Digital Barriers plc reports a contract with the United States’ federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for its ThruVis product. It’s for the detection of objects such as weapons and explosives concealed under clothing.
ThruVis is described by the developers as a camera that can be deployed in various settings, including transport terminals, stadia and event venues, to identify potential threats in real time without it’s claimed disrupting crowd throughput. In recent independent government testing, it proved successful in identifying suicide vests and weapons concealed under clothing.
The product also includes automatic threat detection to remove the need for manual camera operation. ThruVis can detect metal or plastic weapons, explosives, liquids, drugs and currency. ThruVis is portable, requires no infrastructure, and can be set up in minutes; unlike other technologies it is also passive, and on-invasive, revealing no sensitive anatomical details, the product company adds.
Zak Doffman, CEO of Digital Barriers said: “ThruVis completely changes our ability to protect so-called soft targets from terrorist attack. Now for the first time, after ten years and tens of millions of dollars in public and private investment, we can genuinely detect concealed weapons and explosives being carried into crowded public spaces, onto transport networks, or into airports. No other technology anywhere in the world can match ThruVis for performance and usability, as has been categorically proven in recent independent testing.”
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