DruGuard is a first of its kind detection algorithm which not only alerts where there is an area of concern but also how problematic it may be. Doing it on a body scanner is new and doing it in conjunction with providing the operator with a probability of detection as a percentage is unprecedented. Placing a box on an area of concern is not new in the X-ray world. The other very value design feature is the window of probability. The benefit here is that supervisors can review images for accuracy and in a perfect world the operators’ boxes and the computer boxes will overlap. If the software detects drugs, the computer will place one or more red boxes on the suspected areas. If the operator selects yes, they are asked to mark the image with one or more green colored boxes, highlighting the area of concern. The software requires operators to review all images and decide if they suspect drugs are present or not. Paired with the company’s CONPASS DV, the program is capable of detecting wrapped narcotics, precious stones, rare metals, explosives (including liquids), and weapons of all sorts.ĭruGuard is designed to avoid building complacency among operators. He found DruGuard™, an add-on software package to body scanners that analyzes shapes within the human body and alerts operators to suspicious areas using color outlines within the body images-drawing attention to possible contraband. The stakes were too high to rely on a net of semi-effective answers woven together.įantroy sought a new technology to replace older methods of physically searching for contraband. Strip searches worked for finding some items concealed in body cavities, but Fantroy admitted this was not 100 percent effective. K-9s were being utilized to sniff for drugs, and pat searches were effective at finding contraband hidden in clothing or on the smuggler’s person. Prison systems are looking for better ways to fight contraband, the South Dakota Department of Corrections, said Clifton Fantroy, Director of Security for the South Dakota Department of Corrections.įantroy noticed criminals were getting smarter when it came to smuggling contraband, and traditional methods were not as effective as modern solutions. This was the same issue facing the South Dakota Department of Corrections, which recently invested in a new technology to help better screen for contraband.
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