The project represents an important new security initiative at the Statue of Liberty. The specially engineered wireless link powers a fully encrypted digital signal that creates a private broadband network dedicated solely to bomb detection monitoring. Via the connection, bomb technicians receive images, plus a voice-over-IP (VoIP) channel, from x-ray machines that screen packages being brought onto Liberty Island.
Images are transmitted in real-time to the SmartTech Operations Center, where veteran bomb experts evaluate suspect parcels and advise on-site security staff in emergency situations.
