Will I inhale coronavirus at this restaurant? There’s an app for that
(2021/12/15)
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Chiyoda Ward, an area of central Tokyo, has created an app to help folks ascertain whether or not a restaurant is well ventilated and therefore less likely to lead to a COVID-19 infection.
The [1]Ventilation View app relies on the presence of a CO 2 sensor that Chiyoda Ward is giving away to businesses.
Once that sensor is installed, and transmitting data, the venue – be it a restaurant and or some other place – will appear on a map, complete with an air quality rating. A rating of 1,000 parts per million or lower of carbon dioxide indicates there's adequate ventilation to avoid coming down with coronavirus.
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Ventilation View in action. Click to enlarge
Diners are encouraged to check the app before they pick a restaurant.
Chiyoda Ward covers Akihabara, a Tokyo district famous for mixing electronics shops with pop culture. The ward also houses many mega-corporations' HQs, the Imperial Palace, Japan's parliament, the Supreme Court, and many government offices.
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Those facilities mean it has an enormous daily influx of commuters, tourists, and other visitors.
[4]Akihabara unplugged: Tokyo's electric town falls flat
[5]Fukushima studies show wildlife is doing nicely without humans, thank you very much
[6]AWS Tokyo outage takes down banks, share traders, and telcos
As part of its efforts to protect residents and visitors alike, the ward's COVID-19 management plan therefore includes elements not used elsewhere in Tokyo – including the CO 2 sensors and app. ®
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[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.asahikasei.mandi.ess.threecsview.display&hl=ja&gl=US
[2] https://regmedia.co.uk/2021/12/14/handout_chiyoda_ventiliation_view_infographic.jpg
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[4] https://www.theregister.com/2012/08/23/akihabara_decline_and_fall/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/24/fukushima_wildlife_diversity/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/02/aws_ap_northeast_1_outage/
[7] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
The [1]Ventilation View app relies on the presence of a CO 2 sensor that Chiyoda Ward is giving away to businesses.
Once that sensor is installed, and transmitting data, the venue – be it a restaurant and or some other place – will appear on a map, complete with an air quality rating. A rating of 1,000 parts per million or lower of carbon dioxide indicates there's adequate ventilation to avoid coming down with coronavirus.
[2]
Ventilation View in action. Click to enlarge
Diners are encouraged to check the app before they pick a restaurant.
Chiyoda Ward covers Akihabara, a Tokyo district famous for mixing electronics shops with pop culture. The ward also houses many mega-corporations' HQs, the Imperial Palace, Japan's parliament, the Supreme Court, and many government offices.
[3]
Those facilities mean it has an enormous daily influx of commuters, tourists, and other visitors.
[4]Akihabara unplugged: Tokyo's electric town falls flat
[5]Fukushima studies show wildlife is doing nicely without humans, thank you very much
[6]AWS Tokyo outage takes down banks, share traders, and telcos
As part of its efforts to protect residents and visitors alike, the ward's COVID-19 management plan therefore includes elements not used elsewhere in Tokyo – including the CO 2 sensors and app. ®
Get our [7]Tech Resources
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.asahikasei.mandi.ess.threecsview.display&hl=ja&gl=US
[2] https://regmedia.co.uk/2021/12/14/handout_chiyoda_ventiliation_view_infographic.jpg
[3] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_onprem/personaltech&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2Ybl2fIS8ZEWmO24hb-VwWwAAAAI&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2012/08/23/akihabara_decline_and_fall/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/24/fukushima_wildlife_diversity/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/02/aws_ap_northeast_1_outage/
[7] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/