Transportation security applications - Case studies
From airports to embassies, from warehouses to depots, Delta crash-rated gates stop unauthorised pedestrians and vehicles from entering places that they don't belong. Some models operate without contact with the ground across the opening, one is a manually operated swing gate and others operate with rack and pinion drives across V-groove wheel ground tracks while incorporating IR safety beam and safety edges. Swing versions are also available. The clear openings range from 12 to 30 feet (3,657...
Making decisions about new security technologies can be complex at large organisations to say nothing about getting user buy-in. In a recent webinar, Moving to Mobile Access Control, James Moore of IFSEC Global and Peter Walsh of HID Global spoke with Allan Dawson, Workplace Services Team Manager at aircraft leasing company Avolon, about his company’s recent rollout of HID Mobile Access®. How did users respond to the new technology? When people ultimately get on the platfo...
RADWIN, a globally renowned provider of wireless broadband and technology solutions, has announced that Krungthep Thanakom, on behalf of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration in Thailand, has approved RADWIN's FiberinMotion wireless mobility solution for the Bangkok Gold Line, part of Bangkok's rapid transit system. FiberinMotion mobility solution RADWIN's train-to-ground mobility solution provides critical broadband connectivity that ensures service continuity at high speeds and in challeng...
HID Global, a globally renowned company in trusted identity solutions, has announced that maritime company, Attica Group has selected its HID FARGO DTC4500e high capacity card printer & encoder to optimise its loyalty programme. The solution improves the user experience by instantly personalising high-quality, full-colour membership cards and supports the continuous issuance needs of the loyalty programme. Seasmiles loyalty scheme Attica Group is engaged in passenger shipping through SUPE...
HID Global, a pioneer in trusted identity solutions, announces that maritime company Attica Group has selected its HID® FARGO® DTC4500e High Capacity Card Printer & Encoder to optimise its loyalty programme kiosks. The solution improves the user experience by instantly personalising high-quality full-colour membership cards and supports the continuous issuance needs of the loyalty programme. Attica Group is engaged in passenger shipping through SUPERFAST FERRIES, BLUE STAR FERRIES,...
As Thailand’s oldest bank, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has successfully navigated more than a century of change. But more recently, as the tech-savvy Thai market eagerly embraced the digital revolution, SCB found itself falling behind. One pain point was correcting errors in its ATM network; refunds were taking up to a week. It was a delay the bank’s customers were unwilling to endure. How did SCB fix its ATM woes? It brought in a team of Blue Prism digital workers. Challenge...
Telefónica is Germany’s largest telecommunications company, currently servicing more than 42 million mobile connections. Many of those connections are made possible through a contract. And contracts need to be regularly renewed. Telefónica is updating thousands of contracts every week. Optimising this process was a priority. Challenge Telefonica has 23 million customers with fixed-term contracts, and renewing millions of these contr...
Rebel Energy is a new entrant in the UK energy market and will soon supply 100% clean and affordable energy to all UK households. Rebel’s mission is to drive the nation’s energy transition agenda toward renewable power generation, ensuring poorer households are not left behind. But in an already cluttered and highly competitive market, how is Rebel giving itself the best chance for a successful launch? They’re hardwiring intelligent automation into their business. C...
A UK bank has an impressively long history, and throughout they have looked for ways to innovate and improve their business. When COVID-19 struck, they found themselves well-positioned to help customers in need of mortgage relief. How? With a Blue Prism intelligent digital workforce. Challenge The lockdown and shelter-in-place mandates that were issued early in the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread unemployment and financial worries. Homeowners with mortgages were left wondering&nb...
When UK families require assistance while caring for a loved one, they often turn to Bupa. This well-respected healthcare organisation offers residential and nursing care at over 120 homes and ten retirement villages. With its residents among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, Bupa knew it needed a way to quickly identify any ill staff members to keep residents safe. A Blue Prism digital workforce came on board to help. In fact, Bupa’s intelligent automation program was so impactful, i...
