Waterside Security System

SPAWAR and the United States Navy have created the Waterside Security System (WSS) project, which is a “Post 9/11” program meant to comply with the Department of Homeland Security’s “Force Protection Policy” against threats to harbors, ports and terminals, and other overseas activities. WSS uses strategically placed visual, thermal, radar, and sonar sensors to optimize the surface and underwater detection of hostile intruders. The sensors are fully integrated with the WSS as a comprehensive surveillance network for perimeter surveillance, port surveillance, and force protection.

Teleste technical support was a key factor during the troubleshooting and successful appraisal of the San Diego WSS sensor data network. Teleste personnel worked on-site with Intelesis Technologies Corporation technicians to resolve the camera addressing and bandwidth issues, Data Bridge address scheme, and so forth, and provided long-term technical support via phone. The Teleste Encoder/ Decoders have performed flawlessly since activation on/or close to April 19, 2003.

Teleste technical support was a key factor in the troubleshooting and successful checkout of the San Diego WSS sensor data network.

– Cal Ogata, the prime integrator on Waterside Security System project.

Customer need

• To provide a system against threats to harbors, ports and terminals, and other overseas activities.
• To optimize the surface and underwater detection of hostile intruders, for example swimmers, small craft, and underwater sleds.
• To detect terrorist activity against domestic U.S. ports.

Solution to customer’s need

• The surveillance system is designed to provide “Post 9/11” protection and comply with the Navy’s force protection policies against threats to harbors and overseas support activities.
• The system uses strategically placed visual, thermal, radar, and sonar sensors to optimize the surface and underwater detection of hostile intruders, for example swimmers, small craft, and underwater sleds.
• The sensors are fully integrated with the WSS as a comprehensive surveillance network for perimeter surveillance, port surveillance, and force protection.
• Local security personnel operate multi-camera, radar, and sonar sensors on a command control console.
• The Teleste encoder/decoders have performed flawlessly since activation on/or close to April 19, 2003.
• System installation and maintenance by Teleste and Intelesis Technologies Corporation.