 | Hull, Intake, and Anode Inspections | |
| Water Column Surveillance | |
| Threat Reduction | |
| C4ISR Vertical and Horizontal Interoperability | |
| Domestic and Littoral Theater Applicability | |
| Rapid System Deployment and Data Transfer | |
| Fly-By 3-Dimensional Color High Resolution (~6mm) Real-Time Image Processing | |
| Highly Automated | |
| Ruggedized COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) Equipment |
| Safer U.S. Ports and Waters | |
OVERVIEW:
September 11, 2001 heightened awareness of the vulnerability of all modes of transportation to terrorist
attacks. Port security has emerged as a significant part of the overall debate on US homeland security.
Ports are inherently vulnerable to terrorist attacks because of their size, generally open accessibility by
water and land, location in metropolitan areas, the amount of material being transported through ports and
the ready transportation links to many locations within US borders. The nation faces a difficult task in
providing effective security across all ports in the US.
The United States’ maritime borders include 95,000 miles of open shoreline, 361 ports and an Exclusive
Economic Zone that spans 3.5 million square miles. The United States relies on ocean transportation for 95
percent of cargo tonnage that moves in and out of the country. Each year more than 7,500 commercial
vessels make approximately 51,000 port calls and over six million loaded marine containers enter US ports.
Current growth predictions indicate that container cargo will grow multifold in the next 20 years, thereby
pointing towards more stringent surveillance requirements .
Various nations are preparing to satisfy significant amounts of their future national energy demand through
renewable offshore energy sources. Attacks against such infrastructure would have devastating effects on
the national economy. According to Brookings Institute (2003), terrorist attacks at major US ports could
cause $1 trillion in damages.
The main threats faced by this industry are as follows:
• Drug trafficking
• Illegal immigration
• Terrorist attacks
• Environmental pollution
• Illegal exploitation
• High-jacking and piracy
Other significant threats to local infrastructure exist but have a lower public visibility. These threats exist in
the form of:
• Maritime Safety Regulatory Compliance violations
• Detection and eradication of invasive marine biology
The technological advancements that the underwater imaging industry has achieved today have led it to
cater to a range of users and customers including the:
• Defense Forces
• Coast Guard
• Maritime Police
• Maritime Safety Administration
• Customs and Immigration
• Port Authorities
• Environmental Agencies
Regulations and issues relating to Homeland Security, safety of ships and ports, monitoring and
conservation of environment, plus surveillance and defense systems will drive future research and
developments in underwater imaging. Emphasis will be placed on automating and optimizing the
processing—using both hardware and software measures—to increase image resolution, data throughput,
system robustness, data assimilation, and information distribution to accommodate optimum system
performance with minimum delay.
Observation and exploration of the underwater realm has aided the development of many technological
advances with advancements in diving apparatus, submersibles, underwater cameras and optics,
underwater lighting, sonar, Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
(AUV) being the most notable. It is owing to such advancements and the increasing need for port security
that underwater imaging has reached the level it has and holds such a promising future.
APPLICATION OF THE PATENT:
Implementation of our patented method of underwater surveillance and imaging will help local port
authorities; the US Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and other government
agencies and commercial interests minimize security risks by using low-cost, high-resolution, real-time, and
highly automated COTS equipment to:
The mission of HUIS, Inc. is to become the leading provider of the most advanced and innovative hull
underwater imaging technology solutions to facilitate the port security needs of the US Navy, US Coast
Guard, US Army, United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other government agencies and
commercial interests.
HUIS, Inc. with its emerging COTS imaging sonar technology method is poised to deliver acoustic
underwater surveillance and imaging products and services that provide for safer US ports and waters.
September 11, 2001 heightened awareness of the vulnerability of all modes of transportation to terrorist
attacks. Port security has emerged as a significant part of the overall debate on US homeland security.
Ports are inherently vulnerable to terrorist attacks because of their size, generally open accessibility by
water and land, location in metropolitan areas, the amount of material being transported through ports and
the ready transportation links to many locations within US borders. The nation faces a difficult task in
providing effective security across all ports in the US.
The United States’ maritime borders include 95,000 miles of open shoreline, 361 ports and an Exclusive
Economic Zone that spans 3.5 million square miles. The United States relies on ocean transportation for 95
percent of cargo tonnage that moves in and out of the country. Each year more than 7,500 commercial
vessels make approximately 51,000 port calls and over six million loaded marine containers enter US ports.
Current growth predictions indicate that container cargo will grow multifold in the next 20 years, thereby
pointing towards more stringent surveillance requirements .
Various nations are preparing to satisfy significant amounts of their future national energy demand through
renewable offshore energy sources. Attacks against such infrastructure would have devastating effects on
the national economy. According to Brookings Institute (2003), terrorist attacks at major US ports could
cause $1 trillion in damages.
