Critical Louisiana Port Installs Analytics to Enhance National Security
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission, in partnership with national security firm Crescent Guardian Inc., completed implementation of a video analytics application to accompany its next-generation video surveillance system. This will allow first responders in Port Fourchon to receive “as they happen” alerts identified automatically by the surveillance system and coordinate their response in real time. This level of data sharing and interoperability is unprecedented and will aid in lowering response times and overall situational awareness during real-time events, placing the port’s security among the most advanced in the nation.
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission’s is committed to continually improving the security and emergency response preparedness of Port Fourchon by building a Maritime Domain Awareness System that allows local, state and federal agencies such as Harbor Police, Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, LOOP, Lafourche Parish EOC, Fire Central Dispatchers, GOHSEP, Department of Defense, Customs, and Coast Guard to collaborate effectively and become more proactive.