Cameras Help Foil Terrorists

Jul 1, 2003 12:00 PM

Unrest in Saudi Arabia, culminating most recently in several mid-May suicide bombing attacks on foreign housing compounds in Riyadh, has spurred a search for new technologies to help prevent future attacks.

The SpyderScope Under-Vehicle video viewing system from Sperry West, San Diego, is one technology chosen by the Saudi government to help protect civilian buildings from the threat of vehicular bombs in populated areas.

SpyderScope Under-Vehicle Viewing System is used for the detection of bombs, drugs and suspicious vehicle markings on undercarriages that could pose a threat to life and property. It is used at vehicle checkpoints, airports, military bases, government buildings, public events, embassies and consulates. No special training beyond standard police training was necessary to commence use of the SpyderScope systems in the field.

The second-generation SpyderScope has brighter LED illumination for very low or no light situations and an adjusted camera angle for viewing on low or high vehicles.

“Although governments may have always been aware of and vigilant in protecting against vehicle bombs, civilian security groups and local police have not had to prepare themselves with more than a flashlight and a mirror on a stick,” says Sperry West's Barry Levine.

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