Comments on: DARPA wants to see through concrete

Military asks private sector for multiple sensing technologies to see through and map buildings.

[TinyIoda]

Time to invest in lead paint!

[Orengeman]

On 24 they can see through concrete using infrared satellite images and they don't need technology to map buildings because CTU has access to some universal database where they can find architectural drawings for every building ever built anywhere in the world. Fo-shizzle.

[sythara]

Too bad IR does not go through walls, it is after all not far off from light on EM spectrum.

[inachu1]

This would be bad nes for Israel per that one video of them making sure a building was clear then once it was cleared then they let some palestinian student go in for shelter then BAM! The Israeli troops shot the building up they just proven safe and secure.

Using this new technology will prevent such things from happening.

[sythara]

There is already a system in place to see through walls and such. Currently, backscatter x-ray is used to accomplish such tasks. Look at American Science and Engineering and their vehicles equiped with that technology. That technology can be improved upon and the requirements of the solicitation qould be met.

Expect big boys like Smith Detection actually get the contract though.

[billmosby]

Look for a the new "X-Ray" option in Google Street View some day soon!

[inachu1]

I thought this was already done when the TV show Airwolf came out. Or was it Blue Thunder?
I think it was Blue Thunder that made it a very big controversy at the time in the 1980's to see into buildings and people were up in arms against police using this technology to see into their homes.

There are half truths to this article and has ramifications for use in police use.
Nobody deserves to feel like they live in a glass house. Lets just make sure this application is purely for military use and not for any civialn use.

[Michichael]

Except that even if it's developed for military, it won't be a far cry to "Well we need to use this technology to protect our children from predators"

Always with the "For the chilluns" arguments.