AST Digital Magazine May 2016 | Page 20

Protecting the Gulf
Volume 4
May 2016 Edition

Protecting the Gulf

AirFest 2016
and other behaviors for better perimeter protection . According to Jason Jones , Director of Business Development for Sentry View , the system produced hits almost immediately . “ We got a lot of alerts – about 75 before 11:00 on Saturday ,” he said . This allowed base security to conduct further analysis on the alerts to determine if a potential threat existed in a timely manner . This is PlateSmart ’ s second appearance at AirFest . In 2014 , the Company ’ s technology was installed in a civilian police vehicle positioned inside the base ’ s entry gate with only two cameras . That time , the system scanned over 11,000 license plates in total , 199 of which returned alerts . This year , PlateSmart worked directly with base security personnel for the larger deployment . Although the Company is not at liberty to disclose the total number of plates scanned or alerts returned , the technology proved itself at least as effective if not more so at this year ’ s AirFest .
When evaluating options for a surveillance system to feed its new maritime domain awareness platform GLPC-C4 ( C4 ), Port Fourchon officials chose
Milestone XProtect ® Enterprise video management software ( VMS ).
Port Fourchon is located on the southern tip of Lafourche Parish , Louisiana , on the Gulf of Mexico . This area furnishes 16 to 18 percent of the US oil supply and Port Fourchon services over 90 % of the Gulf ’ s deep-water oil production . There are over 600 oil platforms within a 40-radius of Port Fourchon . There is also significant petroleum industry traffic associated with the oil platform and drilling rigs and the Louisiana Offshore Port pipeline . Port Fourchon plays a strategic role in supplying the United States with nearly 18 percent of its oil supply , servicing over 90 % of the Gulf of Mexico ’ s deep-water exploration and production . Securing such an essential portion of the Gulf Coast requires a hands-on team of security professionals to watch for unauthorized activities and enhance the safety of workers and officers . When evaluating options for a surveillance system to feed its new maritime domain awareness platform GLPC-C4 ( C4 ), Port Fourchon officials chose Milestone XProtect ® Enterprise video management software ( VMS ).
PlateSmart CEO John Chigos commented , “ We ’ re always proud to have our solutions deployed for events like this . We feel it is vitally important to support the men and women tasked with keeping us safe . ARES is a powerful tool not only for public safety , but also for enhanced force protection of our troops and government personnel . At the end of the day , saving lives is what it ’ s all about . That ’ s why we ’ re here .”
To learn more about PlateSmart , please visit http :// www . platesmart . com
For more information on Sentry View Systems , visit http :// www . sentryviewsystems . com .
Milestone XProtect ® Enterprise video management software ( VMS )
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