The platform display is built on the OpenGL graphics engine, and leverages its capabilities to provide the best presentation of video and airfield data.

• Seamless stitched video panorama, up to 360° degree view.
• 3D Top-Down Situation Awareness Display
• High Performing, High Frame rate, High Definition video streams
• Fully customizable through adaptation file (no software change necessary)

Organically augment the video streams with pertinent data for a one-look inspection of all critical information.

• Static data (eg. Camera positions, airfield information, visibility check-point markers)
• Application-specific data (eg. Gate occupancy, airfield lighting status, current weather)
• External system data (eg. RIMCAS alarms, A-SMGCS inputs, flight plans)
• Status & Diagnostic data

Give controllers the ability to control the system, to dictate exactly what they want to see, and when.

• User-independent stitched camera view toggling
• Independent or synchronous PTZ camera control
• External system control (eg. Airfield lights, signal light gun)
• Various input devices supported (eg. Mice, keyboards, key pads, touch pads, touch screens, joystick, Google Glass, Oculus Rift)

The platform’s front-end display is engineered to be presented using a wide variety of COTS hardware, offering near limitless configurations.

• Variety of display sizes, number, layouts supported
• KVM redundancy and variable workstation logistics
• Remote tower display
• Desktop footprint customized

The Intelligent Computer-Vision based detection algorithms put brains behind the face of the sensors, producing awareness data that can be distributed across the platform.

• Sensor-adaptable algorithms (eg. Visible, thermal, fixed or moving)
• Atmosphere-specific algorithms (ground-based on runways, taxiways, apron areas, or sky based for approach zones)
• Identification and classification (object recognition, dimension calculation)
• Vehicle heading detection and prediction

Calculate a variety of metrics in block on/off situations with accuracy and precision.

• Hot spot / protected zone occupancy
• Perimeter security
• Gate occupancy

Proprietary algorithms analyze visible sensor data to calculate weather data.

• Visibility calculation
• Cloud coverage detection

The system status is always available for immediate warning of any degradation of service.

• Three-tier industry-standard status colour coding
• One-look status display on all components
• Logged status changes
• User-engineered / customizable statuses and status reports
• Summary and detailed statuses

Information from a variety of sources is logged continually, giving the technical operator a thorough report of all system activities.

• Errors, events, diagnostics, data
• All logs time stamped
• Centralized logs allow quick access
• Non-proprietary formats

The technical operator can easily configure all system components from a central location. All configuration can be saved to file for off-site configuration storage, backups and restore points.

Various techniques are incorporated in the platform to allow for levels of remote access.

• Remote Display view
• Remote Configuration
• Remote archive access
• Remotely upgrade software

The platform uses the PostgreSQL database for easy data access, and incorporates a proprietary advanced redundancy design engineered specifically for the highest possible reliability.

Video data archiving is engineered to be reliable, easy to use, and robust, via the implementation of a number of proprietary techniques.

• Industry-standard protocol support (eg. AVI, h264, MPEG)
• Custom and customizable archiving protocols available
• Time-synchronized archiving and playback
• Fail-safe redundant archiving
• Rolling archiving for data storage management

Although standard protocols are used to allow for playback with third-party video players, the platform also includes custom playback tools for advanced playback features.

• Synchronized multi-video playback
• Critical footage extraction

More than just video is archived; numerous types of system data are also archived, augmenting the information available in a post-incident review.

• System errors / events
• User actions
• Video event reports
• Custom data

The platform includes modules already integrated that support a variety of standard protocols, as well as modules allowing the quick implementation of any proprietary protocols for ubiquitous data distribution.

• ASTERIX protocols (Categories 010, 011, 062, 081)
• ADEXP protocol
• AWOS interfaces (eg. AviMet)
• Proprietary system protocols (eg. lighting systems, flight plan data, weather data and instruments, etc.)

Specific logic modules are used to infuse business intelligence into the system, a foundation on which many automation tasks are built.

• Airfield and traffic light on/off decisions
• Traffic flow calculations
• Weather analysis, calculation and reporting
• Target fusion and track status
• Flight Plan Information / Status modification
• Perimeter and protected zone alarming and reporting

Eliminate inefficient operations by using system data to automate external systems.

• Airfield lighting automation
• Traffic lighting automation
• Docking signal messaging (eg. De-icing lanes, gate docking, etc.)
• Electronic Flight Processing System (EFPS)
• System Device control (eg. PTZ cameras, signal light gun)

By modifying specific parameters of the video or data streams available on COTS sensors, the bandwidth usage is engineered to optimum levels.

• Frame rate customized per application
• Networking protocols incorporated for optimal bandwidth management

The platform supports a wide variety of video sensors through its implementation of various video streaming and compression protocols.

Installing sensors across an airfield is a complex task; the Searidge platform is robust so that it can adapt to an array of installation strategies. The platform deployment can be engineered to cater to any unique infrastructure requirements.

• Mast recommendations, specifications, custom design
• Leverage existing infrastructure
• Wireless networking
• Rugged computing components
• Analogue device integration
• Remote display options
• All-in-one Remote Tower Camera Installation Unit

Ensuring the all-season robustness of the sensors is a key part of engineering a highly available system. The Searidge platform incorporates a number of elements to achieve this goal.

• IP67, IP68 rated outdoor COTS enclosures
• Integrated weatherproofing components (eg. heater, blower, wiper, PTFE and hydrophobic coating, NEMA boxes)