No denying it in the Tri-State area, it's Super Bowl Weekend, and Black and Gold is everywhere. I am a Steeler fan for 46 years now. (Born Steeler fan)
I saw a report that said, that there will be more spent on this Super Bowl than any other. And more on security than a presidential appearance. Well I being a Steeler fan, understand that
"The Bus"(Jerome Bettis) is more important today than G. W. the cheerleader. Well I wanted to find out what is costing so much, Besides The "Rolling Stones" so I did. Read on.>>>
For some of us the Super Bowl is a release, and a distraction for a day or two, but for the people that are in charge of Super Bowl security it is an eighteen month worry.
There will be Michigan National Guard will be on duty, using small computers hooked to a wireless system.
If they find suspicious material, the mobile computers will relay a message, including location, through the network to a web portal. In this way, all designated security personnel will get the data immediately and can respond instantly.
This system makes it faster to analyze if the substance found is hazardous or not. In the past the they would have call it in and then a team of experts would be sent to the area to analyze the substance.
"In past years, security personnel have walked around Super Bowls and reported in regularly by radio," said Jeffrey Ricker, CEO of Distributed Instruments, the Sterling Heights-based company that has developed and supplied the software and servers that enable this sensor fusion system to integrate all data in real time. "This year the very small computers they carry will instantly communicate any suspected materials to all members of their network instantly."
The data points are transmitted wirelessly through a network to stationary or mobile command centers for real-time decisions and action. Distributed Instruments currently works under a contract with the U.S. Army National Automotive Center.
TMCnet
There will be a total of (5,468 law enforcement agencies) in full swing at the game this weekend. It is the largest security coverage for a sporting event ever. Another new device in use by Homeland Security, will be Live-Action-3D- Holographic.
While officials may not go public with the details, the surveillance effort is likely to include
- scanning undersides of vehicles for suspicious objects
- face-in-the-crowd recognition and feature-matching
- monitoring street-level festivities, day and night
- underwater Detroit River monitoring
- classified methods of searching for and detecting potential threats.
Viewing 3-D holographic displays hidden in a security van, security officials will, for the first time ever, view three-dimensional holography that can reveal shadows, angles, depths and details unseen by conventional imaging.
Super Bowl XL marks the first public security use of this new technology, LifeVision3DTM, from privately held Intrepid Defense & Security Systems, Birmingham, Michigan.
Intrepid's CEO James Fischbach says his LifeVision3DTM system produces "true, live-action 3-D. No funny eyeglasses. No `virtual reality' goggles. Instead, the action appears to move out from the surface of the screen and envelop the viewer."
The only photo of this 3D-imager I could find was at this one at,
engadget
If you would like to see some of the photos of the security steps that are taking place for this Super Bowl on the border, you can find them here,
CBP
The game is taking place about an hour and a half from the US/Canada border.
As of 9:40 am, according to Sheldon Ingram WTAE Channel 4 Pittsburgh. The Ford Field stadium is shut down to the public while Homeland Security does a walk through inspection.About 2-3 hours. [A little breaking news.] ABA
Ps. "Let's Go Steelers"