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more detailed representation of physical space

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
15/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
r

Research direction

The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. Start by reading the project’s existing representation of physical space and how it feeds transmission risk and farUVC installation costs. The issue describes a broad modeling change whose scope is still evolving; done would mean representing physical space more granularly to support these factors and any others the project identifies.

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Description

high priority model-related next steps

This is an issue in progress and will need to be updated as our understanding improves

Currently our representation of physical space is limited to size as defined by the number of people visiting that space. A more detailed representation of physical space feels important - for things like transmission risk (e.g. occupant density) and costs of farUVC installation (which will likely vary with square footage of the setting).

We'll need to build in a more granular and realistic representation of physical space taking these factors (and potentially others we haven't thought of) into account.

Dominant language
R
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8
Forks
4
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