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UAE Will Soon Deploy AI To Prevent Beach Drowning Incidents
The technology will be rolled out across several beaches before the end of this year.
Soon, cameras on UAE beaches will be equipped with a new artificial intelligence-based technology that can help lifeguards monitor swimmers and identify risks.
Blueguard, a Dubai-based water safety and first aid company, is working with a technology provider to equip UAE beaches with artificial intelligence to help lifeguards monitor swimmers and identify risks.
“On a busy day on the beach, there are hundreds of swimmers in the sea and just one or two lifeguards,” explains Luke Cunningham, founder and MD of Blueguard. “This technology can detect how many people are in the water and if any swimmer is in distress. This information is relayed back to the lifeguard”.
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Meanwhile, a wristband is being developed that will function as a beach entrance ticket and locker key. The band will contain a sensor that will raise an alarm if it detects a potential drowning incident.
Cunningham expects the technology to be rolled across several UAE beaches before the end of the year. The news comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) held the first-ever drowning prevention day on July 25th in response to figures showing 236,000 people die from drowning yearly.