Create a simple thermal camera with a low-cost sensor and Raspberry Pi 4 using Go
The spread of the COVID-19 virus has gripped many parts of the world (especially in Asia) in the past couple of months and has affected many aspects of a lot of people’s lives, including mine. I no longer commute to work every day and try to work from home as much as possible. Non-essential meetings are cancelled (which is a good thing) and other meetings are mostly done through video or audio conferencing. Most larger-scale events like conferences have been postponed to avoid gathering of people, which increases the risk of COVID-19 spreading.
For business continuity, my team has been segregated to Team A and Team B, they take turns to use the office on alternate weeks, and neither the twain shall meet. Also, when entering almost every office building, everyone’s body temperature is checked and if they have fever, they are not allowed in and instead advised to see a doctor.
In a management meeting recently, we were discussing about how to deal with the flow of people (both employees and visitors) into our various offices around the island. Checking temperature is mostly done through non-contact thermometers by security guards. This however is a laborious and time-consuming method, and as people head to their offices this comes a bottleneck that ironically causes people to gather.