Securing Airports with Intelligent Surveillance
Challenges to Airport Security
Airport security has dramatically changed since the terrorist attacks of 9/11; however, airports still face many challenges. These come from the sheer volume of vehicle and human traffic, expansive sites, challenging geographical locations and budget constraints.
Maintaining access control in secure areas and monitoring the perimeter for intrusions are top priorities; however, monitoring public areas for suspicious behaviors such as unattended objects or vehicles stopped for extended periods are also serious concerns.
Traditional systems are not always able to identify security events in real time. CCTV systems provide only passive recording capabilities with minimal active monitoring, if any. As a result, these systems are used for forensics, not prevention. Similarly, access control systems can only indicate when a door has been opened with an access card, which leaves secure areas vulnerable to tailgating violations.
Motion detection systems provide even less security, as they simply detect motion. They can just as easily alarm on the motion of an animal as a prowler scaling a fence, making them virtually useless in identifying actual security threats. Even worse, the false alarms they generate consume scarce resources and divert attention. And, in a world of heightened security, false alarms are worse than no alarms because they train security personnel to ignore all potential threats.
Improve Security by Integrating Existing Systems With Intelligent Video
An integrated intelligent video solution can dramatically improve airport security by leveraging existing infrastructure to provide real-time alerts and improved situational awareness. As a result, airports are better able to prevent and detect actions targeted against civil aviation.
Intelligent video is a key element in centralizing security management and improving security by integrating with access control, radar, GIS and other systems. This enables airports to identify security violations as they happen and immediately alert security personnel. Suspicious behaviors around secure areas can trigger alarms to prevent or respond to violations in real time. Integration with these systems offers actionable 24/7 surveillance of any area regardless of weather conditions or water borders.
Higher accuracy rates through situational awareness also help eliminate false alarms and provide a strong deterrent for reducing TSA fines caused by employee access violations and other noncompliance events. The end result is an integrated, cost-effective solution that doesn't require wholesale change to existing infrastructure.
The Case for the Smartcatch Integrated Intelligent Video System
Vidient SmartCatch provides the most comprehensive, accurate and advanced site-wide intelligent video surveillance solution available. With true behavior recognition capabilities, SmartCatch can detect suspicious behaviors that threaten safety and security in real time, alerting the appropriate security staff for an effective and efficient response.
Unlike other intelligent video solutions that merely integrate with existing CCTV cameras, SmartCatch maximizes investment in other security systems, including access control, RFID and biometrics. By integrating video behavior analysis with authentication devices, situational awareness is heightened dramatically. Moreover, SmartCatch's varied behavior modules can be used in any indoor or outdoor setting, regardless of water borders or weather conditions.
Finally, SmartCatch uses state-of-the-art machine learning, multiple object trajectory tracking and human reasoning technology, which consistently achieves the industry's highest accuracy by detecting violations and eliminating the false alarms caused by motion detection systems or simple object tracking solutions.
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Benefits of Intelligent Video
- Eliminate Access Violations
- Increase Public Safety
- Receive Real-time Intrusion Alerts
- Achieve TSA Security Compliance
- Protect High-value Assets
- Improve Perimeter Security
Available Site-Wide Recognition Solutions
Airport Operating Area Protection
- Human/Vehicle Tailgating - detects multiple people/vehicles entering through an access control point on a single card
- Perimeter Intrusion - detects and tracks people, vehicles or other object intrusions into secured areas
- Removed Objects - detects the removal of equipment or other stationary objects
- Stopped Vehicle - detects vehicles stopped near sensitive areas for a prolonged period or outside permitted access times
Public Area Protection
- Unattended Objects - detects luggage, packages and other objects that are left unattended for a specified period of time
- Exit Lane - detects people going the wrong way in an exit lane
- Stopped Vehicle - detects vehicles illegally parked in passenger loading and unloading zones
- Loitering - detects people or vehicles loitering near secure or high-value areas
- Crowd Detection - detects growing crowd sizes to prevent overcrowding
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