Technological Solutions for Enforcing Social Distancing in Public Spaces

As the coronavirus continues to impact families and businesses in Austin and across the State of Texas, we know that one of the best ways to slow the virus’s spread is to practice social distancing in public areas. But as any property management company, business owner or manager can tell you, enforcing those guidelines is time-consuming and difficult. However, as retail businesses reopen and employers face the need to have employees physically return to offices, we need to have tools to overcome the difficulties of maintaining essential safety measures like social distancing.  

Over the past few months, we’ve published blogs about new technology solutions to enforce mask-wearing and screen people for fever before they enter your location. Today, we’re here to tell you about a two-pronged approach to enforcing distancing guidelines that use advanced technology built by our trusted partner Avigilon.

Keep reading to learn how social distancing technology combined with an occupancy control system can help your business take protective measures against spreading the coronavirus.   

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Social Distancing Technology

In busy public spaces with a lot of foot traffic — like stores and malls, office buildings, college campuses and schools — managers and administrators need an effective, streamlined and fast solution for identifying hot zones where social distancing isn’t being followed. The latest release of Avigilon’s advanced, AI-enabled video management software — Avigilon Control Center (ACC) — contains a feature designed to monitor social distancing efforts.

The software feature uses advanced video analytic technology to monitor the space between two individuals and flag times when individuals are closer than the recommended guidelines (here, 6 feet) and how long they remain less than 6 feet apart. The software compiles data reports that employers, managers and administrators can study to identify common traffic patterns and potential trouble spots.

Once congested, high-volume areas are identified, employers and managers can take effective actions to post warning signs in high-risk areas. They can also set guidelines on when and how long individuals can remain in specific regions or deploy a security guard to hot zones to keep watch and maintain distancing guidelines.

Occupancy Control Technology

Avigilon’s social distancing technology is more effective when paired with an occupancy control system because limiting the number of people in retail stores and offices can help enforce social distancing guidelines. The newest release of ACC video management software includes an occupancy counting feature. AI-powered video analytics identify and count the number of people in a facility at any given time.

Occupancy counting technology is more accurate than manually counting the number of people in a space. Unfortunately, staff members are bound to make errors while tracking and monitoring many people moving around and using several entrances and exits. By placing cameras integrated with ACC software over the entryways and exits of a building, employers and managers can effectively track crowd density and ensure that capacity levels allow for safe social distancing.  

At ASAP Security Services, we’re prepared with the technology solutions your business needs to help combat the coronavirus and protect the health, safety and security of your employees and customers. To schedule a consultation with our team, call us at (877) 418-ASAP or fill out our contact form. You can also start a live chat with us using the chat box on your screen. We look forward to working with you!