Centerlines - September 2008 - (Page 49) R E G U L AT O R Y F R O N T investment for any airport” to design and develop an employee biometric identification system. And for those airports that have technology in place like San Francisco, “we don’t want to throw away what we have in place,” she said. “We need Congress and TSA to take that into account.” systems in 40 countries and 39 states in the United States, said Andrew Omidvar, senior director of business development. Standards-based, interoperable biometric technology is important as the industry moves forward and Motorola’s system meets that description. “We provide systems which are open, interoperable and standard-based,” he said. “Which means, regardless of whose device you get, you still can incorporate it into our systems.” ■ HID-manufactured fingerprint technology from System Development Integration, in use at Chicago-O’Hare. on an airport that is going to negatively impact their level of security or to negatively impact their financial position or customer service.” Vendor’s View Motorola provides the back-end system for Registered Traveler, as well as biometrics for law enforcement Fingerprint Technology at O’Hare Chicago O’Hare International uses a fingerprint biometric system, which was installed in 2007. All 43,000 O’Hare employees are enrolled in the program, and implementation is scheduled to continue at Midway. In terms of the end-user perspective and operational flow, fingerprint biometric technology made the most sense for deployment at Chicago, said Mark Moscinski, vice president of safety and security with System Development Integration (SDI), the manager of the program. “And, from a technical perspective, it was clearly the most mature and manageable for us to incorporate into this largescale enterprise environment.” Honeywell is SDI’s primary partner, while the biometric readers are manufactured by HID. Inspiring reality real vision Can you see it ? The small regional airport becoming tomorrow’s major gateway? Airports and neighborhoods uniting for progress? Asset management systems that make capital planning a snap? Every day, PBS&J turns these visions into reality. And while we bring unmatched talent and experience to your projects, it’s how we work—listening carefully, collaborating in trusted, respectful partnerships—that achieves results our clients call inspired. Hand Geometry Technology at San Francisco San Francisco International’s hand geometry biometric system dates back to 1991, said Kim Dickie, assistant deputy airport director, aviation security. Recognition Systems provided the equipment, which is in 500 locations throughout the airport. Approximately 13,000 employees use the biometric system, which Dickie described as a “very stable, good system.” Dickie’s advice to lawmakers is to keep in mind that anything that is mandated would be a “huge capital 390331_PBSJ.indd 1 Visualize the future. Then call PBS&J. Offices throughout the US • pbsj.com • 800-477-7275 www.aci-na.org | CENTERLINES AM49 7/31/08 9:53:54 http://www.pbsj.com http://www.aci-na.org
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