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Intelligent Video Surveillance<br />
Using video intelligence to protect<br />
critical public infrastructure<br />
By Kimbry McClure<br />
Law enforcement and other entities<br />
charged with protecting national security<br />
are spending more time than<br />
ever planning and implementing<br />
security measures that ensure national<br />
security and improve public<br />
safety. This is for good reason: from<br />
the energy grid to sporting events to<br />
airports, security personnel know<br />
these venues are enticing targets<br />
for terrorist attacks due to the large<br />
amount of people and resources<br />
clustered together in one place.<br />
In a world of heightened extremism,<br />
lone wolf attacks, and general<br />
global instability, it is not beyond<br />
imagination to foresee a scenario<br />
where a small team of terrorists<br />
seizes a U.S. airport. With the prospect<br />
of hostage taking and hijackings<br />
looming large, the response<br />
time for emergency personnel and<br />
law enforcement becomes critical.<br />
First responders must locate the terrorists<br />
and their hostages quickly<br />
to coordinate an effective response.<br />
This requires enhanced detection<br />
capabilities that can seamlessly<br />
distribute information to decision<br />
makers and emergency personnel<br />
to identify and respond to threats in<br />
real time.<br />
To stay a step ahead of attackers,<br />
security and emergency personnel<br />
need a common operational picture<br />
to communicate with civil and federal<br />
agency authorities. This picture<br />
is not only essential in coordinating<br />
a rescue, but also in securing additional<br />
areas of the airport facility<br />
that the terrorists have yet to seize<br />
as well as collect evidence for both<br />
investigative and legal purposes.<br />
With many entities tasked with<br />
restoring airport security, organizations<br />
need the right technology<br />
to assist them. An important tool<br />
emerging in security today is a video<br />
intelligence system that assists<br />
emergency responders and officials<br />
in reaching their security objectives.<br />
Not Your Old-School<br />
CC-TV Cameras<br />
Many people imagine video surveillance<br />
cameras to be a single camera<br />
mounted on a wall pointing in a<br />
particular direction and transmitting<br />
video to a single television. In<br />
this scenario, multiple cameras in<br />
different locations within the same<br />
building work in isolation and only<br />
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detect motion and images.<br />
Most people do not realize that<br />
video intelligence has evolved tremendously<br />
in recent years. Today’s<br />
video intelligence system consists<br />
of a wide range of disparate sensor<br />
data combined into a single portal.<br />
The integration of sensor data into<br />
one place is a critical development<br />
for law enforcement working in
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