In order to carry out their roles usefully, border authorities are expected to facilitate the rapid processing and mobility of people and goods, in adherence to international rules and regulations, while preventing illegal smuggling and other activities from crossing the border.
Maintaining this delicate balance, requires a smart combination of physical and perimeter security, gathered intelligence, communications infrastructures, and command and control centers. Additionally, in order for border operations to maximize efficiency, authorities must rely on the most up-to-date information, gathered continuously from all relevant agencies.
This comprehensive, intelligence-driven approach supports the entire border control hierarchy, from fully synchronized border stations to border control management on a national level, enabling big data-based automated processing of people and goods, backed by smart automatic alerts.