Transportation Security

Miami International Airport Rolls Out High-Capacity Digital Communication, Video Surveillance System

August 8, 2008

To increase passenger and personnel safety, Miami International Airport (MIA) selected Ericsson Federal to supply, deploy and execute systems integration of a high-capacity digital communication and video surveillance system.


Sagem Morpho Introduces TWIC-Compliant Smart Card Access Device With Biometrics

July 31, 2008

Sagem Morpho Inc. recently introduced the MorphoAccess 521 TWIC compliant biometric reader, the first smart card access device to meet Transportation Security Administration implementation requirements for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.


Anchorage Airport To Deploy AMAG Technology's Symmetry Homeland Security Management System

July 25, 2008

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport has partnered with Siemens Building Technologies to install AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Homeland Security Management System throughout the entire airport.


Following the Israeli Plan

By Ralph C Jensen · July 23, 2008

When in Rome, do as the Romans. But to tighten up security at U.S. airports it might be wise to adopt novel Israeli methods, using behavior-detection technology.


Port Of Houston Upgrades Security With Orsus Technology

July 18, 2008

Orsus has been awarded a contract for its Situator product suite with the Port of Houston Authority (PHA). The project will integrate hundreds of cameras and access points, plus other devices for the port authority's public terminals and enhance the PHA's capabilities with a more sophisticated and technologically advanced system.


Spanish Airline Ramps Up Security With Video Analytics

July 16, 2008

As the largest air transport group in Spain, Iberia Airlines was interested in improving safety in aircraft-only areas, heightening security in the wake of a 2006 car bombing, and preventing theft in its 200,000 square meter facilities. Unhappy with its existing CCTV security system, the organization turned to video analytics software developer Agent Vi when upgrading its security system.


Corpus Christi Port Deploys Analytics-Based Surveillance System

July 15, 2008

To accommodate a major expansion of the video surveillance system now protecting port operations, officials with the Port of Corpus Christi (Texas) have selected Siemens Building Technologies Inc. to upgrade the capabilities of the entire system.


An Eye Under the Sky

By Peter McKee · July 2008

UK airport faces fierce competition in the skies but is firmly planted in security applications


Getting the Green Light

By Kim Rahfaldt · July 2008

Transportation security should be viewed as an integrated system with multiple coordinating parts

The transportation industry relies on an inherently open architecture and is a complex critical infrastructure where free movement is necessary as people move within and between modes of transportation. This freedom of movement must be maintained for transit to perform its basic functions. Due to the volume of people in public places using various means of transportation, ensuring safety and monitoring all of the movement can be difficult and challenging.


San Pedro Bay Ports Open New Enrollment Site for Federal Security Credential

July 1, 2008

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Port of Los Angeles worked together to open an additional enrollment site recently on Terminal Island in an effort to facilitate enrollment for the Los Angeles/Long Beach port worker, mariner and trucker communities into the federal Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program.


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