5G Connected Security Systems on-board School Busses ...powered by Genetec's innovative Security Center

As technology innovates, parents expect higher quality,?real-time information on their child’s route to and from school. That’s why major student transportation organizations are taking initiatives to upgrade their onboard security systems and sensors.

Passenger safety starts with the selection of the right security hardware and software

Most student transportation security systems are not generally up to par with the modern security systems that have been implemented within school buildings over recent years. While rapid advancements in technology has been brought to the building side of safety, little has been done to ensure safety when our students are most vulnerable - outside the security of the school buildings, on-board the school bus.

Both video monitoring and GPS tracking technologies are becoming prevalent onboard school buses. However, many existing onboard systems utilize proprietary?hardware and protocols and limited interconnectivity with other onboard systems and sensors, possibly relying on dry-contacts for communications. Often times, security investigators are required to physically retrieve a Hard Drive from the bus' recording system.

To provide a reliably safe student transportation service, it is no longer enough to deploy stand-alone GPS and video-monitoring systems.

Security is only as strong as the weakest link. Which system you deploy is important – live streaming bi-directional communications from busses to wayside Operators staff, and with concerned parents or faculty. Connecting these separate bus systems into a single interface for all operations makes it simple to collaborate with colleagues to resolve incidents efficiently. All aspects of the bus security system and every bus, intuitively displayed for Operators.

Key benefits of a unified platform for K-12 student transit

1) Precise GPS tracking

Follow the movements of your fleet from a centralized monitoring system, from the moment buses leave the depot, to the moment they return. Locate vehicles in real-time or through historical?records to understand exactly where a bus was, at what time.?

Advanced mapping and geofencing allow you to be notified if a bus deviates from a pre-planned route.?

2) Advanced vehicle telematics

Understand the behavior of your vehicles in detail thanks to the ingestion of onboard sensors into the Genetec unified platform. Record bus acceleration, driving patterns, and even bring in?third-party sensors such as occupancy counting, vape detection, audible anti-bullying sensors, panic buttons, and more.?

3) Flexible onboard video?

Deploy an onboard video solution built on an open platform that helps you protect students, drivers, and staff with your preferred hardware. Prioritized wireless offloads through Wi-Fi or cellular networks ensure you get the video you need without the logistical challenges of tracking and retrieving a physical recording onboard a bus of your fleet.??

4) Synchronized data

Centralize and synchronize all onboard data on one unified timeline that connects GPS location to vehicle telematics and onboard video recordings for easy and streamlined review.? Then, take it one step further by synchronizing all onboard data?with your wayside security systems to provide unified door-to door safety for students and drivers.

5) Modernized collaboration

Move beyond unsecured physical media to share video recordings or other sensitive data. Selectively share data with collaborators such as law enforcement, school boards, and parents through a secure online platform that also allows them to submit their own data so everyone who needs it can get the full picture of events.??

6) Proactive response

Open architecture systems support useful analytics and?third-party sensors that enable real-time alerting of critical events. From stop-arm violations to vape or anti-bullying sensors,?our unified platform enhances the monitoring experience by?providing critical information proactively to the right people at the right time.??

Genetec's Solution for K-12 School Bus Transit Security

The Genetec Fleet Monitoring for the K-12 market addresses a strong need for optimized processes that create a smooth monitoring experience. Running an efficient operation's center (however big or small) means you have a unified view, real-time viewing inside the busses, automatic notification upon bus accelerometer anomalies, as well as optional sensors such as air quality and license plate capture for stop-arm violations.

Operations Teams benefit from a unified platform by keeping a finger on the operations' pulse, leveraging the technology inherent to the fleet security system. Facilities managers can view the location of service technicians to facilitate efficient dispatch for service calls. Transportation Teams can effectively monitor bus schedules and be alerted instantly upon route deviation or vehicle malfunction with the last known location coordinates. This can be used to constantly identify and report operational gaps in real-time which ultimately facilitates growth for the drivers. Of course, Security Teams love knowing they've done everything they can to protect our children and always-on real-time video and audio communications with the school busses in transit ensures a swift response to emerging incidents as they may be unfolding. Communication can potentially turn seemingly big problems into small problems.

Everyone benefits from a Unified Security Platform!

Genetec's transit-ready Security Center Fleet Monitoring solution is designed to provide a unified vision across your entire fleet. When coupled with Security Center running within the school buildings, a complete comprehensive security solution provides the tools to canopy a layer of safety from the moment children board the bus at the start of their day until they've departed at the end.

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