Shopping for a video surveillance system and wondering whether a cloud-based system is right for you?
Or you already have an on-premise system and are wondering about a possible transition to the cloud.
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Roads are becoming busier and distractions more complex, causing students to be more at risk than ever before. A 2019 NASDPTS survey identified 95,000 illegal passes across 39 states in a single day; that's over 17 million near misses in one school year.
It's not surprising then that for 57% of the school bus transportation professionals we polled in our recent webinar: How to Keep Kids Safe from Illegal School Bus Passing Accidents, illegal passing is considered to be a serious problem with daily violations and multiple close calls per year. However, according to our second poll, only 47% said public awareness campaigns are methods they use to keep kids safe.
Watch the webinar, starting at the 0:10:30 mark, for tips from both Derrick Agate, the Supervisor of Transportation at Ho
So, you’re looking to add video surveillance to vehicles and there are so many things to consider. Below we attempt to demystify some of those things.
Video Surveillance Storage
It’s well understood you need a place to store all the video and audio your system will capture, and more storage provides more available days of video and audio to review should the need arise. However, how much storage is really needed and what about media cost?
On top of that, there are at least three types of storage to consider. Should you deploy rotating hard disk drives (HDD) or their non-movable counterparts, solid-state drives (SSD) or solid-state memory cards (SD Card)? Each media has its benefit and use case which we’ll explore.
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Transit agencies use video evidence to help them reduce liability and provide an extra layer of safety and security for bus operators and passengers alike. Video helps provide a clear and accurate story of events on the bus as well as how the vehicle interacts with pedestrians and other motor vehicles.
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