International Maritime Port Security— by Claire Apthorp The past two decades have seen a dramatic shift in the spectrum of threats port areas have to deal with to remain secure. In addition to keeping vessels, passengers, employees and cargo within the facility safe from accidents, the authorities must have the means to monitor and protect […]
Since 2009, NSG has directly helped ports like Los Angeles, Oakland, Tacoma, and Stockton to implement enterprise geospatial systems. We have also helped numerous other ports learn about these technologies, obtain funding for implementing systems, and start or grow their own implementations. NSG helps to guide ports in planning and funding geospatial technologies by giving […]
Trajectory Magazine — by Jim Hodges Increasingly, geospatial technology is playing a more important role in port security Randy Parsons, Security Directory at the Port of Long Beach, Mark Dubina, Vice President of Security at Port Tampa Bay, an NSG Port Solution client, and others discuss how they are using geospatial technology for domain awareness […]
Port Technology — by Captain John Holmes Captain Holmes discusses how ports must follow the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) guidelines laid out by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the assurance of business continuity at US ports, given their critical role in the national security and economy. The most frequently asked questions when preparing […]
The commissioners at the Port of Tacoma received an update on the Port-wide GIS Development, led by Port of Tacoma GIS Coordinator Jen Radcliff, at the Commissioner’s Meeting August 7th, 2014. After a brief presentation on the successful development and upgrade to the enterprise GIS, commissioners enthusiastically agreed that GIS and the upgrades have been […]
Port of Tacoma GIS Coordinator Jennifer Radcliff presented an update on the recent Enterprise GIS development at the Port of Tacoma. NSG won the contract released via RFP in Spring 2013 to upgrade and expand the Enterprise GIS for Port Security by providing a real-time Common Operating Picture with data to improve Maritime Domain Awareness. NSG worked […]
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