The first thermographic camera was developed for military use during the 1950s, and it has made technological strides in the decades since. Now, thermal imaging technology is used to help keep businesses safe from illness brought in from staff and customers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are rushing to purchase advanced thermometers to screen people as they enter a business, but all solutions are not created equal.

Temperature screening cameras can detect a person’s temperature with thermal imaging technology. Inferior products have a margin of error +/- eight degrees, and many require business owners to test people one at a time, causing lines at entry points.

Keep reading to learn how superior-made temperature screening cameras and expert installation can improve the safety of your Victoria, TX employees, and clients.

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Access Control

Temperature screening cameras can work in tandem with an access control system or independently. By themselves, when a camera detects an elevated temperature, an audio warning will sound, notifying the screening staff of the detected fever. Screening staff then proceed with their business’ policy, which likely includes removing the person from the area and denying access beyond the lobby.

When screening cameras are partnered with access control, this process is streamlined and protects staff from interacting with potentially infected people. Access to secure areas with other staff is prohibited if an elevated temperature is detected. Potential COVID-19 carriers are stopped at the entrance of your Victoria-area business and prevent access to occupied areas.

AnyVision

AnyVision offers some of the most advanced temperature screening tools on the market, with a margin of error +/- 1 degree. It can differentiate between elevated body temperature due to illness or elevated body temperature due to extraneous factors such as the weather. In Texas, this is important because people coming in from the hot summer heat could potentially be denied access simply because they came in from outside.

Beyond only sensing the temperature of a person, AnyVision’s camera kiosks also use facial recognition technology to determine if the person is wearing a mask and is safely equipped to enter an area.

Perfect Calibration

Without expert installation and calibration, purchasing a temperature sensing camera won’t solve your concerns about people entering your building when they have a fever. Cameras must be placed at specific locations in order to accurately measure the temperature of incoming people at a particular area of their faces. The best location to measure accurate temperatures is between the corner of the eye and the bridge of the nose.

Circle Industries is your Victoria, TX expert in temperature screening cameras. Call us today at (833) 424-7253 or connect with us using our online form. We look forward to serving you.