Airports & ports security applications - Case studies
A significant upgrade in the fibre network included installation of multi-mode fibre optic cabling to camera locations It takes an intricate and well-established security infrastructure to protect a port, even a small one such as the Port of West Sacramento. Following strict security regulations from the Department of Homeland Security and US Coast Guard, The Port made the commitment to install a new video surveillance system featuring video management software from OnSSI. At...
HID's access control controllers and contactless smart card readers were deployed at the airport HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that Nanchang Changbei International Airport has selected the company’s networked access control solution, contactless smart cards, and readers for its new terminal to enhance overall security. The new system delivers real-time monitoring and data management capabilities, while enabling rol...
Alpro's marine access controls keypad is waterproof to IP68, the highest certification available Alpro Architectural Hardware have supplied their waterproof access control keypads to the principal ferry operator in Scotland, Caledonian MacBrayne. Caledonian MacBrayne serves 45 ports across the west coast of Scotland and sails to 24 destinations including islands such as Arran, Bute, Mull and Iona. Alpro's marine keypad is waterproof to IP68, this being the hig...
The port of San Giorgio di Nogaro situated near the city of Udine is one of the three active ports in the region, together with Trieste and Monfalcone. It is a river port, accessible from the Adriatic sea. It is divided into two public structures: Porto Vecchio and Porto Magreth with the private dock of the former chemical industries of Caffaro. The port area houses a rail junction, covered warehouses and open air storage areas, handling approximately 1.6 million tons of various goods. The Cons...
With an annual passenger volume of 50 million, Frankfurt Airport is the largest airport in Germany. While the Rhine-Main region has profited enormously from this circumstance, the further expansion is already on the way. The safety of passengers, aircraft and of the airport personnel takes top priority in this context. Among other things, the thermal imaging cameras by FLIR Systems, provided by VIDEOR E. Hartig GmbH, ensure that no threat remains undetected. The camera systems installed by Germa...
HID Global, trusted worldwide leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that the company's e-government RFID reader technology is being deployed in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain to help create a more robust identity-checking infrastructure in Europe. The company will be deploying its technology through leading system integrators in two additional countries during the first half of calendar 2011. HID's reader modules offer one of the world's fastest solut...
Responsible for more than 75 million passengers a year and over 2,700 flights daily, this world-class airport is one of the busiest in the nation. A steady increase in the number of flights and passengers has local authorities focused on ensuring that high levels of security, crowd control, and decreased passenger wait times continue to be addressed.Operational overviewAirport facilities include several passenger terminals serving more than 30 airlines, cargo areas with warehouse and aircraft pa...
About the Port Botany expansion project:The Sydney Ports Corporation is expanding its container port facilities at Port Botany to augment long-term trade growth. Involving the reclamation of 60 hectares of land, this is the largest port project to be undertaken in Australia in over three decades. The Sydney Ports Corporation mission is to add value to all aspects of Sydney's port operations by managing and developing port facilities and services to meet existing and future trade needs and delive...
Zucchetti Axess recently implemented an employee time & attendance system for Airbus Spain using multifunctional LEGIC read & write terminals.Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer with operations in 80 countries, recently upgraded the employee time & attendance system at its Spanish factories in Madrid and Seville. Italy-based Zucchetti Axess linked up with its Spanish partner, SoftMachine, to implement a comprehensive and multifunctional LEGIC advant based system.Airbus...
Background Situated on the west coast, la Rochelle is one of the largest commercial ports in Europe. The port is one of the strategic sites covered by new government security regulations and in July 2004 the port authority started to plan new measures in order to ensure enhanced security of all port facilities. Challenge The size of the facility meant that the fibre solution initially envisaged would be very costly and deployment would take many months. The challenge involved covering and c...
Genetec, a pioneer in the physical security industry and a leading provider of world-class unified IP security solutions was selected by Denver International Airport (DIA) in Colorado to secure their 53 square-mile (137 square-kilometre) facility with Omnicast, Genetec's advanced IP video surveillance solution. Ranked the 10th busiest airport in the world in 2008 for passenger traffic by Airport Council International, DIA was looking to upgrade their outdated analog system to a newer and more ad...
Airport security managers would agree that while 100% security at their airports is not realistic, it is critical to close the gaps in the total security environment at their facility as much as possible.The following case study illustrates how a major US airport re-engineered perimeter security to avoid the issue of excessive false alarms while maintaining high levels of detection for intruders entering from the waterfront. This design will better integrate with existing fixed and Pan-Tilt-Zoom...
The world of security is fast-moving, nowhere more so than in the aviation industry where advances in security are being implemented within airports to combat those who seek to penetrate restricted areas to commit criminal or terrorist acts. Following a number of high-profile terrorist incidents involving aircraft and airports in recent years, aviation security has been significantly strengthened with the introduction of a range of measures designed to protect the travelling public. These includ...
The CEM system will safeguard the new Concourse 3 at Terminal 3 in Dubai International AirportCEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, is pleased to announce they have been awarded the contract to secure the new Concourse 3 at Terminal 3 in Dubai International Airport. The industry-renowned CEM AC2000 security management system will be installed to ensure the highest level of security. Concourse 3, which will take a similar shape to Concourse 2, is predicted to handle 15 million p...
The system is also to be extended to connect the airport's new security control centre to the radio networkCassidian has won a contract to extend its TETRAPOL digital radio network to cover the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt, which is currently the largest airport project in Europe. Under a Europe-wide invitation to tender, Berlin Airports has also commissioned Cassidian to deliver, install and maintain an indoor radio system for the new airport's TETRAPOL network and for the BOS d...
iOmniscient is the only video analytics supplier which can operate in complex airport environment The Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has named Antalya Airport, in the south of Turkey, as the best airport in Europe in the "10-25 million passenger" category. ICF Airports Antalya Airport Director General Alexander Laukenmann said during an award ceremony that Antalya Airport had won this in part because it had the best security. iOmniscient would like to congratulate its par...
