Software isn’t an Afterthought, it’s our Focus

Why has Stratovan been so successful in driving real-time vendor-neutral interoperability? Because we only focus on developing software that factors in the complexities of the hardware our software will ultimately run on. Stratovan’s success stems from considering all the constraints, demands and nuances of each individual piece of hardware in use, and how each device needs to communicate with everything else to deliver unified screening.

We understand all the devices in airport security that need to be integrated and have the experience, expertise, software development capabilities and services to make interoperability a reality for any vendor’s system.

Moreover, Stratovan’s seasoned team has the technical expertise to solve any software problems that arise in airport security environment. We understand and handle challenging data throughput and the compatibility of CT scanners and seamlessly blend this with systems that are far less performance constrained.

Stratovan Works With More Airport Security Vendors Than Anyone

Find out why so many security vendors – including all the major players – entrust Stratovan’s interoperability platforms to enable system and workflow integration and drive real-time operational interoperability. No other solution is used in as many vendor security systems as Stratovan.

Stratovan’s DICOS SDK platform is continuously tested in partnership with the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) and Sandia National Laboratories, with the results validating our compatibility with leading airport security systems.

The Stratovan DICOS Toolkit (SDK) is:

• Proven and used by over 80 airport vendors
• Verified by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Sandia National Laboratories vendor partners under the OTAP effort.
• Builds on our expertise in developing software for healthcare
• Very easy to use; alleviates the complexities of the DICOS standard

DICOS Toolkit Goals: 

• Provide a software toolkit that “hides” DICOS from the implementer – vendors, manufactures, etc. do not have to be experts to implement DICOS reducing training and operational costs 
• Provide a toolkit standard that is built around a security environment addressing some of the existing medical toolkit limitations, i.e., speed, capacity, scalability, etc. 
• Support the vision of an interoperable airport; hence, reduce an airport’s overall operational cost 

Standard based / DICOS Toolkit Advantages: 

• Supports the establishment of a common data interchange protocol and extensible file format to facilitate data information exchange 
• Low implementation cost 
• Facilitates a clear path for DICOS compliance and TSA certification 
• Facilitates a Common Workstation 
  • Display 
  • Transmission 
  • Storage 
• Enables generic secondary ATR algorithms 
• Facilitates an Integrated and Interoperable Airport solution 
• Facilitates 3rd party developers to participate in Aviation Security innovations

Technical Details: 

• DICOS v2, which focuses on data output from EDS, AT, AIT, and QR systems as well as Threat Detection Reports (TDR).
• Linux, Windows, and OSX; 32 and 64 bit.
• C++ Application Programming Interface (API).
• Supports both file and network I/O.
• Includes a comprehensive conformance testing suite and device simulators to connect with for testing
• Product-based sample code and use cases (e.g. how to connect an EDS to an OSR)

Availability

• This DICOS software is free and will always be free – there will never be any licensing charges. This work is covered by a TSA contract.
• The purpose is to provide a free high-quality DICOS library to the airport security market and we would appreciate any feedback your software development team has in regard to the software.
  • Questions you have during the DICOS integration process.
  • Any problems encountered during integration.
  • How long it took to integrate, use, and/or test DICOS for your purposes.
  • Any unmet needs that you have.
  • Any deficiencies in our documentation.
  • Any general comments, pleasant surprises, suggestions, and/or recommendations.