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Wrigley Field adds new technology for security, concessions
The National League's oldest ballpark, the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field, has shown the ability to teach other venues about some new technology tricks, as witnessed by Stadium Tech Report in an early June visit. Though the outfield-wall ivy and other trappings never let you forget about Wrigley's heritage, new technologies that include walk-through security screening and optical-scanning concessions checkout terminals...Feature
Safer, faster: New weapons-detection technology is changing the speed of stadium entry
Put your keys back in your pocket. Keep your cell phone there, too. Keep your hands to your side and walk forward at a normal pace. Congratulations, you've perfected the new way to enter stadiums. Using newer forms of radio-wave image detection or magnetic scanning, the claim for most of these new systems is that they can "see" weapons of...Editorial
Race is on for walk-through detector market share
Here are some quick snapshots of the leading providers in the new market for walk-through weapons detection systems for stadiums and large public venues. Data in the snapshots is mainly from company interviews and published website information. CEIA Opengate Company: CEIA USA (U.S. subsidiary of Italian parent CEIA, whose initials stand for Costruzioni Elettroniche Industriali Automatism; but everyone calls the...Editorial
Venues need to radically rethink entry procedures
After a year of welcoming full-capacity crowds back to stadiums, it's apparent that while technology can assist venues in eliminating fan pain points, it's also clear that sudden shifts to new ways of doing things don't always go as smoothly as planned. For this column, we're going to focus on the process of stadium entry, where we saw some of...Feature