Basic Thoery: An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away Similarly An ACT 1 Keeps The Bad Guys Away

Basic Thoery: An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away Similarly An ACT 1 Keeps The Bad Guys Away

(NSI News Source Info) April 6, 2009: It's getting harder to be a terrorist, and much of that grief comes from cheaper thermal imagers, and more powerful pattern recognition software. One example of this is the ACT 1 (Access Counter IED Technology) thermal imager. This device can examine individuals approaching a checkpoint, or simply moving near a base.

As counter IED technologies evolve, so do IED detonation techniques, creating a new kind of arms race. According to (HSRC)’s research, 2008-2012 Global Counter-IED Markets and Technologies Forecast released in July 07, this unique situation creates a robustly dynamic counter-IED technology market, hungry for innovation and “out of the box” thinking, and eager to test best-in-class, next generation technologies.HSRC’s Research Examines and Analyzes 71 current and next generation IED Technologies including: Quantum Entanglement, Non-linear Junction Detector (NLJD), Anti IED Devices, Thor IED Zappers, JIN – Joint IED Neutralizer – Ionatron, Counter-IED Reconnaissance Planes, Aerostats, Microwave Based Explosive Caches Detection, IED Volumetric Detection, Ultra Wide Band High Powered Electro Magnetics Technology. Above is a photo of a specialized IED (Improvised Explosive Device) Clearing Truck, designed to scan the ground (see the horizontal panels) for buried bombs/explosives.

The software examines the thermal image of the individuals, and, using a library of data on how explosives or weapons show up under clothing, determine with a high degree of accuracy, who is armed, or wearing a bomb. ACT I is small, it looks like a large pair of binoculars sitting on a tripod. The entire systems weighs less than twenty pounds and can be operational in less than 15 minutes. Systems like this are getting smaller, more powerful and cheaper. A knowledgeable terrorist can do things to deceive it, but not all your terrorists are that smart. In Iraq and Afghanistan, similar systems, used as part of base defenses, to track suspicious activities, or assist in the pursuit of enemy forces. The U.S. Army is developing a new generation of remote sensors that uses similar technology. These can be air dropped, or placed by troops on the ground, to provide more monitoring capability in remote areas. The ability of the police or military to store vast quantities of this data also allows for suspicious activity to be sought out after a crime has occurred. Criminals, and terrorists, usually scout out a location before carrying out a crime. Advances in pattern recognition and statistical analysis software helps investigators find things that are not easily noticed at a glance.