Boarder crossings, check points and access to secure facilities
present a significant challenge to protecting to protecting
the homeland and our nation’s critical infrastructure.
Modified vehicles used for contraband, explosives and smuggling pose a threat
at borders, facilities, special events and locations of national significance.”
The number of border crossings and secure sites requiring protection
compounds this challenge.
Customs and Border Protection VEHICLE Crossings in the United States
Exceed 300
The number of vehicles crossing the border daily
More than 200,000
and the number of Federal Protective Service vehicle
screening and inspection facilities 350.
The number of vehicles screened EACH day for prohibited,
illegal, and dangerous items: AVERAGES 35,000.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate
In partnership with Customs and Border Protection and
the Federal Protective Service
Has initiated the VIEW PROGRAM: Vehicle Inspection for Early Warning.
VIEW advances the research and development under-vehicle inspection
scanning system technology with real world application requirements.
VIEW systems can be easily deployed in fixed or mobile facilities;
run on a standard laptop or workstation in either a standalone environment or
networked operations center for further analytics and investigation.
View Technology provides early warning and detection that is fast,
efficient and low cost for border checkpoints and critical facilities.
The technology has the capacity for sustained, reliable operation 24-7-365.
VIEW Technologies also include Automated License Plate Reader functionality,
Artificial Intelligence and a deep learning capacity which detect changes
in repeat vehicles and further increases the efficiency of the scanning process.
View systems allow vehicle checkpoints personnel the ability to rapidly scan,
inspect and closely examine even the smallest potential threat anomalies.
The slightest change in the vehicles assembly results in a closer magnified review,
including the ability to “look-behind-the-scenes” for abnormalities hidden in the shadows.
The VIEW scanners feature multiple beyond high-resolution cameras
capable of reading a barcode from a spinning axel at speeds up to 20 miles per hour.
The powerful combination of cameras and scanning systems quickly generate
2D and 3D imaging that ~ for the first time in high-volume vehicle inspections ~
allow an operator a “fly-through” detailed perspective.
This breakthrough in high-impact Vehicle Inspection technology
is changing the landscape and speed of detecting threats and saving lives.