Reposted from ArtSentry
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, cultural properties are dealing with an unprecedented number of security, safety and financial issues. Government-mandated closures have created severe security challenges for all nationwide institutions. In response, many are attempting to develop strategies to safely reopen and enhance ongoing operational safety. Art Sentry is pleased to announce it has developed technological solutions to assist with these challenges.
Art Sentry has developed the Elevated Temperature Monitoring system (ETM) to assist in safely reopening, and as a tool for ongoing operational safety. The Art Sentry elevated temperature monitoring (ETM) system will utilize FDA-approved thermal imaging technology, combined with the Art Sentry system, to scan and record thermal statistics of individuals entering your facility. Each employee, vendor, and patron entering the facility will pass through an area where the ETM system will collect facial temperature data and compare it to a predefined threshold. When an out of conformance temperature is detected, personnel will be immediately notified, and the actual temperature of the party can be taken with a medical grade thermometer. All monitoring is automatically recorded to provide an audit trail of each and every activity. Employees/patrons/vendors with an elevated temperature over a pre-defined threshold can then be prohibited from entering the facility in accordance with the institution’s policy.
The ETM system consists of two monitors, an FDA-approved thermal imaging camera kit, and an Art Sentry monitoring system with temperature detection software. A second camera captures and records the temperature scanning process and an image of the individual being screened. The system interfaces with the Art Sentry system to record the screening result, oversee the process, and provide an audit trail.
A people counting option is also available to ensure COVID-19 government-mandated capacity thresholds are not exceeded. This will provide the space required to maintain social-distancing guidelines. To accomplish this, optional camera(s) can be mounted above the scanning areas and exits, enabling the system to provide people counting functionality and thus monitoring the number of people in the facility.
As America reopens, many cultural properties are planning to promote the ETM as a safety measure and they believe it will ease the concerns employees and visitors may have with entering the facility. The improvements in visitor safety may lead to additional visitors, positively impacting the financial outlook of cultural properties moving forward as well as have a positive impact on public relations.
The Art Sentry system can also help maintain or enhance the security of your entire facility. Currently, stay-at-home orders, social-distancing mandates, and financial constraints have greatly impacted the ability to deploy the optimal number of security personnel within the cultural property facility. The Art Sentry product utilizes surveillance cameras and advanced software to work together with your human guard force. The software watches the entire collection simultaneously and immediately notifies the security officers when a breach of any collection piece occurs. The officers can then utilize their training and instantly react to the threat. Visit our website for more information, including case-studies and articles that describe actual results and experiences of our customers.
The future remains uncertain and it has been reported that the COVID-19 virus will likely reoccur in the Fall of 2020. It is possible that another mandatory shutdown of cultural properties will occur, and it is likely that a virus threat will be with us for years to come. Now is the time to plan for these scenarios. The Art Sentry Artwork Protection and ETM systems are designed to help cultural properties meet these challenges now and in the future.
Art Sentry, America’s leading artwork protection system, has been providing products to assist with the protection of cultural properties for over 15 years. Visit our website at artsentry.com for more information.
