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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

An IoT-Based Wristband for Automatic People Tracking, Contact Tracing and Geofencing for COVID-19.

Sharanya Mahapatra, Vishali Kannan, Srinidhi Seshadri, Visvanathan Ravi, S Sofana Reka

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sharanya MahapatraSchool of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai 600127, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5454-7069
Vishali KannanSchool of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai 600127, India.
Srinidhi SeshadriSchool of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai 600127, India.
Visvanathan RaviSchool of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai 600127, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5097-6189
S Sofana RekaSchool of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai 600127, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4057-1911
Vellore Institute of Technology University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered a huge transformation in the use of existing technologies. Many innovations have been made in the field of contact tracing and tracking. However, studies have shown that there is no holistic system that integrates the overall process from data collection to the proper analysis of the data and actions corresponding to the results. It is critical to identify any contact with infected people and to ensure that they do not interact with others. In this research, we propose an IoT-based system that provides automatic tracking and contact tracing of people using radio frequency identification (RFID) and a global positioning system (GPS)-enabled wristband. Additionally, the proposed system defines virtual boundaries for individuals using geofencing technology to effectively monitor and keep track of infected people. Furthermore, the developed system offers robust and modular data collection, authentication through a fingerprint scanner, and real-time database management, and it communicates the health status of the individuals to appropriate authorities. The validation results prove that the proposed system identifies infected people and curbs the spread of the virus inside organizations and workplaces.

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COVID-19Contact TracingGeographic Information SystemsHumansPandemicsTechnologycontact tracingcoronavirus diseasedata analysisgeofencingglobal positioning systemradio frequency identification

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PMID36560271
PMCPMC9785935
OpenAlexW4312211706

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