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June 11, 2007

Boeing to flip the switch on SBI-Net

From Washington Technology:
Boeing is starting to test a camera system this week as part of the Secure Border Initiative Network (SBI-Net). A 28 mile section that is a high traffic area now has:

nine mobile towers, each with radar, day/night cameras and other sensors. Each tower also has data processing and communications equipment to effectively distribute information to control centers, mobile units, agent vehicles and other law enforcement personnel. The information is processed into a common operating picture, computer application that provides a near real-time view of the location of suspected intrusions as well as the location of department personnel, vehicles and other assets.

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Boeing sponsored an industry meeting day on May 30 attended by nearly 900 people representing more than 400 companies, McElwee said. The company has 55 requests for proposal for additional technologies to be deployed along the border.

“Project 28 gives us a demonstration of our approach and a test bed for incorporating improvements. The expanded team refreshes out technology, ensures low prices and gives us the capacity to execute on the much larger task orders that lie ahead,” McElwee said.

It will be interesting to see what useful technologies come out of this project.

Posted by rshah at June 11, 2007 10:35 PM

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