Assistance apparatus, assistance method, and program

An assistance method for using a computer to assist placement of non-contact-type temperature sensors in a temperature monitoring system for monitoring surface temperatures of racks that store ICT devices by using the temperature sensors, the assistance method comprising the steps of:

• generating, by the computer, monitor area data of the temperature sensors in a three-dimensional space in which the racks are arranged, on the basis of
• dimension data of rack rows that are each constituted by a plurality of racks among the racks and that are arranged in a first direction in the three-dimensional space, the dimension data including a length of each of the rack rows in the first direction and a height of each of the rack rows in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the three-dimensional space,
• interval data that includes an interval, in a third direction, between the rack rows that are adjacent to each other in the third direction, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction in the three-dimensional space,
• field-of-view angle data that includes a field-of-view angle of each of the temperature sensors, and
• temperature sensor position data that indicates certain temperature sensor positions;
• and
• displaying, by the computer, monitor coverage information on a display device on the basis of the generated monitor area data.