Photo Courtesy of the Port of Miami
Honeywell has successfully implemented a waterside radar system that provides situational awareness of the waterways in the general areas surrounding the Port of Miami, one of the United States’ busiest seaports.
The Port installation makes use of radar arrays – installed by Honeywell-certified supplier Adesta, LLC – to monitor ship traffic. The Honeywell Radar Video Surveillance (RVS) system serves as the backbone of each array and enables authorities to respond quickly to potential threats by integrating waterside radar with Automatic Identification System (AIS), Global Positioning System (GPS) and video data. The RVS software allows security personnel to create rules for identifying potential threats, including defined alarm zones, ship speed and direction, time of day and other operator inputs.
“The Implementation of the Radar Video Surveillance System and the Automated Information System is another example of how the Port of Miami is implementing cutting-edge technology to strengthen our ability to provide a secure environment for both our cruise and cargo customers,” said Bill Johnson, Port of Miami director.
The Port of Miami, in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, is known as both the Cruise Capital of the World and the Cargo Gateway of the Americas. The Port contributes more than $17 billion annually to the South Florida economy and supports more than 176,000 jobs. In fiscal year 2008, more than 4.1 million passengers traveled through the Port, and more than 7.4 million tons and 828,349 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of cargo passed through the facility.
For more information, visit the Honeywell Radar Video Surveillance (RVS) website.
