Government, transportation and military security needs have spurred a wave of unique technology, first solving niche problems, but soon coming to a security department near you. Among pioneering breakthroughs: tracking vehicles and people as well as looking under trucks and under water.
Post September 11th and since commencement of the war in Iraq, security technology firms such as Law Enforcement Associates Corporation (LEA) of Youngsville, Calif., are seeing ramped interest in their niche solutions. For LEA, interest centers on its Under Vehicle Inspection System, which views the underside of vehicles entering and exiting secured areas or facilities for explosives and contraband.