World Security Report June 2014

TRANSPORT SECURITY
INDUSTRY NEWS
signals and spotting what is a
threat and what is not. Machines
on the other hand are not.
The ARENA system combined
complementary sensors to reduce
false alarm rates. The threatdetection
task was also broken
down into four interconnected
steps: object detection, object
tracking; event recognition; and
threat recognition. The fewer the
bystanders to the vehicle, the
easier the system could interpret
what is going on, meaning that it
would be easier to detect a threat
in a quiet railway siding than when
standing by a busy platform. For
the same reason, trains may, on
the whole, prove easier to protect
than trucks, which often park in
places where there is innocent
foot traffic.
The project also tackled the
sensitive legal and ethical issues
involved in surveillance and
electronic security, particularly
those revolving around privacy. It
will be crucial to have the consent
of the driver for any camera
system which secures a vehicle
on the basis of facial recognition.
Facial recognition cameras were
only used in the cab of a vehicle,
so presented no challenge in
respect of the privacy of passersby.
ARENA’s innovative combination
of existing surveillance technology
provides autonomous monitoring
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and situational awareness of the
environment surrounding critical
mobile assets, alerting personnel
to threats. In achieving this goal
it has the potential to fill the
yawning security gap between
harbours, depots and garages,
currently a cash cow for criminals
and potentially a loophole
exploited by terrorists.
There has been an uneasy
acceptance that piracy, hijacking
and thefts are facts of commercial
life, particularly when trading in
some parts of the world. But a
growing refusal to accept this
situation has helped to put the
issue to the top of the EU agenda.
ARENA may signal the beginning
of a fundamental shift in the
balance of power away from
criminals, improving the safety of
transport personnel and ultimately,
cutting costs for everyone.
Delta R Detection – Is this the magic bullet for airport security screening?
In the aftermath of 911
increasingly rigorous
screening procedures
have struggled to keep
with the high demand at
airport security and parcel
screening checkpoints.
What was needed was an
automated high speed
detection technologies that
can process large volumes
and be implemented with
little or no need for human
intervention.
Working with experts in
materials and computer
science from the University
of Florida Delta R
Detection has developed a
highly adaptable detection
platform for sensing
dangerous chemicals on
the surface of objects. This
technology has successfully
been applied to rapidly
scan baggage and cargo
for explosives.
This fully automated, high
speed system solves the
“needle in the haystack”
problem of detecting
explosives for the air
transportation, parcel
and cargo industries. The
combination of sensitivity
and high throughput
makes the system ideal
for baggage and parcel
screening.
The Delta R Detection
automated carry-on
baggage scanner can
be placed directly in line
with any existing x-ray
machines. It uses a non
invasive optical sampling
technique to detect trace
quantities of explosives.
Luggage is simply placed
on to the conveyer belt
the way it would be at
an existing checkpoint
but it is simultaneously
scanned for microscopic
amounts of explosive. It
plugs directly into existing
infrastructure with no need
for an additional operator
and scans every carry-on
bag for trace quantities of a
broad range of explosives
with a low false positive
rate without increasing
wait time at security check
points
Dr. Thierry Dubroca,
CEO Delta R Detection
said, “We have used the
scientific discovery from
the University of Florida
to build a fully functioning
prototype (currently
being demonstrated at
Schipol Airport, in The
Netherlands). Using
ultra violet spectroscopy
we can now identify
unique signatures of
explosives. For example
we can now detect sub
microns grams of TNT
on the surface of bags
and parcels. Our current
ODSecurity sells 3 SOTER Through-Body Scanners to Hong Kong
Correctional Services
prototype automatically
detects explosives thanks
to a custom designed
software.”
Dr Esen Yuksel, Research
Scientist, University of
California said, “We
have designed a unique
software for this low level
of detection. With our
high speed computing
techniques and state of the
art classification algorithms
we are able to provide very
low false alarm rates at very
high speeds. We will have
the ability to upgrade our
software to detect future
terrorist threats.
Delta R Detection plan
to turn the prototype to
a product by bringing
the hardware sensor and
optical component to meet
larger customers needs,
such as higher sensitivity,
and speed.
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Netherlands based
security manufacturer,
ODSecurity has sold 3
units of the SOTER RS
Through Body Scanner
to the Hong Kong
Correctional Services,
CSD (Correctional Services
Department) for use in
drug interdiction within a
number of high security
custodial establishments.
The use of Through
Body Scanners in prisons
is regarded as the
most effective way of
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countering the smuggling
of items such as drugs,
mobile phones, weapons
and other contraband
material without
subjecting inmates and
visitors to intrusive body
searchers.
The SOTER RS is a low
dosage full body scanner
which combines ultra low
radiation with maximum
visibility, for use at airports
and prisons. Within
seconds the SOTER RS
reveals hidden items, such
as weapons or narcotics,
diamonds, or any stolen
or smuggled goods. It
doesn’t even have to be
metal. The SOTER shows
a clear difference between
human tissue and other
materials, even ingested
or camouflaged items will
be shown.
The scanners will increase
the level of security
operations previously
possible through the use
of conventional metal
detectors. Non metallic
objects hidden under
clothes, in natural cavities
or within the human
body cannot be detected
by conventional metal
detectors and typically,
these non-detectable
items, such as narcotics,
explosives, precious
stones, plastic weapons,
or other contraband,
can only otherwise be
detected by highly
intrusive total body
searches.
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