Safety at large events

In order to prevent disasters like the stampede at the Love Parade in Duisburg, scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a process to determine the movement and density of crowds from aerial photographs. From an airplane, a camera system takes up to three photos per second of the event area. The data is evaluated and transmitted to a ground station so that personnel can promptly receive information on possible bottlenecks.

Further information:

www.helmholtz.de/kit-personentracking

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