[bambax]

> How accurate is BLE beacon count, as a proxy for occupancy?

But how often is an accurate count needed? The initial requirement of the project was just for the OP to "avoid crowds in the dining hall", and for that all one needs is a general idea of highs and lows.

In your business, do customers expect high accuracy? All of them, or some of them?

Also, regarding MAC address, even if they're randomized, isn't there a way to know what kind of device it is? (to count only phones for example, and discard headphones, etc.)