Integrated
CCTV:
more than a
surveillance tool
The security checkpoint may be the focus of passenger and media attention when it
comes to aviation security, yet there are a whole host of threats to which the industry
is exposed that emanate from other areas of the terminal and airfield. CCTV has
long been the primary surveillance methodology but the sheer number of cameras
deployed and the vast area they cover make it nigh on impossible for their human
operators to use them for anything more than evidential tools in the aftermath
of an incident, unless there are software algorithms that convert the information
gathered into meaningful data that can be used in the prevention of acts of unlawful
interference with civil aviation, whilst also enhancing the overall safety and security
service an airport provides. Uwe Karl sets out the case for an integrated approach
to aviation security.
S
ecurity has become an ever through interoperable solutions using and effectively. A simple example
increasing feature of our daily fully integrated systems. is how an access control system can
lives and nowhere is this more Taking this a stage further (beyond determine if rooms within the airport
readily apparent than in the airport. the confines of security), building are actually occupied and, if not,
For the majority of passengers, the automation, as well as fire detection turning off the lighting, heating and
most overt indicator is the queue at and suppression, is increasingly being air conditioning. “Green” is very much
the security checkpoint as more rigor- applied in an integrated way. The at the heart of current air transport
ous checks on passengers and their environmental challenges faced by thinking, not only in terms of how to
luggage cause bottlenecks. While pas- airports has been a particular driver in reduce the environmental impact of
senger and baggage screening under- this market development, with the need actual air travel but also in how the
standably remains a high priority for to reduce energy consumption through buildings and the airport infrastructure
airports, a more holistic approach is improved heating, ventilating and air can help in this process.
often being adopted, one which brings conditioning (HVAC) systems also being
together the different security threats sought through using security and fire The Threats
that are faced and deals with them systems more intelligently, efficiently The increased spend on anti-terror-
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