DIGITAL HEALTH
“ We built a solution for the Greek islands where there are a lot of older people that ' s really helping improve lives ” ERIK BRENNEIS IOT DIRECTOR AT VODAFONE , VODAFONE
The Impact of COVID-19 When the pandemic started , Vodafone developed a wide array of IoT solutions to meet the new challenges of COVID-19 . These included thermal cameras , which factory operators and tourist companies purchased to measure the temperature of people before entering their sites .
Vodafone also developed tools to manage social distancing , including a wristband designed for employees of amusement parks . " We rolled this out at Gardaland
Resort in Italy . The wristbands measure when somebody comes closer than two metres and then sends a notification [ and ] logs that as an incident . So at the end of the day , the employer , which is the amusement park , can prove to authorities that they didn ' t have any incidents , that employees were safe , and they always kept their distance ."
They applied similar principles to office management , placing sensors in a room to measure the distance between people . This allows employers to see how busy a particular floor is and keep to the maximum permitted capacity . healthcareglobal . com 73