By: Keith Harris
Businesses, Universities, and K-12 schools are all facing unique challenges as they plan to return to work and school. Many states and local jurisdictions are passing policies and ordinances with the goal to mitigate another outbreak. This makes for difficult times with hard decisions ahead.
With the pandemic, many people are looking for ways to ensure the safety of their co-workers, customers, and others. Face masks are necessary and controversial. Some people feel best if they and others around them wear masks. Others think it should be a personal preference. Despite the controversy, most businesses and places where people gather are requiring face masks while indoors.
Nobody wants to enforce rules about masks, but some administrators may find it necessary to know when people aren’t complying with face mask guidelines. For example, in a hospital or nursing home, it might be crucial for everyone to keep their mask on. It could be a life or death matter to protect immunocompromised patients from the spread of disease.
At LENSEC, our goal is to keep people safe and assets secure. That goal has never been more important than now. Our employees stand with you, ready to assist and provide the technology solutions to help you navigate through these uncertain times.
FACE MASK DETECTION VIDEO ANALYTICS
LENSEC is introducing a video analytic that works with our enterprise video management software. This analytic detects whether people are wearing face masks or not. It uses face detection technology designed to signal when a face is present in a video recording. Our technology partner has made changes to the analytic to help detect whether or not a face mask is in use by people passing nearby the camera.
The team at LENSEC believes this analytic is a valuable tool for administrators looking to understand how people are complying with face mask rules in their facilities. The face mask detection analytic is an advancement on the existing face-detection analytic to now be able to identify whether a person is wearing a face mask or not. When paired with a PVMS workflow analytic trigger can then set off an alert your staff to non-compliant employees or guests in your business.
EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING
Video Analytics use smart algorithms for effective decision-making. They generate automated alerts to trigger actions and reduce false alarms. Perspective VMS® by LENSEC uses server-based video analytics from 3rd party providers. Our team has integrated those analytics into the PVMS platform. Perspective VMS® also works with edge-based video analytics provided by camera manufacturers and installed on the camera.
There are a few more video analytics that we would consider helpful while administrators are monitoring people during the pandemic. Here are a few analytics LENSEC offer with PVMS:
- The Area Counting Video Analytic calculates the dwell time and number of persons within specified areas, signaling when the number exceeds or falls below the threshold.
- The Occupancy Rate Video Analytic estimates the percentage of occupancy of virtual areas by subjects of interest, and signals users when the percentage exceeds the defined threshold.
- The Hot Zone Video Analytic estimates and provides visualization of colors indicating zones with higher or lower density of persons within virtual areas across a defined timeframe. NOTE: This video analytic is not designed for fever detection.
More tools available for use within Perspective VMS could be helpful with contact tracing. Contact Tracing uses two features within Perspective VMS®. With PVMS Fast-Find and Neighboring Cameras, you can quickly perform contact tracing within your property. If you are informed of an employee or visitor who has tested positive for Covid-19, you can quickly find them using Fast-Find. You may use Neighboring Cameras to track individuals as they move throughout the property to confirm their activities and determine which areas and items they may have touched.
