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current coverage. Although according
to Trivedi, ensuring there is no
gap in the security system and monitoring
system comes with its own
set of hurdles.
" It is challenging, installing a new
system in the similar geographical
areas and in the IDF (Independent
Distribution Frame), MDFs, where
the space is limited and is being utilized
by the old system. However,
we're installing the new in the same
areas so, that is being planned and
designed carefully and executed
carefully, " Trivedi said. " Our current
recording is up to 30 days here that
we keep on file for lot of different
reasons. So, we are not interrupting
our current system until the new
system retrieves at least 30 days, or at
least has the programming of 30 days
before we touch the whole system.
There are multiple challenges, and
this is what was thought through
during the planning of this program,
as to the airports are mandated to
have a security monitoring system
from federal government. "
Features of the
New System
Sankey said the resolution with the
new cameras will be much better.
" So, some of the upgrades would
be, let's say, you're going from one of
those old CRT TVs to something let's
say like an HD TV, which is pretty
fantastic, you could see things a lot
more clearly; you get a lot more coverage, "
Sankey said. " We went from
analog-based cameras to IP-based
cameras. So, the difference between
the two of them is night and day. You
can actually see more clearly what's
going on with these new cameras and
you can do a lot more with them than
what our old system did before. "
Facial and Eye
Biometric Data
Deputy Director of Aviat ion,
Capital Development for the City of
Philadelphia Division of Aviation, Api
Appulingam said they did a pilot prior
to the pandemic for the biometric
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system to understand the technologies
that are out there and what makes
sense for PHL.
" Now we are beyond the pilot and
we have been figuring out the way
to implement biometric technology at
our international gates, " Appulingam
said. " So, gates in terminals A-EastA-West,
which are our international
terminals, a total of 26 gates, the intent
is to have all 26 gates capable of utilizing
biometric exit by end of next year.
That will be a Phase 2 and Phase 3 of
overall implementation, if you will. "
Trivedi said the main purpose for
the biometric technology at the airport
is to mainstream operations.
" A few years back, CBP, the federal
agency started initiation of implementing
and using the biometric exit.
Biometric exits are mainly utilized as
the passenger is departing the airport ...
as you are leaving the United States for
your international flights, you would
present your passport and the boarding
pass for verification at the check in, and
at the boarding gate, what biometric
exit does is it takes away, per additional
physical verification, of that passport
at the gate level. It's a system that you
step up to and the cameras recognize
your face. The system verifies your
facial features with what's already in
the database for CBP and gives you
instant verification. "
According to Trivedi, within 3 to 5
seconds, you get the verification.
" Not only does it provide a secure
verification because actually, it takes
a human factor out of it, you're actually
verifying the person against the
CBP database. It also expedites the
boarding of the flight, " Trivedi said.
" Let's say on an average 200 passenger
flight, anywhere from an hour and a
half to hour and 50 minutes, down to
less than an hour, because now there's
not that initial step where a passenger
has to present, the agent has to verify
it. All of that is done automatically. So,
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