By Insight Editor / 12 Nov 2020 / Topics: Data and AI Modern workplace Digital transformation Intelligent edge
Connected Platform brings together best-in-class Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) wearable devices with simple, secure data management to deliver a comprehensive contact tracing solution designed to help you build a smarter, safer business — without compromising individual privacy.
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As modern organizations continue seeking ways to establish smarter, safer workplaces, many are turning to contact tracing to help safeguard against the spread of disease.
Up to 79.9% of COVID-19 transmissions can be prevented with immediate testing and tracing.
But manual contact tracing strategies can be slow and laborious.
While effective, real-time, GPS-based tracking solutions often raise concerns over privacy and security.
Only 3 in 5 Americans reported willingness to use Apple® or Google GPS-based contact tracing apps due to privacy concerns.
Here’s how it works:
Wearable Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) devices are issued upon arrival through a kiosk or concierge.
The Connected Platform app is used to scan each wearable and associate a Unique Identifier (UID) with the wearer’s email or employee ID.
This data is kept anonymized unless needed by an authorized user to trace contact after a confirmed case.
Button or badge form factors can be worn on wristbands, keyrings, lanyards or safety gear.
Connected Platform provides full visibility to battery life and status of all devices on the network at a glance.
Rather than tracking locations in real time, BLE devices scan for proximity to one another as users move throughout the workspace.
Contact events are registered based on distance and duration.
Default settings register proximity within 6 feet or less for 10 minutes or more — but can be configured to match unique busines policies or public health guidelines.
Location beacons installed throughout the site also log where users have been, enabling authorized tracers to not only track contact events, but also location events for deep cleaning purposes.
Wave scanners and LoRaWan® gateways installed near entrances and other areas of high traffic collect the anonymized event data from wearable devices.
This data is sent to the cloud and on to Connected Platform — ready to be queried in the event a tracing case is initiated.
Connected Platform empowers authorized contact tracers to log any confirmed cases in the app. Only at this stage will UIDs be securely matched to employee or visitor names.
Contact tracers can easily define search data by date range and degrees of separation, receiving results in minutes rather than days or weeks. This allows them to notify affected parties quickly and discreetly in accordance with your HR policies.
Personal data is limited to authorized use and will be automatically expunged after a select period of time.
At the end of the workday or visit, BLE wearables can be left onsite, eliminating the privacy concerns associated with GPS-based or real-time tracking solutions on personal devices.
The results:
Connect as many devices and sensors as you like.
Integrate other forms of historical and environmental data.
Scale across as many locations as you need.
From detection and prevention to optimizing daily operations, Connected Platform delivers complete visibility across your operation — so you can think beyond today’s challenges to begin planning a smarter future for your business.
Request a free alignment session.
Deploy a Proof of Concept (PoC).
Begin production deployment.
Scale deployment across locations.
See how Insight’s Digital Innovation team can help transform your business for the future.
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Footnotes
Bonton, M., Bootsma, M., Kretzchmar, M., Rozhnova, G., Van Boven, M., Van De Wijgert, J. (2020, July 16). Impact of Delays on Effectiveness of Contact Tracing Strategies for COVID-19: A Modeling Study. The Lancet Public Health.
Harwell, D., Safarpour, A., Timberg, C. (2020, April 29). Most Americans Are Not Willing or Able to Use an App Tracking Coronavirus Infections. The Washington Post.
Simmons-Duffin, Selena. (2020, Oct. 14). COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce Barely “Inching Up” As Cases Surge. NPR.
Simmons-Duffin, Selena. (2020, Aug. 14). 14 States Make Contact Tracing Data Public. Here’s What They’re Learning. NPR.
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