High-Tech Access
The threat of terrorism has made vehicle-access control a priority in many places, including critical infrastructure facilities like water-treatment plants. A new breed of vehicle-access security devices has emerged to replace the more traditional approach of security guards and telephone entry systems, which are limited in the scope of security they can provide.
The new wave of vehicle-access control technology consists of separate elements–security cameras, database management, Internet communication, and video conferencing technology–that are integrated and interact as one system.
Hidden Eyes Guard Service produces a patent-protected vehicle-access control system that not only provides or denies access to vehicles, but also takes time-and-date-stamped pictures that include the rear part of the vehicle and the driver’s face. These images are stored in a database along with other identifying information that can be accessed easily or sent to law enforcement personnel in the event of a security breach.
The Hidden Eyes Guard Service features computer-equipped kiosks that are placed at entry locations; the computer system comes replete with high-speed secure Internet access, cameras, video conferencing software, a monitor, and speaker and microphone.
Terry Wenzel, the developer behind the Hidden Eyes Guard Service, notes that telephone entry systems do not provide a means for recording the name of the guest, the name of the person who authorized the guest’s entry, or information about the vehicle.
Technologies such as the Hidden Eyes Guard Service are easy to use and cost-effective, the latter of which is very important in today’s economy.
Abstracted by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center(NLECTC) from the Security Products (09/03) Vol. 7, No. 9, P. 32; Luciani, Doug.