Enhance border security in adverse weather

In the high-stakes world of border security, fog and other adverse weather conditions create critical blind spots that smugglers and criminals easily exploit. SightBooster, a real-time software solution from ThexoVision, gives border guards the clear vision they need to stay one step ahead and keep borders secure.
 

Why is fog a critical risk and challenge for border security?

 
Smugglers take advantage of poor visibility - Drug and human smugglers often carry out their operations in foggy weather, when surveillance is at its weakest.
 
Limited detection performance and range - Security cameras lose effectiveness in fog, which reduces their effectiveness, making it harder for border guards to identify threats.
 
Delayed reaction time - Officials only detect intrusions when it is too late, making it impossible for them to react in time to prevent border violations.
 
Thermal cameras have limitations - Although thermal cameras can help, they do not always provide enough detail to identify vehicles, faces or contraband, making it difficult to act.
 

SightBooster: from poor visibility to clear detection

 
SightBooster, developed by ThexoVision, is a real-time software solution that improves surveillance images in poor visibility conditions - without the need for expensive hardware development.
 

• Instantly improves camera image clarity - officers can see clearly even in dense fog.
• Identifies threats from long distances - Border Patrol can spot and track smugglers from 1 km or more, reducing security gaps.
• Seamless integration with existing cameras - Interoperates with CCTV, thermal, PTZ and drone cameras for improved visibility.
• Faster response time - Security teams can act before border intruders cross the border

 

Proven success: SightBooster in action
 

 
Kazakhstan field trial – In real-world tests with our partner TNS Service, SightBooster processed live footage (H.264, 20 Mbps bitrate) from a standard PTZ security camera monitoring a 1 km target in dense fog. The original footage was almost unusable, but the video enhanced with SightBooster showed remarkable clarity of detail, enabling effective surveillance.
 
Border patrol vehicles in the UK – SightBooster is integrated into Presidian Smart Mobile Monitoring Stations developed by DJ Byers Security Solutions (UK). These mobile units improve real-time situational awareness for border patrol officers, ensuring that officers are never blinded by fog, heavy rain or low light conditions.
 

The future of border security

 
With increasing pressure on border security forces, technology must evolve to outpace the strategies of smugglers and criminals. SightBooster offers a cost-effective, high-performance solution that gives security teams the visibility they need when they need it most.
 
“Fog and bad weather don’t stop smugglers, so border security can’t afford to be blind. SightBooster gives officers the clear vision they need to stay one step ahead and keep borders secure,” said Milan Tresch, CEO of ThexoVision.
 

SightBooster – a versatile software technology for various conditions

 
ThexoVision’s proprietary real-time video enhancement software technology is capable of revealing scene objects under constrained visibility conditions in camera-based systems. This capability not only works in fog, but also aids visual detection and identification in the presence of a wide variety of obscurants, such as haze, smog, smoke, dust, rain, or snow. In addition, it can also cope with use cases in night vision and underwater scenarios of low visibility.
 
“Our technology that is primarily available as a software development kit (SDK) can be incorporated into server- and desktop-based configurations, as well as into small-sized, embedded solutions for mobile applications. The SDK has been designed to allow for a streamlined integration into vastly differing products, systems,” explains Ramon Hegedus, CTO of ThexoVision.
 

AI or not to AI?

 
Whilst in today’s technologies artificial intelligence is becoming more and more pervasive, ThexoVision believes in a balanced approach on application of AI. In fact, the core of SightBooster software technology avoids using AI in producing the clarified version of the input stream. The reason? When dealing with surveillance or border security, we don’t want to introduce non-existing objects or details into the processed image. Nevertheless, when need be, SightBooster can be efficiently combined with other AI-based methods, like object detection.
 

Company background

 
Founded in 2019, ThexoVision evolved from a post-processing software initiative towards fulfilling the promise of real-time processing capabilities. Recognizing its potential for widespread industrial applications, the team took a hands-on approach to development, establishing a four-camera test system at Budapest airport's control tower. This rigorous testing validated the technology and significantly boosted its market credibility.
 
The company represents a fusion of two generations of expertise among its six owners. The senior partners include the project's original visionary and co-founder who continues to drive market development and funding, a former chief commando officer who later became a successful international trader of military technologies, and an ex-head of a police counter-narcotics unit, today leading a company that develops sensitive military and civilian electronics solutions. The younger generation features the company’s CEO and two exceptional software developers: one of them a specialist in computer vision and graphics, while the other, also co-founder and CTO, an expert in optical sciences and imaging. Their joint innovative efforts put ThexoVision ahead of competitors.
 
See SightBooster software in action at www.thexovision.com
For partnership opportunities, contact tresch@thexovision.com