VIVOTEK: How the IP Surveillance Industry Manages and Enables Social Distancing

Video Analytics During COVID-19
1. Queue management and crowd detection
Queue management was designed to optimize customer experiences and reduce wait times. During the pandemic, the queue management is focused on manage customer flows and avoid physical queues
2. People Counting
In response to the entry control management, there is no doubt people counting solution is the idea video analytics for supermarket chains. It can easily identify occupancy level and real-time monitor the number of people entering and exiting a store, thereby providing customers and staff with a safer environment.
3. Crowd Detection
Crowd Detection video analytics can be used to identify how many people present in a given area. Stores and business’ can n effortlessly manage social distances between customers, automatically sending alert notifications when exceeding the maximum capacity.
4. Personal Proactive Equipment (PPE) detection
Personal Proactive Equipment (PPE) is equipment that can protect the user against health or safety risks at work. Items including safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, high-visibility garments, safety footwear and so on. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it can identify people who are not wearing masks, hardhat, vest or other critical equipment.

Smarter is Safer: Crowd-Control Solutions
These AI-driven video analytics and smart-edge cameras are enabling IP surveillance solutions to better assist users to manage their business under the increased pressures of pandemic conditions. VIVOTEK, a global IP surveillance solution provider aims to provide a solution for retail businesses to maintain maximum occupancy as well as a safer and healthier environment. VIVOTEK Crowd Control Solutions can easily monitor the number of people entering and exiting a store, thereby providing customers and staff with a safer environment. This intelligent people-counting camera and analytics system can be deployed at points of entry to areas with a higher likelihood of social interaction such as shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, and restaurants.
Below are benefits of VIVOTEK’s Crowd Control Solutions.
1. Social Distancing Compliance
Putting safety first, implementing VIVOTEK’s Crowd Control Solution enables effective management of crowds in places where social distancing must be upheld.
2. High Accuracy
When retailers recruit security staff or part-time employees to manually count traffic this leads to a less than satisfactory result. VIVOTEK’s 3D counting camera provides precise tracking and a counting accuracy of up to 98%. This accuracy is further increased by the ability to transfer large datasets.
3. Real-time
Combing AI with deep-learning analytics, video data can be gathered, analyzed, and applied in real-time, enabling retail businesses to respond promptly to any change.
4. Lowered Risk of Infection
The deployment of VIVOTEK’s Crowd Control Solution also means a minimization of physical contact, providing both customers and employees a safer working and shopping environment.

We Stand Together
COVID-19 has changed our lives and the way we interact and communicate. It also has a growing impact on the global economy. From AI to video analytics, VIVOTEK’s Crowd Control Solution has become essential at this time of social distancing. The need for social distancing will eventually end. In a post COVID-19 world, the solution can be redeployed as a Retail Business Intelligence Solution to optimize retail operations. Until then VIVOTEK will continue to stand together with and serve our customers, while providing AI-based solutions in our fight against the pandemic.
Learn more about VIVOTEK’s crowd control solution. (link to EDM or product page)