Sothis Thermal Vision System measures body temperature through the eyes

The system, designed for use in facility access combines thermal imaging cameras and artificial intelligence to measure the subject's tear. The first prototype has already been launched at the Marina de Empresas facility in Valencia.

Sothis has launched a real-time body temperature measurement system in Spain, that helps identify, effectively, people with a fever at the access to facilities.

Called Thermal Vision System, this system performs measurements in less than a second and without contact, which in addition to avoiding risks, ends queues or delays in in and outs, especially in spaces where a large flow of people is expected, such as access to office buildings, industrial platforms or shopping areas.

One of its main advantages, compared to other solutions, is that it combines thermal imaging cameras with its own software, developed by Sothis, incorporating artificial intelligence to measure temperature only by referencing the tear of the eyes, which is the most accurate area.

"In some circumstances, measurements would be incorrect if we took the whole face as a reference. For example, in situations such as the current, cheeks tend to warm up more due to the use of the mask, generating false positives. That's why, our solution takes as a reference the eye socket and not the entire facial area", explains Joaquin Guerra, CEO of Sothis Industrial Control and Consulting Business Unit.

The accuracy range of this system has a maximum variation of 0.3oC. When the person passes in front of the system the measurement is performed and depending on the body temperature detected is continued with the safety protocol established by the person responsible for the building.

Whether the person can pass if fever is not detected or high temperature has been detected, the message displaying the screen is customizable for each customer, as it is a software of its own development.

First facility in Valencia

Sothis Thermal Vision System prototype has already been installed in Valencia, through an agreement with Marina de Empresas. Access to the building has become the first to incorporate this technology, which is especially geared towards improving prevention in workers' access in industrial sectors, but also for offices or retail, such as commercial premises and businesses at street level with a lot of people's traffic.

The installation takes place in an average of four hours and the process complies with the data protection requirements established by the legislation. As it is its own software, can be integrated with other technologies, such as fingerprint access control systems or production processes, among others.

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