CASE STUDY
IMAGINE IF THIS ‘ NETWORKED APPROACH ’ WERE IN PLACE ENABLING PUBLIC HEALTH AND TRANSPORT OFFICIALS TO AFFECT LOCKDOWNS BASED ON MICRO-LEVEL DATA AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS .
In consideration that temperature is not a confirmation of COVID-19 , the reasonable expectation would be for that guest to be escorted to a secondary screening using an approved rapid test method .
As the primary ( temperature ) and secondary ( rapid test ) data points are gathered , this would be mapped against the total population traveling over the same time . The result is a trend report that ideally can assist public health agencies and transportation officials discern models of concern and determination of allowing mass travel or implement moderate restrictions to stem or stop the spread .
Can you use this data for contact tracing at a later date ? If so , how does this process work ?
We have other systems in place that support contact tracing should that become a requirement . This is done through sensor technology currently at our security checkpoint with the intent of deploying sensors from roadway to gateway ( boarding gate ).
The sensor tech provides capture of mac addresses for any Bluetooth or Wi-Fi enabled device . While we don ’ t know who the individual is that ’ s carrying the device , we do know that that device travelled throughout our facilities and path that individual took while on-premise .
Our leap to leverage this data for the greater good is to provide this to independent and approved contact trace organizations ( e . g . Apple , Google or similar ) in the interest of data privacy concerns .
Should the individual confirm via their contract trace app , our data would enable cross comparison of their device mac address ( es ) against all other devices that traversed our facility over a particular period of time . It ’ s important to note that the CDC has recently changed its position about how long two or more individuals need to be in close proximity to be deemed ‘ in contact ’. However , we also are seeing study results that suggest the SARS CoV strain can survive on some surfaces for days , possibly weeks .
If this is accurate , then we have a responsibility to be looking beyond just individuals in close proximity to a wider audience of those that may have followed the same path , touched the same surfaces or used the same amenities .
There are tremendous implications to effective cleaning and sterilization and taking adequate precautions on behalf of the entire traveling population . While that may seem daunting , it is perhaps an equal
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