Safran Group‘s Morpho Detection business last month conducted a five day data collection study of its new ShoeScanner system at Indianapolis International Airport, one of the final steps in preparing the system to submit for regulatory approvals. The ShoeScanner features the integration of a magnetometer, Ion Trap Mobility Spectroscopy and Quadrupole Resonance technologies to scan for metal and explosives in shoes and on the lower leg. During the test Morpho Detection collected over 3,000 data points from volunteers who went through the system, which was stationed on the “land side” of terminal. It takes 12 seconds for a person to step, be scanned, and step out of the system, with the actual scan time being nice seconds, a company spokesman tells TR2. The ShoeScanner is a walkthrough system, unlike the older General Electric [GE] Secure Registered Traveler kiosk which required a person to step in and out of the machine at the same point. The testing was done at the expense of Morpho Detection. The Indianapolis Airport participated in the interest of promoting the development of new technology that can improve and enhance the experience of the traveling public. The spokesman says that the machine will likely be submitted to the Transportation Security Laboratory for testing and possibly “elsewhere.”