The main threats faced by this industry are as follows:
• Drug trafficking
• Illegal immigration
• Terrorist attacks
• Environmental pollution
• Illegal exploitation
• High-jacking and piracy
Other significant threats to local infrastructure exist but have a lower public visibility. These threats exist in
the form of:
• Maritime Safety Regulatory Compliance violations
• Detection and eradication of invasive marine biology
The technological advancements that the underwater imaging industry has achieved today have led it to
cater to a range of users and customers including the:
• Defense Forces
• Coast Guard
• Maritime Police
• Maritime Safety Administration
• Customs and Immigration
• Port Authorities
• Environmental Agencies
Regulations and issues relating to Homeland Security, safety of ships and ports, monitoring and
conservation of environment, plus surveillance and defense systems will drive future research and
developments in underwater imaging. Emphasis will be placed on automating and optimizing the
processing—using both hardware and software measures—to increase image resolution, data throughput,
system robustness, data assimilation, and information distribution to accommodate optimum system
performance with minimum delay.
Observation and exploration of the underwater realm has aided the development of many technological
advances with advancements in diving apparatus, submersibles, underwater cameras and optics,
underwater lighting, sonar, Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
(AUV) being the most notable. It is owing to such advancements and the increasing need for port security
that underwater imaging has reached the level it has and holds such a promising future.
APPLICATION OF THE PATENT:
Implementation of our patented method of underwater surveillance and imaging will help local port
authorities; the US Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and other government
agencies and commercial interests minimize security risks by using low-cost, high-resolution, real-time, and
highly automated COTS equipment to:
- • Inspect the ship’s underwater hulls through remote sensing to include imaging of the intakes and
anodes
• Produce video images which can then be evaluated for anomalies that could potentially be
bombs, drugs or other threats
• Detect surface and underwater swimmers in order to prevent sabotage
• Collate information relating to the condition of the intakes and anodes attached to the ships
hulls. (Intake blockages are considered a threat to ship’s machinery. Detection and imaging of
blockages could indicate the presence of invasive marine biological species. Anode conditions are
considered important to the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Maritime Safety because a ship’s hull integrity
is dependent upon compliant anodes.)
The mission of HUIS, Inc. is to become the leading provider of the most advanced and innovative hull
underwater imaging technology solutions to facilitate the port security needs of the US Navy, US Coast
Guard, US Army, United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other government agencies and
commercial interests.
HUIS, Inc. with its emerging COTS imaging sonar technology method is poised to deliver acoustic
underwater surveillance and imaging products and services that provide for safer US ports and waters.
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU:
If you have contract authority, are in government, or a stakeholder in maritime port security and safety, law
enforcement, training, or are an agency regulatory representative, we invite you to contact us immediately
for more information on how we might provide for safer more secure US ports and waters. Thank you.
If you have contract authority, are in government, or a stakeholder in maritime port security and safety, law
enforcement, training, or are an agency regulatory representative, we invite you to contact us immediately
for more information on how we might provide for safer more secure US ports and waters. Thank you.
WELCOME TO THE HUIS, INC. HOME PAGE
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
In December 2003, Mark S. Rogers created the company Hull Underwater
Imaging Systems, Inc. The company was incorporated in Florida as an 'S'
corporation and was founded on the premise that a commercially available high
resolution active sonar system typically used in oceanography for bathymetric
and bathygraphic purposes could be used for inspecting the underwater exterior
hulls of maritime ships.
On June 4th, 2004 a patent was filed with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office for a method to perform underwater imaging using a remote
controlled acoustic transducer array.
On July 4th, 2006, the company founder, Mark S. Rogers, was awarded a United
States Patent (patent number 7,072,244) for a method to perform underwater
surveillance and imaging of the exterior hulls of maritime ships.
A business plan and marketing strategy were completed in October 2006.
Hull Underwater Imaging Systems, Inc. was chosen as one of the 50 National
winners of the FundingPost.com Pitching Across America competition sponsored
by Wolf Block and PR Newswire. Hull Underwater Imaging Systems, Inc.,
currently in start-up is now among an elite group whose profiles were voted “best
in class” by over 100 Angel and Venture Capital investors.
Currently an application is pending to the United States Department of Homeland
Security designating Hull Underwater Imaging Systems, Inc. as a certified QATT
(Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology) provider.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
In December 2003, Mark S. Rogers created the company Hull Underwater
Imaging Systems, Inc. The company was incorporated in Florida as an 'S'
corporation and was founded on the premise that a commercially available high
resolution active sonar system typically used in oceanography for bathymetric
and bathygraphic purposes could be used for inspecting the underwater exterior
hulls of maritime ships.
On June 4th, 2004 a patent was filed with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office for a method to perform underwater imaging using a remote
controlled acoustic transducer array.
On July 4th, 2006, the company founder, Mark S. Rogers, was awarded a United
States Patent (patent number 7,072,244) for a method to perform underwater
surveillance and imaging of the exterior hulls of maritime ships.
A business plan and marketing strategy were completed in October 2006.
Hull Underwater Imaging Systems, Inc. was chosen as one of the 50 National
winners of the FundingPost.com Pitching Across America competition sponsored
by Wolf Block and PR Newswire. Hull Underwater Imaging Systems, Inc.,
currently in start-up is now among an elite group whose profiles were voted “best
in class” by over 100 Angel and Venture Capital investors.
Currently an application is pending to the United States Department of Homeland
Security designating Hull Underwater Imaging Systems, Inc. as a certified QATT
(Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology) provider.
HULL UNDERWATER IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC.
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