Standoff Threat Detection for Real-Time Safety

• THR E AT DE TEC TOR

Portable,
Standoff Detection
for Counter-IED and Security Operations

ChemImage’s VeroVision is an innovative sensor that

provides near real-time, standoff detection of explosive,
narcotic and chemical threat residues on surfaces.
VeroVision addresses the growing need for portable, safe,
easy-to-use sensing technology.
Designed for Operator Safety
Target Applications
VeroVision provides standoff detection of chemical,
explosive and narcotic threats. Ideal for Law Enforcement,
first response, checkpoint security and military
applications.

VeroVision is designed with operator safety in mind,
allowing it to be incorporated as part of your layered
security approach. VeroVision will enhance your situational
awareness by providing wide-area surveillance at a safe
standoff distance. It can help reduce the response time to
react to potential threats, ultimately saving lives and making
our world healthier and safer.
• Screening of vehicles, cargo, luggage and containers at
access control points, border crossing points or ports
of entry
• Screening of unknown materials or unattended bags
• Screening at crime scenes, clandestine labs or
overdose scenes

VeroVision Capabilities and Benefits

• Standoff, wide-area surveillance scanning helps keep the
user out of harm’s way
• Non-contact, passive sensing eliminates the need for
hazardous reagents or excitation lasers
• Objective, automated detection eliminates the need for
operator interpretation of the results
• Advanced detection algorithms provides accurate,
reliable detections
• Near real-time operation allows the threat to be quickly
detected and isolated

Explosive residue is detected on the rear door of a cargo van.

VeroVision provides
wide-area surveillance
at a safe standoff distance.

Detection of drug material amidst background clutter in a crime

scene environment.
Fixed Checkpoint Security
You are the first line of defense against illegal activity. Use the detection
technology that can help stop drug smugglers or terrorists in their tracks.

Ideal for Detecting Explosive, Chemical

and Narcotic Residues on:
Vehicles

Cargo/shipping containers

Luggage
VeroVision is ideal for use
Packages
by Military, Security Personnel and
Homeland Security at:
Air, land and sea borders

Government building entrances

Military installations

Make the world healthier and safer by: State-of-the-art capabilities:

Reducing drug smuggling activity Enhanced situational awareness
across the borders through the easy-to-use interface allows
threats to be isolated and contained
Mitigating IED-based terror events at
critical installations Fast operation and objective detections
will not sacrifice safety, capacity or
For objective, efficient, standoff detection of sustainability at the control point
illicit, hazardous or deadly materials, make
VeroVision part of your layered Non-contact, passive sensor allows for
security protocols today. standoff detection of dangerous or
illicit materials
Temporary Checkpoint
Security
Public events are key targets for terrorist activity, therefore protection
of event participants and attendees is of the utmost importance.

VeroVision is ideal for

Ideal for Detecting Explosive, Chemical
use by Military, Security Personnel,
and Narcotic Residues on:
Law Enforcement and Homeland
Security at: Delivery vehicles

High profile concerts, sporting Passenger vehicles

events, political events, and more
Unattended/suspicious packages
Uncontrolled border areas

Military hasty checkpoints

Subways, train stations, bus

depots or other mass transit
facilities

Make the world healthier and safer by: • State of the art capabilities:
Tripod-mounted sensor for fast setup
Enhancing security at mass transit
facilities and portability

Mitigating IED-based terror events Fast operation and objective detections

at high-profile evens will not sacrifice safety, capacity or
sustainability at the checkpoint
Intercepting Vehicle-borne IEDs
(VBIEDs) Non-contact, passive sensor allows for
standoff detection of dangerous or illicit
Use the fast, reliable, intuitive VeroVision materials
as a proactive countermeasure to help
prevent a mass casualty event.
Crime Scenes
When arriving at a crime scene it is difficult to distinguish between
innocuous materials and substances that could cause harm to
responding personnel and bystanders.

VeroVision is ideal for use by First

Responders, Hazmat, and Law
Ideal for Detecting Explosive,
Enforcement for:
Chemical, and Narcotic Residues
Overdose scenes on:
Interior surfaces

Clandestine laboratories (bomb labs, Equipment

drug labs)
Exterior surfaces

Unknown/questionable spills or
materials

State of the art capabilities:

Make the world healthier and safer by:
Keeping crime scenes more secure
for both responding personnel and
bystanders
Conducting crime scene
investigations more efficiently
Widefield imaging, standoff detection, an
easy-to-use interface, and portability make
VeroVision an excellent tool to help make
your crime scene investigation safe and
efficient.
Tripod-mounted sensor for fast setup
and portability.
Fast operation and objective detections
will allow responding personnel to take
proper personal and scene protective
measures.
Non-contact, passive sensor allows for
standoff detection of dangerous or illicit
materials.
How Does it Work?
VeroVision uses hyperspectral imaging to detect and
highlight the presence of chemical, explosive or drug One-Click Detection
residues that may have transferred to a variety of
Allows anyone to quickly scan and
items during illicit activity (i.e., bomb-making, drug
smuggling, etc.). This method incorporates innovative detect illicit material.
imaging spectrometers and unique sensor technology
to target chemical information that can be specifically
visualized in the Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) region.
SWIR light is invisible to the human eye, extending just
beyond the red portion of the visible spectrum.
The SWIR light is reflected off the surface of the
interrogated object, facilitating detection of one
or more “threat” residues, while at the same time
suppressing background materials, colors and patterns.
Using advanced acquisition and processing methods,
VeroVision detects hazardous materials and presents
results to the user in a simple interface that also allows
for report generation.

The simple user interface allows the user to operate

the system and displays detections of potential threat
material in an easy-to-understand manner.

Understanding Visible and Invisible Light

 What is Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI)?
HSI is an extension of digital imaging that acquires discrete images over a
sequence of wavelengths. VeroVision utilizes unique SWIR filter technology
to control each wavelength of light that passes through the filter to the
detector.

Illumination
Detector

NIR Filter
Imaging Optic
Reflected Light

Detection Method Hypercube

The hypercube is a sequence of individual digital images, each collected After a series of images is collected at differ-
at a different wavelength. ent wavelengths, the resulting set of images
At every pixel within the image, the intensity is plotted as a function of is called a hypercube.
wavelength, resulting in a spectrum of the material (example bottom
right). The spectrum is then used to classify
possible illicit substances.

Wavelength 5

Wavelength 4

Wavelength 3
Spectrum
1.0
Wavelength 2 0.9
0.8
0.7

Wavelength 1 0.6
Absorbance

0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0

1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600

Wavelength (nm)
 Product Specifications
Device Type SWIR Hyperspectral Imaging Device

Detected Threats Explosives and precursors

Chemical threats
Narcotics/drugs of abuse

Standoff Range 1 – 20 m

Optical System Integrated zoom lens with

2x magnification range

Sensor Head Dimensions 18.5" L x 7.9" W x 9.4" H

At Sensor Lighting Module 4.5" L x 12.0" W x 12.0" H

Dimensions

Weight Sensor Head: 19.50 lb

Tripod (Manual Pan/Tilt): 20 lb
At Sensor Lighting Module: 2.90 lb
Power Supply: 11.3 lb
Operator Display Unit: 8 lb
Sensor Head Power Require- 90 – 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 60 watts
ments

Field of View Low Zoom High Zoom

Angular FOV 19.3 10.1

0.38m 0.19m

Horizontal FOV @ 10m 3.25m 1.67

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