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Safe: Set maximum capacity for any room, floor, or building

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Re: Safe: Set maximum capacity for any room, floor, or building

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Post by hanniabu »

jedberg wrote: post #26
A4ET8a8uTh0 wrote: post #15

I think it could work. Heavens know, I will now have to actively avoid places that are not at least careful about how they reopen. I am mildly concerned about people, who see doing the opposite as a political expression, but some things cannot be helped.

> I am mildly concerned about people, who see doing the opposite as a political expression Those people are a very small but vocal minority, being amplified by social media. All the data says that most people are complying with safe practices, even when their governments aren't requiring it.

Doesn't help when things are pressured into opening up and then you're forced to make the decision to put yourself at risk by going to work or get fired.

Re: Safe: Set maximum capacity for any room, floor, or building

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Post by zyang »

kevin2r wrote: post #30

A phone app could replace this right? Using the front facing camera you could run some image recognition to count the flow of people and show the statistics on screen. Put the phone on a stand and leave it running. Much cheaper.

Or you can just fingerprint the wifi/bluetooth signals from people's phones.

Re: Safe: Set maximum capacity for any room, floor, or building

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Post by Rapzid »

gavman wrote: post #9

The idea is definitely cool (and important/impactful at this time if successful). That said, in the midst of a global pandemic where human density is inherently dangerous and social distancing is espoused, naming a product "Safe by Density" gives the exact opposite initial reaction you're probably hoping for.

Safe by scarcity

Re: Safe: Set maximum capacity for any room, floor, or building

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Post by alfozan »

This is a cool concept, though it appears to only care about the total number of people being below a set threshold regardless how people interact (i.e. maintain social distancing)

Shameless plug: two friends and I put together a small app that uses security cameras feed to calculate real-time density + estimate "safe" space capacity:

Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTgxhptePxM Demo site: https://flou.fyi/ (takes a bit to load)

Re: Safe: Set maximum capacity for any room, floor, or building

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Post by Polylactic_acid »

redis_mlc wrote: post #56

So ... how does it work, given that 2m is not enough, and the distance of 10m is thought to be more likely? :)

My first thought is this puts way too much stock in the idea that rooms are safe as long as they aren't too packed. To me it seems like this 1.5m rule and person limits aren't actually backed up by real research and are just numbers pulled out of a hat when something had to be done fast.

We shouldn't be finding ways to get people back in to shared buildings as soon as possible because infections don't just give up because the TV on the door said OK.

Re: Safe: Set maximum capacity for any room, floor, or building

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Post by larschdk »

IgorPartola wrote: post #28

I love this idea and I love how it looks. The design is top notch. Really hope to see this near me soon.

The stylized design makes my brain recognize is as just another random inspirational poster or an add, not something I should pay attention to. We have standard and widespread symbols already for stop/go which should be applied here in some form.
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