Port of Tacoma East Blair One Wharf
Tacoma, WA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The East Blair One Wharf development project provided the Port of Tacoma with a new 825' wharf with four container cranes and an associated 22 acre uplands site for the temporary storage of cargo and containers.
ACSI's RESPONSIBILITIES:
ACSI was part of the KPFF design team that was engaged by the Port of Tacoma for the design of the new wharf. ACSI's portion of the work was to design a security and surveillance system for the docks and rail yard that will satisfy all recent mandates for the protection of these critical facilities. Several technologies were investigated to determine if they are appropriate and cost effective measures for the protection of the East Blair One Wharf.
The security system included several pole mounted pan/tilt/zoom cameras, positioned to provide constant coverage of the site perimeter, thereby yielding a consistent recorded view of the site perimeter and the nearby waterway. Other pan/tilt/zoom cameras provide isolated views of the vehicle entrance gate and the main activity areas. Waterside cameras at each end of the wharf are available for the close observation of high activity areas and congestion points.
A particular challenge was the need to provide under-wharf detection and surveillance at all potential tide levels with reduced false/positive reporting. ACSI developed a specialized camera application which, coupled with the planned video analytics capabilities, provided a much improved solution to this particular threat. Automated alerts can be used to dispatch security personnel in real-time, provide incident review, and for going back to discover information that may have been previously discounted.
Certain of the cameras are infrared illuminated to ensure visibility during low activity periods in the terminal area, and there is also a complementary fiber optic intrusion detection system that is coordinated with the perimeter cameras along the back of the site.
ACSI was part of the KPFF design team that was engaged by the Port of Tacoma for the design of the new wharf. ACSI's portion of the work was to design a security and surveillance system for the docks and rail yard that will satisfy all recent mandates for the protection of these critical facilities. Several technologies were investigated to determine if they are appropriate and cost effective measures for the protection of the East Blair One Wharf.
The security system included several pole mounted pan/tilt/zoom cameras, positioned to provide constant coverage of the site perimeter, thereby yielding a consistent recorded view of the site perimeter and the nearby waterway. Other pan/tilt/zoom cameras provide isolated views of the vehicle entrance gate and the main activity areas. Waterside cameras at each end of the wharf are available for the close observation of high activity areas and congestion points.
A particular challenge was the need to provide under-wharf detection and surveillance at all potential tide levels with reduced false/positive reporting. ACSI developed a specialized camera application which, coupled with the planned video analytics capabilities, provided a much improved solution to this particular threat. Automated alerts can be used to dispatch security personnel in real-time, provide incident review, and for going back to discover information that may have been previously discounted.
Certain of the cameras are infrared illuminated to ensure visibility during low activity periods in the terminal area, and there is also a complementary fiber optic intrusion detection system that is coordinated with the perimeter cameras along the back of the site.
