Our in-vehicle PCs are compatible with a wide range of input devices, including those used by the police and emergency services. By including high levels of functionality, performance and robustness, our in-vehicle PCs are an ideal solution for the emergency services, who are constantly in need of mobile access to data. By offering a single point of control, emergency services can benefit from increased efficiency by installing our PC systems into their police cars, fire engines, ambulances, or other vehicles.
Police Services
In particular, our 'C' family computers are well-suited to police applications because they have a long product life-cycle - so police forces can be certain that these models will be available for long periods of time - improving the availability and consistency of vital hardware. Furthermore, with high-performance systems such as the C2 series, featuring Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors, police forces can be certain that the computers will be able to meet the most demanding set of requirements. Our in-vehicle computers are specifically designed to withstand the harsh and constantly changing vehicle environment whilst maintaining high levels of performance and functionality.
The high level of expandability of our in-vehicle computers also complements police forces’ mobile hardware requirements. Multiple COM ports and lots of built-in functionality such as video capture, GPS, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, provide police forces with the ability to connect a variety of specialist equipment to the PC. Examples include (but are not limited to): ANPR cameras, video recording equipment, light and siren control systems, and TETRA modems. When combined with appropriate software, these devices can be controlled by police officers using the touchscreen PC display in the vehicle, and data can be viewed remotely by control centres or other police vehicles via 3G.
Police officers are also able to create and share incident reports, send/receive e-mails and retrieve information from police databases about suspects, missing persons, criminals and vehicles - within seconds. Furthermore, photos and live or recorded video footage of incidents can be shared with other police vehicles that are due to arrive at the scene of the incident. This efficient, accurate and visual form of reporting allows police forces to be aware of incidents earlier, thus enabling them to make rapid and well-informed decisions that improve public safety and potentially saves lives.
With appropriate software, integrated GPS can guide police officers to the scene of an incident, and can advise them of any delays (e.g. traffic) to ensure that they arrive as quickly as possible. Moreover, police officers could access an on-screen map showing the locations of other police vehicles in real-time.
The fact that our PC systems can provide a platform for all kinds of field reporting means that they not only provide rapid access to accurate information, but can also reduce the amount of back-office paperwork. This enables officers to spend more time undertaking other critical duties or patrolling the streets.
To view an example of how police forces can benefit from our in-vehicle PC systems, why not take a look at our TM-CS case study, showing how TM-CS use our computers for police cars across the Netherlands.
Ambulance Services
Our in-vehicle PC systems also provide an ideal platform for ambulance services. With the high levels of functionality mentioned above, ambulance services can take advantage of the various options for input devices. For example, when combined with appropriate software, personnel can control lights and sirens using the touchscreen PC display, send/retrieve details of an incident prior to arriving at the scene, and have two touchscreen displays running at the same time, meaning the driver could be using GPS whilst the paramedic in the back of the ambulance could be retrieving and viewing patient details from a database (see below).
Furthermore, with 3G internet connectivity, paramedics can quickly access patient information and medical records, thus improving the treatment given to the patient whilst at an incident or being transported to hospital. They can also communicate up-to-date medical information about the patient to the hospital prior to arrival, enabling the hospital to be fully aware of the state of the patient and thus be better informed and prepared.
With built-in GPS, our PC systems can guide paramedics to the scene of the incident, whilst advising of any delays, in order to reduce emergency response times as much as possible. GPS can also be used for control centres to track emergency vehicles on a map in real-time, thus providing them with the most accurate information to make the best emergency vehicle allocation decisions.
Fire & Rescue Services
Fire and Rescue services can also benefit greatly from installing our in-vehicle PCs, due to the advanced connectivity that our computers include. For example, local Wi-Fi hotspots could be enabled by a fire vehicle (such as a command and control unit), enabling all fire vehicles within the hotspot to communicate information to HQ or other relevant parties, providing them with fast and easy access to critical data.
The connectivity of our computers also provides an ideal platform for connecting various input devices used by fire vehicles, such as light and siren control systems and video recording equipment; all of which can be controlled via one of our responsive and vivid touchscreen monitors when combined with relevant software. Our flexible PC systems have the ability to run dual-monitors, which could prove useful if the driver of the fire vehicle needs to use satellite navigation in the front whilst a member of the crew in the rear of the vehicle receives critical information about the incident ahead on a different touchscreen display.
Furthermore, as with police and ambulance services, with built-in GPS functionality HQ can track their fleet of fire vehicles at any time, allowing staff to make informed and accurate vehicle allocation decisions when responding to emergencies.
To talk about how our PCs can help your organisation please contact us today.