Airport Security Technology
It is accepted routine now. When one passes through airport security, shoes are removed and inspected for explosive and/or dangerous material. Now, technology may be able to do away with that ‘remove-your-shoes’ process:
“…Installed next to the walk-through scanners at Ben-Gurion, “MagShoe” announces within two seconds whether the footwear of the passenger standing on it contains unusual metal that might be a knife for a hijacking or a bomb detonator part.”
link: Step-on scanner lets air travelers keep shoes on
Not only does this automate the security process, it may mean that the lineups to pass the checkpoint move quicker. The cost of the technology is approximately five thousand dollars per unit. The shoe scanners may be considered a luxury item in this economy - there simply are not the funds.
Catherine Forsythe
Tags: Airports, funding, MagShoe, security, shoes
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