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Transportation Security
Sting Trailer Designed To Combat Cargo Theft
September 10, 2008
According to the National Cargo Security Council, cargo theft is estimated to account for up to $25 billion in direct merchandise losses each year. With more than 675,000 registered interstate motor carriers moving 65 percent of the freight in the United States, the opportunity for theft is at an all time high.
IP Video Enhances Hong Kong Traffic Surveillance
September 5, 2008
IndigoVision’s complete IP CCTV technology has been used to extend the capabilities of Hong Kong’s extensive traffic surveillance system. The current analog system has been expanded with the addition of 48 cameras using IndigoVision’s IP video system, creating a fully integrated 250 camera hybrid solution.
A Numbers Game
By Meta Rotenberg · September 2008
License plate and container code recognition systems enhance border security
In 2006, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers inspected 422 million travelers and more than 132 million cars, trucks, buses, trains, vessels and aircrafts. Customs officers inspected 1.19 million private vehicles, 11.48 million trucks and more than 1 million aircraft. On a typical day, Customs processes 70,200 truck, rail and sea containers. On the U.S.-Canadian border, one truck crosses the border every 2.5 seconds— representing 45,000 trucks per day.
One Way Only
By Lior Frenkel · September 2008
Unidirectional connectivity protects airport networks using IP cameras
Airports are bustling international hubs, some providing services to hundreds of thousands of people from diverse locations on a daily basis. Overseeing airport security is an extremely complicated task, not just in the airport itself, but also on the airplanes.
Intelligent Video Appliances Installed At Critical South Korea Sites
August 29, 2008
ioimage recently announced that its intelligent video appliances have been implemented at several key sites in South Korea.
Las Vegas Transit Authority Deploys Mobile Video Surveillance Solution
August 28, 2008
March Networks, a provider of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced recently that the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) is using the company's mobile video surveillance solutions for security and risk management on its para-transit and fixed route buses.
Tampa Bay Maritime Homeland Security Experiment Focuses On Enhancing Nation's Port Security
August 28, 2008
The U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and SRI International are deploying a suite of advanced port security technologies, trained personnel, and are executing tactical procedures as part of a homeland security experiment in the waters of Tampa Bay through August 28.
IP Video Chosen For Large-Scale Rail Network Upgrade In United Kingdom
August 20, 2008
Integrated IP video technology has been deployed as part of a massive CCTV central monitoring and recording project for First Capital Connect (FCC), one of the UK’s newest train operating companies.
Italian Port Installs Scalable IP Video Surveillance Management Software
August 14, 2008
The Italian port of San Giorgio di Nogaro has installed IP video surveillance management software from Milestone Systems with License Plate Recognition to help manage busy shipping and transit traffic, security of goods and people safety.
Underwater Anti-Terrorism Technology To Patrol San Francisco Bay
August 13, 2008
Coda Octopus Group Inc. recently announced the company’s Underwater Inspection System (UIS), developed in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, has been purchased by the Sheriff’s Office of Contra Costa County in California.
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