b'22 MIA SECURITYPHOTO: MIAMI-DADE AVIATION DEPARTMENT with a low level of false positives, Hatfield notes. Thats a driving There is a highway and canalset of goals that starts and ends from the design to the execution along one portion of theof the project.fence line. Other areas abut open fields.Adding video analytics helps achieve those goals and also produces forensic evidence that is invaluable if an incident occurs that requires reaction and/or investigation, Intag adds. Speaking with many airports in recent months, the number-one challenge they face is not having the infrastructure or budget to support adding numerous cameras around their perimeter fence line, he says. Evolon is working with partners, such as Betacom, that provide solar and wireless equipment to support the installation of Axis cameras running Evolon Edge software at a lower cost that was not previously possible. Gonzalez counsels airports against looking for a one-size-fits-all solution. Some systems are designed to facilitate quick response after a breach, while others work to proactively identify threats before they become active risks. Both have value. The manufacturers involved in this project have proven technologies that can give pretty much any airport the results they need if its modified, adjusted and tweaked for that particular deployment, he adds.Sergio Faundez, system implementation and operations manager at Certified Network Professionals, emphasizes the need for finesse. Its easy to get sensors to alert, but its not easy to get them to alert only when you want them to; so consistency is key. SERGIO FAUNDEZSuero, also from Certified Network Professionals, notes that MIAs Innovation Group encourages project partners to offer non-traditional suggestions. Its created a culture at the airport that truly allows contractors like ourselves to cooperate with other personnel and look for different solutions, he explains. When challenges arose during Phase One of the pilot, Suero felt comfortable suggesting new products and strategies to Maurice Jenkins, who heads the Innovation Group. That only happens when theres a willingness from the people that make those decisions to put effort toward problem-solving activities, he Not surprisingly, MIA had other construction occurring on thesays. They somewhat embrace those challenges because they airfield during the first phase of the TSA pilot. We ran into twounderstand that innovation is something they want to promote, or three construction projects and had to do a lot of coordinationbecause thats the way the best solutions are finally found.during design and construction, notes Paredes. Because this pilot is under the wing of TSA, its mission Any project that removes a portion of the perimeter fenceextends well beyond securing the perimeter at MIA. Its about must replace that section according to design standards thesharing, and its about testing technologies, Incorvati says. The Aviation Department developed a few years ago, which requirepurpose of this is to help the aviation industry as a whole.extra barriers to repel vehicle intrusions. Gates must includeAny airport interested in updating their perimeter with arrestors to prevent vehicles from crashing through.detection will have unbiased data on how the technologies perform and vulnerabilities that should be accounted for, Lessons Learned Bamberger adds. Airport stakeholders can reach out to TSA Improving perimeter security isnt as simple as installing cameraswith questions about specific technologies. and hoping for the best. You really want to have as high a level of accuracy and responsiveness from the system as you can get, November | December 2023AirportImprovement.com'