A hybrid model of smart fence tested along the LoC:
In order to check infiltration, the Army has greatly enhanced its electronic surveillance along the Line of Control ( LoC) and work is underway on turning the existing border fence into a smart fence integrated with several sensors.
Highlights:
♦ Tough the cost of converting the entire fence over a 700 km stretch into a smart one will be too high; a hybrid model is now accepted.
♦ LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors, infrared sensors and cameras, among others, will be built into the barrier. Approximately 700 m from the LoC, the current fence is known as the Anti-Infiltration Obstacle System (AIOS).
♦ The double row fence was constructed between 2003 and 2005 with concertina wire.
♦ With its high rate of degradation every year due to snow, the Army came up with a proposal to install a smart fence with various sensors integrated into it and a pilot project was subsequently taken up.
Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR):
By illuminating the target with laser light and measuring the reflection using a sensor, LIDAR is a technology for measuring distances (ranging). To make digital 3-D representations of the target, variations in laser return times & wavelengths can then be used. It has applications that are terrestrial, airborne and mobile. Lidar is usually used to make high-resolution maps, with applications in surveying, geodesy, geomatics, archaeology, geography, geology, geomorphology, seismology, forestry, atmospheric physics, laser guidance, airborne laser swath mapping (ALSM), and laser altimetry. Lidar uses ultraviolet, visible, or near-infrared light to image objects. It can be used to target a wide range of materials, including non-metallic objects, rocks, rain, chemical compounds, aerosols, clouds and even single molecules.