[by GovernmentVideo.com]

Hi-tech security cameras installed by an Israeli defense firm are recording events at the damaged core in Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant, says a report by The Jerusalem Post.

Magna BSP—based in Arava, Israel—specializes in producing and installing stereoscopic sensory and thermal imaging cameras, and is the contractor that installed cameras around the nuclear core that has been overheating and where explosions have occurred.

Magna’s head, Haim Siboni, said the thermal cameras also have the ability to detect the presence of radioactive clouds in the air. “Using these special cameras, we can also identify radioactive clouds, due to the spectrum that our cameras can sense,” Siboni said.

However, despite having the ability to gain remote access to its computer system—which is receiving the cameras’ images—Magna officials have not accessed the images because the company has not been authorized to do so, according to Siboni.

See the original post here: http://www.governmentvideo.com/article/104048

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Israeli Defense Co. Installs Security Cameras at Fukushima

[by isrovation]

Arava-based Magna BSP, which specializes in producing and installing stereoscopic sensory and thermal imaging cameras, has been contracted to place cameras around one of the Fukushima plant’s six nuclear cores – the one that has been experiencing explosions and overheating.

The Israeli defense firm’s thermal cameras were installed due to their ability to detect presence of radioactive clouds in air. Magna has also been asked to secure a second core at the Fukushima plant in the near future.

Here’s a prayer that the cameras do their work quickly and Israeli firms and relief organizations can continue aiding and rebuilding Japan.

See original post here: http://isrovation.com/2011/03/16/israeli-defense-co-installs-security-cameras-at-fukushima/

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Magna BSP Ltd. is the producer of BiScopic Protection, a high performance stereoscopic vision sensory system for the detection of perimeter intrusion. BiScopic Protection (BSP) is based on a pair of electro-optic cameras – CCD and/or infrared thermal imagers – to achieve high probability of detection while maintaining a low false alarm rate (FAR). It operates 24/7 in all conditions and can detect a target as small as one pixel and even less. The unique stereoscopic vision feature of the system and its sophisticated software allows accurate detection of objects and a precise estimation of their size, distance, height above ground, azimuth and other critical characteristics. The system can filter the detected objects according to a wide range of parameters.

Magna BSP’s unique technology guarantees 100% detection with no more than a 1/24 FAR.

See original post here: http://www.magnabsp.com/