A version of New Media I would like to see that has not come out yet would be a person counter for small parks. I have seen this technology used in large parks and beaches. We use counters in department stores and Malls. The technology is used to monitor how many people visit these places. It can be used to help people plan their weekends better.
I think the same technology should be used at NYC parks. I am a father of two kids, it would save me, time if I knew which local parks are already packed with people. The counter can be linked to NYC dep of parks website, which is easy to access from any smart device. I can plan my day around a park that is at half capacity so we can enjoy ourselves with a safe distance from others. The technology is already available, the question is can we make it cheap enough for the local government to buy it and utilize it for our safety. It would be a great to social distancing to slow the spread of Covid-19. I would like to see this happen in the near future.
This is a very interesting idea to include counters at parks. I never knew counters actually monitored how many people come in a field of space. My job before the quarantine started used a website where we knew how many people came in the store. Have you tried looking for the parks online and seeing what time they're most busy? I know some restaurants and stores have a time schedule ranking in which store hours are most busiest. You should try it too but your idea is very unique.
ReplyDeleteI found your idea very interesting and unique, interesting fact how counters monitor how many people visit these place- never knew that. Nice way, of putting technology to good use and also like the example that you gave that would save everyone time, if we just knew parks were already packed before going. Very interesting Blog!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea as living in the NYC. As you mentioned, this app could help this pandemic as viewing the parks before going there. Actually, there are some cam views are allowed to view on some app but not well-developed. Parks are great source to use who are living NYC but however it could be hard to workout due to many are public parks.
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