Crowd Counting Resources

[New York Times] Trump's Inauguration V Obama's: Comparing The Crowds

[New York Times] From Lincoln to Obama, How Crowds At The Capitol Have Been Counted

[Washington Post] Ignoring Safety, What's The Maximum Number Of People That Can Fit In Times Square?

[Fast Company] The Science And Politics Of Counting The Crowds At The Inauguration And Womens' March

[The Atlantic] How Will We Know Trump's Inaugural Crowd Size?

[Live Science] How Is Crowd Size Estimated?

[New York Times] Crowd Scientists Say Women's March in Washington Had 3 Times as Many People as Trump's Inauguration

[Factcheck.org] The Facts on Crowd Size

The next one is an academic paper. Be warned! Head to page 27.

[Business Studies Journal] Estimating Crowd Size: A Multidisciplinary Review And Framework For Analysis

Finally, here is a gigapixel image of Trump's inauguration from CNN. The quality of this photo is so good that you'll likely find people you know in the crowd - if you knew people in the crowd. 

Further reading

Check out:

Crowd Counting for Event and Crowd Safety  

4 Useful Tools for Counting Crowds

Crowd Counting with Prof Keith Still | Inside the Box