As an international transportation hub with two runways, GRB faces a range of safety and security challenges, and sought to detect and handle any potentially threatening situation as it unfolded. Of prime importance was safeguarding the smooth and uninterrupted flow of the exit lanes for passengers leaving the terminal, and keeping air carrier aprons and ramps clear of unauthorised pedestrians.
Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) recently upgraded its surveillance system to include Savvi, Agent Vi’s on-premises video analytics platform, integrated with Axis fixed, thermal and PTZ cameras, and also employs Milestone’s Xprotect platform as its video management software. Savvi monitors and detects events according to user-defined rules, sending an alert in real-time as an event occurs, enabling an instantaneous and appropriate response by security staff.
A main goal of the GRB security team, together with Transport Security Administration (TSA) officials, is the detection of individuals moving against the flow of traffic or entering through the concourse exit. Accordingly, Savvi monitors the exit lanes and detects people moving against the traffic flow. The GRB security team utilises Savvi’s detections to ensure that any movement counter to the permitted direction is investigated in real-time.
Savvi’s real-time event detection and alert software monitors video footage in real-time for predefined safety scenarios and security events. Savvi optimises the surveillance system, enabling security staff to work more efficiently and effectively, rather than engaging in fruitless hours of exhaustive watching and waiting. Moreover, by deploying Savvi’s automated monitoring and alerts, GRB enjoys a substantial reduction in overhead costs.
“Agent Vi helped us enhance our surveillance system with real-time event detection, enabling us to respond more quickly to incidents,” said Tom Miller, Director for Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport. “Plus, we configured the analytics with some redundancy to minimize the possibility of a security breach in the sterile concourse.”
Savvi automatically detects security breaches at GRB, allowing the security team to leverage their surveillance infrastructure, and manage such events as they unfold, before they spiral into serious incidents. Savvi adds the essential force multiplier required to spot potentially serious situations and react effectively in real-time, as is demonstrated clearly at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport.
