Indra contributes its temperature control system and mask to transportation in Buenos Aires

This preventive access control solution at train turnstiles integrates with the QR code, which limits entry during rush hour and validates the travel reservation, in addition to allowing or denying passage.

Increasing safety in transportation during pandemic times is the objective of the system that the company Indra has developed for the trains of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) y así proteger a los usuarios y prevenir contagios que en su primera fase se ha realizado en 350 turnstiles.

Indra's COVID-19 preventive access control system is complementary to the current access turnstiles with Sube transport card readers, and integrates body temperature measurement, control de mascarilla y validación de reserva de pasaje mediante código QR para disminuir el riesgo de contagio entre pasajeros.

Para disminuir la cantidad de contagios en espacios reducidos, como en este caso un vagón de tren, es necesario contar con sistemas efectivos de control de acceso a estaciones y trenes para garantizar el distanciamiento social y la seguridad.

Gracias al sistema de Indra es posible bloquear los tornos de acceso automáticamente cuando se detectan temperaturas corporales superiores a las indicadas como saludables o cuando intenta entrar una persona que no lleva puesta la mascarilla de forma correcta.

This new access control solution has direct connection to the Amba database for checking the QR code required to access trains during peak hours and limited to workers considered essential.

So, Indra's system allows confirming the ticket reservation in case of peak hours, in addition to verifying whether the person is essential personnel or not, denying or allowing access.

The solution asks the traveler to show their reservation to a tablet located at the top of the access control turnstile, then asks them to position themselves at about 50 cm. from the device, which measures their temperature and at the same time checks the proper use of the mask with technology that combines facial recognition with thermal and visible light images with ultra-fast temperature controls. Finally, allows fare payment with the Sube card and access.

In turn, it is warned with sound alerts for enabled or denied access along with visual aid for people with hearing impairment. Thus, the technology applied by Indra facilitates the correct verification of the state of passengers trying to access the trains, mejorando la seguridad.

Developed in record time, the implemented system will help protect citizens and reduce the risk of infections, as well as maintain maximum safety, operability and quality of service of the trains of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, one of the largest railway networks in the world, with more than two hundred stations.

The technological device implemented by Indra in the AMBA to control temperature and masks is suitable, besides, for maintaining safety measures in any type of location where capacity levels need to be controlled, such as other transport stations, airports, hospitals, factories, schools or commercial buildings.

State-of-the-art technology

Indra's technology integrates the turnstile access control validator system with its respective tablet, the station concentrators and the switches.

The system incorporates an infrared temperature sensor, with thermal imaging technology, que captura diferentes niveles de luz infrarroja y actúa como un termómetro automático sin contacto, with a maximum of 10.800 puntos de medición y capaz de detectar diferencias de temperatura de hasta 0,3ºC y seleccionar automáticamente la más alta.

Besides, combina las imágenes térmicas con la tecnología de luz visible, por lo que la velocidad aumenta de los cuatro fotogramas por segundo (fps) que ofrece la tecnología infrarroja ordinaria a 25 fps. También está equipado con el último algoritmo antifalsificación para el reconocimiento facial contra casi todos los tipos de ataques de fotos y vídeos falsos.

La tecnología de imagen térmica adopta una cámara gran angular que es adecuada para monitorizar tanto a personas altas como de baja estatura, that can recognize their authentication and measure their body temperature with ease.

A growing project

In the year 2016, Indra equipped the eight lines of the AMBA railway network with its access control and ticketing technology, con 1.400 turnstiles; 170 steps for access for people with reduced mobility; 200 automatic recharge machines for the contactless Sube card, that allows access to all public transportation; as well as 150 validators onboard the trains and 230 for the stations, through which the trips are charged.

It also supplied 160 transaction concentrators at the station and 300 trip inspection terminals. The AMBA monitoring and control solution, which integrates information from the different subsystems and allows service management, was also developed and installed by Indra.

Its technology streamlined at the time the process of collecting fares and controlling passengers and helped reduce the risk of fraud in the use of the railway network. This way, Indra strengthened its position as a provider of intelligent technology for transportation in Buenos Aires, where passengers, who make more than 1,4 million daily trips on commuter trains, use the company’s systems to access the network and pay for their journeys.

Indra is one of the main companies in ticketing globally, with its own product and projects for transportation systems such as those of Madrid, Barcelona, Ámsterdam, Lisboa, Medellín, k, Cairo, Kuala Lumpur, e, t, St Louis, Austin o México DF, inter alia.

Sus soluciones Mova Collect facilitan la gestión económica del servicio de transportes y tienen un claro impacto en la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos, al hacer más cómodo y sencillo el acceso al transporte, reducir el tiempo empleado en el pago y fomentar la intermodalidad, el uso combinado de los diferentes medios de transporte.

La renovada oferta de Indra para transportes, denominada Mova Solutions, cubre todo el ciclo de vida de los proyectos: desde la ingeniería y la consultoría hasta las soluciones de recaudo, operación y control, security, comunicaciones y experiencia del viajero.