Fewer false alarms
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Equipment operators need to be well educated on how each piece of security equipment works and what they detect. They also need to have equipment that will take the "threat versus no threat" decision out of their hands, Wheeler says, in order to become more efficient. "Most people may not realize that TSA agents, for example, must look for more than knives, guns, or needles," he explains. "They are also looking for components that might make a weapon." They need to look at the shapes and piece together the puzzle, but operator fatigue can lead to errors.
Resolving these issues and tightening the airport-security gaps will involve using newer technologies designed to work with and enhance the value of existing airport CT scanning and metal-detecting security equipment. With advances in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the new imaging technologies, such as millimeter-wave shoe-scanning and stand-off imaging and radar, the false-alarm rates will go down, and the operators will not have to make those difficult decisions on their own. Next, check out the new air travel rules you need to know about.
What Airport Security Could Look Like in 10 Years, Source:https://www.rd.com/advice/travel/what-airport-security-could-look-like-in-10-years/
