Canine odourology dedicated to airport security

Do you need a fast, effective technique for securing your air cargo? Have you thought of odourology? This technique, which has been validated by the French Civil Aviation Technical Service (STAC) enables you to secure your air cargo easily, by calling on a specialized canine team.

What is canine odourology?

Odourology, or the science of smells, makes use of dogs' exceptional flair for identifying specific smells among several samples.

First of all, officers will collect samples of air using fabric-contact which will then be put in jars. Sampling must be carried out in an area which has been contained for at least two hours.

In premises, specifically dedicated to odourology work, the dog will be placed in contact with a smell used as a benchmark (e.g. explosives), then it will compare this smell with the smells of the different jars in the room. These jars contain lures and samples to be analysed.

The dog, specifically trained for this, will lie down in front of the jar where it has detected the smell sought.

Why use odourology for airport security?

Odourology is an incredible timesaver when securing air cargo. There is no need to unload the truck to check its contents, and no need to use costly equipment to analyse all the cargo. A simple sample of smell from the merchandize is all it takes for the cargo to be analysed using odourology.

Occasionally, given the size and nature of the cargo, odourology is the only means possible for secure screening.

To date, nothing is faster or more effective for securing airport cargo.

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The key advantages of odourology in a few words:

Performance Odourology is one of the most effective detection techniques (+ de 90% success rate).
Mobility It is a mobile detection technique. It is very difficult to move explosive detection equipment unlike teams using odourology. Officers collect a sample of air directly from your trailers, which will then be analysed in our odourology labs.
Rapidity and simplicity By collecting samples of air directly in the trucks, merchandize no longer needs to be unloaded when checking air cargo. With odourology, a sensor just needs to be placed in the trailer of the truck, with the doors closed and a sample of air collected.

Odourology: a technique we master perfectly

We can provide you with 2 canine teams experts in using the canine odourology technique for securing your cargo.
All our canine "odourology" teams have validated appropriate training and are qualified for carrying out this type of operation and all hold K9 certification.
We have a laboratory located on the EuroAirport (Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg) platform for rapidly carrying out odourology testing in-house. A laboratory project for Strasbourg International Airport is also in the pipeline for a Betschdorf extension.

The odourology techniques we use are the fruit of a partnership with CYNO•DEV.
CYNO•DEV is also responsible for training our dog handlers and our dogs working with odourology.