Irish-based technology company Taoglas has unveiled technology that will help venues manage crowd sizes and stick to social distancing regulations as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The Internet of Things (IoT) company is launching the Crowd Insights platform, which uses wifi to measure, monitor, predict, alert and notify venues, both indoor and outdoor venues about public gathering and social distancing limit breaches in real time. Taoglas is already working with one Irish hospital, providing the platform free of charge, but plans to offer the solution to other health systems at cost. It can be deployed remotely and quickly, using existing wifi infrastructure, and collects anonymised data via smartphones. Taoglas said the system also fits with the current privacy laws in the EU.

Source: The Irish Times March 23, 2020 14:15 UTC