A Missing and Found Recognition System for Hajj and Umrah

arXiv · August 27, 2012 · Notable

Summary

A proposed recognition system aims to identify missing persons, deceased individuals, and lost objects during the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages in Saudi Arabia. The system intends to leverage facial recognition and object identification to manage the large crowds expected in the coming decade, estimated to reach 20 million pilgrims. It will be integrated into the CrowdSensing system for crowd estimation, management, and safety.

Keywords

Hajj · Umrah · facial recognition · object identification · crowd management

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