PSICOMPANY.COM provides school
bus video camera or digital bus video camera combined with
a mobile Digital Video Recorder (DVR) in a school bus video
& mobile vehicle surveillance solution. Bus video camera
and digital bus video cameras with mobile (DVR) complete
a high quality mobile vehicle surveillance product for protection
of children on school buses plus rear vision cameras.
Benefits of School
Bus Surveillance:
Protect children
It's inevitable that the rambunctious and energetic
nature of children will sometimes override the safety
rules of the bus. Surveillance cameras can give bus
driver the proverbial eyes in the back of the head,
and allow them to keep children in check while navigating
the route to or from school.
Protect bus
Because of their precious cargo, a special set of
traffic rules exists for both school bus drivers and
other motorists (ex: motorists must stop when school
buses are boarding riders or letting them off, buses
must stop completely at railroad crossings, whether
the barriers are down or not). Consequences for violating
these rules can be dire, and therefore fines are steep.
Surveillance cameras pointed outside buses can help
identify motorists who illegally pass buses, or identify
driver erratic and dangerous driver behavior.
Remote monitoring
School buses have relied on surveillance cameras for
many years, most commonly using an in-bus CCTV system
complete with camera and recorder. Tapes would record
the bus on its routes and be removed and reviewed at
the end of the day. This process is helpful, but in
case of emergency, immediate review of the tape was
difficult at best. Thanks to developments with IP cameras
and wireless networking, remote reviewing and instant
response has become a possibility. A bus equipped with
a wireless IP video system, operating in an area with
a wireless mesh network, can immediately transmit
footage of violations, making it easier to issue tickets
to offending drivers.
Video Analytics
Like wireless video systems, video analytics is a
technological advancement that could improve the efficiency
of in-bus security camera systems. Using in-camera analytics,
especially license plate technology, could be of valuable
assistance to bus drivers who have problems with motorists.
Instead of having to rely on memory or try to read a
car's tag from surveillance footage (questions like
is that a O or a zero? could complicate issues quickly),
video analytics cameras programmed to recognize car
license plate numbers could make catching violators
much easier.
Considerations for
School Bus Surveillance Systems
It's true that all school buses are the same color
the universal "School Bus Glossy Yellow" but that
does not mean that every school bus has the same security
needs. There are a wide variety of factors that go into
the selection and installation of a video surveillance
system. Consider the following questions when designing
a school bus surveillance system:
What would you
consider to be your most pressing security concern
when it comes to school bus
security?
How many buses
do you have?
Have drivers had
more problems with student behavior or with other
motorists?
Tips for School Bus
Security Camera Installation
Cameras placed
inside buses should be positioned so that every
seat is within the camera's field of
vision. Depending
on the bus' layout, this may require more than one
camera.
Cameras aiming
toward the road should at least be facing outward
towards the road ahead.
Cameras can also be installed
to cover bus blind spots and the rear
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