Seek SCAN
I do not generally post personal or family related matters in the space, but as we try to lead our daily lives in these unprecedented times, I thought it was the right moment.
Here is a little something I want to share with everyone as a possible solution to building a healthier work space and community. My father, Bill Parrish has worked on and developed many infrared cameras and associated technologies for decades. His newest venture is a consumer based product that is available to the masses. In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak he has shifted gears in order to serve our country’s current need.
Here is the newly launched product which may make it possible to open our doors once again.
https://www.thermal.com/seekscan.html
What Is It
Seek Scan is a simple, low-cost, thermal imaging system designed to automate body temperature screening using skin temperature as a proxy. Seek Scan can be installed in lobbies, hallways and other key access points to help businesses, institutions and venues create a safer environment for their workforce, customers, members and patrons. Easy-to-install and easy-to-use, the system can be up and running in minutes with no special equipment or training.
https://www.thermal.com/seekscan.html
How It Works
Seek Scan is specifically designed and calibrated to deliver accurate skin temperature measurements while enabling social distancing protocols. In seconds, the system automatically detects a face, identifies the most reliable facial features for measurement, and displays an alert if someone is warmer than the customizable alarm temperature.
Unlike typical industrial thermal cameras, Seek Scan was developed for precise skin temperature measurement and maximizes accuracy by referencing a fixed heat source with a known temperature value. Including a fixed heat source in the system lets Seek Scan produce much higher accuracy than a standard thermal imaging camera. The Seek Scan process provides an additional layer of preventive screening and can deliver peace of mind to businesses, institutions and participants.
Key Features
Designed & calibrated for accurate skin temperature measurement
Developed for precise temperature measurement and also includes a fixed heat source that maximizes accuracy.
Enables social distancing
Non-contact, non-invasive screening eliminates contact between screening personnel and participants.
Fast, automated screening
In seconds, the system detects a face, finds the most reliable spot to measure and displays a pass/fail alert.
Easy to install & easy to use
Start scanning in minutes using two tripods and a Windows PC. No special equipment or training required.
Proven technology
Thermal imaging has been used globally for years as a fast, non-invasive way to measure temperature.
Affordable
Priced significantly lower than other thermal screening solutions.
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A Little bit about Dad…
William J. Parrish, Co-Founder & CTO, Seek Thermal,Inc. Bill Parrish received his engineering education at UCSB graduating BSEE ’73, MSEE ’74, and PhD EE ’76 emphasizing integrated circuit design and fabrication. Employed by Hughes Aircraft in 1976 through 1980 at the Carlsbad and Santa Barbara Research Centers, he worked developing new infrared detection concepts. Many of the advances have become standard design practices of today’s infrared industry. In 1981, he founded Amber Engineering which focused on commercializing advanced military infrared technology by applying novel engineering and business practices to dramatically reduce cost thereby revolutionizing the infrared industry. Bill steered Amber as CEO for its first four years and served as Chairman until the company was acquired by Raytheon in 1992. Amber was unique in that it was bootstrap financed from profit on revenues through its entire history.
As a founder and original CEO of Indigo Systems, Bill led the company through extraordinary growth, again without external funding during its formative years, from 1996 to 2001. Indigo Systems became the technology leader in commercial infrared growing from $800,000 revenue in the first year to over $75 million just six years later. This rapid success resulted in Indigo being recognized as one of Deloitte’s “Fast 50” in 2002 and 2003 and named the South Coast Business and Technology Company of the Year in 2001. He remained chairman of Indigo’s Board until the company merged with FLIR Systems in January of 2004.
Bill founded Tyrian Systems (now Seek Thermal) in 2012 to develop, manufacture and market dramatically lower cost infrared camera cores for consumer, commercial and industrial uses. The order-of-magnitude cost reductions are expected to fuel many new applications for thermal imaging and measurement. Seek introduced its first products in the fall of 2014.
Bill is an acknowledged expert in infrared technology with numerous papers and patents and has received multiple technology and leadership awards including MSS Fellow, The Levinstein Award for Infrared Technology Leadership and Management, South Coast Business and Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002, and UCSB’s Narayanamurti Entrepreneurial Leadership Co-Award (The Venky) in 2004.