Rapid deployment of Restrata Platform in under 10 days
Region
- Europe
Country
- United Kingdom
Product
- Restrata Platform
Tech Stack
- Bluetooth beacons and sensors
Implementation Scale
- Pilot projects
Impact Metrics
- Brand Awareness
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Networks & Connectivity - Bluetooth
Use Cases
- Personnel Tracking & Monitoring
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
The customer in this case study is the Virgin Money London Marathon. The marathon is one of the most competitive and hardest-to-win races in the world, attracting over 200 elite runners from all over the globe. After the cancellation of the 2020 race due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers decided to go ahead with the 2021 race. However, they needed to ensure that all the athletes would arrive at the starting line in peak running form and free from infection. The athletes, along with their support teams, media, reporters, and hotel staff, would stay at the De Vere Beaumont Estate Windsor for 2-3 days until race day.
The Challenge
The Virgin Money London Marathon was set to go ahead in 2021 after being cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19. The organizers needed to ensure that the 200+ elite runners, who were flying in from all over the world, would be free from infection. Once in the UK, these athletes would stay at the De Vere Beaumont Estate Windsor for 2-3 days along with their support teams, media, reporters, and hotel staff. The challenge was to keep every athlete safe during their stay and be able to identify and isolate anyone at risk in case of a positive test.
The Solution
Race administrators reached out to Restrata to implement their platform’s solution that had successfully enabled international cricket tournaments to go ahead in 2020 and 2021. The Restrata Platform and its Pandemic solution allowed system administrators to account for specific individuals, identify person-to-person violations, track location and proximity to others, understand when people have been exposed to someone who has tested positive, and take appropriate action with steps to limit the spread more widely. Using Bluetooth beacons and sensors across 5 zones on site at the hotel, the Restrata Platform was deployed off site, providing system admins with the ability to ensure all team members’ movements minimised the threat of infection. The whole process was deployed and delivered in under 10 days.
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