Product(s):	LEGION
	Version(s):	CONNECT Edition
	Area:	Social Distancing

There are two basic principles of space management for social distancing:

1. In queues and waiting areas, people only separate themselves effectively when clearly instructed by measures like floor markings and corrals.
2. In free circulation space, distancing is not instinctive, but people tend to distribute themselves across available space. So, one can provide conditions that would support distancing by controlling numbers arriving into such a space, but not ensure consistent separation of individuals.

One can model these two types of space, as follows.

Queueing/Waiting 

Queue/waiting space can be created using a series of Delay Points (40×40 cm. in the example below) of Capacity 1. Each is set apart at the desired distance, representing floor markings in the distancing area. You may use hexagons (as in the example), or another method to help position distancing marks. Then all the Delay Points should be linked in a string, as shown in the example.

 

Free Circulation

For free circulation space, one can use a Delay Point as an intermediate object. The Delay Point should have a Delay Profile of zero and Capacity calculated to match the density that allows the desired distancing. The Capacity will limit the inflow of people, while with zero delay the Delay Point will send people to the next target, without delay, whenever it becomes available. Please see the diagram below of how the model would change from Normal operation to Distancing operation.