Airport Security

Intelligent Moving Camera (Viseum IMC) airport security installations

For airport security (perimeter security and all circulation in open space within the perimeter), each Viseum IMC camera can have multiple CCTV cameras built inside a single unit, for complete coverage in any direction up to 360°. For each deployment the required number of fixed surveillance cameras are put into each IMC camera unit and directed at the zone areas to be covered (see examples below):

• 6 fixed cameras and 1 PTZ camera for full 360° – deployed onto airport security CCTV camera columns.
• 5 fixed cameras and 1 PTZ camera for up to 300° – deployed onto corners of buildings, or airport security lighting columns.
• 3 fixed cameras and 1 PTZ camera cover 180° – deployed onto the side of airport buildings.

Example airport CCTV security installation covering access to 3 airport terminal buildings and 50 aircraft gates

Virtual CCTV Operator software:

For better use of airport security personnel – rather than train them for routine monitoring tasks, the software monitors each and every camera installed on the network simultaneously. Upon activation of the software analysing an incident, it automatically controls the PTZ camera to confirm, record and report incidents. The software performs key but mundane tasks, such as:

• What activity to monitor.
• When to monitor for particular incidents.
• Where to monitor for particular incidents.
• What responses should follow particular incidents.

Airport security emergency threat management:

If potential intruders approach the airport perimeter up to 130 metres from the fence line, their close-up video images are automatically recorded and displayed onto surveillance monitors for security response. If the airports perimeter intrusion detection system (PIDS) is breached, Viseum software systems will automatically track the intruders wherever they circulate inside the perimeter. The Viseum software will also track the intruders through the airport terminal buildings existing internal CCTV cameras, identify them when passing from camera to camera and re-identify them when moving out of view from any of the cameras.

If there is more than one intruder within coverage of a single IMC camera installation, the Viseum software will track all of them and control the PTZ camera to automatically zoom into, follow and switch between all intruders to a) confirm their sightings, and b) record close-up video images of them. Throughout the entire incident the intruder’s locations and close-up video images are automatically reported for security response. If they reach certain areas or if airport security personnel have not responded correctly, the Viseum system will automatically notify the head of airport security to initiate further escalation procedures.

Once the incident has finished, CCTV evidence is used for rapid investigations. Images of the intruder(s) are fed into Viseum software systems to automatically track their movements from the lead-up to the breach through to the end of it, including attempts to evade capture within crowds of people. Viseum’s face recognition software is then used to automatically investigate if the intruders had previously visited the site.