The Role of ITS The Role of ITS Technology for Technology for

Homeland SecurityHomeland SecurityKentucky’s ExperienceKentucky’s Experience

Overview of PresentationOverview of Presentation

Recognizing and Cultivating the Recognizing and Cultivating the Relationship between ITS and Relationship between ITS and Homeland SecurityHomeland Security

ExamplesExamplesCommercial Vehicle Monitoring and Commercial Vehicle Monitoring and

Inspection TechnologiesInspection TechnologiesIdentifying, Monitoring, and Protecting Identifying, Monitoring, and Protecting

Critical InfrastructureCritical InfrastructureCargo MonitoringCargo Monitoring

Concluding ObservationsConcluding Observations

Transportation and Homeland Transportation and Homeland SecuritySecurity

When considering threats to security, When considering threats to security, the transportation system is a vital the transportation system is a vital component:component:May provide the weapon for a terrorist May provide the weapon for a terrorist

attack (aircraft, truck, barge)attack (aircraft, truck, barge)May provide the target (aircraft, May provide the target (aircraft,

subway, bus, transit station, key subway, bus, transit station, key transportation infrastructure)transportation infrastructure)

May provide the means of delivering a May provide the means of delivering a weapon to a targetweapon to a target

Transportation and Homeland Transportation and Homeland Security (cont’d)Security (cont’d)

For any catastrophic event, the For any catastrophic event, the ability to respond/recover will ability to respond/recover will depend heavily on the transportation depend heavily on the transportation system:system:Ability to evacuate peopleAbility to evacuate peopleAbility to bring in necessary resources Ability to bring in necessary resources

(personnel, food, water, medicine, (personnel, food, water, medicine, supplies, etc.)supplies, etc.)

The Importance of ITS in The Importance of ITS in Homeland SecurityHomeland Security

For years now, we have been equipping our For years now, we have been equipping our surface transportation system with technologies surface transportation system with technologies for monitoring, information processing, for monitoring, information processing, communications, and information display.communications, and information display.

These technologies were deployed for the These technologies were deployed for the purpose of “improving” surface transportation, purpose of “improving” surface transportation, i.e., making it safer, more efficient, and more i.e., making it safer, more efficient, and more friendly to the environment.friendly to the environment.

We have begun to recognize the potential for We have begun to recognize the potential for leveraging these technologies for other leveraging these technologies for other purposes, e.g., homeland security.purposes, e.g., homeland security.

Commercial Vehicle Monitoring Commercial Vehicle Monitoring and Inspection Technologiesand Inspection Technologies

Commercial Vehicle ProjectsCommercial Vehicle Projects

Electronic Vehicle Identification and Electronic Vehicle Identification and ScreeningScreening Transponder-based (NORPASS, PrePass)Transponder-based (NORPASS, PrePass)

Kentucky has 14 weigh stations equipped with Kentucky has 14 weigh stations equipped with transponder-based screening.transponder-based screening.

OCR to read license plate or USDOT numberOCR to read license plate or USDOT number License Plate Reader just installed at northbound Laurel License Plate Reader just installed at northbound Laurel

County weigh station on I-75.County weigh station on I-75. Experimental system also installed to read DOT number.Experimental system also installed to read DOT number.

ID technologies must be backed up by databasesID technologies must be backed up by databases All trucks in Kentucky screened against “Kentucky All trucks in Kentucky screened against “Kentucky

Clearinghouse.”Clearinghouse.” Will migrate to using SAFER and CVIEW when these Will migrate to using SAFER and CVIEW when these

databases are fully populated.databases are fully populated.

Transponder-Based Identification Transponder-Based Identification and Screeningand Screening

Non-Transponder Identification & Non-Transponder Identification & ScreeningScreening

Commercial Vehicle Projects Commercial Vehicle Projects (cont’d)(cont’d)

Enhanced Monitoring & Inspection Enhanced Monitoring & Inspection TechnologiesTechnologiesRadiation Monitoring – detects Radiation Monitoring – detects

radioactive cargoradioactive cargoChemical “sniffer” – detects illegal and Chemical “sniffer” – detects illegal and

hazardous chemicalshazardous chemicalsInfrared monitoring – checks for brake Infrared monitoring – checks for brake

abnormalitiesabnormalities

Enhanced Monitoring and Enhanced Monitoring and Inspection TechnologiesInspection Technologies

Commercial Vehicle Projects Commercial Vehicle Projects (cont’d)(cont’d)

Spreading Enforcement CoverageSpreading Enforcement CoverageThe Remote Monitoring SystemThe Remote Monitoring System

On southbound US25 in northern KentuckyOn southbound US25 in northern KentuckyThe Virtual Weigh StationThe Virtual Weigh Station

On northbound US25 in southern KentuckyOn northbound US25 in southern Kentucky

Importance of the VWS Importance of the VWS ConceptConcept

An investment of approximately $4 million can deploy one fixed weigh station or 40 virtual weigh stations.

Identifying, Monitoring, and Identifying, Monitoring, and Protecting Critical InfrastructureProtecting Critical Infrastructure

Infrastructure Protection Infrastructure Protection ProjectsProjects

Route Disruption AnalysisRoute Disruption Analysis Research project to identify the links in the Research project to identify the links in the

system that are most critical to protectsystem that are most critical to protect Security Monitoring and Protection of Security Monitoring and Protection of

Critical BridgesCritical Bridges Vulnerability assessment performed on three Vulnerability assessment performed on three

bridgesbridges First implementation for ClaysFirst implementation for Clays

Ferry Bridge on I-75Ferry Bridge on I-75 Includes cameras (above & below), Includes cameras (above & below),

additional lighting, and barriers to additional lighting, and barriers to protect piers.protect piers.

Infrastructure Protection Infrastructure Protection (cont’d)(cont’d)

Instrumentation of Bridge Piers to Detect Instrumentation of Bridge Piers to Detect Barge Impacts or Other Damaging EventsBarge Impacts or Other Damaging EventsUS 41 bridge over Ohio River in Henderson, US 41 bridge over Ohio River in Henderson,

KYKYInstallation scheduled for Spring 2006Installation scheduled for Spring 2006

Cargo Monitoring Cargo Monitoring

Cargo MonitoringCargo Monitoring

The following areas have been or are The following areas have been or are currently being explored:currently being explored:Electronic identification of hazardous Electronic identification of hazardous

materials shipments approaching the materials shipments approaching the Cumberland Gap TunnelCumberland Gap Tunnel

Identification and reading of electronic Identification and reading of electronic cargo seals at weigh stationscargo seals at weigh stations

Electronic tracking of hazardous Electronic tracking of hazardous materials shipmentsmaterials shipments

Concluding ThoughtsConcluding Thoughts

ITS technologies offer the promise of ITS technologies offer the promise of enhancing security enhancing security withoutwithout sacrificing efficiency.sacrificing efficiency.In many cases, security and efficiency In many cases, security and efficiency

can both be improved.can both be improved.We have just begun to discover the We have just begun to discover the

potential of ITS technologies with potential of ITS technologies with regard to homeland security.regard to homeland security.

Thanks!Thanks!

Joe Crabtree, Ph.D., P.E.

Kentucky Transportation Center

(859) 257-4508

crabtree@engr.uky.edu