Airports & Ports Security Applications - Case studies

NVT’s TBus affords re-use of many existing cables within airport site for IP & PoE transmission Built as an aircraft test facility during the World War II, Linden Airport in the New York City metro area is home to light aircraft traffic. Just three miles away from Newark Airport and home for around 100 aircraft, Linden Airport covers an area of 188 acres, has a landing area of 4,140ft X 100ft, and handles over 120 flight operations each day. Its location also mak...

Airbus will provide reliability to Asset Tracking System through its satellite airtime The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) has selected Airbus Defense and Space to provide satellite airtime for air and ground tracking of ground assets and helicopters on a worldwide basis. The contract is for the provision of Iridium Short Burst Data and Iridium Rudics Data Minutes for the MOD’s established Asset Tracking System (ATS), Helicopter ATS (HeATS) and Ground ATS (GrATS). The...

CEM's AC2000 system has proven itself to be a highly reliable and powerful system About 1,000 aircraft movements and over 100 airlines link Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) with about 180 destinations worldwide every day, making it the world’s busiest cargo gateway and one of the world’s busiest passenger airports. Since its opening, HKIA have controlled access throughout the airport using the renowned CEM AC2000 access control and security management system...

AVI technology from Nedap enables airports to monitor, control and optimize taxi access Taxi transportation is an important way of traveling from and to an airport. To regulate traffic flow of commercial vehicles across terminals, airport authorities are using Nedap’s Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) technology. This system, based on long-range RFID technology, reduces waiting times at taxi ranks and allows a smooth, timely flow of taxis. The idea of regulatin...

VIVOTEK MD8562 mobile dome network camera was selected for the in-carriage surveillance of the Skytrain Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is one of five airports in Taiwan with regular international flights, and is by far the busiest. Last year, TPE dealt with approximately 34 million passengers, ranking TPE the 11th busiest airport worldwide in terms of international passengers. TPE comprises two terminals, each harboring roughly half of the passengers. A comprehensi...

Over 42 units of AG Neovo’s PN-46D are installed to form four video walls at the airport AG Neovo has played a crucial role in keeping many public transport systems around the globe run smoothly and safely. The latest addition to its clientele in this sector is Kaohsiung International Airport, the second-largest international airport in Taiwan. As Taiwan’s national gateway in the southern part of the country, Kaohsiung International Airport knows it must keep up a...

Dahua NVR is applied as it can satisfy the storage of large volume footage of the system Pescara harbor, an Italian port stretching along the Adriatic Coast in Pescara, is of significance for the trading and tourism around the region. The port covers a dock, a freight yard and a sea bridge, which is one of the biggest cyclo-pedestrian in Europe. Taking the joint effort with Videotrend s.r.l — Dahua’s distributor in Italy, Dahua Technology and its megapixel solution...

The installation includes more than 50 fixed and PTZ Bosch cameras with VideoJet X10 and VIP X1 encoders End User: Port of Greater Baton Rouge is one of the top 10 ports in the United States and ranks 32nd in the world in total annual tonnage. It is situated 230 miles from the Gulf of Mexico on the Mississippi River and the U.S. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. It covers multiple facilities that span 85 miles of the Mississippi River and encompasses Ascension, East Baton Rouge, I...

The Airport Swinglane self-service boarding gate's design is more suitable for the Chinese market Royal Boon Edam recently announced that they have won the order for the installation of their Airport Swinglane self-boarding security lane at Xiamen International Airport in China. This project will be the first self-boarding project in China which is not installed as part of a pilot program. Xiamen Airport is one of the busiest airports in China with nearly 20 million passenger...

The ability to view and control cameras from any point onsite has allowed airport to reduce its number of control rooms Background When the Senior Executives at Birmingham Airport were laying out plans to increase passenger numbers and improve operational efficiency, it became clear that the existing system and infrastructure would be unable to meet these demands. With six separate control rooms spread across the airport already, further growth would make it difficult to co-...

3 states selected HID Global’s ID credential based on the company’s LaserCard optical security media The Indian states of Gujarat, Delhi and Maharashtra have successfully countered forgery and abuse of vehicle registration documents with new, highly secure certificates of registration. At the core of this program are HID Global’s leading security features and advanced card design. The Document Fraud Problem For many years, key transportation and tax officia...

HP OEM program provides BCDVideo with leading technology, platform stability, and flexible services In airports, school systems, retail stores, and other spaces throughout the world, video surveillance has become essential to securing the safety of property and lives. BCDVideo, headquartered in Chicago, Ill., is a privately held global manufacturer of purpose-built IP Recording Servers. Regardless of the scope of the project, four cameras or up to 40,000, BCDVideo provides its...

The Alpro closers can suit different types of usage with a 90-degree hold open option Aluminum fabricator Veranti are using transom closers from Alpro on new metal-clad modular buildings created for the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) in England. The aluminum and glass structures were built for steelwork designer and manufacturer Conder Allslade and are located within the FIA site. The event is held biannually at the 770-acre TAG Farnborough Airport in Hampshire. Ver...

