How to Manage Crowding in Very Dense Buildings?

Managing business traffic and busy buildings is a big challenge for companies. But technology provides great support. In this blog, we explore how the latest AI-powered cameras can protect employees, customers, visitors and companies.

In daily life, many people move around buildings. In crowded transportation hubs, busy shopping malls, office buildings and warehouses, people are constantly passing each other and moving between rooms and floors.

The potential for the disease to spread is higher in closed areas. Therefore, to limit this spread, businesses also need to control the flow of people in very dense buildings.

The challenge today is how to do this as efficiently as possible without compromising commercial interests. As businesses adapt to new ways of living, they must adopt innovative methods to optimize density and flow within their facilities to protect their employees, customers and visitors while protecting their businesses.

The good news is that AI-powered video technology can power businesses of all sizes.

Protecting people and businesses with artificial intelligence video

Smart video cameras, such as Hikvision's flow control solution, combine people counting technology with dynamic digital signage to display the number of people entering and exiting a building or indoor space. The camera features highly accurate 3D binocular vision and deep learning algorithms to accurately count the number of people moving even in the most crowded areas with multiple entrances and exits.

The same cameras can also support social distancing in areas where crowds and queues are inevitable. If the camera detects someone standing closer than a preset threshold, it triggers an alarm. You can also connect your camera to digital signage to view visual notifications.

For even greater assurance, businesses can ensure people enter a location safely in the first place by adding thermal and mask detection camera technology. Hikvision's AI-powered cameras can intelligently determine whether a person is wearing a mask and also effectively control skin temperatures. Armed with this information, staff can then take appropriate precautions to reduce the risk of viral spread.

Implementing Technology

At a time when it is incredibly difficult for businesses to balance profitability and security, we know from the projects we have worked on that AI-powered video can deliver business value.

Hikvision technology enables people managing office blocks, warehouses and supermarkets to accurately count everyone entering and leaving the premises to ensure they never exceed safe capacity. This data can also be connected to access control solutions to physically prevent people from entering until it is safe.

Retailers in particular can use digital signage to show how many people are in a store, so customers understand why they may need to wait in line. Indeed, in retail, where it is normal for people to wait at checkouts or congregate in narrow aisles, using a Hikvision dual-lens camera can help businesses maintain vital social distancing rules.

Meanwhile, in indoor transportation hubs where people not only congregate but also travel to new places, the addition of thermal scanning and mask detection is especially valuable. While safe building capacity can be managed, passengers who may show signs of high temperatures or are not wearing masks can be notified.

Technologies like Hikvision's can help businesses reopen as safely and profitably as possible.

Businesses should also be aware of compliance, legal and HR requirements when installing and using this technology. And to ensure the technology reaches its full potential, it must be installed effectively and expertly.

Hikvision temperature measurement products are designed to detect body temperature for rapid preliminary measurement in public areas. Actual body temperature must then be verified using medical measuring devices. Regardless of the conditions, it is strongly recommended that you use Hikvision temperature measurement products in accordance with local laws and regulations.