This equipment package provides the capability to monitor transit vehicle operator or transit user activated alarms received from on-board a transit vehicle. This package also includes the capability to support transit vehicle operator authentication and the capability to remotely disable a transit vehicle. This package also includes the capability to alert operators and police to potential incidents identified by these security features.
Included In:
Fort Smith Transit Dispatch
Independent School District Dispatch
KIBOIS Area Transit Operations
River Valley Transportation Providers
Functional Requirements
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The center shall monitor transit vehicle operational data to determine if the transit vehicle is off-route and assess whether a security incident is occurring. 2 -
The center shall receive reports of emergencies on-board transit vehicles entered directly be the transit vehicle operator or from a traveler through interfaces such as panic buttons or alarm switches. 3 -
The center shall support the back-office portion of functionality to authenticate transit vehicle operators. 4 -
The center shall exchange transit incident information along with other service data with other transit agencies. 5 -
The center shall receive information pertaining to a wide-area alert such as weather alerts, disaster situations, or child abductions. This information may come from Emergency Management or from other Alerting and Advisory Systems. 6 -
The center shall send wide-area alert information to travelers (on-board transit vehicles or at stations/stops) and transit vehicle operators. 7 -
The center shall coordinate the response to security incidents involving transit with other agencies including Emergency Management, other transit agencies, media, traffic management, and traveler information service providers. 8 -
The center shall receive threat information and status on the integrity of the transit infrastructure. 9 -
The center shall provide support to remotely disable (or reset the disabling of) a transit vehicle in service.
