The CF UGS systems employ various sensor modalities including seismic, acoustic, magnetic, and pyroelectric transducers, daylight imagers and passive infrared imagers to automatically detect the presence of persons or vehicles, and transmit activity reports or imagery via radio-frequency (RF) or satellite communications (SATCOM) links to a remote processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) station.

[2] The Army Research Laboratory developed unattended ground-sensor technologies for detection and tracking of personnel and vehicles for perimeter defense and border-monitoring applications.

The proposed U-UGS sensors are made up of the following: The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) developed Omnisense for perimeter defense and border-monitoring applications in collaboration with McQ Inc.

[6] The US Army has cited OmniSense as “One of the Greatest Inventions of 2006.”[7] Phalanx Shield is a situational awareness system developed by Innovative Algorithms,[8] a company specializing in Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) technologies.

The system includes a suite of UGS integrated with the Phalanx Shield user interface, enabling real-time command and control of sensors within an ecosystem compatible with ATAK.

Phalanx Shield enhances capabilities in processing, communication, and data management, offering advanced features such as lower power consumption, reduced false alarm rates, and reliable long-range detection.