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. 2020 Aug 20;8:154209–154236. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3018124

TABLE 1. Summary of Sensing Intelligence Technologies Applications to Social Distancing.

Technology Range Accuracy Cost Privacy Scalability Indoor/Outdoor Readily available devices
Ultrasound [7], [8], [10], [11] Short, confined by walls Less than 14 cm [8] Low to Medium Low [8] to High [9] Medium Indoor Active Bat, Cricket systems
Inertial sensors [46], [95], [96], [98], [101], [105] Not applicable Less than 1 m [95] Low High High Both Smartphone, body sensors networks
Visible light [15], [16], [18], [20], [21], [24][26] Short ≤ 1 cm [25], ≤ 10 cm [16], [18], [26], ≤ 20 cm [19] Low to Medium High High Both Smartphone, Smart Retail
Thermal [33], [35][37], [39] IRP 10 m, THC a few km IRP ≤ 0.125 mm [32], THC ≤ 0.9 m [38] Medium to High Low to High Low to Medium Both Thermal Cameras