Safety and security of passengers, personnel, transportation vehicles and related infrastructure is the top priority within public transportation. Companies operating in this sector have made huge efforts to enhance their security infrastructure following the events in the last few years,
e.g. 9 / 11 in New York, terrorist attack in London and Madrid, etc.
To assure safety and security means to provide the best possible protection while allowing the maximum personal freedom. This is certainly a challange, however today's citizens show more understanding to security measures than it was the case a few years ago.
24 / 7 operations in highly frequented public areas
Widely distributed and complex system structure with various interfaces to other systems
Information pre-selection is crucial for efficient operation
Various threats rapidly increase the need of monitoring public infrastructure