Cutting-edge security tech demonstrated in real time at Airports Association National Conference

Optic Security Group airport surveillance solutions gain traction among delegates at the 2025 Australian Airports Association National Conference on the Gold Coast.

Above image: Vlado Damjanovski speaks at emerging security technology panel.

The first week of December saw a team from Optic Security Group and technology partners Motorola Solutions and Magos Systems (Centrevision) take part in the annual Australian Airports Association (AAA) National Conference held at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia.

Product Innovation Manager and OpticIQ Lab Head Vlado Damjanovski, along with Centrevision CEO Ran Liderman, delivered an excellent presentation of our Magos Systems radar solution, talking our booth visitors through live footage and analytics-powered geofencing and object classification along a nearby airfield perimeter fence.

Paired with a PTZ CCTV camera and advanced analytics, a single Magos radar can cover hundreds of metres of perimeter, identifying and tracking multiple objects of interest simultaneously. The elegant solution enables airports to surveil the entirety of their airfield perimeter without the investment in infrastructure that's needed to support traditional CCTV solutions.

Also at the exhibition booth, Rishad Shroff from Motorola Solutions talked visitors through the Motorola Solutions video surveillance solutions delivering excellent value and outcomes for a range of airport and transport sector organisations across Australia and New Zealand.

On Day Two of the conference, Optic's Vlado Damjanovski participated in a panel discussion on 'New and Emerging Security Technology' as part of the conference's Aviation Security Stream.

It was an eminent cohort of panelists, including Brisbane Airport's Head of Security & Emergency Management Steve Leah, Smiths Detection's Global Product Specialist X-ray Diffraction joachim petry, MSS Security Head of Aviation & Emerging Technologies Gregory Neyland, CISM, and ISS Facility Services Australia and New Zealand Executive General Manager Aviation Phil Brezzo.

With a career spanning several decades in CCTV, Vlado noted that the introduction of artificial intelligence enabled video analytics over the last 10 years has been a game-changer.

Analytics can now completely automate the reactions of a surveillance system to the environment it is sensing, improving the efficiency of security outcomes as well as increasing the types of applications CCTV can be used for beyond security.

Basically, if a camera can see something, said Vlado, its analytics can recognise, detect, track, and trigger a range of responses to it.

Customer organisations are asking for more out of their CCTV and surveillance systems, with CCTV now being used to increase the airside and landside efficiency of airport terminals through analytics. 

But it's important to understand AI beyond the buzzword, cautioned Vlado. AI is not a silver bullet for solving all problems, and nor should it be. Understanding what specific pain points you need to solve is an important first step in then determining whether AI-based video analytics has an answer for them.

In short, says Vlado, "bring your problem to us, and CCTV analytics can potentially solve it!"