Surveillance Application System

Corporate Overview

Corporate Name	KSK Corporation
Establishment	Jan.10, 1994
Head Office	Kyobashi TS Bldg., 14-4, Kyobashi 1-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo 104-0031, Japan
Capital	40 million Japanese Yen
Fiscal Year-end	March (yearly)
Customers	Japan Coast Guard Customs (Ministry of Finance in Japan) National Police Agency in Japan Fisheries Department and Fire & Disaster Department of local governments in Japan Shipbuilding Companies Fisheries Cooperative Associations in Japan Aquaculture Companies Laboratory Institutes

History

In the beginning

In 1990 Takashi Ueda (the founder of Kaiyosogo Kaihatsu Co., Ltd., abbreviated as KSK) developed a land based infrared camera surveillance system. The product was named the ‘Terrestrial Mounted Model’ and was initially used by the Japanese fisheries patrol.

KSK is formed

In 1994 KSK was established to provide advanced vision systems for the Japanese maritime surveillance market.

New technologies

In 1997 KSK developed a ‘5 axes stabilized enclosure vision system’ for maritime security. This new ‘Stabilized Enclosure Model’ opened new markets for KSK; the Japanese coast guard deployed the solution to detect boats being used by drug traffickers.

KSK’s customers requested a solution that helped them to identify the name of a vessel or locate objects in the dark that could not be detected using IR or thermal technology. During 2003 in response to these requirements KSK successfully developed a ‘laser illumination system’ for telescopic CCD camera systems.

Over the years KSK’s customers have continued to request increasingly complex functionality. As a customer oriented company KSK listened and developed advanced capabilities such as an automatic identification system (AIS) and automatic target tracking algorithms.

In 2011 KSK introduced a ‘passive body scanning system’ which detects objects concealed under a person’s clothing. Using terahertz sensing technology the system can detect weapons, explosives, narcotics and is easily integrated within a security checkpoint.

The future

KSK strives to meet our customer’s requirements by developing new solutions with leading edge technologies.