Integrated Mobile Security at Heart of California-based Mass Transit Operation
SDI (System Development.Integration, LLC), a systems
integrator specializing in public sector security technologies and
infrastructure, tells Security Magazine Blog that it has been contracted
by Omnitrans, an operator of public
transit in San Bernardino County,
California, to deliver an On-Board Video/Audio
Surveillance System (OBVSS) to be installed on 167 of their buses. The $1.96M
project, partially financed with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds,
will provide Omnitrans with a complete suite of mobile digital video, audio and
metadata functionality, as well as on-board 802.11 wireless LAN capabilities,
GPS integration, and a driver-triggered emergency alarm button.
The SDI team will provision eight cameras per bus, covering
the entire interior and exterior of each bus, as well as on-board sensors,
digital system status modules, and LCD monitors. The system will be fully
integrated with Omnitrans’ central video management, maintenance, and archiving
systems, and linked to Omnitrans two maintenance facilities via an
SDI-architected wireless network. SDI will furnish all OBVSS equipment,
server/storage, and spare inventory, including a three-year warranty period for
all system components. SDI, along with its partner Kodiak Mobile Installations,
will provide Omnitrans with on-going technical support that includes a
toll-free warranty/support hotline with 24x7 availability.
Omnitrans is a public transit agency providing 50,000
passenger trips each weekday in the San Bernardino Valley of Southern
California. Founded in 1976 through a joint powers agreement, Omnitrans carries
over 15 million passengers each year throughout its 480-square mile service
area encompassing 1.2 million people residents. “The OBVSS system is another
extension of the agency’s drive to increase the security and customer
satisfaction of our riders,” says P. Scott Graham, Director of Operations for
Omnitrans. “With quicker access to greater visual coverage of our bus
environment, Omnitrans will have more data to fine tune our customer’s
experience, as well as to quickly and efficiently secure the safety of our
drivers and passengers.”
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