New GovTech software for smart thermal scanner licensed to 4 companies for commercialisation and scaling

[Homelander]

 

SINGAPORE: More “smart” thermal scanners for mass screening may soon be deployed across Singapore, helping to minimise congestion at popular venues while providing quick and accurate temperature readings.

 

This software also enables thermal scanners to screen up to 10 people at any one time and identify those who are not wearing masks, said the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) on Thursday (Sep 17).

 

To meet public demand for an affordable, accurate and effective automated temperature screening solution, GovTech said it has licensed the software for its SPOTON smart thermal scanner to four Singapore-based distributors.

 

The distributors will be tasked with commercialising and scaling the thermal scanning systems. The companies comprise three small- and medium-sized enterprises – ADERA Global, Scanmed Technology and SmartScan Machine – and a non-profit organisation, Extra.Ordinary People.

 

The SPOTON smart thermal scanner was first developed by GovTech’s Smart Nation Platform Solutions team in February. SPOTON’s deep learning-based software was integrated with low-cost off-the-shelf hardware to develop a cost-effective temperature screening solution, said GovTech.

 

The smart thermal scanner, which can work both indoors and outdoors, has an accuracy of between 0.3 and 0.5 degrees Celsius within a 1.5m to 2m range.

 

When an individual’s temperature exceeds a pre-defined threshold of 37.5 degrees Celsius, SPOTON will trigger an alarm and send an email alert to the venue operator. The person will be colour-coded as “red” on the SPOTON display and a snapshot will automatically be taken and saved.

 

The SPOTON scanner system is compact enough to be mounted on a tripod or laptop.

 

Full article here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-smart-thermal-scanner-temperature-govtech-13119414

 

 

[socrates469bc]

how smlj smart is the scanner????

 

alrdy got something off the shelf liao.

 

really dont know why the govt try to act sakti and thinks the masses r stupid.

 

[The_King]

On 9/17/2020 at 4:22 PM, socrates469bc said:

how smlj smart is the scanner????

 

alrdy got something off the shelf liao.

 

really dont know why the govt try to act sakti and thinks the masses r stupid.