Airbus and Zucchetti Axess established their initial contacts at a LEGIC meetingZucchetti Axess recently implemented an employee time & attendance system for Airbus Spain using multifunctional LEGIC read & write terminals.Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer with operations in 80 countries, recently upgraded the employee time & attendance system at its Spanish factories in Madrid and Seville. Italy-based Zucchetti Axess linked up with its Spanish partner, SoftMachine, to implemen...
Accidents can and do happen, but being prepared for them is what can really make the difference between life and death in a critical situation. In the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha in Central Spain, the health care authority, SESCAM, takes people's well-being seriously. SESCAM is stepping up its medical airlift services with 166 new helipads and a communications and video network system that is built to effectively counter any calamity.Centralising the systemCurrently, there are 59 med...
First Responder mimics the actions of securty guard to deter crime FutureSentry, a developer of automated detection solutions designed to enhance security, announced that its First Responder solution was selected to provide perimeter security at a world-renowned air enthusiast's show in Oshkosh, Wis.Specified by Mitchell Christian, owner of Cyber Consulting & Security, the integrator was contracted by show sponsors, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), to provide security at AirVent...
SeeTec's video surveillance solution boosts security at Karup Airport SeeTec, one of Europe's leading suppliers of video management software, makes travelling a little bit safer. Together with Solar Denmark as the solution provider, SeeTec delivered a cutting edge video surveillance system to Karup Airport (Denmark), thus updating its security system to latest standards.After September 11th, a seamless control of passengers and luggage had been established at the airport. For that pu...
There is a growing need for Quantum Secure products to increase the security of critical infrastructure Quantum Secure, the leading provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, compliance and events across disparate physical security systems, announced that it has deployed phase one of its SAFE physical identity and access management software solution for the new World Trade Centre.With this phase of SAFE deployment, the WTC will cen...
Among the technologies installed is the PLENA range of Public Address/Voice Alarm technologies An entire portfolio of technologies from Bosch Security Systems - including the PLENA range of Public Address/Voice Alarm (PA/VA) technology - is being installed at the new Stobart Rail operated railway station at Stobart Group's London Southend Airport to protect the safety and security of passengers and staff. The station and airport, which was acquired by the famous transpor...
Over 100 years ago, Port Freeport came into being when the first jetty system was built in Freeport, Texas. Since that time, the Port has become one of the fastest growing ports on the Gulf Coast, and is currently ranked as the 16th largest port in the United States in terms of foreign tonnage. Located just three miles from deep water, Port Freeport is also one of the most accessible ports on the Gulf Coast and the 400-foot-wide, 45-foot-deep channel ensures a fast, safe turnaround for many carg...
The new SkyCourt building is now equipped with more than 200 S610e & S610f fingerprint readersCEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, recently announced that the CEM AC2000 system at Budapest Airport, Hungary has been successfully extended to cover the new €200 million terminal at the airport - the "Sky Court". The extension was installed by Approved Reseller, Bull Hungary.The project which began in June 2009 and was opened in March 2011, involved the construc...
G4S will secure elements like passenger, hold baggage and non-passenger screening at Canadian airportsCATSA announced that it has selected G4S as the Security Screening Contractor for the delivery of Airport Screening Services in the Pacific Region. G4S Secure Solutions (Canada) will provide services at 20 airports, including Vancouver International Airport. G4S is delighted to have been chosen as a partner to help CATSA to achieve its mission to protect the public by securing critic...
Milestone XProtect Enterprise is suited for multi-site operations as the software can handle a large number of cameras For the past three years, Alloin, a member of the Kuehne + Nagel Group and an important international player in the freight and courier market, has been using an array of ultra-high resolution cameras to provide anti-intruder protection for 33 courier depots as well as monitoring the smooth flow of pallets and packages. To this end, Alloin turned to E-...
NASA combines a video surveillance system with Firetide's wireless network to secure Palmdale hanger When NASA signed a 20-year lease in September on an unused hangar in Palmdale, Calif., to house two specialized research aircraft, the man charged with protecting those planes faced a serious challenge. The planes, the Boeing 747 Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy and DC-8 Airborne Laboratory, are operated by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, whic...
A total of 274 Avigilon HD cameras provide complete coverage of the airport King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) is Saudi Arabia's third largest airport and occupies an area of 105 square kilometers. Because of its proximity to the cities of Mecca and Medina, the airport is the gateway to Saudi Arabia for a large number of visitors from around the world. In 2010 alone, KAIA serviced more than 17 million passengers. Over the past several years, the airport has undergone...
King Abdulaziz International Airport secures premises with Avigilon HD Surveilance SystemAvigilon, the performance and value leader in high definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, today announced that King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA), Saudi Arabia's third largest airport, has deployed the Avigilon HD Surveillance System in 13 parking lots, its terminal lobbies, duty free shops, retail market, restaurants and coffee shops to capture, review, and store ind...
Challenge:To help comply with industry regulations, boost security, and improve operational efficiencies, ABP needed an advanced, flexible HD surveillance system that could leverage the existing network infrastructure and easily integrate with the port's current analogue-based system.Solution: ABP relies on Avigilon Control Center software with HDSM to seamlessly manage the HD surveillance system 24x7. At the Port of Grimsby, ABP installed two 11 MP Avigilon HD cameras to monitor vehicle entry a...
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