Airport protection requires large area surveillance to detect, recognize and track unauthorized intruders.
At airports, the restricted zone is large and often it includes areas where activity is allowed. Sometimes the requirement is to detect the intruder long before they reach the fence.
CONTROP's SPIDER and CEDAR systems provide a unique solution for this task because of their ability to scan and automatically detect targets in wide area in real time. This capability can not be matched with the common used VMD technology, thus putting the SPIDER and CEDAR systems as state-of-the-art aiport security technology.
The SPIDER and CEDAR systems are installed in many airfields worldwide, to protect from terror attacks as well as from thieves and smugglers.
The SPIDER and CEDAR systems are installed on Air Control Towers and on airport fences, to ensure complete coverage and protection. The DANIS system is ideal as "gap filler" at hidden places or at sensitive areas.
The SPIDER and CEDAR systems can be connected to the Air Traffic Control Tower, providing more valuable information in addition to the Intruder Detection task:
- The air controller can see the runways any time and can automatically detect hazards, for example animals that may cause FOD.
- When integrated to the Radar or C2, these systems can provide the ability to look at aircraft approaching the airport for identification and for visual safety check, like "Wheels-Down Check".
- Using the observation capability, these systems can be slewed to a fence alert or to support rescue activities in the airport area, giving live video by day and by night, of the entire airport area.