KFM was created by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the UK as a wholly-owned commercial entity. KFM provides the Trust with a broad range of procurement and support services. However, keeping one of the busiest teaching hospitals in London well stocked was a challenge, and knowing which invoices among the many were overdue was even more difficult. So, instead of requiring employees to complete the task, KFM gave the job to Blue Prism digital workers. Challenge C...
“We didn’t have any time to prepare; customers were already worried and asking for our help as soon as the Government announced the scheme. We knew there was no easy system solution to use so we knew we had to find an alternative response that we could deliver safely at pace for our customers when they needed us the most,” said Katie MarriottHead of Mortgage Services. For more than 145 years, Leeds Building Society has helped its members save and have the home they want....
Manufacturers and MRO companies are searching for ways to track and manage tools effectively, and RFID-based Internet of Things (IoT) technology is emerging as an effective option. Founded in 1908, CRRC Puzhen operates four bases in Nanjing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Anhui with about 6,100 employees. The company develops CRH6-type inter-city EMU, 25 types of railway trains, and various types of bogies and brakes. The smart tool control solution is deployed in the company’s Nanjing base and...
Schools present unique challenges for security and access control. But what about a school that is also a heritage site of exceptional value? The Colegio Diocesano Santo Domingo in Orihuela, Spain, is more than just a school. Its historic buildings date to the 1500s, a heritage site as well as a place of learning — with a museum that requires the protection of the same access system. The college buildings are a Resource of Cultural Interest and on Spain’s heritage registry: They mus...
It's hard to imagine German roads without electric vehicles. The increasing number of cars charging up with electricity is also creating a growing demand for reliable charging stations. CITYWATT, a full-service provider of individual 360° e-charging stations for business, is meeting this demand with video technology and the CLOUD solution from MOBOTIX. The first system has been installed at the fast-charging park in Thiersheim (Bavaria). Several MOBOTIX M73 day/night IoT cameras with IR ill...
Traffic management takes many forms. Traffic management can involve closing a roadway during a major city event such as a motion picture awards show or traffic management can simply entail a traffic arm that raises and lowers after a fee has been paid in a parking garage. Traffic management can include directing traffic in one direction during peak hours or closing a facility to vehicle traffic after hours. It can also prevent wrong-way entry or ensuring vehicles cannot encroach on pedestrian a...
A subway system serving Southeast Asia needed to modernise from its aging analog CCTV system to new IP. The subway system includes over 150 stations connected by 135 miles of rail; facilitating over 5 million commuter trips on an average weekday. The passengers have come to expect a high level of quality and reliability as the transit system is one of the most reliable in the world; consistently achieving a 99.9% on-time rate. However, it was becoming increasingly complex and difficult to manag...
The customer is involved in shipping and transportation at a local port, responsible for docking ships, offloading, storage, and distribution of cargo. Due to the nature of their business, coupled with the constraints and logistics of their physical geography, the property is tightly regulated as to who can, or cannot gain access. In addition to their internal regulations and protocols, they are subject to directives and requirements of the Department of Homeland Security along with the Departm...
McKinney ISD relied on an aging analogue phone system that was out-of-date, end-of-life, and no longer supported. The school district wanted to upgrade to an IP communication solution across 37 separate buildings. The school board already had a Fibre backbone that connected each of the buildings. However, the IP devices would also need power, meaning every classroom would require an MDF closet. This solution was not viable due to high costs, network complexity, network security, and safety conc...
March Networks, a global video surveillance and video-based business intelligence solutions provider, is pleased to announce that one of California’s busiest transportation authorities will standardise its entire bus fleet on the company’s RideSafe mobile solution. RideSafe solution The US$ 4 million contract will see more than 400 buses deployed with March Networks’ complete end-to-end RideSafe solution. The contract includes cloud-based monitoring of all of the transportati...
