The Helena Regional Airport Authority (HRAA) has taken significant steps to improve airport security by securing a TSA Homeland Security Grant. Partnering with GCS, HRAA implemented an advanced solution that integrates multi-sensor technology to create a Common Operational Picture (COP) for airport security.
GCS developed a comprehensive geodatabase and GIS web services that enable the integration and visualization of critical security data. Utilizing the ISAA solution, GCS established a standards-based Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) for the effective consumption, dissemination, and utilization of geospatial sensor messaging.
The ISAA architecture leverages commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) geospatial applications, ensuring optimal performance compliant with Operational Common Ground (OCG) geospatial web services. A variety of client applications interface with specific sensor-based web services, accessing the ArcIMS airport service and multiple Tracking Server sensor-based message streams. The GAIN solution incorporates XML data connectors and translator components that serve as the engine for both thin and thick client applications.
By utilizing Esri ArcGIS for geospatial SOA implementation, the GAIN solution offers the airport authority enhanced flexibility for systems integration. It capitalizes on advanced geospatial analytics on the server side, delivering essential alert information directly to security personnel.
The GAIN solution is adaptable, extending beyond security to encompass daily airport operations, maintenance, and facilities management. This integration significantly amplifies the capabilities of the airport’s GIS enterprise. GAIN can be employed at various levels within security and decision-making workflows, with the foresight to monitor airport clusters as part of a heterogeneous SOA network.
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