Seattle-area inventor wins global COVID hackathon for tech that alerts public about crowded spaces
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
The hardware for the basic set up costs $54, and Mercer suggested different options for signs to let people know if a space is safe to enter. Mercer ultimately created an algorithm that sifted out duplicate signals to give an accurate read on the crowd. Photos courtesy of Ian Mercer). The technology has uses beyond the COVID pandemic.
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