| Video security is as much a part of | | | | With intelligent video security, cameras |
| airports as planes and runways. It is | | | | do not only monitor movement, they |
| unthinkable for an airport - any airport | | | | report aberrant or suspicious behavior. |
| - not to have video security. In fact, | | | | Cameras classify behavior as suspicious |
| in the wake of the events of 9/11, the | | | | if they deviate from the patterns of |
| video security of airports have | | | | normal activity coded into the video |
| undergone remarkable transformations. | | | | security system. Once anomalous behavior |
| Innovations in Airport Video Security | | | | from a passenger is noted, a video clip |
| If there is anything that the tragic | | | | is sent to a responder, via pager, |
| events of 9/11 revealed, it is this: | | | | laptop, cell phone, or the control |
| airport security, no matter how | | | | center. Should the first responder fail |
| sophisticated, is not infallible. Anyone | | | | to act, the video clip is sent to |
| determined to beat the system may do so, | | | | another responder. |
| provided that he has the gadget and | | | | Face Recognition in Video Security |
| technology needed. With this in mind, | | | | Another upgrade to airport video |
| experts are now rethinking their | | | | security is face recognition. It is |
| approach to airport video security. | | | | already in use in some airports, |
| Instead of collecting data after an | | | | although application is limited to |
| incident, the focus is now on | | | | airport personnel for the time being. |
| anticipating events and addressing | | | | Face recognition is highly useful in |
| problems even before they take place. | | | | verifying identity. It is used in two |
| Additionally, they have introduced two | | | | ways in airports. The first is in watch |
| technological breakthroughs to airport | | | | list screening. Live images of |
| surveillance and video security, namely, | | | | passengers are compared to a database of |
| intelligent video and face recognition. | | | | known criminals. The second is in |
| Intelligent Video Security? | | | | regulating access to restricted areas or |
| Intelligent video is the latest | | | | airport controls. Badges and uniforms |
| offspring of the marriage between | | | | can be stolen easily and quickly; it |
| established video security and newly | | | | will require plenty of work to steal a |
| plumbed video technologies. How does it | | | | face. |
| work? A software is made to work with | | | | Experts believe that integration of face |
| existing airport CCTV systems. This | | | | recognition in the video security of all |
| software revolutionizes the detection | | | | airports is a cost-effective solution |
| process. Traditional video security | | | | not only to security concerns, but also |
| requires that personnel keep close watch | | | | to lags in paper processing. With face |
| of the images captured. This system is | | | | recognition, it will become easier to |
| flawed because no matter how many | | | | identify people and match the face to |
| personnel an airport employs, it still | | | | existing records. |
| is possible to overlook an area, for | | | | It is unanimously accepted that video |
| example. After all, how can one lock | | | | security helps improve travel safety. |
| into a threatening situation quickly and | | | | Having the best video technology in the |
| reliably when one has hundreds, if not | | | | world, however, is not what's important. |
| thousands, of CCTV cameras to watch? | | | | It's what you do with it that counts. |