IPVideo Corporation and Fourwinds Enterprises, Inc. have developed an integrated solution for managing port security. The Rapid Ship Identification System (RSIS) combines the DynaView/Edge NVR surveillance products with Fourwinds’ Sea Falcon software to consolidate monitoring of port traffic, facility monitoring and managing port resources into one user friendly application. The RSIS also includes network radar sensors, Automatic Ship Identification (ASI) receivers, and a Digital Selective Calling (DSC) VHF Marine radio. The RSIS can display vital information on a video wall, multiple command consoles or on remote monitoring clients.
The Dynaview/Edge NVR includes a unique Screen Cam feature which permits views of radar, ship tracking, and personnel location to be recorded and displayed live along with video on any number of viewing consoles. DynaView’s flexibility in supporting different types of cameras meets the requirements of the mission. A combination of fixed and Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras allows all areas of interest to be effectively monitored. Cameras and/or the radar can be powered by solar or wind energy sources and linked through wireless networking from remote locations.
Fourwinds' Sea Falcon software can display the local marine chart (or USGS chart of land based areas of interest) of the harbor or port. The user has the choice of raster or vector nautical charts and for many areas, photo charts are available. From the Sea Falcon software the user can control the radar displayed on a separate window or overlaid directly on the chart. The ASI and DSC VHF Radio positions are plotted directly on the chart. One command console can provide a complete picture of the area of operation.
Scaling to the size of the harbor, radar units are available in 4 KW, 6 KW, 12 KW and 25 KW. One or more network radar units can be placed in remote or covert locations and even powered by alternative energy. They may be fixed or mobile and are quickly set up.
The ASI receiver constantly updates Sea Falcon display with the names of commercial ships, destinations and cargos. If a vessel is underway, its position, course, speed and rate of turn are displayed. The ASI plot overlays the radar display for immediate confirmation of contacts. A remote controlled long range PTZ camera provides visual contact.
Attention free and secure location of resources is a powerful feature of the system implemented by a (newly available) DSC VHF Radio that automatically retrieves positions of remote DSC radios based on GPS coordinates. Position refresh intervals can be set to from 40 seconds to 50 minutes allowing secure automatic position reports and on console plotting of vessels carrying DSC VHF radios or of personnel carrying a portable unit.