OMAHA, Neb., 16 July 2008. 21st Century Systems Inc. (21CSI) demonstrated its High-Resolution Situational Awareness (HiRSA) software system that provides situational-awareness software for potential use in U.S. border security at a military testing facility in Yuma, Ariz.
21CSI was selected to provide its sensor management technology for the initial phase of the Jordan Border Security Program, awarded to DRS Technologies Inc. by the U.S. Army's Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM). The DRS integrated border surveillance system will include Distant Sentry surveillance towers that use various sensors.
HiRSA, as an integral part of the Distant Sentry system, is designed to reduce operating time and the manpower required to secure any perimeter, from buildings and building complexes to miles of open terrain.
"HiRSA's versatility and scalability allows the technology to be adapted to multiple mission domains, such as assisting border patrol agents," says Jeffrey D. Hicks, chairman and CEO of 21CSI. "The technology demonstration at the Yuma Proving Grounds proved that our software can complete any task it encountersfor any branch of the service--on air, land, and sea."
"The potential exists for more data than a human can interpret in a minimal timeframe when securing a perimeter," explains Hicks. "21CSI delivers the ability to translate complex information into tangible knowledge, which allows an operator to respond in a timely manner."
A range of entities attended at the demonstration, including representatives from government and industry organizations with special interests in securing critical facilities and assets, says a representative.
