Built on Saadiyat Island (the island of happiness), a natural 27-km² island the size of a third of Paris, the cultural district house a number of renowned cultural establishments.

The Dome

• Diameter of 180 meters
• 7,850 ‘Stars’ From The Dome’s Eight Layers
• 84 Super-Sized Elements Compose the Dome
• Total Weight of 7,500 Tones
• 97,000 m² Built-up Area

The Louvre Abu Dhabi sets out to be the focal point of a dialogue between civilizations and cultures, symbolically continuing the age-old history of the Arabian Peninsula as a land of convergence and exchange.

Echoing the Mosque, Mausoleum, Caravanserai, and Madrasa, its shape is not bound by any literal inspiration: resting on four points of contact and slightly low-slung, it is the embodiment of a completely contemporary style. Pierced with openings to look like interwoven palm leaves, a traditional roofing material in the Emirates, the dome resembles silver lace. A geometric template of stars repeated in different sizes and at different angles in a complex arrangement forms eight distinct layers, four external and four internal. Sun filters through the dome like a delicate, protective rain of light, similar to a claustra lattice of Mashrabiyas, reflecting the constant interplay of light and shadow in the country. The overall effect is meant to represent “rays of sunlight passing through date palm fronds in an oasis.

The journey proceeds chronologically with different civilizations developing in parallel as the visitor moves forward through time. This display features four major periods: archaeology and the birth of civilization; medieval days and the birth of Islam; the Classical period from Humanism to Enlightenment; and modern and contemporary, starting at the end of the 18th century.

Challenge:

The museum with the 600-piece permanent collection, as well as important loaned artworks from prestigious French institutions, will form an art historical narrative taking the visitor from ancient times to the contemporary.

Trying to predict or enhance footfalls, access or resolve congestion issues, maximize operational efficiency, create vibrant spaces or enhance visitor experience the Louvre Museum was facing difficulty to control the number of people.          The challenge was to find a comprehensive site analytics solution that combines and interprets footfall in order to make quick, accurate decisions based on site’s actual needs.

Solution – PassIQ

Working in tandem with the engineers, the Robotina’s team evaluated a number of concepts and came up with the solution as PassIQ.

PassIQ is widely considered to be the market-leading solution for reliable, advanced & latest automated People Counting Systems used to monitor & audit the Visitor footfall in facilities such as Airports, Museums, Shopping malls, Retail stores etc.

With PassIQ the user does not just get reports sent to or created by them but has a unique interactive content rich dashboard.

The use of modern industry hardware and software has enabled PassIQ to achieve the highest possible levels of accuracy and compatibility. This, in combination with PassIQ exclusive sensing technologies and data handling components, guarantee Louvre Museum easy transition, with top accuracy and reliability of people counting

Reports are the Web based reporting tool for PassIQ. The user creates reports through an intuitive web browser interface. The reports are always based on the historical data stored in the Allegro database. The reports can be between specific dates or for a time intervals (a time interval back from the time the report is generated).  Comparison reports can easily be created over specific time intervals or between entrances, locations or groups of locations.

Results:

With the PassIQ, trying to predict or enhance footfalls, access or resolve congestion issues, maximize operational efficiency, create vibrant spaces for Louvre Museum was improved.