SubscribeGround Surveillance Radars allow detection of ground targets.
The Problem
Traditionally perimeter security is provided by a physical barrier that may or may not be sensored and monitored.
If configured as a sensor platform and monitored for intrusions a traditional security fence can be prohibitively expensive to install and maintain as well as prone to false alarms.
If properly maintained a security fence can only provide information about where an intrusion "was". Once the perimeter is breached, security personnel are forced to rely on other alarms and sensors to track the progress of intruders. Unfortunately, at this point intruders may have already reached their objective. Physical fences serve well as boundary markers and barriers; they do not make good sensor platforms.
The solution to this dilemma is to use sensor systems which give security personnel knowledge of the entire security space they are required to protect.The only sensor system that can reliably provide this information is ground surveillance radar.
Ground surveillance radars give operators insight into not only their perimeter but the area both within the perimeter and beyond. Using ground surveillance radar, paired with integrated surveillance cameras and real time command and control will give operators superior ability to "See first, Understand first and Act first." This capability is not reliably available with any other security system.
See First
The ICx ground surveillance radars are used to detect ground targets at up to a 12,000 meter radius surrounding the radar. The radar uses its beam to detect changes in the distance to everything in the radar's surroundings. Thus, the radar detects moving as well as newly introduced stationary objects. As the radar sweeps, it detects range and bearing to targets and displays that information as needed.
The radar combats false alarms with erroneous target detection during events such as heavy rain by having the ability to filter out environmental noise. Target range and bearing information is sent to the command and control system. The C2 system then slews various imaging systems to the target and displays the target image, position and range and azimuth information on a central display for security forces.
Understand First
Understanding the nature of a threat is critical to intercepting and defeating the threat. Knowing where the threat is coming from, where it is now and where it is going is a key objective of an effective security system. Traditional perimeter sensors give very little real time information to responders.
For example, a sensor fence surrounding a critical facility with an 8,000 meter perimeter notionally has knowledge of 8,000 square meters of ground space. A single radar "watching" the same perimeter has knowledge of over 6 million square meters of ground space. Now you know where the intruders are anywhere inside the "view" of the radar.
Act First
Ground surveillance radar, paired with slew to cue infrared video cameras, and the latest command and control technology allows security personnel to operate inside the adversary decision loop. Ground surveillance radars allow you to control your security zone by intercepting threats before they can complete their mission.
Your ability to control your security zone is enhanced dramatically by using properly integrated security technologies such as ground surveillance radar. This technology is available now to solve the toughest security challenges.