If you don't think entry-card swipes are an accurate way of measuring office occupancy rates in your midtown building, how about a workplace sensor that can glean the office occupancy rate for the entire planet?

Australia-based workplace sensor provider XY Sense has released the latest results of an ongoing survey that tracks nearly 25,000 "unique work areas" in nine regions including the US, the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore.

The firm's study found that 36% of its workpoints—that's what the company calls cubicles and desks equipped with sensors—are never occupied.

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