Senstar presents holistic set of solutions designed to protect borders

OmniTrax creates invisble detection field

“One size does not fit all,” is the philosophy behind Senstar’s approach to border protection.

Gord Loney, Senstar’s vice president of product sales, in a presentation to a border security conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, said, “Any full border solution is often a compromise when faced with the priorities of addressing the threats, respecting environmental concerns and meeting budget constraints. The solution also needs to be customized to the local culture and even legal requirements.”

Senstar has developed a family of environmentally friendly sensors, including its buried cable, OmniTrax, and its microwaves, ultraWave, for open borders, such as in Europe, where security is designed to prevent illegal immigration and smuggling -- and aesthetics, wildlife and a green approach often drive the solution.

With high-risk borders involving terrorists or enemy threats, the ideal solution is typically a smart physical barrier that can deter, detect and delay until first responders can intercept the intruder, said Senstar in a news release it issued on Feb. 28. Taut wire with its inherent low false alarm rate/nuisance alarm rate and inherent robustness provides such a solution and can be complemented by cameras and radar.

Short-range sensors are unnecessary and not practical for very long, uninhabited borders with flat, open landscapes, said the company. The best solution is a combination of mobile forces and long-range surveillance sensors.

The opposite case of the remote border is when it is adjacent to a city and early warning is near impossible. The backbone of any solution for this scenario would consist of a high (and sometimes deep) smart barrier, supported by verification sensors, explained Senstar.