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s school districts take advantage of increasingly robust camera systems to monitor the riders they
serve, capturing video of what happens on the bus has become common practice. It’s hard to argue against the
value of this kind of surveillance. Where there are children, there will be incidents, whether that means something as problematic as fighting or flaunting bus rules, or trips or falls that have nothing to do with student behavior yet cause injury. It is also extremely valuable when a crash oc- curs, such as the tragic near-head-on collision between a concrete pump truck and a school bus in Bastrop County, Texas, in March. Still, video takes up space. Lots of
it. Just the imagery captured in one day on a single bus can be signifi- cant. Multiply that by the number of cameras on board, the number of
days they’re in service, and then by the number of vehicles in a fleet. The effort and costs involved in storing and accessing video can pose a real challenge. That’s where cloud storage
comes into play. With cloud-based systems, school districts will never run out of storage space, noted Joe Allen, sales manager for Safe Fleet. This approach also elimi- nates the need to update hardware or worry about backing up videos thanks to the scalability of cloud storage. The technology can also support timely action when nec- essary.
“The ability to remotely access
footage and receive alerts in re- al-time allows for quick responses to any incidents, thereby enhancing student safety,” he said. “Adminis- trators can monitor buses in real time and respond promptly to emergencies.”
Enhanced Efficiency & Security With data now stored in the cloud, the name for remote servers main- tained or managed by companies that have invested the resources and expertise to assure safe storage of the information, video evidence is better secured and maintained for the protection of both passengers and drivers. For example, camera systems from
multiple vendors combine real-time video monitoring with cloud stor- age. With a solid-state design and an advanced event marker button, they constantly monitor operational status to assure there are no record- ing interruptions while capturing imagery, even in low light. Integra- tion with exterior stop-arm cameras is also an option. When video is initially captured, it
is recorded on the unit’s hard drive. Once the vehicle returns to base, the video can be uploaded to the cloud
Michael Breitenbecher of Pinckney Community Schools in Michigan shared screenshots of his school bus video system that he accesses remotely on his cell phone via the cloud.
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