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Sep182018 by Lori JethaNo Comments

Beyond 1080p: What’s best for mobile surveillance?

Expert Advice Series, For New Transportation Directors, Industry Trends, Transit, Video Camera Surveillance, Video Management, Videos

A sibling wrestling match triggered a shopping trip for a new HDTV this past weekend. The biggest decision: 1080p vs 4K. The sales guy at Best Buy had some convincing arguments for 4K resolution. My vote was for 1080p, being the budget-conscious consumer. My husband was puzzled by the conflicting online advice he googled while in-store. The end result: we returned home sans TV to face the wrath of two screen-hungry kids. (more…)

Apr192018 by Yumi AngNo Comments

Transit Police & Security – Using Technology driven Communications to promote Passenger Safety

Industry Trends, Risk Management, Transit, Video Camera Surveillance

Imagine a loved one riding public transport during their daily commute. Perhaps your mother, father, your child, or a friend. It might be a short hop on a light-rail car or a long journey upon a bus. On most days, it can be a quietly packed ride on the way to work or school, filled with familiar faces. (more…)

Feb52018 by Yumi AngNo Comments

Top 3 Reasons to Wirelessly Download Bus Surveillance Video

Expert Advice Series, For New Transportation Directors, School Bus, Video Camera Surveillance, Video Management

Yesterday I was running late for a meeting and saved the file I was working on to a USB drive. Or so I thought. Later, when I went to review my work, I discovered it was gone! All those hours of work - wasted. Normally we save files to a network storage drive, which is backed up regularly, to avoid these types of hasty mistakes. Those small text and image-based files are usually easy to retrieve, download and organize. But what about video surveillance files? With one bus, it might not be a big deal to go out to the bus yard and pull the hard drive out of the on-board video recorder to access video footage of an incident. Imagine multiplying the bus count for a larger fleet of 50 or more? Now imagine forgetting to replace the hard drive in that bus recorder and finding out after a...

Aug312017 by Vlada Terenina1 Comment

Video Cameras on School Buses: One More Step to Student Safety

Risk Management, School Bus, Video Camera Surveillance

The start of the school year is a hectic time for everyone - parents, students, school districts, and transportation departments. During this busy season, student safety is of paramount importance, especially when it comes to safety on school buses. As the bus is a small, enclosed space, it often becomes a ‘bully zone’, where victims have no place to retreat. This year, to increase student security on board and provide parents with peace of mind, many school districts will have video cameras installed on vehicles that transport kids to school. (more…)