Mon, Nov 07, 2011
Eliminates Passenger-Specific Images During Screening
Process
TSA has named eight additional airports which are set to receive
recently purchased millimeter wave Advanced Imaging Technology
(AIT) units. The machines will be deployed with new automated
target recognition (ATR) software designed to enhance privacy by
eliminating passenger-specific images while improving throughput
capabilities and streamlining the checkpoint screening process.
“This technology, combined with our many layers of
security, gives our officers the best ability to detect and deter
non-metallic threats,” said TSA Assistant Administrator for
Security Technology Robin Kane on Friday. “In addition to
improving security, advanced imaging technology continues to
strengthen passenger privacy through the elimination of
passenger-specific images.”
TSA plans to deploy units to the following airports in the
coming weeks:
- John Wayne Airport (SNA)
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
- Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)
- Portland International Airport (PDX)
- Fairbanks International Airport (FAI)
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)
- A.B. Won Pat International Airport (GUA)
- Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)
TSA will make additional airport announcements as plans are
finalized. Many factors are taken into consideration before AIT
units are deployed including airport readiness and checkpoint
infrastructure.
AIT is designed to enhance security by safely screening
passengers for metallic and non-metallic threats—including
weapons, explosives and other objects concealed under layers of
clothing. This technology has led to the detection of more than 300
prohibited, illegal or dangerous items at checkpoint nationwide
since January 2010.
TSA says the imaging technology screening is safe for all
travelers, and the technology meets all known national and
international health and safety standards. In fact, the energy
emitted by millimeter wave technology is 1000 times less than the
international limits and guidelines.
In September 2011, TSA purchased 300 millimeter wave units
equipped with ATR, which are currently being deployed. Currently,
there are more than 500 AIT units at nearly 100 airports
nationwide. President Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget included the
purchase of 500 units, and the President’s fiscal 2012 budget
requests funding for an additional 275 units.
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