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www.parkworld-online.com Safety in real-time
Todd Rigby, director of sales at Rajant Corporation explains the benefits of using a Kinetic Mesh Network to ensure amusement park safety, security and experience
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efore the global Coronavirus pandemic last year, amusement industry attendance was at an all-time high. In 2019, recorded numbers from the top 10 theme park groups reached more than 520 million worldwide. Of course, with the pandemic came many restrictions and legal changes that forced amusement park operators to temporarily close their sites. As these popular parks begin to open back up to full capacity once more, it is essential that rides, attractions, facilities and even security infrastructure remain at the highest possible standard.
This can be ensured with a robust and secure communications system in place, allowing staff and park operators to connect and share any critical updates for daily theme park operations. With the right network in place, operators will be confident to provide the safest possible experience for guests and staff returning to amusement sites.
A fast and secure network for maintenance and safety The importance of safety and maintenance of rides within a park is mission-critical, and any accident concerning guests has the potential to damage completely an amusement park’s brand. This can also cause a significant loss of revenue, a detrimental effect on a park’s reputation, and damage public trust. Therefore, effective maintenance is vital, but
constant surveillance of a ride’s stability can often be costly, labour-intensive, and complex. However, with a wireless network in place, ride conditions and overall health can be consistently and routinely monitored, ensuring the reliability of an automated system that cannot lose connectivity. Sub-standard connectivity in a critical environment, for instance in a theme park, is dangerous. Still, with a strong and fully mobile network in place, any possible abnormality can be detected rapidly and dealt with swiftly. This is particularly paramount for any autonomous guest transport. As guests are moved from one part of the park to another, a wireless network is needed to ensure linked vehicle connectivity at all times for the safety and experience of the passengers. An operator will therefore have complete control to provide reliable, uninterrupted connectivity in this fully mobile scenario.
In addition, the network must be able to withstand difficult connections and infrastructure when covering the amusement park vicinity and even beyond. Often, sites are based in rural areas where operators may experience a drop-off in cellular coverage. As some major parks cover a vast landscape, they usually may opt to have back-of-house facilities underground to ensure quick access and preserve visual appeal. Any network utilized must be adaptable to both above and
underground facilities with strong wireless connectivity to measure up to the high demands of park infrastructure.
Guaranteeing comprehensive park security
Ensuring guest safety is always an amusement park’s priority. These typically high-density areas are often a prime target for people wanting to commit criminal activity, including thefts and scams towards guests. To provide fully competent surveillance, live cameras, and comprehensive CCTV coverage must be in place for all areas of the park. In the past, you may have been told this can only happen if you implement a dedicated security network. When you implement a Kinetic Mesh network, you can do this virtually. We provide technology to allow you to priority data streams from different applications. This can ensure a cost-effective avenue to give each application with the resources necessary. In addition by owning your network infrastructure, you control coverage, capacity, and connectivity. That way, your guests taking selfies and updating their social media do not impact your park’s safe and efficient operations.
When it comes to
monitoring a crowd, rides, and security control, having a consistently reliable communications network in place can ensure stability in all areas of a sprawling environment.
Furthermore, by implementing a park-wide wireless communication system, security, maintenance, and on-ground personnel can update and share critical information in the event of an accident. In an evacuation or emergency maintenance, carrier LTE networks are often unable to handle the surge of mission-critical comms when every guest puts these public networks under high demand.
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