June 30, 2006
High Tech Border Security
Through Innovations in Sensor, Surveillance and Detection Technology
While the President pushes for increased manpower along the borders, additional and effective technology helps to supplement this need. Working to contribute to the overall technology border technology portfolio are several firms developing a variety of innovative security products to help protect the nation's borders.
Praetorian... an integrated view of vast miles of borders, permitting the U.S. far improved situation awareness leading to better security through earlier detection, visual and other sensor confirmation of areas of concern... with fewer false alarms.
The Milliscope... designed to meet an increasing demand within the security arena for an accurate and portable explosive detection device that can be used alone or in conjunction with other screening solutions. This technology will also help to reduce the incidence of false alarms in concealed weapons detection and concealed explosives detection."
TraceGuard solutions are specifically designed with four main objectives: 1) to reduce the number of people waiting in line at airports; 2) to reduce the number of security screening personnel required to man the checkpoints; 3) to be sensitive enough to extract particles from fingerprints left by someone handling the explosives,* and 4) to be deployed in conjunction with existing screening technologies."
Sense is well positioned... with mature field-proven biometric identification technology. Also, together with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, we are developing patented MEMS-based equipment designed to quickly and inexpensively detect a wide-spectrum of explosives and chemical warfare agents.
press release w/ links to more info | Marketwire
>*Compare and contrast this Traceguard 'objective' with General Electric/Cubic's "fingertip trace detection analyzer" as described in the press release linked through here on Spitting Image.
Can they detect explosives from fingertip traces or not? Accurate enough for HAZMAT & SWAT teams?
~These are only a few of the systems they can tell us about. Knock-offs of the top-secret stuff? For investors who want to get on the Homeland Security bandwagon. Hey rube?
Posted by Stubbornson at June 30, 2006 08:39 AM