Border Security White Papers
Latvian State Border: Securing a Nation's Borders
Overview Latvia is keen to revamp its economy and infrastructures for its integration into various Western European political and economic institutions. As a part of the Soviet Union, borders were never an issue; however, in view of becoming a member of the European Union in 2004, securing its 1,150 km long land boundary with an EU-standard security system has become top priority. After extensive research and the evaluation of numerous CCTV systems, the Latvian Ministry of the Interior found what it considered to be the simplest, most effective industrial-based CCTV system available on the market: The SYAC DigiEye video/audio networked security management system.
| Publisher | SYAC | File Format | HTML |
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| Date Published | October 2007 | Downloads | 3 |
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