b'16 MIA SECURITYMiami Intl Tests Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Deterrence Technologies BY KRISTEN RINDFLEISCHFACTS&FIGURESMiami International Airport (MIA)our perimeter line gives us, says Miami-is one of two locations partneringDade Aviation Department Director of Project: Testing Perimeter Intrusion Detection with TSA to evaluate cutting-edgeSecurity Mark Hatfield.& Deterrence Technologies perimeter intrusion detection and deterrence Location: Miami Intl Airport The new systems installed at MIA for technologies. The tools being testedvideothe pilot project cost approximately $6.26 Size: About 30,000 ft. of perimeter fence surveillance, video analytics, laser walls,million. Funding came from the Perimeter Cost: $6.26 million ground-based radar, etc.were integratedProtection Project, which was established Design: May 2019Aug. 2020 into the existing security and operations centerthrough the Consolidated Appropriations Act Construction & Installation (Phase One): at MIA for a two-year pilot program designedof 2018. It granted a one-time lump sum of Feb. 2021July 2023 to eventually benefit airports throughout the$10 million for TSA to develop a multi-year Key Components: Video surveillance via thermalUnited States. The other pilot location is Sanplan to analyze and test perimeter intrusion cameras, fixed-view cameras, bi-spectral cameras, Jose International Airport (SJC).detection and deterrence technologies in pan-tilt-zoom cameras & multi-sensor cameras; videoPrior to this project, MIA had enhancedpartnership with airports. Should more analytics; laser walls; fiber optic sensors its 13.1-mile perimeter in March 2021 withfunding be made available, TSA will be ready Design & Prime Engineer: Burns & McDonnell concertina razor wire atop fencing thatto replicate the program with other airports, General Contractor: Horsepower Electric Inc. surrounds the 3,200-acre urban airport.says Jim Bamberger, TSA branch chief Programming & Integration: Certified NetworkThe perimeter isfor the Public Area Security Infrastructure Professionals always an obviousProtection Branch.Camera Technology: Axis Communications area where we lookResults from the project will provide Technology Analytics: Evolon Technology Inc. for vulnerabilities andcritical capability for evaluating the where we look foroperational performance and suitability Key Benefits: Increased security from additionalways to close those perimeter intrusion detection & deterrence technologies;of installed technologies in airport forensic information to enhance response efforts vulnerabilities and toenvironments, Bamberger explains. TSA will & after-incident review enhance the protectionMARK HATFIELDNovember | December 2023AirportImprovement.com'