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In the US the main purpose of scanning is to detect special nuclear materials (SNMs), with the added bonus of detecting other types of suspicious cargo. In other countries the emphasis is on manifest verification, tariff collection and the identification of contraband. [2] In February 2009, approximately 80% of US incoming containers were scanned.
The Secure Freight Initiative was kicked off in end-April 2007, [3] with the commencement of the International Container Security project. The ICS is in pilot phases and is working to develop appropriate means to verify the safety of transport containers, using scanning technology including radiation portal monitors, non-intrusive imaging ...
Gamma-ray image of a truck with cargo container. CSI consists of four core elements: [5] Using intelligence and automated information to identify and target containers that pose a risk for terrorism. Pre-screening those containers that pose a risk at the port of departure before they arrive at U.S. ports.
A push broom scanner, also known as an along-track scanner, is a device for obtaining images with spectroscopic sensors. The scanners are regularly used for passive remote sensing from space, and in spectral analysis on production lines, for example with near-infrared spectroscopy used to identify contaminated food and feed. [ 1 ]
ISO 6346 is an international standard covering the coding, identification and marking of intermodal (shipping) containers used within containerized intermodal freight transport by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). [1]
Rapiscan X-ray backscatter scanner Advanced Technology (AT) X-ray systems for baggage scanning. Rapiscan Systems is an American privately held company that specialises in walk-through metal detectors and X-ray machines for screening airport luggage and cargo.
Image and Scanner Interface Specification (ISIS) is an industry standard interface for image scanning technologies, developed by Pixel Translations in 1990 (which became EMC Corporation's Captiva Software and later acquired by OpenText). [1] ISIS is an open standard for scanner control and a complete image-processing framework.
The program was first unveiled in 2009 as a spin-off of the scanning master software for Windows Scanitto Lite that replaced different standard scanning tools supplied with the TWAIN scanners. During the first years after invention, the software got the criticism from the independent reviewers for the absence of OCR features. [ 2 ]