IT Gallery assists BIA in COVID-19 prevention efforts

Industrial Exports and Investment Promotion, Tourism and Aviation Prasanna Minister Ranatunga, Airport and Aviation Services Chairman Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) G. A. Chandrasiri, Airport and Aviation Services Vice Chairman Rajeewasiri Sooriyaarachchi, IT Gallery Computers CEO/Director Dilantha Perera and IT Gallery Computers Head of Corporate Business Nuwan Perera

IT Gallery CEO/Director Dilantha Perera explaining the advantages of the new thermographic camera to the Airport and Aviation staff and medical centre staff

IT Gallery Computers Ltd., Sri Lanka, together with Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., China, recently donated a Hikvision temperature screening thermographic camera to Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd., in an effort to help identify people with abnormal body temperatures. 

The donation took place at the Chairman’s office of the airport premises with the participation of the Minister of Industrial Exports and Investment Promotion, Tourism and Aviation Prasanna Ranatunga and Airport and Aviation Services Chairman Retired Major General G.A. Chandrasiri. Shortly after the donation, the IT Gallery team finalised the process by installing the camera at the premier gateway of BIA. 

Through this donation, IT Gallery expects to contribute to COVID-19 prevention efforts as this thermographic camera is capable of identifying people with abnormal body temperatures, thereby allowing the airport authorities to take necessary action. 

IT Gallery also envisions this as a social responsibility to support the country at a time when this global pandemic is troubling the entire world. As a company which believes in disruptive technology, IT Gallery is always focused on empowering Sri Lanka by introducing the world’s latest and leading technology solutions. 

“As a socially responsible corporate, we are extending our support in this hour of need introducing latest technology solutions to help BIA. Safety of the people around us is of utmost importance right now as we are wading through tough times and we need to stay together and support each other if we are to overcome this. We take this moment to honor health officials, armed forces and other responsible authorities for their great commitment to keep the people safe while ensuring that the country moves forward. We are looking forward to carry out more similar sustainable initiatives,” said IT Gallery CEO Dilantha Perera.

This thermographic camera is a full standalone solution that combines the storing of the video footage using a Network Video Recorder (NVR) and incorporates two lenses: thermal lens and optical lens. Thermal lens comes with a high sensitivity thermal module with 160x120 resolution and the optical lens has a 2688x1520, 4mp resolution with WDR and an IR distance of 40m. 

This particular camera is highly efficient when compared to a thermometer as it is capable of detecting the temperature of 30 individuals at once. There is also the possibility of seeing both the optical image and the thermal image on the same screen and the footage recorded with each individual’s face and the detected temperature are stored for further analysis. 

The thermographic camera offers a host of key benefits such as it takes only one second to detect skin temperature of a person and it uses a contact-free measurement which further optimises security. Its in-built alarm system notifies as soon as it detects a person with abnormal temperature and its AI detection minimises false alarms from other heat sources.

“Hikvision temperature screening solutions promise a high accuracy of 0.5C and are reliable and effective unlike the unbranded thermometers that do not guarantee an accuracy in their readings. Thermometers have their own disadvantages such as time consumption, manual procedure and are not effective for places with long queues. Hikvision temperature screening solutions come in as ideal replacements for thermometers and are easily deployable and fully automated,” Perera added. 

Hikvision’s skin-surface temperature screening portfolio includes thermographic bullet cameras/turret cameras featuring AI detection coupled with Blackbody calibrator to increase the accuracy from ±0.5°C to ±0.3°C and handheld cameras that can be connected to a PC or smartphone and walk through devices that cater to the multi-faceted customer needs. These products are suited for hospitals, schools, factories, supermarkets, shopping malls. 

IT Gallery is always bound to provide a best-in class after sales service from supplying the products to fixing them and providing further support and repair services through its islandwide partner network.

IT Gallery is a leading value added distributor of many globally renowned brands of ICT products and services in Sri Lanka and the authorised distributor for Hikvision solutions. IT Gallery also holds distributor rights for East UPS and power products, Pantum printer products, Lenovo commercial products, A4 Tech computer accessories, G&G printer accessories and Ocean multimedia products.