PR-403-123706-R01 PRCI Airborne Threat Detection System Prototype Development and Analysis

This report describes the development and analysis of the prototype Automated Threat Detection System (ATDS), an aircraft-mounted technology system capable of automatically acquiring, analyzing, and communicating data that identifies pipeline Right-of-Way (ROW) machinery threats with high resolution geo-located visible and calibrated long wave infrared imagery in near real-time.The ATDS consists of a prototype automated technology package for pipeline patrol aircraft with cameras and sensors, o