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May282015 by Lori JethaNo Comments

How to Choose the Right Digital Video Recorder (DVR) for Your Bus Video Surveillance System

Expert Advice Series, School Bus, Transit

We’re often asked for our advice on how to choose the best digital video recorder for mobile video surveillance applications. With multiple bus capacities and layouts and video coverage requirements, it can be a tricky exercise. To help you make the right choice, we’ve put together a simple guide to choosing the right system: (more…)

May62015 by Lori JethaNo Comments

The Importance of a Proactive Approach to Transit Safety

Stop Violence Against Drivers, Transit

Originally published in BusRide Magazine A transit operator once told me: “When people board our buses they come with different expectations for the quality of our service, but everyone expects their ride to be safe.” So how do agencies make sure they are delivering on that most basic of expectations? The answer: a proactive approach to transit safety. (more…)

Apr222015 by Vlada TereninaNo Comments

Three Reasons You Need a Bus Video Surveillance Policy

School Bus

Video surveillance systems are a great tool for ensuring student and driver safety on school buses. But having cameras installed on your buses without a well-defined video surveillance policy is a recipe for disaster, leaving your school district open to potential lawsuits or privacy complaints. Here are three reasons why you need to publish a video surveillance policy today: # 1 – The policy ensures the balance between security and an individual's right to privacy. While the installation of bus cameras helps increase employee and student safety, the recorded footage may contain sensitive information and should be treated with care. Transportation managers can face a lot of requests to view the video to track student behavior in a recent bullying incident or provide evidence to t

Apr142015 by Lori JethaNo Comments

Giving Back & Remembering a Friend

Transit, Uncategorized

This past weekend, Seon’s Transit Division Sales Manager, Mike Bismeyer participated in the 3rd annual Cody’s Run in Norman, Oklahoma. The run was started in 2013 by Cody Ponder, a Seon customer and friend from Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART) – University of Oklahoma, who was then battling esophageal cancer. Cody passed away later that year, but the run has lived on as a way of giving back to the community that he lived in. Cody’s run is a 5k dedicated to helping the Stephenson Cancer Center and Oklahoma Cancer Patients. (more…)