Turnkey contact tracing solution launched for workplaces

Source: Smart Cities World Published: May 12, 2020

Internet of Things solution specialist, Kerlink, and data management company, Microshare, have collaborated on the design of a turnkey contact tracing solution to help public and private sector organisations return to work and help fight the spread of Covid-19.

The solution traces the proximity of workers and users in facilities and closed areas through inexpensive Bluetooth beacons and long-range, low-power (LoRaWAN) networks and claims to close a loophole opened by systems relying on smartphones.

Asset tracking experience

Development of the solution has benefited from the companies’ experience in indoor asset tracking and monitoring. Microshare co-founder and CEO Ron Rock, said they realised that tracking employees inside a building “wasn’t dissimilar to tracking hospital beds”.

He added: "Building on our existing Asset Zoning solution, which tracks the location of items such as hospital beds and wheelchairs, Kerlink and Microshare developed Fitbit-style wearable Bluetooth devices coupled with a non-invasive long-range network.