US start-up Elerts has devised an app that empowers passengers to alert authorities in a fast, accurate and safe manner if they witness an emergency or terror incident. Jerome Greer Chandler finds out how the app can be adapted for airports and whether it has the potential to change the safety and security landscape. Read…
Read MoreThis week we’ll be in booth 134 at AAAE’s 90th Annual Conference in San Diego. Stop by and visit us to learn more about how ELERTS helps make airports safer. Airports have a multitude of concerns and responsibilities to keep their campus and operations safe and secure. In addition to routine issues, airports face continuous…
Read MoreWhether it’s perimeter breaches, weaponized computer laptops, bomb threats, terminal evacuations, rogue employees or active shooters, airport security is in the news weekly. Airports are targets. They face increasingly complex security concerns, declining security budgets and slow moving government roadmaps to modernize the security infrastructure. In other words, this is a perfect storm for disaster…
Read MoreWe’ve all seen them – those four footed heroes sniffing around airports, train stations and public events, a reminder that threats could arrive anytime. While we may want to reach out and pet the dogs, we know better – their vests and humans on the other end of the leash are a clear sign that…
Read MoreWhile ELERTS is well known for our work with innovative transits in North America – including Atlanta’s MARTA, Boston’s MBTA, Dallas’ DART, Sacramento’s SACRT, San Francisco’s BART, Toronto’s TTC and many more – protecting transits is not all that we do! We also provide mobile crowdsourcing safety solutions that help protect schools, corporations and healthcare facilities. And now, we…
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