Integrated Waterside Surveillance System

About the Program

Category: Information Technology (Best in Category)

Year: 2010

The Port of Miami, a Department of Miami Dade County, is a recognized world leader in the cruise industry, as well as a major gateway for cargo shipments in the Americas. The benefits to the local economy are substantial, as are the inherent responsibilities, especially in the area of security. The Florida legislature passed amendments to the security procedures established for ports throughout the state. However, due to its focus on security issues of over the past years, the Port of Miami-Dade had already implemented similar or even more stringent measures using state-of-the-art application systems as well as streamlined standard operational procedures. The Port has consistently maintained an integrated approach to the security solutions; among the many systems that collaborate on enforcing security measures at the Port, the new Waterside Surveillance System is the most deserving of the above mentioned “state-of-the-art” systems in both its design and its implementation. The system was implemented by the Port of Miami Information Technology Section in close collaboration with the solution providers and the project integrator.