Airport Security: On the Ground and In the Air
The Houston Airport System (HAS) is the fourth-largest airport system in the United States and the sixth-largest in the world. The HAS, a Department of Aviation within the city of Houston, brings air service to Houston's population of more than 5.5 million. The Houston Airport System manages three facilities; George Bush Intercontinental Airport, William P. Hobby Airport, and Ellington Airport. Learn how the Airport uses the Activu solution to monitor and manage the entire airport.
Frost & Sullivan Technology Alert: Aerospace & Defense
Information display in command and control centers has traditionally been limited to local computer and video sources hardwired to displays using proprietary signal distribution and processing. This has severely limited the sharing of visual information critical to decision making. Modern command and control calls for the fluid sharing of information across the organization: from individual field troops to command centers half a world away. The military adage: "need-to-know" has been transformed to ‘need-to-share.’
A Singular View
Imagine a working environment, at your traffic management center (TMC), where all of your operators and supervisors had a single, cohesive view of all statewide traffic situations. Enhance that with multiple state agencies working side by side to manage traffic incidents, reduce congestion, and effectively respond to disasters. Learn more about how the Statewide Traffic Management Center in New Jersey achieved just that.
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High-Definition Video over IP: Enhancing Visual Information for Improved Traffic Flow and Incident Response
Modern Traffic Management Centers (TMCs) are typically using HD IP video cameras for incident management and adaptive signal control. Incident management systems are used primarily to detect a traffic incident, verify and assess the problem, and respond to the incident. The response can include notifying designated authorities by phone or email, securing emergency personnel or simply relaying that information to appropriate organizations. Adaptive signal control systems utilize video cameras to detect the critical details that enable operators to react quickly to road conditions. Recently, Activu spoke with Cohu Electronics to better understand how IP video is being used in TMCs and how the latest advances in High-Definition (HD) IP video are enhancing these systems.
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45 Days to Improve Visibility into Road Conditions
When Prince George's County, Maryland set their goal on upgrading their Traffic Response and Information Partnership (TRIP) Center, they looked to neighboring Montgomery County for recommendations. Prince George's County was operating their traffic management center and emergency snow removal service for the county on an outdated, analog solution that relied on hardwired equipment and manually patched video feed. The system was failing and limited by hardware. Approaching the heart of the snow season in Maryland, Prince George's County knew that they had to act fast.
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4th-Generation Displays for Next-Gen NOCs
Walk into any Network Operation Center (NOC) and you will see the glow of seamless display walls showing live video camera feeds and statistical data of real-time patterns and information. These are video walls that, over the last decade, have been an integral part of the shift to technologically advanced NOCs, allowing for real-time and more efficient decision making.
Matt Krstulja, Director of Sales, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, MegaView Display Wall Products, explains why 4th-generation display walls are the way forward for both new TMCs and those in need of updating.
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Cost-Savings to Upgrade Your Video Wall
Today’s control room supervisor is faced with keeping operational costs low while still maintaining high-quality displays. As display technology has evolved, this obstacle can be easily overcome if your control room or operation center is equipped with 4th generation video display walls. The latest technology in 4th-generation display walls enables significant cost savings and display quality over previous generations of video wall products. Now, the initial investment of upgrading an outdated system makes sense fiscally.
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High-Tech Security at Port of Long Beach
Mike McMullen, the security operations manager at the Port of Long Beach, talks to Activu about the new joint command and control center that was implemented in January 2009. Mr. McMullen was recruited to help define and develop the new center. The 28,000-square foot facility, which houses 10 million dollars worth of high-tech system equipment, is chartered with keeping the Port of Long Beach secure.
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Net-Centric Control
The NJ Traffic Management Center’s large-scale visualization solution harnesses the power of the network for real-time access to vital information for proactive decision-making and collaboration, meaning traffic can be effectively managed, congestion reduced, and incidents cleared quickly.
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Peace of Mind for Arlington Texas
Arlington, Texas, home to more than 350,000 residents, is rapidly growing and ranked as one of the top most visited cities in the United States. Because of its ever growing popularity, the city of Arlington knew they needed to upgrade their emergency operations center (EOC). The agency had one clear goal in mind: to improve situational awareness in their control room by increasing communications and sharing information.
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Safe Harbor
In the first of two features on port security, Lesley Bankes-Hughes looks at how US policy makers and port stakeholders are working to reduce the vulnerabilities of the waterside sector within the port environment.
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Single View of Traffic, Part I
Activu sat down with Brian Gorman, Director of Technology and Administration at the NJ Turnpike Authority’s Traffic Management & Technology Center, to understand how the Authority and NJDOT have achieved a “Single View of Traffic” in New Jersey. Part I provides insight into how the operations center was developed, how they are improving traffic management, and how they've become a model for future TMCs.
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Single View of Traffic, Part II
Part II of a Single View of Traffic examines the technical and functional aspects of the NJ TMC visualization and collaboration solution.
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The Last Wall You’ll Ever Need
In these days of economic uncertainty, one of the biggest dilemmas management faces is the decision between cost-cutting or investing more for better returns. Instinct is usually to cut costs, but investing usually ends up more rewarding. Designing and upgrading a TMC's display infrastructure is another one of these tough decisions.
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Thin Bezel LCDs
Market and customer demand have driven a gap in display products that are commonly available for command and control centers. Typical control rooms call for high-end, high-quality display walls, but customers with limited budgets simply cannot afford such a capital investment, often driving them to postpone systems updates or purchase a display that is not suitable for what they need. Learn how thin bezel LCDs meet the needs of control rooms that don't require 24/7 operation.
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Visual Effects
Although there are many off-the-shelf solutions to increase operational efficiency in the TMC control room, smart people using smart ideas in a smart way can achieve so much more.
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