Counting footsteps to save lives - Hi-Tech

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Millions of Hindu pilgrims visit the Indian city of Nashik for the "Kumbh Mela":http://www.kumbhamela.net/ardh-kumbh-mela-2007.html festival. Held once every twelve years the festival poses a major logisitical challenge to authorities. A 15-year-old tech developer has come up with a solution - a smart doormat placed at the exit of a temple to count each footstep, estimating crowd numbers and relaying data back to officials. It consists of strips of sensors set inside a thick plastic sheet, encas… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/28/counting-footsteps-to-save-lives euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts. Subscribe for your dose of space and sci-tech: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronewsknowledge Made by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.

Published 2015-10-02 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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