The NFL team uses AnyVision’s face recognition technology to provide fast, seamless entry into their practice facilities

AnyVision, a world-leading vision AI platform company, announced that the New Orleans Saints, a team in the National Football League (NFL), partnered with AnyVision to keep players and staff safe by providing secure, seamless access to its practice facilities.

Covid-19 has accelerated technological innovation in sports, though the adaptation of new technologies has transformed the industry long before the pandemic. Many professional sports teams, like the New Orleans Saints, use facial recognition technology to enable players and staff to quickly and conveniently access locker rooms or training facilities without having to stop or slow down.

“We went with recognition-based access control before the pandemic out of convenience and efficiency, and now to ensure safety, it’s critical to keep people moving. Every single organization who has more than a few people coming into a facility that needs a controlled point of entry should have a recognition-based access control system installed. It’s table stakes at this point. It’s safer and it gives people more confidence that their employer is making decisions with their safety in mind,” said New Orleans Saints IT director Jody Barbier.

The Saints selected AnyVision’s access control solution a year ago, after researching a wide range of vendors. Implemented in December 2019, the system has helped them safely re-open their training facilities.

AnyVision’s CEO Avi Golan said “In today’s environment, I think it’s important to understand that not all recognition technology is created equally. That’s why it’s so important to work with organizations like the Saints who are extremely transparent about investing in innovative technologies that are safe and reliable. We encourage our customers to do their research, and then let us demonstrate how truly great recognition AI should work.”