Thermal Imaging:
effective and efficient airport
surveillance technology
Ensuring the safety and security of air travellers ll airports have similar
and our airport resources is becoming
increasingly important and, in the United States,
both federal and state homeland security offices
A
characteristics in that each is
situated on maintained, flat
terrain with large open areas.
Airports also have very long lines
of sight and are contained by
are making upgrading and enhancing security expansive perimeters. In addition, airport
measures at airports a top priority. Organising
construction projects and upgrades are highly
regulated and controlled. Upgraded illumination
appropriate surveillance for such a large area is a and enhanced tower construction within the Air
daunting task for officials and requires an
Operations Areas (AOAs) require at the
minimum, approvals from Federal Aviation
abundance of manpower and cutting-edge Administration prior to installation.
technology to ensure thorough protection. Airports
All of these points make a compelling
argument for the installation and use of
are monitored in a number of different ways, thermal imaging technology throughout
including interior and exterior foot patrols.
Typically, augmenting operational security
resources are dozens, and in some cases
“
...all airports have similar
hundreds, of conventional CCTV cameras characteristics in that each
positioned both in fixed positions and on pan-tilt
is situated on maintained,
positioning devices. John Cimba looks at how
existing technology can be complemented, and
flat terrain with large
security enhanced, by the use of thermal imaging. open areas...”
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