Physical Distancing and Crowd Density Monitoring
in dessert area indicating that more crowd is following the guidelines in cashier section compared to dessert section . Lastly , the line chart in the bottom of the dashboard demonstrates the trend in violations over time grouped in 15 mins intervals during the lunch period . In the dashboard the user can narrow down by selecting day of week and location of interest to observe the trends .
CONCLUSION Use of computer vision and streaming analytics with an existing camera infrastructure can yield immediate benefits in terms of monitoring physical distancing and crowd density monitoring guidelines . The fact that this solution supports anonymity and does not have any disruptive requirements on individuals ( in terms of tracking devices etc .) makes it viable across several industry verticals and associated public spaces . Additionally , it provides a low barrier to entry due the ability to interoperate with existing camera infrastructure ( such as security cameras ).
Healthy and safe workspaces are critical to our economy now more than ever . Technology aided solutions such as the one described here are an intrinsic part of the strategy to achieve this goal and do it at scale .
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