Open Threat Assessment Platform For Airports
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Most airports in the world are packed with security services, among them undercover security guards who look like any other passenger. On top of that advanced security cameras are located all around the port and inside the different terminals, and of course the scanners checking the luggage to go on board the plane.
In order to analyze all of this security information, A multi-phase partnership between Sandia National Laboratories and Stratovan Corporation was established, aimed at creating a dynamic screening system that enables seamless aviation security integration through an Open Threat Assessment Platform (OTAP).
According to the two companies this joint project is a screening system based on risk assessment which synchronizes information from the data, images, and interfaces and is designed to focus on the end user’s needs. “These concepts will be prototyped with a carry-on baggage x-ray prototype system implementing an open system architecture,” Sandia said in its announcement of the partnership. “This project will lay the foundation for faster product development cycles, and for future efforts expanding to other security technologies across the TSA screening equipment architecture.” This project is also meant to lay the foundations for future efforts of expanding other security technologies in the field of aviation security.
“Teaming up with Sandia National Laboratories enables us to further establish ourselves as a leader in providing system and software solutions to the aviation security market,” said Jim Olson, CEO of Stratovan. But regardless of the commercial aspect, there is little doubt that this is a system that could increase airports’ ability to take on changing threats, as it is designed to reinforce both passengers’ security and the screening process’ efficiency, resulting in a much better overall experience.
