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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., 31 July 2006. Global Technical Systems (GTS), based in Virginia Beach, Va., has announced the installation and delivery of FusionCommand technology to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in southeastern Arizona.
GTS's FusionCommand was developed under a DHS Science and Technology Directorates contract as part of its Border Security program office technology demonstration initiative called "Common Operational Picture/Data Fusion System."
The objective of FusionCommand is to provide CBP personnel with a real time Command and Control (C2) system to assist in the identification, tracking, and response to border incidents.
The system leverages proven hardware and software technologies to provide users with real-time situational awareness of the operating area with geographical information system (GIS) map and image overlays. The existing ground and camera sensor positions are integrated into the system and the introduction of ground surveillance radar has been implemented. The results are sensor fusion of all data received to provide a single, unambiguous track; Border Agent Position Location; automated camera-ontarget tracking; and messaging and data alerts to the Border Agents in the field with GIS overlays of Agent position and track information.
FusionCommand lays the foundation for a System of Systems engineering approach.
FusionCommand is currently installed on the Southern Arizona Border and undergoing final system testing.
The system shall undergo an extensive operational evaluation beginning in August 2006.
FusionCommand has widespread application, both nationally and worldwide, in its ability to provide detection and surveillance, from the fusion of a variety of sensors, including intelligence and ambiguous sensors, to data fusion and Knowledge Discovery from disparate sources.
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