AI-Assisted Bag Screening App Reduces Stadium Entry Times by 80%

Challenge: Bag Check Bottlenecks Hurt the Fan Experience

After Homeland Security introduced stricter bag policies, a major American stadium saw 2-3 minute inspections, endless lines, and frustrated fans. With the manual process, fans grew aggravated, staff dreaded bag duty, and excitement soured before game time. The stadium needed a fast, consistent, and fan-friendly solution to ensure safety without sacrificing experience.

Solution: AI-Driven Mobile Measurement App

Sparq reimagined bag validation through custom mobile app development that leveraged AI technology to directly address the bottlenecks.

• Consistent Validation: Measured bag size and transparency consistently, removing any subjectivity.

• Innovative AI Algorithm: Calculated dimensions from a 2D image to 1/16th-inch accuracy when LiDAR failed.

• Pre-Evaluation Feature: Allowed bags to be pre-checked before stadium entry.

• Versatile Tech: Designed for broader use cases like insurance assessments, construction measurements, drone surveying, and inventory management.

• Planned At-Home Use: Created and deployed to support at-home self-screening to reduce gate friction by proactively preventing a non-compliant bag from being brought to the stadium.

Results: Enhanced Entry, Safer Events, Broader Potential

The implementation of this new AI-powered mobile app produced immediate results.

• Enhanced Fan Experience: Created smooth, stress-free entry for thousands of fans.

• Objective Bag Screening: Enabled consistently objective screening by security guards to prevent the entry process from escalating.

• Breakthrough Technology: Delivered proprietary AI measurement tech with applications far beyond stadium security.