Nedap SENSIT system ensures easy integration with third party for parking guidance and traffic management systems By installing wireless floor mounted sensors at off-street located parking lot facilities, Nedap enhances parking service and safety for visitors of shopping malls, airports and train stations worldwide. The SENSIT outdoor parking system ensures seamless and easy integration with third party parking systems. This enables accurate guidance to assist visitors in find...

Phoenix’s seamless integration allows the port incident command room to be used across multiple domains Christie®, a world leader in visual display and audio technologies, has expanded its reach to Port Fourchon, a major seaport on the Louisiana coast. Port Fourchon has recently completed construction of a new multi-agency Emergency Operations Center (EOC), including a 30-seat incident command room utilising the Christie Phoenix® open content management system to...

DVTEL’s IP video solutions protect facilities by recording, analysing and archiving events that pose threats Airports and ports represent vital economic engines and security leaders in these facilities need to ensure a high-level of safety and security for employees, passengers and visitors. DVTEL’s end-to-end, IP video solutions protect these facilities by recording, analyzing and archiving events that pose threats, such as unauthorized entry into sensitive areas...

DVTEL’s NVMS enables Port Everglades to bring all data back to the security operations center Background Almost 6,000 ships call at Port Everglades annually, and its growing containerised cargo business places it 12th among the nation's seaports. The port's petroleum storage and distribution hub serves all of South Florida, it is one of the top three cruise ports in the world, and it boasts a major convention center within its 2,000 acres. Port Everglades is one of Sout...

Total Situational Awareness is an integrated solution that incorporates a variety of technologies Oncam Grandeye wins Shannon airport contract - click here to read more. Airports and the Aviation industry require specialized security solutions and in an age of elevated threat, the identification of suspicious activity amongst passengers and staff in and surrounding Airports is imperative. Oncam Grandeye understands the need to secure critical infrastructure, and is dedicated...

The integrated Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher® key control system enables complete control of access to individual keys There are hundreds of specialized tools used on a daily basis at the United Airlines jet engine rebuild and test facility, a 20-acre maintenance and operations center adjacent to San Francisco International Airport. United jets are brought to the facility, where more than 1,400 employees work, to have their engines rebuilt. Here a tool used every day might co...

Delta’s new DSC 600 protects airport facilities where unauthorized vehicle intruders have no obstacles to stop them Before 9-11, perimeter security was used to provide an extra barrier of protection for an airport and its people typically from hijackers and vandals. Although that is still true today, there is now an added threat. In our present environment, we cannot afford to let a terrorist or deranged attacker get near our airport facilities, people or passengers. In...

The success of the new system, with its sheer size and scale, is a landmark achievement for Sancom and Hikvision Hikvision has enabled the modernisation of Shenzhen Bao’an Airport to be completed through the implementation of an analogue surveillance system Shenzhen is located in the delta of China’s Pearl River and is one of Guangdong provinces major cities, one of the fastest-growing in the world. Bordering Hong Kong to the south, it was established as China...

Panomera monitors traffic and pedestrian flows between the multi-storey car park, Terminal 1 and the network of feeder roads and paths The international airport at Naples, Napoli Capodichino Airport, is used by 6 million travellers every year. With the introduction of the Panomera® multifocal sensor system from Dallmeier, security in both the apron and the airport forecourt areas is enhanced further still by the very latest in camera technology. Napoli Capodichino off...

NICE installed its Situator Enterprise Geographical Information System Web application at the airport NICE Systems and AECOM Technology Corporation recently announced that they are helping Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) extend its situation management capabilities from the control room to the field. The airport deployed the NICE Situator Enterprise Geographical Information System (EGIS) Web application, which enables field personnel to view on their tablets all open s...

AdvanceGuard reference sites include: Ostrava in the Czech Republic, Valencia in Spain, and Bristol Airport in the UK Navtech Radar, is now the world leading supplier of radar based Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS) for airports. Having installed 16 AdvanceGuard solutions, and with a considerable number of airports currently under installation, Navtech Radar have the experience and industry knowledge needed to deliver radar PIDS which are compliant with the standards...

The contract includes command and control center, access control, integration with the city’s video management system G4S Technology, an award-winning security and communications integrator, has been awarded a $1.8M contract to upgrade security for the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport located in Killeen, TX. The contract, signed in May 2014, includes a Command and Control center, Access Control, integration with the City’s existing Video Management System, and a...

The ability to view and control cameras from any point onsite has allowed airport to reduce its number of control rooms Background When the Senior Executives at Birmingham Airport were laying out plans to increase passenger numbers and improve operational efficiency, it became clear that the existing system and infrastructure would be unable to meet these demands. With six separate control rooms spread across the airport already, further growth would make it difficult to co-...

By installing Boon Edam’s Swinglane, the airport ensures that high level of security is maintained Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, one of the leading airports in France, has chosen to work with Boon Edam to offer their frequent flyer passengers a smoother transit through the airport. By installing Airport Swinglane self-service gates at security pre-screening, the airport ensures that a high level of security is maintained while shortening cues and putting passengers...

911 Security Systems has installed door controllers, proximity readers and cards from ACT as part of marine access control solution 911 Security Systems have installed door controllers, proximity readers and cards from Access Control Technology (ACT) as part of a marine access control solution with 3,500 users. A unified system is operating internationally across 40 doors, with ferry staff at the ports of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and Cherbourg, France, using their access c...