Videosoft's adaptive low bandwidth video streaming technology has been selected and installed on the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), in order to help relay high-quality footage of the ship’s various missions, back to humans on land. On its maiden voyage this spring, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship will trace the route of the famous 1620 Mayflower ship, sailing from Plymouth, in the United Kingdom to Plymouth, in Massachusetts, USA. Only this time, there will be no human captain or crew on...
Just like other industries around the globe, the patience of parking operations management has been tested as the usage of parking facilities in urban and suburban settings fluctuated widely over the past year due to local health and safety and occupancy restrictions. As the overall industry looks to spring back from COVID-19 levels, it is also simultaneously looking to transition from traditional analog and on-premise managed operations to solutions that digitise parking operations and provide...
Sensor systems supplier HENSOLDT has been awarded a contract worth approximately 200 million euros in the frame of ‘Quadriga’ procurement programme of 38 Eurofighter/Typhoon combat aircraft by the German Air Force. The contract placed by Airbus Defence and Space comprises production and delivery of radar systems and core electronics components which will be produced at HENSOLDT’s site in Ulm and at consortium partner Indra’s site in Spain. Improving the aircraft’s...
Meeting a challenge is what business is all about. Challenges are beneficial to any company, providing a valuable learning opportunity and a means to demonstrate expertise, skill, and an approach to solving a problem in a unique or innovative way. Working in partnership with Oslo Airport to install the RTT110 EDS system presented Rapiscan Systems with not just one, but two unique challenges. Challenges faced by Rapiscan The first was creating a propr...
Midway Car Rental, the privately-owned car rental company in Southern California, caters to both an exclusive and expansive clientele, including VIPs, high-end hotels, and replacement vendors like dealerships and body shops. The company currently owns and operates 15 locations and has aggressive plans for expansion, with 6 or 7 more sites planned for this calendar year. Challenges faced With a portfolio that includes Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Jaguars, Midway can have up to a million dollars...
FLIR was selected to provide intelligent dual-vision cameras with embedded Automatic Incident Detection (AID) to be installed in the new Hundvåg and Eiganes tunnels in Norway. The cameras alert tunnel operators on a variety of possible traffic incidents, including stopped vehicles, lost cargo, and pedestrians, allowing emergency services to react fast. The Ryfast project Norway has complex geography. The many fjords, glaciers, and mountains make traveling without natural obstacles a chal...
ASSA CLIQ® Remote has proven to be the perfect partner for the Hean Castle Estate in southwest Wales, delivering assured key control and much-needed flexibility when managing access control across the site. Covering over 1,200 acres, the Hean Castle Estate owns and manages a diverse portfolio of land and property around the village of Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire. The Estate operates a range of different enterprises, including beef farming, forestry and biofuel production, two substantial...
Madrid’s South Bus Station is the second-largest long-distance bus station in Europe. It occupies over 350,000 square feet with 65 docks in operation, 300 garage spaces, retail businesses and services, ticket sales, and offices. The building is integrated into the Méndez Álvaro Transportation Interchange, connecting to the network of subways and nearby RENFE trains. It is owned by Madrid Town Hall and for the past 17 years has been managed by Avanza, an ADO company. "Herta...
ATG Access has launched the next generation in bridge protection technology: the Bridge Deck Expansion Beam. The system was developed in response to a call to the industry by the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure after it identified the need for a hostile vehicle mitigation solution that could span across large bridge expansion joints. The system was developed after the identification of unique characteristics encountered when trying to secure bridge infrastructure from a hos...
HID Global, the globally renowned company in trusted identity solutions, has announced that it has deployed the government of Libya’s first diplomatic and special ePassport program. HID Integrale HID Global provided Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) with HID Integrale, a secure end-to-end solution that expedites the application and issuance processes and manages the entire ePassport lifecycle. For improved security, the redesigned and modernised booklets include a durable...
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