Bayanat to discuss integrated GIS solutions for optimizing boundary surveillance at inaugural Smart Border Tech Forum
Governments in the Middle East and around the world are seeking better border protection measures against illegal immigrants and goods' trafficking. Cognizant of the strategic value of border protection, a critical pillar of homeland security, Senior Security and Intelligence Directors and Managers from across the GCC have pledged to participate in the upcoming first edition of the annual Smart Border Technology Forum. To be held under the patronage of H.H. Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE's Minister of Interior and Deputy Prime Minister, the event is taking place on September 24, 2012 at the Al Bustan Rotana hotel in Dubai, UAE., Bayanat for Mapping & Surveying Services LLC, the leading national geospatial products and services provider in the UAE, will be participating in the event that is expected to host over 150 regional and global border protection and management experts.
The inaugural Smart Border Technology Forum will cover the full spectrum of border protection technologies and solutions. Among the areas to be featured are Command & Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR); Advanced border imaging/screening; and border surveillance. The prestigious event will be hosted by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs - Dubai.
One topic that is expected to be in focus at the event is the need for more integrated solutions for monitoring boundaries, vulnerabilities, and strategic locations or points of interest. Abu Dhabi-based company Bayanat for Mapping & Surveying Services will showcase during the forum how CCTV cameras, infra-red and laser sensors, mapping and surveying and GIS technology can all be combined to achieve more effective monitoring, protection and control. Bayanat will use 3D simulations to demonstrate how integration is the best approach for applications related to land demarcation, urban planning and other related areas as well.
"Factors such as , social unrest and smuggling are bringing border protection to the forefront of regional discussions on homeland defense and other security domains," said Khaled Al Melhi, CEO, Bayanat for Mapping & Surveying Services. "The preventive nature of border protection makes it an optimal approach to homeland security policy, which is why the Smart Border Technology Forum is a welcome platform for discussing the future of this field. It provides an ideal venue for us to discuss how GIS, mapping, surveying and other geospatial technologies can be integrated to create comprehensive, reliable and robust solutions for safeguarding national borders."
The Bayanat delegation will reveal how the company's comprehensive line of surveying, mapping and geospatial services are used to support the decision making process in the areas of border delineation and demarcation, border protection and support via geospatial systems, urban planning for emirates and municipalities, and land demarcation. During the forum, Bayanat will also showcase how Viewshed Analysis - a common function of GIS software that profiles an area on the ground visible from a specific location or locations - is vital to border protection planning and implementation.
Participants are looking forward to hearing about the UAE's recently implemented E-passport technology, automatic E-gates and integrated biometrics systems. Other highly anticipated points for discussion are the lack of immigration checks for boat crews, the latest and best technologies and practices for protecting and managing land, air and sea borders; anti-terrorism trends; and cutting-edge approaches to detecting trafficking operations and cross-border crime.
About Bayanat:
Bayanat is a national leader in the provision of mapping and surveying services. It aspires to further enrich its leadership position by serving the full spectrum of geospatial services.. Bayanat's products and services cover Geodesy & Field Surveying, Aerial Survey & Image Processing, Hydrographic Surveying, Spatial Data Management, Cartography and Visualization, and Printing. Aside from end-to-end spatial data services delivery, the company also covers the full range of aerial, field and hydrographic surveying. Bayanat is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, a wholly-owned investment vehicle of the Government of Abu Dhabi.
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