Preventative measures against COVID-19
'Taking these steps to implement the technology at our airports shows our commitment to providing preventative measures against COVID-19 for the community,' said
'We recognise that temperature screening won't catch every infected passenger, but it is an available tool that can be implemented and combined with the additional measures the State is providing to help prevent the spread of this virus, while helping rebuild the economy.'
NEC technology deployed at
We believe NEC's technology will help to ensure the safety and health of visitors and residents of
'We are honoured to become a part of this significant project for
'We believe NEC's technology will help to ensure the safety and health of visitors and residents of
Multi-person thermal screening solution
'Team NEC's approach is predicated on enhancing existing processes and services rather than introducing a bottleneck or negative impact to processing speed,' said
Raffie adds, 'We look forward to working with the
NEC and Infrared Cameras selected
NEC and Infrared Cameras were selected with a proposal of
The companies were selected in part because of their innovative concept and functionality to deliver accurate and efficient thermal temperature screening for people traveling to
Thermal temperature screening equipment
The thermal temperature screening equipment will be installed in three phases at the
Phase 1 will have the temperature scanners installed this month at the gates currently being used for arriving trans-Pacific flights.
Phase 2 will have the temperature scanners installed at the remaining gates in the coming weeks.
Phase 3 expects to have the facial recognition equipment installed by
Leveraging facial recognition technology
The system incorporates privacy protections from design to deployment
While the
Furthermore, the system will only temporarily retain a picture of a person with an elevated temperature of 100.4 degrees and above to help airport representatives identify them and conduct an additional assessment to determine if health precautions are necessary.
Use of thermal image capture technology
The picture will be erased within 30 minutes and will not be shared with any outside agencies. Anyone with a temperature below 100.4 degrees will not have their image retained at all.
The system will not automatically have a person's personal information, such as their name, address or driver licence number. It will not contain information about criminal history or outstanding warrants. The use of the thermal image capture technology is anticipated to be safer and more cost effective than manual temperature checks.
Without the use of facial recognition technology, an employee would need to be next to each camera at all times to pull a person aside as they walk by the camera, creating bottlenecks and further exposing employees to travellers and, thus, possible COVID-19 infection.
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