Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/07/2016 -- An innovative solution to prevent terrorism and other criminal activities will be utilized during the 2016 Olympic and Paralymic Games in Brazil this year. Security authorities responsible for safeguarding the olympics have chosen ALTAVE's new ALTAVE OMNI Aerostatsas the key technology for crime prevention. Four ALTAVE OMNI units,purchased by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice, will fly 200m above the ground at all four Olympic venues, permanently observing all activities.The ALTAVE OMNI will be on exhibit at Eurosatory, the International Exhibition for Defence & Security held in Paris, June 13 – 17.

ALTAVE OMNI, was developed by Brazilian aerospace company ALTAVE and is the first wide area persistent surveillance aerostat ever developed for civilian application. With growing concerns about terrorism and criminal acts, especially at international events, the ALTAVE OMNI Aerostats were selected due to their unique ability to prevent, detect and quickly investigate suspicious acts:

* 6m size aerostats floating continuously at 200m above the ground are intimidating to potential terrorists or criminals

* Captures imagery of more than 120 MPixel per frame (60 times a Full HD resolution or 15 times a 4K resolution!), 3 frames per second

* Extraordinary capacity of real-time detection for multiple users- up to 6 users can watch different parts of the full captured image, as if they were independent Pan, Tilt & Zoom cameras

* Provides forensic investigation for multiple users- up to 2 users who can locate an event by time and GPS coordinates and track backwards and forwards to understand the facts

* Covered area of up to 40 km2, all the area all the time – even if the users are zooming into a specific area, all of the area is recorded for future access

* Up to 3 days continuous flight, after which a small amount of helium replenishment is required

* Mobility to transport all items in a trailer and change launch sites

* Low operational costs when compared to any other flying platform

Contract information& values

The total contract value granted to ALTAVE was approximately US $8 million and included all items required for the 4 systems to operate, such as the aerostats, winch systems, tethers, trailers, optronics, imaging processing servers, energy supplies, software and training.

The project was developed under hash requirements and deadlines, making a total of 6 months from signing to delivering 4 field-tested units, ahead of schedule.

On 2nd June ALTAVE will have completed the first phase of training 80 people designated by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice to operate the equipment during the games.

About ALTAVE
ALTAVE is the south hemisphere leader in tethered air vehicles, especially aerostats and solutions for surveillance and communications based on them. Founded in 2011 by two aeronautical engineers, one with Masters in France (ISAE/Supaéro) and Thesis at The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the other with graduation work in Germany (TU Berlin), the team has a strong background from excellence engineering schools, including ITA (Aeronautical Institute of Technology), the school which started the aeronautical industry in Brazil, the creation of EMBRAER being one outstanding result.

About Eurosatory
Eurosatory is a defense & security international exhibition held every two years in Paris. This year the exhibition will take place between 13 and 17 June. ALTAVE will be an exhibitor there for the first time, taking their ALTAVE OMNI Olympics solution for a "Premiere" in Europe. ALTAVE's can be found in booth H6 – B171.

Aerostats are tethered unmanned non-rigid lighter-than-air vehicles which remain anchored to the surface by lines. They are frequently used for surveillance tasks.

For More Information Visit the Website at: http://www.altave.com.br/

For Media Contact:
Person Name: Bruno Avena de Azevedo (Director, Co-Founder)
Address: Praca Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50, Incubaero – Sala 05 – Campus do CTA
Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Phone: +551239135900
Email: brunoavena@altave.com.br
Website: http://www.altave.com.br/