Digital 2-Way Radio System With Integrated Voice & Data Engineered for Charles County Public Schools
Benefits Improve and Expand Communications Enhance Safety and Security Enhance Parent/Student Service Improve Fleet Management Enhance Command and Control
System Components Infrastructure Control Stations Radios • • • 2 Antennas 341 buses 37 Schools • • • 4 Repeaters 38 PPWs 5 Starkey/Annex 1 • • • 8 CCPS Vehicles 1 Trunk System 10 Bus Contractors • • 6 Portables 5 Computers
Improve & Expand Communications Clearer Voice Communications Over a Greater Range DIGITAL DIGITAL Excellent Area of improved performance Audio Quality audio quality ANALOG ANALOG coverage Minimal Acceptable Audio Quality Minimal Acceptable Audio Quality Poor Signal Strength Strong Weak • Excellent audio quality free of static and hum • Reduced interference from other sources • Coverage throughout 99% of Charles County
Outstanding Voice Clarity & Geographic Coverage
Added Multiple Voice Channels Channel Information 1. CCPS Main 2. Private – School/Transportation to Bus 3. Emergency – CCPS to School 4. PPW - Student Services/Schools to PPW’s 5. Contractor - Bus Contractor to Bus 6. Field Trip – Bus to Bus 7. Text Messaging
Enhance Safety & Security Orange Emergency Button UNAUTHORIZED BOARDING (NON-STUDENT) • • MEDICAL EMERGENCY REQUIRING 911 ASSISTANCE • BUS ACCIDENT • WEAPON/BOMB THREAT/HOSTAGE • MAJOR DISRUPTION REQUIRING 911 ASSISTANCE • EVACUATION The following occurs after the Orange Emergency Button has been pushed: • Alarm is transmitted to the Transportation Department. • Location of the bus is identified by GPS. • Activates remote monitoring by automatically opening up the microphone on the bus. • Allows for immediate assessment to dispatch the necessary emergency services.
Enhance Safety & Security Emergency Channel CCPS exclusive channel that will allow for communication when conventional means are not available
Enhance Parent / Pupil Service Allows Questions from Parents to be Immediately Addressed SAFETY IS THE PRIORITY - ENHANCED SERVICE IS THE ADDED BENEFIT • GPS all the dispatchers to track buses and determine if they are on schedule. • The driver’s hands will be on the wheel at all times. • Parents ’ pick -up/drop off questions can be addressed without distracting the driver. • Parents will appreciate getting status checks without the delays that result from having to put them on hold and contact the driver. • Provide faster service to Special Needs Students and families whose kids go home to an empty house.
Improved Fleet Management REDUCED VEHICLE SPEED- According to the EPA, each five mph driven above the posted speed limit has the net effect of costing about 20 cents more per gallon of fuel. Multiply that cost across a fleet of vehicles and you have a huge source of cost leakage. DECREASED IDLE TIMES - According to Ford Motor, every hour of idle time is equal to approximately 25 miles of driving. Contrary to popular belief, restarting an engine uses no more fuel than 30 seconds of idling. When drivers use their vehicles as climate control, it costs big money. IMPROVED ROUTING WITH GEO-FENCING CONTROL- Since GPS tracking provides the precise location of every vehicle, dispatchers can ensure vehicles take the most direct route and can get lost drivers back on track.. • Reduced Vehicle Speed = Less Fuel • Decreased Idle Times = Less Fuel • Most Direct Route = Less Fuel
Enhance Command & Control Know Who Was Talking, What Was Said, and When RECORD WHAT AND WHEN Push to Talk (PTT) ID’S Record the audio on a system With every transmission, hard drive. Tie-in a PTT ID know what bus number made and time stamp for complete the call. transmission details. • Will Eliminate Unnecessary Chatter • Will Provide An Incident Audit Trail • Will Enable Dispatch Stun/Kill/Revive
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