Southeast Region Research Initiative
Cargo security research includes improved methods for screening and examination by non-intrusive inspection; increased information fusion, anomaly detection, automatic target recognition capability; detection and identification of WMD materials and contraband; capability to screen 100% of cargo; test the feasibility of seal security; detection of intrusion and unauthorized access; test the feasibility of seal security; track domestic high-threat cargo; harden air cargo conveyances and containers; and positive ID of cargo. SERRI has funded the following cargo security projects:
1. Real-Time Identification and Monitoring of Barge-Carried Hazardous Commodities (Dr. Mingzhou Jin)-in progress
In response
to increased terrorist threats related to hazardous material movements on the U.S. inland waterway system, towing vessel operators
and fleet area managers, at specified reporting points, are required to notify the U.S. Coast Guard’s Inland River Vessel Movement
Center of the movement of barges loaded with Certain Dangerous Cargo (CDC). The current reporting process is manual and cannot identify
and monitor CDC loaded barges in real-time. The objective of this proposal is to develop and field test a prototype system that provides
more accurate, uniform, and timely data on hazardous movements by barges, especially those certified as CDC, and to identify and report
barges with potential security threats. The proposed system is expected to automatically track and monitor barges with CDC and communicate
the real-time information to a data server.
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