). Therefore, we suggest you wait to create a "Counting Site" for a new count location after you have finished counting at it. Follow these steps to copy data from a portable counter with a serial number to a "Counting Site" on the location the data was collected. Read further to learn how to combine data from multiple portable counters into a "Virtual Site."

Create new "counting site"

  1. Log into Eco-Visio.net. If you don’t know your log-in info, contact your local equipment host.
  2. Use the search bar to search for name or serial number of the counter you are borrowing
  3. Click the name of the portable counter (e.g. "D2 | HRDC Pyro")
  4. Choose "Upload / Extraction" on the left side of the new window
  5. Choose "A new counter" under where it says, "Send data to:"
  6. Name the new counter starting with district number; city name; street, trail or intersection; and “PYRO” or “TUBE”. An example is “D2 | Bemidji | Baltrami Ave & 3rd St PRYO”
  7. Choose the period of time to extract by picking specific dates or a range from the drop-down menu of "Predefined Periods"
  8. Choose "Extract"
  9. Only check the bottom box in the pop-up box to "Keep a copy of extracted data on…”
  10. If the new counter doesn’t appear wait a while or click the "refresh" button in the lower right-hand corner of the web browser
  11. Choose the new counter
  12. Choose the modify icon next to "Description"
  13. Edit the "Setup Date" to be the day after your installation. This removes your "test" counts when you were verifying the sensor was operational and accurate.
  14. Add the "Coordinates" of your count site from a GPS device, or online map like Google Maps
  15. Edit "Comment" to provide a more precise description of the location and what cardinal directions "In" and "Out" represent people traveling:
    1. Choose "User Type" in the list to the left
    2. Click on the modify icon next to "User Type"
    3. Edit the "In" and "Out" to represent the cardinal directions you recorded (e.g. Northbound = "NB", Southbound = "SB", Northeastbound = "NEB", etc.)
  16. Choose the colored "Tags" that describe this count and location
  17. Click "Add a picture" and attach some photos that you took of the installation (site and counter)

Combine counters into a "virtual site"

Use the following steps and pictures to combine data from multiple counters into one site:

  1. Choose the gear icon in the upper right corner of the Eco-Visio window.
  2. Choose "Administration."
  3. Choose "Counting Sites" on the left of the window.
  4. Choose "Virtual Counter"
  5. Create a name for the site using the common naming convention (e.g. district, city name and street, trail or intersection) which looks like “D4 | Ashby | Central Lakes Tr” and choose the user type(s).
  6. Select from the list the counter you used and “Add it.”
  7. To create virtual counters that combine multiple directions or counters, choose "add a user type."
  8. Now, give this channel the name you intend for the second channel of the list (e.g. peds).
  9. After naming User Type 2 (which you just created), rename User Type 1 (e.g. bikes) and select the appropriate user type (e.g. Cyclists).
  10. Now create the formula for each channel by selecting a counter (or specific channel from a counter) and clicking ‘Add It’ or ‘Subtract It’ as desired. Your formula may include one channel or draw from many different sources.
  11. Finish by clicking "Save."