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